Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Travel Daily Shot ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website at traveldailyshot.com. It explains what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control them. This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and supply usage information to site owners. Cookies can be "persistent" (remaining on your device until they expire or you delete them) or "session" cookies (deleted when you close your browser). Cookies may be set by the website you are visiting ("first-party cookies") or by third-party services operating on that website ("third-party cookies").

Your consent

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies. Essential cookies that are strictly necessary for the website to function are always active, as the website cannot operate properly without them. Analytics and advertising cookies are only loaded after you provide explicit consent. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the cookie settings link in our website footer.

How we use cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

• Essential cookies: strictly necessary for the website to function. They enable core features such as security, session management, accessibility preferences, and cookie consent choices. You cannot opt out of essential cookies as the website will not work properly without them.
• Analytics cookies: help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information in an anonymized form. We use Google Analytics 4 with IP anonymization enabled. These cookies are only set after you consent.
• Advertising cookies: may be set through our site by Google AdSense. They build a profile of your interests to show relevant advertisements. They do not store personal information directly but uniquely identify your browser and device. These cookies are only set after you consent.
• Functionality cookies: allow the website to remember your choices (such as your preferred theme — dark or light mode) and provide enhanced, personalized features.

Cookies we use

The following tables list the main cookies used on our website:

Essential cookies

• PHPSESSID — maintains your session on the website. Session cookie, deleted when you close your browser.
• csrf_token — protects against cross-site request forgery attacks on forms. Session cookie.
• cookie_consent — stores your cookie consent preferences. Persistent, expires after 180 days.
• ads-theme — stores your preferred color theme (dark/light mode). Persistent, stored in localStorage.

Analytics cookies (require consent)

• _ga, _ga_* — Google Analytics 4 cookies used to distinguish users and track page views. Persistent, expires after 2 years.
• _gid — Google Analytics cookie used to distinguish users. Persistent, expires after 24 hours.
• _gat — Google Analytics cookie used to throttle request rate. Session cookie, expires after 1 minute.

Advertising cookies (require consent)

• __gads, __gpi — Google AdSense cookies used to serve and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Persistent, expires after 13 months.
• IDE, DSID — DoubleClick (Google) cookies used for advertising targeting and measurement. Persistent, expires after 1 year.
• test_cookie — DoubleClick cookie used to check if the browser accepts cookies. Session cookie.

Third-party cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control the setting of these cookies. The third parties that may set cookies on our website include:

• Google Analytics (analytics.google.com) — website analytics and usage tracking. See Google's privacy policy.
• Google AdSense (google.com/adsense) — advertisement serving and performance measurement. See Google's ads policy.
• Google Fonts (fonts.googleapis.com) — web font delivery. Google may log font requests. See Google Fonts privacy FAQ.

We encourage you to review the privacy and cookie policies of these third-party services for more information about their data practices.

How to manage cookies

You have several options for managing cookies:

On our website: use the cookie consent banner when you first visit, or click the cookie settings link in the footer at any time to update your preferences.

In your browser: most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings. You can typically find these options in the "Settings", "Preferences", or "Privacy" menus. Here are links to cookie management instructions for common browsers:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Safari
• Microsoft Edge

Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of this website. If you disable essential cookies, some features and services may not function properly.

Do Not Track

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want to be tracked. There is currently no universally accepted standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals. However, our cookie consent mechanism gives you direct control over which tracking technologies are active on your device, regardless of your DNT settings.

Updates to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for legal and regulatory reasons. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when this policy was last revised. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at or visit our contact page. For broader privacy questions, please see our Privacy Policy.