Cookie Policy

Last updated: April 10, 2025

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the site owners.

Cookies set by the site owner (in this case, JourTube) are called "first-party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than the site owner are called "third-party cookies". Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (for example, analytics, advertising, and interactive videos).

2. Why do we use cookies?

We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are necessary for technical reasons for our Site to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Site. Third parties serve cookies through our Site for advertising, analytics, and other purposes.

The specific types of first and third-party cookies served through our Site and the purposes they perform are described below.

3. Types of cookies we use

3.1. Essential cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Site and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the Site, you cannot refuse them without impacting how our Site functions.

Name	Purpose	duration	Processing
session	Manages user session state and authentication	Session	JourTube
csrf_token	Prevents cross-site request forgery attacks	Session	JourTube

3.2. Performance and functionality cookies

These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our Site but are not essential to its use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality may be unavailable.

Name	Purpose	duration	Processing
theme	Remembers user theme preferences (light/dark)	1 year	JourTube
language	Stores the user's language preference	1 year	JourTube

3.3. Analytics and personalization cookies

These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Site is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our Site for you.

Name	Purpose	duration	Processing
_ga	Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data about how the visitor uses the website	2 years	Google Analytics
_gid	Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data about how the visitor uses the website	24 hours	Google Analytics
_gat	Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate	1 minute	Google Analytics

3.4. Marketing and targeting cookies

These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed, and in some cases selecting advertisements based on your interests.

Name	Purpose	duration	Processing
_fbp	Used by Facebook to deliver a range of advertising products such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers	3 months	Facebook

3.5. Social networking cookies

These cookies are set by a range of social media services that we have added to the site to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks. They are capable of tracking your browser across other sites and building up a profile of your interests. This may impact the content and messages you see on other websites you visit.

Name	Purpose	duration	Processing
guest_id	Used by Twitter for visitor tracking	2 years	Twitter

4. Cookies and tracking technologies

Cookies are not the only way to recognize or track visitors to a website. We may use other similar technologies from time to time, like web beacons (sometimes called "tracking pixels" or "clear GIFs"). These are tiny graphics files that contain a unique identifier that enables us to recognize when someone has visited our Site or has opened an email that we have sent them. This allows us, for example, to monitor the traffic patterns of users from one page within our Site to another, to deliver or communicate with cookies, to understand whether you have come to our Site from an online advertisement displayed on a third-party website, to improve site performance, and to measure the success of email marketing campaigns. In many instances, these technologies rely on cookies to function properly, so declining cookies will impair their functioning.

5. How can you control cookies?

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by clicking on the "Cookie Settings" button in our cookie banner.

In addition, most browsers allow you to control cookies through their 'preferences' settings. Web browsers allow you to control cookies through your browser's 'settings' panel.

If you use different devices to view and access the Site (e.g., your computer, smartphone, tablet, etc.), you will need to ensure that each browser on each device is adjusted to reflect your cookie preferences.

5.1. How to disable cookies in major browsers?

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Site settings → Cookies and site data
• Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data
• Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies

11. Changes to our Privacy Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Therefore, please revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.

7. Where can I get further information?

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or similar technologies, please contact us at:

• By email: [email protected]