Cookie & Tracking Technologies Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

A cookie is a small text file composed of letters and numbers that a website transfers to your computer, tablet, or smartphone’s browser storage when you visit a web page.

Cookies enable web platforms to distinguish your device from others, remember your personalized preferences (such as your chosen language across our 15 supported language interfaces), secure booking inquiry transmissions, and gather aggregate telemetry regarding how visitors navigate our archaeological directories.

Cookies may be either "Session Cookies" (which are temporary and automatically erased when you close your browser) or "Persistent Cookies" (which remain stored on your device for a pre-determined duration or until manually deleted).

2. Statutory Legal Framework

Ultra Egypt Travel operates digital tracking in strict compliance with the following governing legislation:

• Egyptian Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 151 of 2020): Regulating electronic identifiers, tracking consent, and the lawful processing of behavioral digital telemetry.
• European Union ePrivacy Directive (Directive 2002/58/EC as amended): Mandating prior, informed opt-in consent for non-essential digital cookies and tracking tags.
• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR - Regulation (EU) 2016/679): Classifying online cookie identifiers as personal data when combined with unique device profiles.

3. Categories of Cookies We Deploy

We classify the cookies utilized on www.egyptlover.com into three distinct operational tiers:

A. Strictly Necessary & Technical Cookies

These cookies are indispensable for the core operation of our web portal. They enable security protections against cross-site request forgery (CSRF), verify user form submissions, and manage network routing. Because our website cannot function properly without them, strictly necessary cookies do not require prior consent under applicable law.

B. Functional & Preference Cookies

These cookies allow our platform to remember choices you make during your visit—most notably, retaining your selected viewing language (English, Arabic, French, German, Spanish, etc.) and your preferred itinerary display settings so you do not need to reconfigure them on every page reload.

C. Performance & Analytical Cookies

These cookies collect aggregated, pseudonymized information regarding how international travelers interact with our platform. They identify which monument guides, Nile cruise articles, and travel FAQs attract the highest interest, identify broken links, and measure page loading speeds. They do not collect identifiable personal information such as names or passport numbers.

4. Exhaustive Cookie Inventory

Below is a comprehensive audit of all cookies and local storage tokens deployed across the EGYPT LOVER platform:

5. Third-Party Analytics & Pixels

We partner with select third-party service providers to monitor aggregated traffic patterns:

• Google Analytics 4 (GA4): Implemented through Google Tag Manager (Container ID: GTM-TZSWXCZB). GA4 measures interactions without storing raw IP addresses, as IP anonymization is active by default. The data generated is transmitted to and stored by Google LLC on secure servers in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy.
• Google Tag Manager: Serves exclusively as a delivery framework for scripts and tags. Tag Manager itself does not store cookies or access personal profile data.
• Zero Behavioral Advertising Networks: We do not deploy third-party retargeting ad networks (such as Meta Pixel or TikTok Pixel) that track users across independent web properties for behavioral ad serving.

6. Managing & Withdrawing Consent

When you first visit our platform, an informative cookie notification banner is presented. You retain complete autonomy to accept or decline optional performance and analytical cookies.

7. Browser-Level Cookie Management

Virtually all modern web browsers allow you to control cookie permissions through their settings. You can set your browser to notify you when a cookie is placed, block third-party cookies, or reject cookies entirely.

To adjust your settings, consult the official guidance provided by your browser developer:

• Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Third-Party Cookies.
• Apple Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Prevent cross-site tracking / Block all cookies.
• Mozilla Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Enhanced Tracking Protection.
• Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and Site Permissions → Manage and delete cookies.

Please note: Disabling strictly necessary cookies through your browser settings may impair certain technical functions of our website, such as language retention and booking form validation.

8. Do Not Track (DNT) Signals

Some web browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) or Global Privacy Control (GPC) setting that transmits a signal to websites requesting that browsing activity not be tracked.

Because our platform does not deploy third-party behavioral advertising or cross-site tracking networks, our standard operations naturally respect user privacy without compromising site navigation or security.

9. Policy Updates & Revisions

Ultra Egypt Travel reserves the right to update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect technological enhancements, operational changes in our analytical tools, or updates to Egyptian and international privacy regulations.

Any revisions will become effective immediately upon being published on this page, with the "Last Audited" date updated at the top of the policy. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about our digital custody practices.

10. Contact Our Privacy Directorate

If you have questions regarding our use of cookies, tracking technologies, or digital privacy practices, please contact our Data Protection Officer: