Cookie Policy (BR)

Identification of the person in charge

This Cookie Policy is part of the website of Destiny Caribbean Tours (hereinafter, the “Site”), owned by:

• Responsible: 3.0 Destino Caribbean Tours SRL, also known as Destiny Caribbean Tours
• Country of registration: Dominican Republic
• Address: Avenida Italia, Plaza Victoriana, Local 114, Bávaro - Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, CP 23000
• General e-mail: [email protected]
• Email for privacy and data protection: [email protected]
• Website: https://www.destinycaribbeantours.com

When reference is made in this document to “we” or “the Company”, it shall be understood to refer to the person in charge indicated.

Applicable regulations

The use of cookies may involve the processing of the user's personal data. Such processing will be carried out in accordance with the provisions of:

• The Regulation (EU) 2016/679, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
• The Organic Law 3/2018, The Spanish Data Protection Act (LOPDGDD).
• The Law 34/2002, The company is a member of the Spanish Data Protection Act (LSSI-CE), of the Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce.
• The current guidelines and criteria of the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) on the use of cookies.

For more detailed information on how we handle personal data, you can consult our Privacy Policy.

3. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are downloaded to your device (computer, smartphone, tablet, etc.) when you access certain web pages.

Cookies allow, among other things:

• Recognize your device and browser.
• Remember your browsing preferences (e.g. language or currency).
• Analyze the way you interact with the Site.
• Improve the security and technical performance of the site.

In this Policy, the term “cookies” also includes similar technologies, such as pixels, tags, online identifiers or local storage of the browser, when used for similar purposes.

4. Types of cookies we use

On the Site we may use own and third party cookies, grouped according to the criteria below.

4.1. According to the entity that manages them

• Own cookies: are those sent to your device from a domain managed by us and from which the requested service is provided.
• Third-party cookies: are those sent to your device from a domain that is not managed by us, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through cookies (e.g., analytics, advertising or social media providers).

4.2. According to their purpose

1. Strictly necessary (technical) cookies
   • They are essential to enable navigation through the Site and the use of its basic functions.
   • They allow, for example, to identify the session, access restricted areas, process reservations or manage the purchase process.
   • Without these cookies, the Site cannot function properly.
   • They do not require the user's consent.
2. Preference or personalization cookies
   • They allow information to be remembered so that the user can access the service with certain predetermined characteristics, such as language, browser type or the region from which it is accessed.
   • If the configuration is determined by the user himself (e.g. choice of language), its use may be considered necessary for the provision of the service.
3. Analysis or measurement cookies
   • They make it possible to quantify the number of users and analyze their use of the Site.
   • Thanks to them, we can find out which pages are visited most frequently, how long people stay on them or where the traffic comes from, in order to make improvements.
   • In general, they require the user's consent.
4. Behavioral advertising cookies
   • They store information about the user's behavior obtained through the continuous observation of their browsing habits.
   • They allow us to develop a specific profile and to display personalized advertising based on your interests, both on our Site and on third-party sites.
   • They always require the user's consent.
5. Social media cookies
   • They are installed when the user interacts with our content on third-party platforms (for example, by clicking on “Share” or “Like” buttons) or when plugins or embedded content from those networks are loaded.
   • These platforms may use the information for their own purposes, including advertising.
   • They also require user consent, which is granted through our cookie panel.

4.3. According to the length of time they remain active

• Session cookies: store data only for the duration of the browsing session and are deleted when the browser is closed.
• Persistent cookies: remain on the device for a period defined by the party responsible for the cookie, which can range from a few minutes to several years, or until the user deletes them manually from their browser.

5. Purposes of the use of cookies on this Site

Specifically, on our Site we use cookies for the following main purposes:

• To ensure the technical operation of the Site:
  Ensure that the page displays correctly, that you can navigate between sections, that you stay logged in, and that the booking and payment process runs smoothly.
• Remember user preferences:
  Maintain settings such as language, currency or type of content displayed, in order to improve your experience.
• Analyze the use of the Site:
  Obtain aggregated statistics on number of visitors, sessions, most viewed pages, traffic sources, etc., to optimize the structure, content and performance of the website.
• Manage advertising campaigns:
  Measure the effectiveness of advertisements and display advertising tailored to user interests, both on this Site and on other sites associated with our advertising providers.
• Integrate external services and social networks:
  Display maps, videos, opinion widgets or other embedded content, as well as enable interaction with Company profiles and social media posts.

The information collected through cookies is treated in aggregate form whenever possible, and is not used to make automated decisions with legal effect on the user.

6. Legal basis for the use of cookies

The legal basis that allows us to use cookies is:

• For the strictly necessary (technical) cookies: our legitimate interest to ensure the proper functioning of the Site and provide the services requested by the user.
• For the preferences, analytics, advertising and social media cookies: the consent that the user provides us through the banner and the cookies configuration panel.

The user may withdraw or modify his consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing based on the consent prior to its withdrawal.

7. Obtaining and managing consent

When accessing the Site for the first time, you will see a cookie banner that:

• It informs in a clear and simple way about the use of cookies.
• It offers the possibility of:
  • Accept all cookies,
  • Reject all unnecessary cookies,
  • o configure preferences, allowing the user to select the categories of cookies he/she wishes to accept.

Until the user has made his or her choice, only cookies strictly necessary for the operation of the Site will be used.

The user may, at any time, modify or revoke his or her consent through:

• The permanent link “Set cookies” (or similar) available in the footer of the Site, or
• The cookie management panel displayed when reopening the configuration.

8. How to configure or disable cookies

In addition to the configuration panel enabled on the Site, the user can allow, block or delete cookies installed on their device by configuring the browser options.

The steps for this depend on the browser used. Below are links to help for the most common browsers (these links are for guidance only and may change over time):

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Safari (macOS, iOS)
• Microsoft Edge
• Opera

If the user blocks or deletes cookies, some functionalities of the Site may not be available or may not work properly (for example, keeping the session logged in, saving reservations or remembering preferences).

9. Use of third party cookies and international transfers

Some cookies used on this Site are managed by third parties outside 3.0 Destino Caribbean Tours SRL, for example:

• Web analytics providers.
• Advertising platforms and affiliate networks.
• Social networks and integrated content services.

These third parties may process the data collected for their own purposes, including advertising and profiling, in accordance with their own privacy and cookie policies.

In certain cases, the use of these services may involve international data transfers to countries outside the European Economic Area. In such cases, we will ensure that appropriate safeguards (standard contractual clauses or other recognized mechanisms) are in place to protect user information in accordance with applicable data protection regulations.

The user can obtain more detailed information about these third parties and about possible international transfers by consulting the privacy policies of each provider, accessible from the cookie settings panel or from the website of these providers.

10. Information retention period

The information obtained through cookies will be retained for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it is collected, without prejudice to the retention periods established by the applicable regulations or by the third-party cookie providers themselves.

In the case of persistent cookies, each cookie has a specific expiration period, which can be consulted in the cookie settings panel or in the browser settings.

11. Cookie Policy Update

This Cookie Policy may be modified when:

• Changes are made to the cookies used on the Site.
• There are regulatory changes or criteria of the supervisory authority.
• It is necessary to adapt it to new treatment practices.

In any case, the date of the last update will be indicated in the heading of this Policy. We recommend the user to periodically review its contents.

12. Contact

If you have any doubts, questions or wish to exercise your data protection rights in relation to the use of cookies, you can contact us at the following e-mail address:

[email protected]

You can also find additional information about the treatment of your personal data in our Privacy Policy.