Cookie Policy |

Last updated: October 25, 2026

1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They help websites remember information about your visit, which can make it easier to visit the site again and make the site more useful to you.

2. WHY DO WE USE COOKIES?

At Colombia By Bus, we use cookies for the following purposes:

Essential operations: To make our website work properly
Analytics: To understand how visitors use our website and improve our services
Advertising: To display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
User experience: To remember your preferences and settings

3. TYPES OF COOKIES WE USE

Essential Cookies (Necessary)

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms.

Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics to analyze how visitors use our website. These cookies collect information about:

Number of visitors
Pages visited
Time spent on the site
Traffic source (how you found us)
Geographic location
Device and browser information

Google Analytics cookies:

_ga (2 years) – Distinguishes users
_gid (24 hours) – Distinguishes users
_gat (1 minute) – Throttles request rate

Advertising Cookies

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. These cookies:

Show ads relevant to you and your interests
Limit the number of times you see the same ad
Help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns
Track whether you’ve seen an ad

Google AdSense cookies:

IDE (1 year) – Used for ad personalization
test_cookie (15 minutes) – Tests if browser supports cookies
Various Google advertising cookies

Functional Cookies

These cookies remember your choices to provide enhanced, more personalized features:

Comment form cookies (save your name, email, and website for 1 year)
Login cookies (2 days, or 2 weeks if you select “Remember Me”)
Screen display options (1 year)

4. THIRD-PARTY COOKIES

We use services from third parties that may set cookies on your device:

Google Analytics – Google Ireland Limited – Website analytics – Privacy Policy
Google AdSense – Google Ireland Limited – Advertising – Privacy Policy
Google Search Console – Google Ireland Limited – Search performance – Privacy Policy
Gravatar – Automattic – Comment profile images – Privacy Policy

These third parties may collect and process data outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Data transfers are protected by appropriate safeguards (EU Standard Contractual Clauses).

5. HOW LONG DO COOKIES LAST?

Cookies have different lifespans:

Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
Persistent cookies: Remain on your device for a set period (from 24 hours to 2 years)
Analytics cookies: 26 months (Google Analytics default)
Advertising cookies: Up to 13 months

6. HOW TO MANAGE YOUR COOKIE PREFERENCES

Through our cookie banner:

When you first visit our website, you’ll see a cookie banner where you can:

Accept all cookies
Reject non-essential cookies
Customize your preferences
Change your settings at any time by clicking the cookie icon in the bottom corner

Through your browser:

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings:

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 → Manage and delete cookies

Note: Blocking or deleting cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

7. DO NOT TRACK SIGNALS

Our website does not respond to Do Not Track (DNT) signals in your browser. However, you can control cookies through your browser settings or our cookie preferences center.

8. UPDATES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our business operations. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting a notice on our website.

9. CONTACT US

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

Email: contact@colombiabybus.com
Postal Address: Männimäe/1, Pudisoo küla Kuusalu vald, 74626 Harju maakond, Estonia.

10. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT COOKIES

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