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Cookie Policy

Last Updated June 2019

Our Privacy Policy covers our information collection, processing, and storage principles and procedures. This Cookies Policy explains how we, our partners and users of our services deploy cookies.

If you wish to remove cookies we recommend that you set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies before using any of our websites.  You can also decline the use of cookies through our cookies banner.  However, without cookies, some features may not function properly, and you may not be able to complete online transactions. Please read on to learn how to limit or control the type of cookies set on your device.

What are Cookies? 

A ‘cookie’ is a small text file that can be placed on your computer, mobile or other devices when browsing a website. A cookie can contain information about your IP address, your device, or the online activity of a person who uses that device.  We use session cookies and persistent cookies on our websites.

Session Cookies 

Session cookies are used to remember choices made during the booking process or when completing web forms, giving you a more seamless online experience. Session cookies are deleted automatically when you leave a website or close your browser.

Persistent Cookies 

Persistent cookies identify returning customers remembering their preferences and past activity. These cookies also help us understand browsing behaviour across our websites. This helps us customise content to give you a more relevant experience based on your interests.

Persistent cookies are stored on the user’s computer or device and are not deleted when the browser is closed – these cookies must be ‘manually’ deleted if you want to remove them.

First and third-party Cookies  

We may set cookies (first-party cookies) on our web pages and we may also allow third parties to host cookies on our web pages (third party cookies) for reasons identified below.

What do we use Cookies for? 

We use cookies to collect information for the lawful purposes identified in our Privacy Policy.

The cookies used by Skyline are categorised into four groups:

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are here to provide technical capabilities, necessary to enable certain features of our websites to operate.  These cookies help facilitate online purchases and transactions. If these cookies are blocked or disabled, some functions will not be available to you. Generally, these are session cookies that expire when you close your browser.
  • Performance cookies: These cookies are used to obtain statistics about the number of visitors to our websites and how visitors interact with the site. This information is aggregated and is not used to identify individuals. These cookies are only used to improve how the website works. These can be session or persistent cookies.
  • Functional cookies: As the name suggests, these cookies are used to improve the functionality of our websites. It helps identify repeat visitors and remembers their preferences. If you leave mid-way through making a booking with us, these cookies will remember where you were at the next time you visit (unless the products you chose were no longer available or you have cleared your history/ cache). These are persistent cookies.
  • Advertising/ targeting cookies: These cookies are used to recognise your online interests, activity and browsing habits to provide targeted advertising. These can be used to track links clicked on our websites, other websites, social media platforms, and our direct marketing material.  These are predominantly persistent cookies.

We may combine this data with other personal information that we have collected about you to help us create a user profile. This helps us present you with more relevant content that is in line with your interests.

These cookies may be placed on our websites by us or by authorised and trusted third parties. While these third parties are primarily collecting this information on our behalf, some of these third parties may also use the information which is collected for their legitimate business interests, including to improve their own services and to maintain the security of their systems.

Where third parties are based outside of New Zealand, our agreements with such third parties include appropriate safeguards in respect of your personal information, as they include standard data protection clauses. If you would like further information regarding our agreements with these third-party providers, please contact us.

Click here for more information about advertising/targeting cookies and to understand your options.

Examples of cookies used on Skyline websites 

Category of cookie

Domain setting cookie

Example of cookie

Strictly necessary

XSRF-V

XSRF-TOKEN

axis-skylinequeenstown-sid

axis-skylinerotorua-sid

Performance/Tracking

Google Analytics
Google Tag  Manager
Google Optimise
Hotjar

_gat
_ga

G_ENABLED_IDPS

__hssrc

Functionality

http://www.skyline.co.nz/

SID

HSID

Advertising/Targeting

Google Analytics custom audiences
Facebook Audiences and Pixel
Twitter
Instagram
doubleclick
youtube
addthis
rankers
Trip Advisor
Pinterest

UULE

SAPID
NID

DSID, FLC, AID, TAID
PREF
_drt_
datr
x-src
fr
lu
locale

‘Do Not Track’ browser signals 

Some web browsers offer a “Do Not Track” signal that indicates your cross-site user tracking preferences.

Our websites do not recognise ‘Do Not Track’ signals, however you can block cookies using the settings in your internet browser.  Find out how to do this in the section below.

At this time, some of our websites provide the option to clear your cookies. This method is not 100% reliable, and certain cookies may reset themselves over time. If you wish to remove cookies we recommend that you set your browser to “remove” or “reject browser cookies” before using our websites. Certain features of our websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

Controlling Cookies on your devices 

Use the ‘Help’ menu on your internet browser to learn how to manage your cookie preferences. This will show you how to block all or some cookies from being downloaded and stored on your device.

Please visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.youronlinechoices.eu for more information on how to control cookie settings.

Changes to this cookie policy 

Skyline may from time to time update or change this cookie policy. This cookie policy was last updated in June 2019.

Thanks for considering Skyline. If you have any questions, please send us an email (Rotorua or Queenstown).