Cookie policy for Holiday Inn Athens

Regarding the Cookie Policy

This cookie policy explains what cookies are and how we use them on our site https://www.hiathens.com You should read this policy so that you can understand the type of cookies we use, the information we collect by using cookies, and how this information is used.  By using our Website, you agree that we may use cookies under this policy.

Cookie Policy

The Organization maintains a rigorous privacy policy for its Website https://www.hiathens.com visitors.  With this notice, we provide you with more information on how we use cookies each time you visit our Website.

What are Cookies

Cookies are small pieces of text sent to your browser from a Website you visit. They make it easier for the site to memorize information about your visit, such as your preferred language and other settings. This can facilitate your next visit and make the site more useful for you. Cookies play an important role. Without them, using the web would be a much more complex experience.

We use cookies for many reasons. We use them, for example, to memorize your preferences for safe search, to count the number of visitors to a page, or to make it easier for you to sign up for our services and protect your data.

There are two categories of cookies:

  • Technical cookies: Essential for a site to run and navigate by the user. Without them, users may not be able to view the pages correctly or use certain services.
  • Profiling Cookies: Used to create a user profile to send promotional messages according to the preferences made by the user during browsing.

 

Cookies, either “Technical” or “Profiling”, may also be classified as follows:

 

  • “Session” cookies, which are deleted immediately after the browser closes.
  • “Persistent” cookies, which remain in the browser for a certain period of time. These cookies are used, for example, to identify the device connected to a website by facilitating user authentication procedures.
  • “Own” cookies, which are created and managed directly by the operator of the website on which the user is browsing.
  • “Third party” cookies, which are created and managed by parties other than the operator of the website on which the user is browsing.
  • “Functionality” cookies, these cookies allow the website to record information about the choices made by the user in order to tailor the website to the user’s needs. For example, functionality cookies allow the website to record the user’s specific settings, such as the country selected and, if set up, permanent access.
  • “Strictly necessary” cookies, are essential to navigate around a website and use its features. Without them, you wouldn’t be able to use basic services like registration or shopping baskets. These cookies do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you’ve been on the internet.
  • “Performance” cookies, collect data for statistical purposes on how visitors use a website, they don’t contain personal information such as names and email addresses, and are used to improve user experience of a website.
  • “Targeting and Advertising” cookies, are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you, but can also limit the number of times you see an advertisement, and be used to chart the effectiveness of an ad campaign by tracking users’ clicks. They can also provide security in transactions. They are usually placed by third-party advertising networks with a website operator’s permission, but can be placed by the operator themselves. They can remember that you have visited a website, and this information can be shared with other organizations, including other advertisers. They cannot determine who you are though, as the data collected is never linked to your profile.

Do we use cookies?

Yes, we use certain types of Cookies with the primary purpose of making https://www.hiathens.com.com more functional and more enjoyable to our users.

The Site uses “technical” cookies and in particular the following types of cookies:

  1. Own cookies, session cookies, or persistent cookies which are necessary to allow browsing on the website for internal security and systems administration purposes.
  2. Third party cookies, persistent cookies, used by the Website to send statistical information to Google Analytics, via which the Company can perform a statistical analysis of access / visits to the Website. The cookies used are solely for statistical purposes and they collect information in aggregated form. By using two cookies, persistent cookies and session cookies (expiring upon closure of the browser), Google Analytics also saves a register with your session starting/ending times on the Website. You may prevent Google from collecting data through cookies and the subsequent data processing by uploading and installing the plugin for the browser Opt-out Add-on from the following address: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en .

You can choose which cookies to give your consent to.  In case of third-party cookies, users shall provide or deny their consent directly to the owner of the cookie in question, to which the Company is merely mentioned: most third-party cookies present on the website can be disabled by users on their own browser or by visiting directly the operators’ sites, using the links indicated in the table below. In any event, we point out that disabling cookies could impair your ability to use the Website and/or prevent you from benefitting in full from the available functions and services.

Because we respect your privacy, you can choose which cookies you want to allow.  Blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer.

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You are in charge! You can always reset your selection

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Strictly Necessary Cookies

Functional – STRICTLY NECESSARY COOKIES (FIRST PARTY)

These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website. Without these cookies services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.

  • PHPSESSID: Cookie generated by applications based on the PHP language. This is a general purpose identifier used to maintain user session variables. It is normally a random generated number, how it is used can be specific to the site, but a good example is maintaining a logged-in status for a user between pages. Lifespan: Session
  • _dc_gtm_UA-4012360-2: This cookie is associated with sites using Google Tag Manager to load other scripts and code into a page. Where it is used it may be regarded as Strictly Necessary as without it, other scripts may not function correctly. The end of the name is a unique number which is also an identifier for an associated Google Analytics account. Lifespan: 1 minute
  • ci_session: Cookie normally associated with the CodeIgniter framework for building PHP based applications. Usually used to maintain a user state during a browser session for consistancy of user experience. By default the cookie is destroyed when the browser session ends, in which case it can be Strictly Necessary. However, it can optionally be stored in a database and be used for tracking users or other purposes, in such cases a category of Strictly Necessary will probably not apply. Lifespan: 2 hours

Functionality Cookies

Social Media – FUNCTIONALITY COOKIES (FIRST PARTY)

Functionality cookies are used for the correct and smooth operation of this website. They allow the website to “remember” user preferences, in order to offer improved, customized functions. This category includes cookies that store information, such as username (encrypted) or store basket contents, as well as information on safer browsing.

