Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and give website owners information about how their site is being used.

Similar technologies include web beacons, pixels, and local storage, which serve similar purposes.

2. How We Use Cookies

Golf & Travel International uses cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

Essential Cookies (Required)

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as:

User authentication and session management
Security features and fraud prevention
Remembering your cookie consent preferences
Load balancing and server optimization

You cannot opt out of essential cookies as they are required for the Site to operate.

Analytics Cookies (Optional)

With your consent, we use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our Site. This helps us improve our services. Analytics data includes:

Pages visited and time spent on pages
How you arrived at our Site (referral sources)
General geographic location (country/region level)
Device type and browser information
Search queries used within our Site

We use Google Analytics with IP anonymization enabled to protect your privacy.

Functional Cookies (Optional)

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization:

Remembering your search preferences
Storing recently viewed courses
Personalizing content based on your location
Remembering display preferences

3. Cookies We Use

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration	Type
`PHPSESSID`	Session management and authentication	Session	Essential
`analytics_consent`	Stores your cookie consent preference	1 year	Essential
`_ga`	Google Analytics - distinguishes users	2 years	Analytics
`_ga_*`	Google Analytics - maintains session state	2 years	Analytics

4. Your Cookie Choices

You have several options for managing cookies:

Our Cookie Banner

When you first visit our Site, you will see a cookie consent banner. You can choose to:

Accept Analytics: Allow analytics cookies for site improvement
Decline: Only essential cookies will be used

You can change your preference at any time by clearing your cookies and revisiting the Site.

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

View what cookies are stored on your device
Delete all or specific cookies
Block cookies from all or certain websites
Set preferences for first-party vs. third-party cookies

Note that blocking essential cookies may prevent the Site from functioning properly.

Opt-Out Links

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

5. Do Not Track

Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that sends a signal to websites requesting that your browsing not be tracked. Our Site currently does not respond to DNT signals, but you can manage your preferences through our cookie consent banner.

6. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our Site are set by third-party services we use:

Google Analytics: Web analytics service (Privacy Policy)

We do not control these third-party cookies. Please refer to their respective privacy policies for more information.

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. We will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.