Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how Book My Boat ("Book My Boat," "Company," "we," "our," or "us") uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website, booking platform, mobile applications, or use any of our Services.
This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, smartphone, tablet, or other device when you visit a website.
Cookies help websites recognize your device, remember your preferences, improve website functionality, enhance security, measure performance, and personalize your experience.
Book My Boat also uses similar technologies such as pixels, web beacons, tracking URLs, local storage, SDKs, and device identifiers for similar purposes.
Why We Use Cookies
Book My Boat uses cookies and similar technologies to:
- operate and secure our website;
- process reservations;
- remember your preferences;
- authenticate users;
- maintain secure login sessions;
- improve website functionality;
- analyze website traffic;
- understand how visitors use our Services;
- detect and prevent fraud;
- improve customer experience;
- measure advertising performance;
- personalize content and advertisements;
- provide customer support;
- comply with legal obligations; and
- develop and improve our Services.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the operation of our website and cannot be disabled.
They help us:
- authenticate users;
- process reservations;
- maintain secure sessions;
- prevent fraud;
- protect website security; and
- provide core website functionality.
Without these cookies, certain portions of our Services may not function properly.
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Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting anonymous or aggregated information.
They allow us to:
- measure website traffic;
- identify technical issues;
- improve website performance;
- understand visitor behavior;
- improve navigation; and
- develop new features.
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Functional Cookies
These cookies remember your preferences and improve your browsing experience.
For example, they may remember:
- language preferences;
- booking preferences;
- recently viewed vessels;
- login preferences; and
- other personalized settings.
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Advertising Cookies
Advertising cookies help us measure advertising effectiveness and display advertisements that may be more relevant to your interests.
These cookies may be placed by Book My Boat or by trusted advertising partners.
Even if you disable advertising cookies, you may still receive advertisements; however, they may be less relevant to your interests.
Pixels, Web Beacons, and Similar Technologies
Book My Boat may use pixels, web beacons, software development kits (SDKs), tracking URLs, local storage technologies, and similar technologies to:
- measure website usage;
- improve customer experience;
- evaluate marketing campaigns;
- detect fraud;
- understand customer interactions;
- improve advertising performance; and
- support analytics.
These technologies may collect information including:
- IP address;
- browser type;
- operating system;
- device type;
- referring website;
- pages visited;
- time spent on pages;
- clicks;
- booking activity; and
- other technical information.
Third-Party Technologies
Book My Boat works with trusted third-party providers that may place cookies or similar technologies on our website, including providers of:
- payment processing;
- analytics;
- advertising;
- fraud prevention;
- customer support;
- website hosting;
- social media integrations; and
- marketing services.
These providers process information in accordance with their own privacy policies.
Book My Boat may currently use services provided by companies such as:
- Google Analytics;
- Google Ads;
- Google Tag Manager;
- Meta Pixel;
- Microsoft Clarity;
- Stripe;
- PayPal;
- HubSpot;
- Mailchimp; and
- other similar technology providers.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
Most web browsers automatically accept cookies.
You may choose to:
- block cookies;
- delete existing cookies;
- receive notifications before cookies are stored; or
- disable certain categories of cookies.
These settings can usually be managed through your browser or device preferences.
Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the availability or functionality of portions of our Services.
Interest-Based Advertising
Book My Boat and certain advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to display advertisements that are more relevant to your interests.
You may manage your advertising preferences through:
- your browser settings;
- your mobile device settings;
- your Google Ads settings;
- your Meta advertising preferences; or
- other industry opt-out tools available in your jurisdiction.
Opting out of personalized advertising does not prevent advertisements from appearing; it simply means that advertisements may be less relevant to your interests.