Cookies under EU/UK privacy laws

To ensure that your business and website comply with data protection regulations in Europe and the UK, your cookie consent solution must give users the option to withdraw their consent.

Cookie banners that comply with European and UK data protection rules typically include:

• Options like “Accept All,” “Reject All,” and “Customize Settings.”
• A clear link to a full cookie policy for additional information.
• The ability to easily modify or withdraw consent at any time, typically through an accessible “Cookie Preferences” link on your website.

To set up the withdrawal option, please reach out to your cookie consent solution for instructions.

If you don’t use a cookie consent solution supported by FareHarbor, we strongly urge you to adopt a supported solution. This will help your business comply with data protection requirements while maintaining a seamless booking experience for your customers. Please note, we are unable to support integrations with other cookie consent solutions at this time.

If you don’t currently use a cookie consent solution supported by FareHarbor, we strongly urge you to adopt a supported solution.

If you operate in a country in which you implement a cookie consent banner on your website, please be aware that FareHarbor only integrates with the following cookie consent solutions:

• CookiePro
• Complianz
• Cookiebot
• Iubenda
• Cookie Law Info

Note: If you’d like to integrate with Cookie Law Info but their website redirects you to CookieYes, please be advised that FareHarbor does not support integration with CookieYes, only with Cookie Law Info, which is owned by CookieYes. Please also note that while existing Cookie Law Info integrations and banners are still supported, no new integrations with Cookie Law Info are possible.

If you already integrated with a FareHarbor-supported consent management solution, be aware that you are responsible to ensure that the integration works as expected and the cookies are properly categorized (if this is an option available in your consent management solution setup). You remain fully responsible for your website and any integration on it (like a cookie solution).

The following FAQ focuses on the practical use of cookies within the FareHarbor online booking system under applicable EU/UK privacy laws.

Am I required to include a withdrawal option for the users when they are navigating on my website?

Yes, in order for your business and website to comply with European/UK data protection rules, action is required to update your cookie consent solution to include a withdrawal option.

What does the withdrawal option need to look like?

You may decide on the best way to present the consent withdrawal option to customers. Each solution might also have different capabilities available. See the GDPR data protection requirements section of this help page for more information on what a GDPR-compliant banner typically includes.

How do I add a withdrawal option?

Please get in touch with your consent solution provider for additional information. More details can also be found in their corresponding documentation:

• Complianz
• Cookiebot
• Iubenda
• Cookie Law Info
• CookiePro

What will happen with my tracking data if I integrate with any of the supported consent management solutions?

If you use one of the cookie consent solutions that integrates with FareHarbor, analytics cookies (for example, Google Analytics 4 (GA4)) should only be loaded on the FareHarbor online booking system if your website user consented to it. This is a requirement under EU/UK cookie laws.

What happens if I do not integrate with a cookie consent management solution supported by FareHarbor, or if I do not have a cookie consent solution integrated on my website?

If you do not use one of the above-mentioned solutions or you do not have any cookie solution integrated on your website, end user consent or rejection (if any) regarding the use of cookies on your website/landing page will not be communicated to the FareHarbor online booking system. As a result, the FareHarbor online booking system cannot determine whether or not the end user consented to the use of non-functional cookies, such as analytics cookies. Accordingly, your cookies (such as GA4) may be loaded without the required end user consent, which may put you at risk of non-compliance with EU/UK privacy law requirements. Please note that FareHarbor only integrates with the 5 solutions indicated here.

What happens if I don’t add a consent withdrawal mechanism?

The European/UK data protection rules require that users be given the option to withdraw their consent at all times. Inability to do so puts you at risk of non-compliance with EU/UK privacy law requirements.

What are the steps I should take to set up the integration with the cookie management solutions and FareHarbor?

If you would like to integrate with any of the five solutions that FareHarbor supports, please follow the links below to identify the best solution for your needs.

• CookiePro (Use the redemption code FareHarbor at checkout to receive a discount.)
• Complianz
• Cookiebot
• Iubenda
• Cookie Law Info (part of CookieYes)

If your cookie solution requires the categorizing of cookies, you can allocate them as follows:

• If you are using CookieBot:

  • ga, _gid & mp*_mixpanel can be categorized as Statistics cookies.
  • All the other cookies will fall under the Necessary category.

• If you are using CookiePro:

  • ga, gid & mp*_mixpanel can be categorized as Performance cookies.
  • All the other cookies will fall under the Strictly Necessary Cookies category.

• If you are using Complianz:

  • ga, _gid & mp*_mixpanel can be categorized as Statistics cookies.
  • All the other cookies will fall under the Necessary category.

• If you are using iubenda:

  • ga, _gid & mp*_mixpanel can be categorized as Measurement cookies.
  • All the other cookies will fall under the Necessary category.

• If you are using Cookie Law Info:

  • ga, _gid & mp*_mixpanel can be categorized as Analytics cookies.
  • All the other cookies will fall under the Necessary category.

Read more about all the cookies that FareHarbor uses here.

Please check with your cookie consent management solution for the setup that best suits your needs.