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Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make sites work more efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide information to website owners.
This policy explains how Picked & Packed Travel (“we”, “us”) uses cookies and similar technologies on pickedandpackedtravel.com, ellescruises.com, and pintandpacktravel.com.
We use cookies to:
We do not use cookies for advertising or to track you across third-party websites. We do not sell data derived from cookies to any third parties.
| Cookie Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Essential Session & functionality |
Required for the site to function. Includes form session tokens and navigation state. Cannot be disabled without breaking site functionality. | Session / up to 1 year |
| Preferences Blog & content state |
Stores your blog post data and admin preferences in your browser’s local storage (not a traditional cookie, but functions similarly). Used by the built-in blog CMS. | Until manually cleared |
| Performance Analytics (if enabled) |
If we add analytics in the future, these cookies will help us understand page views and visitor journeys. We will update this policy before doing so. | Up to 2 years |
No third-party advertising cookies: We do not use Facebook Pixel, Google Ads, or any other advertising tracking cookies on our sites.
Our sites use the following third-party services which may set their own cookies or load assets from their servers:
We load fonts from fonts.googleapis.com. Google may log your IP address when fonts are requested. See Google’s Privacy Policy for details. Fonts are loaded via a standard browser request; no persistent cookie is set by this service on our sites.
Our sites are hosted on AWS infrastructure. AWS CloudFront may log request metadata (IP address, browser type, page requested) as part of standard CDN operation. These logs are used for security and performance monitoring only. See AWS’s Privacy Policy.
When you submit a contact form, your data is passed through AWS API Gateway and Lambda to AWS SES for email delivery. No cookies are set as part of this process.
Our blog feature on pickedandpackedtravel.com uses your browser’s local storage to save blog posts and admin preferences. This data is stored entirely on your own device and is never transmitted to our servers. You can clear it at any time by clearing your browser’s site data.
You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling all cookies may affect how some parts of our site function. Instructions for major browsers:
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The “last updated” date at the top of this page will reflect any changes. Where changes are material, we will notify you by updating the policy and, where appropriate, by prominent notice on our website.
If you have any questions about how we use cookies, please contact us:
We will respond within 5 working days.