2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device by a website when you visit it. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies help us recognise your device and remember information about your visit, like your preferences, settings, and how you use our website.

3. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several reasons: to ensure the basic functionality of our website, to understand how you interact with our content, to enhance your user experience, and in some cases, for marketing and advertising purposes. We classify our cookies into the following categories:

4. Types of Cookies We Use

(A) Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for you to browse our website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas or filling out inquiry forms. The website cannot function properly without them. As they are strictly necessary, they are always active and do not require your consent.

• Example: Session cookies that remember your inputs as you fill out a multi-page trip inquiry form.

(B) Performance and Analytical Cookies: These cookies collect anonymous information about how visitors use our website. They help us understand which pages are most popular, how long visitors stay on our site, and how they navigate it. This data helps us improve the performance and design of our website. These cookies are only placed on your device if you give us your consent.

• Example: We use Google Analytics to gather aggregated data on website traffic and user behaviour.

(C) Functional Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a cookie might be used to remember your name so you don’t have to re-enter it when leaving a comment. These cookies are only placed on your device if you give us your consent.

• Example: A cookie that remembers you have already seen and dismissed our cookie consent banner.

(D) Targeting and Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of an advertising campaign. They are usually placed by third-party advertising networks with our permission. They remember that you have visited a website, and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers. These cookies are only placed on your device if you give us your consent.

• Example: We may use the Meta (Facebook) Pixel or LinkedIn Insight Tag to show you advertisements for our bespoke journeys on those platforms after you have visited our website.

5. Third-Party Cookies

Please note that some of the cookies described above, particularly those related to Performance and Targeting, are set by third-party services. These third parties (such as Google, Meta, LinkedIn) have their own privacy and cookie policies, over which we have no control. We recommend you review their policies to understand how they use your data.

6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can exercise your preferences in the following ways:

• Our Cookie Consent Tool: When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie banner that allows you to accept, reject, or customise your cookie settings. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the “Cookie Settings” link, which is always available in the footer of our website.
• Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. You can set your browser to block cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent to your device. Please be aware that if you block all cookies (including strictly necessary ones), you may not be able to access all or parts of our website.

  Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:

  • Google Chrome
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Apple Safari

7. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The updated version will be indicated by a “Last Updated” date.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this policy, please email us at hello@mauritiusconscious.com or refer to our main Privacy Policy for more contact details.