  • __atuvs:This cookie is associated with the AddThis social sharing widget which is commonly embedded in websites to enable visitors to share content with a range of networking and sharing platforms. This is believed to be a new cookie from AddThis which is not yet documented, but has been categorised on the assumption it serves a similar purpose to other cookies set by the service.
    Lifespan: 30 minutes
  • __atuvc: This cookie is associated with the AddThis social sharing widget which is commonly embedded in websites to enable visitors to share content with a range of networking and sharing platforms. It stores an updated page share count. Lifespan: 1 year

Performance Cookies

Analytical – PERFORMANCE COOKIES (FIRST PARTY)

These are cookies collecting information about how you use the site. As a result, web pages may adapt to your needs, for a high quality browsing experience. These cookies are also used for the creation of reports for the improvement of the website.

  • _gid:This cookie name is asssociated with Google Universal Analytics. This appears to be a new cookie and as of Spring 2017 no information is available from Google. It appears to store and update a unique value for each page visited.
    Lifespan: One day
  • _ga: This cookie name is asssociated with Google Universal Analytics – which is a significant update to Google’s more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. By default it is set to expire after 2 years, although this is customisable by website owners. Lifespan: 2 years

Targeting / Advertising Cookies

Advertising – TARGETING/ADVERTISING COOKIES (THIRD PARTY)

These are cookies that are used to deliver content that best suits you and your interests. They can be used for targeted advertising / offers, limiting ad serving or measuring the effectiveness of a promotional campaign. If you activate these cookies, you will be able to view ads targeted to your interests and preferences. These ads will also appear when browsing other websites.

  • ouid:This domain is owned by Addthis. AddThis provides web widgets that site owners embed into their pages or other content, to enable visitors to create and share links to the content across social networks. They also make use of the data collected to provide advertisers and marketers with profile information for targeted, behavioral advertising. It has also recently been reported that Addthis makes use of experimental browser and canvas fingerprinting techniques, which enables tracking of visitors without the use of cookies. These techniques also mean that most browser privacy settings are bypassed.
    Lifespan: 1 year
  • loc: This domain is owned by Addthis. AddThis provides web widgets that site owners embed into their pages or other content, to enable visitors to create and share links to the content across social networks. They also make use of the data collected to provide advertisers and marketers with profile information for targeted, behavioral advertising. It has also recently been reported that Addthis makes use of experimental browser and canvas fingerprinting techniques, which enables tracking of visitors without the use of cookies. These techniques also mean that most browser privacy settings are bypassed. Stores the visitors geolocation to record location of sharer. Lifespan: 1 year
  • xtc: This domain is owned by Addthis. AddThis provides web widgets that site owners embed into their pages or other content, to enable visitors to create and share links to the content across social networks. They also make use of the data collected to provide advertisers and marketers with profile information for targeted, behavioral advertising. It has also recently been reported that Addthis makes use of experimental browser and canvas fingerprinting techniques, which enables tracking of visitors without the use of cookies. These techniques also mean that most browser privacy settings are bypassed. Lifespan: 1 year
  • bt2: This domain is owned by Addthis. AddThis provides web widgets that site owners embed into their pages or other content, to enable visitors to create and share links to the content across social networks. They also make use of the data collected to provide advertisers and marketers with profile information for targeted, behavioral advertising. It has also recently been reported that Addthis makes use of experimental browser and canvas fingerprinting techniques, which enables tracking of visitors without the use of cookies. These techniques also mean that most browser privacy settings are bypassed. Lifespan: 8 months
  • id: This domain is owned by Doubleclick (Google). The main business activity is: Doubleclick is Googles real time bidding advertising exchange. Lifespan: 1 year
  • uid: This domain is owned by Addthis. AddThis provides web widgets that site owners embed into their pages or other content, to enable visitors to create and share links to the content across social networks. They also make use of the data collected to provide advertisers and marketers with profile information for targeted, behavioral advertising. It has also recently been reported that Addthis makes use of experimental browser and canvas fingerprinting techniques, which enables tracking of visitors without the use of cookies. These techniques also mean that most browser privacy settings are bypassed. Lifespan: 1 year
  • uvc: This domain is owned by Addthis. AddThis provides web widgets that site owners embed into their pages or other content, to enable visitors to create and share links to the content across social networks. They also make use of the data collected to provide advertisers and marketers with profile information for targeted, behavioral advertising. It has also recently been reported that Addthis makes use of experimental browser and canvas fingerprinting techniques, which enables tracking of visitors without the use of cookies. These techniques also mean that most browser privacy settings are bypassed. Tracks how often a user interacts with AddThis. Lifespan: 1 year
  • di2: This domain is owned by Addthis. AddThis provides web widgets that site owners embed into their pages or other content, to enable visitors to create and share links to the content across social networks. They also make use of the data collected to provide advertisers and marketers with profile information for targeted, behavioral advertising. It has also recently been reported that Addthis makes use of experimental browser and canvas fingerprinting techniques, which enables tracking of visitors without the use of cookies. These techniques also mean that most browser privacy settings are bypassed. Lifespan: 1 year
  • vc: This domain is owned by Addthis. AddThis provides web widgets that site owners embed into their pages or other content, to enable visitors to create and share links to the content across social networks. They also make use of the data collected to provide advertisers and marketers with profile information for targeted, behavioral advertising. It has also recently been reported that Addthis makes use of experimental browser and canvas fingerprinting techniques, which enables tracking of visitors without the use of cookies. These techniques also mean that most browser privacy settings are bypassed. Lifespan: 1 year

How to Control and Delete Cookies

You may refuse to accept our cookies on your device at any time by activating the settings on your browser which allows you to refuse cookies. To learn more about how to manage cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/. Some features of this site may not work properly if you refuse cookies.