What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files sent to your computer when you access our website. The cookies used on our site are anonymous and contain no personal information (such as name and address) or credit card details, but do identify your computer so that you can navigate our site more easily and our website can remember your preferences.

Cookies are designed to hold a modest amount of data specific to a particular client and website, and can be accessed either by the web server or via your computer.

When you visit a site that uses cookies for the first time, a cookie is downloaded onto your PC. The next time you visit the site, your PC checks to see if it has a cookie that is relevant (one containing the site name) and sends the information contained in that cookie back to the site.

For more information regarding deleting and controlling cookies, please visit http://www.aboutcookies.org

Our cookies policy

The Blue Trail website uses cookies to enhance your use of the site. Cookies used on our site are anonymous and contain no personal information or credit card details.

Our cookies identify your computer so that:

• You do not have to give the same information several times during one task.
• We can measure the number of users utilising specific services, so they can be made easier to use and we can ensure there is enough capacity to keep them fast.

If you choose not to accept cookies, you can continue to use the site but only to browse. You can turn off cookie settings, please refer to our managing cookies section for instructions.

First party cookies

Below is a list of the cookies set by the Explore website, and the purpose of each cookie.

Name of the cookie	Description of the cookie
__utma	It is used by Google Analytics. This cookie is what’s called a “persistent” cookie, as in, it never expires. This cookie keeps track of the number of times a visitor has been to the site pertaining to the cookie, when their first visit was, and when their last visit occurred.
__utmb	It is used by Google Analytics. The __utmb and __utmc cookies are brothers, working together to calculate how long a visit takes. The __utmb takes a timestamp of the exact moment in time when a visitor enters a site. The __utmb expires at the end of the session.
__utmc	It is used by Google Analytics. The __utmc takes a timestamp of the exact moment in time when a visitor leaves a site. The __utmc waits 30 minutes, and then it expires.
__utmz	It is used by Google Analytics. The __utmz keeps track of where the visitor came from, what search engine was used, what link the visitor clicked on, what keyword was used, and where the visitor was in the world when he/she accessed a website. It expires in 15,768,000 seconds – exactly a half year.
sc_is_visitor_unique	It is used by the StatCounter Web Analizer. It identifies the visitors' country and settlement by the IP address and records the visited pages of the website. It expires in 730 days - exactly two years.
EUCookie	It is used by this webpage. This cookie allows to appear the cookie warning strip only once at the bottom of the browser windows during your visit. It expires at the end of the visit - it means, when the visitor come again to this website, he/she will see again the warning strip.
__cfduid	The "__cfduid" cookie is set by the CloudFlare service to identify trusted web traffic. It does not correspond to any user id in the web application, nor does the cookie store any personally identifiable information.

Managing Cookies

The Blue Trail website will not use cookies to collect personally identifiable information about you. However, if you wish to restrict or block the cookies which are set by the Explore website, or likewise any other website, you can do this through your browser settings.

To enable cookies

If you're not sure of the type and version of web browser you use to access the Internet:

• For PCs: click on 'Help' at the top of your browser window and select the 'About' option
• For Macs: with the browser window open, click on the Apple menu and select the 'About' option

How to check cookies are enabled for PCs

Google Chrome

1. Click on 'Tools' at the top of your browser window and select Options
2. Click the 'Under the Hood' tab, locate the 'Privacy' section, and select the 'Content settings' button
3. Now select 'Allow local data to be set'

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0, 8.0

1. Click on 'Tools' at the top of your browser window and select 'Internet options' , then click on the 'Privacy' tab
2. Ensure that your Privacy level is set to Medium or below, which will enable cookies in your browser
3. Settings above Medium will disable cookies

Mozilla Firefox

1. Click on 'Tools' at the top of your browser window and select Options
2. Then select the Privacy icon
3. Click on Cookies, then select 'allow sites to set cookies'

Safari

1. Click on the Cog icon at the top of your browser window and select the 'Preferences' option
2. Click on 'Security', check the option that says 'Block third-party and advertising cookies'
3. Click 'Save'

How to check cookies are enabled for Macs

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 on OSX

1. Click on 'Explorer' at the top of your browser window and select 'Preferences' options
2. Scroll down until you see 'Cookies' under Receiving Files
3. Select the 'Never Ask' option

Safari on OSX

1. Click on 'Safari' at the top of your browser window and select the 'Preferences' option
2. Click on 'Security' then 'Accept cookies'
3. Select the 'Only from site you navigate to'

Mozilla and Netscape on OSX

1. Click on 'Mozilla' or 'Netscape' at the top of your browser window and select the 'Preferences' option
2. Scroll down until you see cookies under 'Privacy & Security'
3. Select 'Enable cookies for the originating web site only'

Opera

1. Click on 'Menu' at the top of your browser window and select 'Settings'
2. Then select 'Preferences', select the 'Advanced' tab
3. Then select 'Accept cookies' option

What can I do, if I nowhere want to see that warning about cookies?

There is a simple and easy solution! Most browser have already such extension file, which will prevent the appearance of the cookie warning. Download and install the following small files into your browsers!

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Opera

For any further information please do not hesitate to email us at horvabe@freemail.hu