Cookies Policy UK

For the website www.guestready.com maintained by GuestReady AG, a corporation registered in Switzerland, Landsgemeindeplatz 6, 9043 Trogen, Switzerland, contact e-mail contact@guestready.com

• What is a cookie?

  1. A Cookie is a text file containing small amounts of information, which your computer or mobile device downloads when you visit a website. When you return to websites or visit websites that use the same cookies, they recognize these cookies and therefore your browsing device. Cookies are a convenient way to carry information from one session on a website to another, or between sessions on related websites. Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
  2. According to the duration of life of the cookies can be divided into:
     • Short-term (session cookies) are cleared from your computer after you close your browser.
     • Long-term (persistent cookie) – after closing the browser remain preserved, are cleared only after a very long period of time (it depends on the settings of your browser and cookie settings). You can also manually delete them.

• Why do we use it?

  1. Like most companies, we use cookies to do lots of different activities, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences and generally improving your user experience. They can also help ensure that ads you see online are more relevant to you and your interests.

• Types of cookies we use. Cookie declaration last updated on 7th June 2018 by Cookiebot.

  1. Necessary cookies
     • Necessary cookies help us to make our website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies. Cookies for technical activities strictly necessary for the operation of our website and to provide the service do not require consent and are therefore automatically installed as a result of access to the website. You can set your browser to block or alert about these cookies, but some parts of our website will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
  2. Statistical and analytical cookies
     • Statistical and analytical cookies help us to understand how you interact with our websites by collecting and reporting information. These Cookies collect information about how you use the website, for instance which pages you go to most often, and if you get error messages from web pages. These Cookies do not collect information that identifies you. All information these Cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. Cookies for statistics purposes are strictly necessary for the operation of our website and to provide the service do not require consent and are therefore automatically installed as a result of an access to the website.
  3. Marketing cookies
     • Marketing cookies (such as Hubspot, Google, Facebook, Doubleclick) are used to track your visits across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for you as a user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers. They collect information about your preferences and choices in the website. They target advertising networks, which then use them to show you customized advertising on other websites. You can opt out of these and continue to use the site.

• Third party cookies

  1. Our website uses Google Analytics, a service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies. Information about the use of the website, along with the contents of a cookie will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and Internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties if required by law or where such third parties process the information on Google.
     If you do not want to provide anonymous data about site use Google Analytics, you can use a plugin provided by Google. After you have installed and activated on your browser will not be further data is sent.
     Google's privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

• Your consent

  1. Our website allows you to refuse or to accept marketing cookies and to delete them. The data provided by granting your consent to the use of cookies will not be disclosed or communicated to third parties by the Data Controller. However, data processors and those in charge of processing personal data (employees and/or associates of the Data Controller) appointed by the Data Controller for the provision of the services may have access to this data. The updated list of these third parties is available at the headquarters of the Data Controller.

• Managing cookies

  1. You can obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:
     • Google Chrome
     • Firefox
     • Opera
     • Internet Explorer
     • Safari
     • Edge
     Please note, however, that if you delete cookies or refuse to accept them, you might not be able to use all of the features we offer, you may not be able to store your preferences, and some of our pages might not display properly.

• More Information

  1. We hope that this has clarified what cookies are and how GuestReady is using them. If you are looking for further information, or if you have any other questions you can contact us on this topic at contact@guestready.com.

Last update: June 8, 2018