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What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that some websites store on your computer or mobile device. On this website, cookies are used to improve the performance of your browser.

A cookie is installed through a request sent by the server of a given web page to the browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Chrome) and is completely “passive” (it does not contain software programs, viruses, or spyware and does not access information from the user’s hardware).

What are cookies used for?
These files make it possible to recognize the user’s device and present its content in a way that is adapted to the user’s preferences. Cookies provide the user with a pleasant experience while browsing the internet and help the company offer services tailored to users, such as language preferences, screen layout, and consent to privacy policies. Cookies are also used to prepare anonymous statistics that help us understand how a user prefers to use our website, allowing us to improve its structure and content while excluding the identification of the user’s personality.

What types of cookies do we use?
Chalet Pamporovo uses two types of cookies: session cookies and persistent cookies. The first are temporary files that remain on the user’s device until the end of the session or until the application (web browser) is closed. Persistent cookies remain on the user’s device for the period specified by the cookies or until they are manually deleted by the user.

How are cookies used by this website?
Visiting this website may create cookies for the following purposes:

• We use cookies for the performance of our website. These cookies allow the collection of information about how visitors use our website, including which pages they visit most often and whether they receive error messages from certain pages. These cookies do not collect information that individually identifies a visitor. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and anonymous. It is used only to improve the functioning of https://chaletpamporovo.bg/.
• We use functional cookies on our website to allow https://chaletpamporovo.bg/ to remember information you have entered or choices you have made, offering better, more personalized features. These cookies may also be used to remember changes to text size, fonts, and other parts of web pages that you can customize.
• We use third-party service providers to display our products on the internet. This non-personally identifiable information is anonymous and does not include your name, address, email address, or other personal information, but your IP address may be collected. Anonymous information is collected through the use of a pixel tag (also known as a cookie and action tag), which is a standard technology used by most major websites.
• We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website. Our analytics service provider generates statistical and other information about website usage through cookies. The information generated in relation to our website is used to create reports on its usage. More information can be found here. The privacy policy of the analytics service provider is available at the following address.
• IP addresses are anonymized on this website. The IP address of users is abbreviated within the EU member states and the European Economic Area. This abbreviation removes the personal reference of your IP address. Under the terms of the agreement between website operators and Google Inc., they use the collected data to evaluate site activity and provide internet-related services.
• Our site may contain links to other sites, share buttons, such as Twitter or Facebook “Like” buttons. These other websites, services, and applications may set their own cookies on users’ computers, collect data, or request personal information. You should refer to the privacy policies of these websites, services, and applications to understand how your information may be collected and used.

Do cookies contain personal data?
By themselves, cookies do not require personal information to be used and most often do not identify the personality of internet users. Personal data collected through the use of cookies can only be collected to facilitate the user’s experience. This data is encrypted in a way that prevents unauthorized access.

Blocking cookies
Typically, a web browser allows cookies to be stored by default. These settings can be changed to block the automatic management of cookies or to notify the user each time cookies are sent to their device. Detailed information on the possibilities and methods of managing cookies can be found in the settings of the application (web browser). Restricting the use of cookies may affect some of the website’s functionalities.

Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies:

• In Internet Explorer (version 10), you can block cookies using “Settings,” “Internet Options,” “Privacy,” and then “Advanced”;
• In Firefox (version 24), you can block all cookies by clicking “Tools,” “Options,” “Privacy,” selecting “Use custom settings for history” from the drop-down menu, and unchecking cookies;
• In Chrome (version 29), you can block all cookies by opening the “Customize and control” menu, clicking “Settings,” “Show advanced settings,” and “Content settings.”

Deleting cookies
You can delete cookies already stored on your computer, for example:

• In Internet Explorer (version 10), you must manually delete cookie files (instructions can be found at https://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835);
• In Firefox (version 24), you can delete cookies by clicking “Tools,” “Options,” and “Privacy,” then selecting “Use custom settings for history,” clicking “Show cookies,” and then deleting them;
• In Chrome (version 29), you can delete all cookies by opening the “Customize and control” menu, clicking “Settings,” “Show advanced settings,” and “Clear browsing data,” and selecting “Clear browsing data.”

Security and privacy
Cookies are NOT viruses! They use plain text formats. They are not composed of code fragments, so they cannot be executed or self-executed. Consequently, they cannot replicate or copy themselves to other networks to run or replicate again. As they cannot perform these functions, they cannot be considered viruses.

Browsers generally have built-in privacy settings that provide different levels of acceptance of cookies, their validity period, and automatic deletion once the user has visited a website.

We take the utmost care in protecting personal data, the information stored by cookies, and the smooth operation of all website functionalities.