Cookie Policy
Version 1.0 | Effective date: 9 November 2026
Cookie Policy
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 This Cookie Policy explains how Explorify LLC ("Explorify", "we" or "us") uses cookies and similar technologies on www.byexplorify.com (the "Website"). It should be read together with the Privacy Notice published at www.byexplorify.com/privacy-policy.
1.2 A cookie is a small text file placed on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies include pixels, tags, local storage and software development kits. In this Cookie Policy, all such technologies are referred to as "cookies".
1.3 Cookies set by Explorify are "first-party cookies". Cookies set by other organisations through the Website are "third-party cookies". "Session cookies" are deleted when you close your browser, whereas "persistent cookies" remain on your device for the period specified or until deleted.
2. LEGAL BASIS
Strictly necessary cookies are placed without consent, as they are essential for the provision of the service requested by you. All other cookies are placed only with your prior consent, given through the cookie banner displayed on your first visit, in accordance with Article 5(3) of Directive 2002/58/EC, the corresponding national legislation, including Article 399 of the Polish Electronic Communications Law, and the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003.
3. CATEGORIES OF COOKIES USED
3.1 Strictly necessary cookies (always active). These cookies are required for the operation and security of the Website and cannot be disabled. They include:
cookie consent cookie (Explorify, first-party): records your cookie preferences; duration up to 12 months;
currency and language preference (Explorify, first-party): remembers the currency display and language selected; duration up to 12 months;
Cloudflare security and bot protection cookies, including __cf_bm and cf_clearance (Cloudflare, Inc., third-party): protect forms against automated abuse; duration from 30 minutes to 12 months;
Stripe security cookies, including __stripe_mid and __stripe_sid (Stripe, Inc., third-party): set on the payment page for fraud prevention; duration from 30 minutes to 12 months.
3.2 Analytics cookies (subject to consent). These cookies collect information on how visitors use the Website in order to measure and improve its performance:
_ga (Google LLC, third-party): distinguishes users; duration 2 years;
_ga_<container-id> (Google LLC, third-party): maintains session state; duration 2 years.
3.3 Advertising cookies (subject to consent). These cookies are used to deliver advertisements relevant to you and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns:
_fbp (Meta Platforms, Inc., third-party): identifies browsers for the purposes of advertising and site analytics; duration 3 months;
_fbc (Meta Platforms, Inc., third-party): stores the last advertisement click; duration 3 months;
GetYourGuide widget cookies (GetYourGuide Deutschland GmbH, third-party): enable the activity booking widget and attribute bookings; duration up to 12 months.
3.4 Embedded content. Pages containing maps, weather information, fonts, images or translation services (Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Open-Meteo, Google Fonts, Unsplash and Google Translate) cause your browser to connect directly to the relevant provider, which receives your IP address and may set its own cookies in accordance with its own policies. Google Translate is loaded only if you select a language.
3.5 The list of cookies may change from time to time. The cookie settings panel on the Website displays the cookies in use at any given time.
4. MANAGING YOUR PREFERENCES
4.1 Cookie settings. You may accept all cookies, accept only strictly necessary cookies by selecting "Essential only", or customise your choice by category. You may change or withdraw your consent at any time through the "Cookie settings" link at the foot of every page. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
4.2 Global Privacy Control. Where your browser transmits a Global Privacy Control signal, Explorify treats it as a refusal of analytics and advertising cookies and as a request to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information.
4.3 Browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent parts of the Website, including enquiry forms and payment pages, from functioning.
4.4 Third-party opt-out tools. You may also manage advertising preferences through the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on (tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout), the Meta advertising preferences in your Facebook or Instagram account, and the industry tools available at www.youronlinechoices.eu and optout.aboutads.info.
5. RENEWAL OF CONSENT
Explorify requests your consent again no later than twelve months after it was given, or earlier where the cookies used change materially.
6. AMENDMENTS AND CONTACT
Explorify may amend this Cookie Policy by publishing a revised version on this page with a new effective date. Questions concerning this Cookie Policy may be addressed to [email protected].