Cookie Policy

Courier Express Ltd (“Courier Express”/ “we”/ “our”/ “us”) have created this Cookie Policy in order to explain what cookies are, how we use them and how you can manage them.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or other device when you visit a website or app. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.

How do we use cookies?

We use cookies for a range of purposes:

  • To ensure that the website is usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website.
  • Remember information about you, so you do not have to give it to us again and again.
  • Keep you signed in.
  • To improve the performance of our websites by understanding which parts work well, and which do not.
  • To enable us to collect information about how you and other people use our websites.
  • To improve your experience on our websites.
  • To track visitors across the websites.

What types of cookies do we use?

There are a number of different types of Cookies, however, our website uses:

  • Strictly necessary Cookies- These are Cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They are necessary for the safety, security and integrity of the site.  Cookies used for this purpose are: 

Name

Provider

Purpose

Expiry

Type

rc::a

Google

This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website.

Persistent

HTML Local Storage

rc::b

Google

This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.

Session

HTML Local Storage

rc::c

Google

This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.

Session

HTML Local Storage

  • Performance Cookies- Also known as statistics cookies, these cookies allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. Cookies used for this purpose are:

Name

Provider

Purpose

Expiry

Type

_ga

courierexpress.mt

Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.

2 years

HTTP Cookie

_gat

courierexpress.mt

Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate

1 day

HTTP Cookie

_gid

courierexpress.mt

Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.

1 day

HTTP Cookie

  • Marketing Cookies– They are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third-party advertisers. Cookies used for this purpose are:

Name

Provider

Purpose

Expiry

Type

_fbp

courierexpress.mt

Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers.

3 months

HTTP Cookie

fr

Facebook

Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers.

3 months

HTTP Cookie

NID

Google

Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The ID is used for targeted ads.

6 months

HTTP Cookie

tr

Facebook

Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers.

Session

Pixel Tracker

How to manage cookies

Strictly necessary cookies are always on when you visit us.

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on [insert] link found at the [insert] of the Website. You can then adjust the available sliders to ‘On’ or ‘Off’, then clicking ‘Save and close’. You may need to refresh your page for your settings to take effect.

Alternatively, you can set your browser not to accept cookies. However, please note that in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

Contact us

If you wish to ask us anything about this policy please contact us by email on compliance@courierexpress.mt.

Last updated on 26,November 2020