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 and to provide information to website owners about how users interact with their sites.

Flight Clarity uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our website and to help us understand how our services are being used.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

2.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly and cannot be disabled. They enable core functionality such as:

Security and authentication
Session management
Load balancing
Basic website functionality

Legal Basis: These cookies are necessary for the performance of our contract with you and to provide our services.

2.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use this data to:

Analyze website traffic and usage patterns
Improve website performance and user experience
Identify popular content and features
Detect and resolve technical issues

Legal Basis: Legitimate interest in improving our website and services.

2.3 Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as:

Remembering your preferences and settings
Providing personalized content
Enabling social media features
Supporting live chat functionality

Legal Basis: Your consent (where required) or legitimate interest in providing enhanced functionality.

2.4 Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver relevant advertisements and track the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns. They help us:

Show you relevant ads on other websites
Measure the effectiveness of our advertising
Limit the number of times you see an ad
Understand your interests and preferences

Legal Basis: Your explicit consent.

3. Specific Cookies We Use

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration	Type
_session	Maintains user session	Session	Essential
_csrf	Security protection	Session	Essential
_ga	Google Analytics - User identification	2 years	Analytics
_ga_*	Google Analytics - Session data	2 years	Analytics
preferences	Stores user preferences	1 year	Functional
marketing_consent	Tracks marketing consent	1 year	Marketing

4. Third-Party Cookies

We may also use third-party services that set their own cookies. These include:

4.1 Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyze website traffic and user behavior. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about how you use our website. This information is used to compile reports and help us improve our website.

You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

4.2 Social Media Platforms

Our website may include social media features (such as Facebook Like buttons, Twitter sharing, LinkedIn sharing). These features may set cookies to enable proper functionality and track your interactions.

4.3 Customer Support Tools

We use third-party customer support tools that may set cookies to provide chat functionality and support services.

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

5.1 Browser Settings

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

View what cookies are stored on your device
Delete existing cookies
Block cookies from being set
Set preferences for specific websites

5.2 Browser-Specific Instructions

Chrome

Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data

Firefox

Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data

Safari

Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data

Edge

Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data

5.3 Cookie Consent Management

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie banner that allows you to accept or customize your cookie preferences. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Preferences" link in our website footer.

6. Impact of Disabling Cookies

While you can disable cookies, please note that doing so may affect your experience on our website:

Essential Cookies: Disabling these may prevent the website from functioning properly
Analytics Cookies: Disabling these won't affect functionality but will prevent us from improving our services
Functional Cookies: Disabling these may reduce website functionality and personalization
Marketing Cookies: Disabling these will prevent personalized advertising but won't affect core functionality

7. Mobile Devices

On mobile devices, you can manage cookies and tracking through your device settings:

iOS: Settings → Safari → Privacy & Security
Android: Settings → Site Settings → Cookies (in Chrome app)

8. Do Not Track

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" feature that signals websites that you don't want to be tracked. Currently, there is no standard for how websites should respond to these signals. We are committed to providing you with meaningful choices about the information collected on our website, which is why we provide this Cookie Policy and cookie management options.

9. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy and notify you through our website or other appropriate means.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

Flight Clarity, Inc.

Email: privacy@flightclarity.com

Phone: 1-800-FLIGHT-1

Address: [Company Address]