This Cookie Policy explains how Ticombo uses cookies and similar technologies to recognise you when you visit our website (www.ticombo.com). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer or mobile device) when you visit certain websites.

They are used to store information about your visit, such as your preferences, and enable the website to function properly. Cookies can be session or persistent cookies. Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser, while persistent cookies remain on your device until they expire, or you delete them.

Cookies may also be first-party cookies or third-party cookies. First party cookies are cookies set by the website you’re visiting. Only that website can read them. In addition, a website might potentially use external services, which also set their own cookies, known as third-party cookies.

Cookies are a valuable tool as they allow a website to recognize your device and remember your actions and preferences, such as login details, language, font size, and other display preferences over a period of time.

We use cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website and refer to these technologies collectively as cookies throughout this policy.

2. Why do we use cookies?

We use cookies to make our website easier to use, to improve your experience, and to ensure that our website functions properly. We also use cookies to track your activities on our website and to analyse how you interact with our website. We use this information to improve our website and to understand how our website is being used.

3. What types of cookies do we use?

We use different types of cookies on our website:

• Essential cookies: These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. They enable you to move around our website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, our website would not work properly.
• Analytical/performance cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and whether visitors receive error messages from web pages. We use this information to improve our website and to understand how our website is being used.
• Functional cookies: These cookies enable our website to remember your preferences, such as your language preference and your username, so that we can provide you with a personalised experience.
• Advertising/targeting cookies: These cookies are used to deliver content that is more relevant to you and your interests. They may be placed by us or by third-party advertising partners with our consent. These cookies collect information about your browsing habits and help us and/or our partners to deliver targeted advertising based on your preferences.

You can click here for a list of cookies that we use.

4. How can you control cookies?

You can control cookies by changing your browser settings. Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings, including the ability to delete cookies or block cookies altogether. However, if you block or delete cookies, some features of our website may not function properly.

In order to do this, follow the instructions provided by your browser (usually located within the “Help”, “Tools” or “Edit” facility). Alternatively, you can visit www.aboutcookies.org for further information on how to change cookie settings across various browsers (e.g. Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Safari). However, please be aware that, if you refuse or disable cookies, some of the Website is functionality may be lost.

Please note that this will not fully remove the cookies that have already been set on your device. You can delete cookies that have already been placed on your device by following these instructions:

• Deleting cookies in Internet Explorer
• Deleting cookies in Firefox
• Deleting cookies in Chrome
• Deleting cookies in Opera
• Deleting cookies in Safari

When visiting our site, you will be asked by our cookie banner to accept all cookies or reject all non-essential cookies. You can also control the cookies that we use on our website by managing your cookie preferences.

5. Browser Fingerprinting

Ticombo may use browser fingerprinting technologies when using the Website to collect and process information about your device and browser. Browser fingerprinting involves the collection of data points that are unique to your device and browser configuration, which can be used to identify your device and track your activities across the internet.

We use this information to provide and improve our services, such as to prevent fraud, identify bots and other malicious activity, and to personalize content based on your interests. We will not use this information to identify you personally, and we will not share this information with third parties without your consent, except as required by law.

By using the Website, you consent to the collection and processing of your browser fingerprinting data as described in this clause. Please note that you cannot opt-out of browser fingerprinting by adjusting your browser settings.

6. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on this page and, if the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice (including, for certain services, email notification of privacy policy changes).

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at privacy@ticombo.com or at the following address: Unter den Linden 24, 10117 Berlin, Germany.