Cookie Policy

How we use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience

Last updated: January 2025

Overview

This Cookie Policy explains how SurfMonkeyz ("we", "us", "our") uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.

Session Cookies

Session cookies are temporary cookies that are erased when you close your browser

Persistent Cookies

Persistent cookies remain on your device until they expire or you delete them

First party Cookies

First-party cookies are set by the website you are visiting

Third party Cookies

Third-party cookies are set by external services or websites

Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our website.

Essential cookies are necessary for the website to function properly

Performance cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website

Functionality cookies allow the website to remember choices you make

Targeting cookies are used to deliver relevant advertisements

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are essential to provide you with services available through our website and to enable you to use some of its features. Without these cookies, the services that you have asked for cannot be provided.

Authentication cookies to keep you logged in

Security cookies to protect against fraud

Session management cookies

User preference cookies

Performance and Analytics Cookies

These cookies allow us to analyze how our website is being accessed and used, and enable us to track performance of our site. This helps us to provide a high-quality experience by customizing our offering.

Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make when you use our website. The purpose of these cookies is to provide you with a more personal experience.

Targeting and Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you and your interests. They also perform functions like preventing the same advertisement from continuously reappearing.

Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of our website, deliver advertisements on and through our website, and so on.

Google Analytics

Website analytics and performance tracking

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Facebook Pixel

Social media integration and advertising

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Stripe

Payment processing and security

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Mailchimp

Email marketing and newsletter management

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How Long Do Cookies Last?

The length of time a cookie stays on your device depends on whether it is a "persistent" or "session" cookie. Session cookies will only stay on your device until you stop browsing. Persistent cookies stay on your device until they expire or are deleted.

Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser

Short-term cookies (1-30 days) for temporary preferences

Medium-term cookies (30 days - 1 year) for analytics

Long-term cookies (1+ years) for persistent preferences

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by setting your preferences in the Cookie Consent Manager.

Browser Settings

You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted.

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 > Cookies and site data

Cookie Consent Manager

You can manage your cookie preferences through our Cookie Consent Manager, which allows you to accept or reject different categories of cookies.

Specific Cookies We Use

Below is a detailed list of the cookies we use on our website. This list may be updated from time to time.

Laravel Session

Essential

Maintains user session and authentication

Duration: Session

CSRF Token

Essential

Protects against cross-site request forgery attacks

Duration: Session

Cookie Consent

Functionality

Remembers your cookie preferences

Duration: 1 year

Language Preference

Functionality

Remembers your language choice

Duration: 1 year

Google Analytics

Analytics

Distinguishes unique users

Duration: 2 years

Google Analytics

Analytics

Distinguishes unique users

Duration: 24 hours

What Data Do We Collect Through Cookies?

The information we collect through cookies may include:

Technical information about your device and browser

Information about how you use our website

Your preferences and settings

General location information (country/city level)

We do not collect personally identifiable information through cookies unless you have provided it to us through other means.

Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

If we make material changes to this Cookie Policy, we will notify you by email or through a notice on our website.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

Email: info@surfmonkeyz.com

Phone: +20 123 456 7890

Address: El Gouna, Red Sea, Egypt

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