Generally
The use of the website and the services provided to the user by the www.allurecruises.com website owned by “XXX” which will henceforth for the sake of brevity be referred to as the “Company”, presupposes the user’s unreserved agreement with the Privacy Policy on Personal Protection Data of this website. Therefore, the user must carefully read the contents of this page before using the website’s services. If you do not agree, you should leave it and not make any use of its services and content.
This privacy policy may change from time to time in accordance with the law or developments in the online store industry. There will be no explicit notification to customers or website users of these changes. Instead, it is recommended that you occasionally check this page for any changes to this privacy policy. The continued use of the www.allurecruises.com website even after any changes to the Privacy Policy constitutes the unreserved acceptance of these terms by the users.
Privacy
Users’ personal data are collected and processed only when absolutely necessary.
The company will never sell, rent, distribute or make public in any way the personal data of the users.
If the user is under 18 years of age, he must have his parents’ consent before using the services of this website.
Relevant legislation
Along with the company’s internal IT systems, this website has been designed to comply with the following laws/regulations regarding the protection of users’ personal data:
Personal information this website collects and why we collect it
This website collects and uses users’ personal information for the following reasons:
Website traffic monitoring
The website www.allurecruises.com uses Google Analytics to track user activity. We use this data to determine the number of people using our website, to better understand how they find and use our websites, and to track their journey through the website. Although Google Analytics records data such as the user’s geographic location, device, web browser and operating system, none of this information makes the user personally identifiable to us. Google Analytics also records the IP address of the user’s computer, which could be used to identify the user, but Google does not give us access to this. We consider Google to be a third party data processor which is compatible with the requirements of European legislation.
Contact forms and email links
In case the user chooses to contact us using a contact form or a link in our e-mail, none of the data he provides will be stored by this website or transferred or processed by any third party data processor such as are defined below under “Our Third Party Data Processors”. Instead, this data will be sent to us in an email message via SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol). Our SMTP servers are protected by TLS (sometimes known as SSL) security protocol, which means that email content is encrypted before it is sent over the internet. Email content is decrypted by our local computers and devices.
About cookies
What is a cookie?
Cookies are small files that contain data, which a website asks the user’s browser to store on their computer or mobile device. Cookies, by storing them on the user’s device, allow the respective website to “remember” his actions and preferences. Each cookie performs a different function, as other cookies are necessary even for the operation of a website, while others, eg ads cookies, are used for advertising purposes.
Specifically, our company uses cookies to identify the user of our services, as well as to remember his preferences (session cookies). Thus, the user when browsing our company’s website or visiting it at a later time does not need to re-enter information. These cookies are used exclusively for the above purposes and for the purpose of facilitating the user of our services and for advertising purposes.
Types of cookies
The main types of cookies that websites may use are described below:
These remain in the browser cookie file of the user’s device even after the browser is closed, sometimes for a year or more (the exact length of stay depends on the lifetime of each cookie). Persistent cookies are used when the website administrator may need to know who the user is for more than one visit (e.g. to remember username or website customization preferences).
These are cookies that are installed on the browser and/or hard drive of the user’s device by the website they are visiting. This includes assigning a unique identifier to you for the purpose of tracking the user’s navigation on the website. Website operators often use first-party cookies to manage visits and for identification purposes.
These are cookies used by third parties, such as e.g. social networks, to track the user’s visits to the various websites on which they are advertised. The website administrator has no control over these third-party cookies.
These are temporary cookies that remain in the cookie file of the browser of the user’s device only during their visit and are deleted when the browser is closed.
The cookies present on this website and how the user can manage them
On this website, we use cookies to improve the experience of using the website by its visitors. The operation of the website will be significantly affected if the user does not accept or disable the use of cookies.
Here is information about the third-party cookies we use on this website, including how to disable them and how disabling them affects the functionality of the website. If the user wants more information on how to manage certain types of cookies, including how to control or delete them, they can visit www.aboutcookies.org.
Google Analytics cookies
Google Analytics cookies are performance analysis/logging cookies that allow us to collect anonymous information about how visitors use our website. These cookies can inform us about how many visitors use the website, the duration and time of access, and also provide information about how visitors navigate through the various parts of the website. This information helps us improve the way our website works. It is anonymous information and does not contain personal data.
The information collected by Google Analytics cookies about our website is transferred to and stored on Google servers in accordance with Google’s privacy policy.
For more information regarding the Google Analytics service, the user is requested to click on https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245.
The user can opt out of tracking by Google Analytics by clicking https://tools.google/gaoptout?hl=en=GB.
If these cookies are disabled, the user’s use of the website will not be counted, nor will it be used in the statistical data we collect to improve the services we provide through the website. Website operation will not be affected.
Cookies from video service providers (Vimeo, DailyMotion, Vimeo, Youtube etc.)
These providers may place cookies on the user’s device if he watches videos on our website that they provide to us as an external service.
If these cookies are disabled, the user may not be able to view embedded videos from our website.
Cookies from social networks
Third-party social networks may place cookies on the user’s device if the user chooses to share material from our website with them by clicking on one of the embedded share buttons.
If these cookies are disabled, the “Share” function will not be available.
About this website’s server
All internet traffic (file transfer) between this website and the user’s browser is encrypted and transferred via the HTTPS protocol using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer).
Our third party data processors
We use a number of third parties to process personal data for us. These agencies have been carefully selected to comply with the legislation mentioned herein.
Data controller
The controller of this website is Allure Cruises.
Contact us
If there is any question about the privacy policy, please contact us at info@allurecruises.com