User privacy is very important to us, and we endeavour to provide users with information about the cookies that we use on our websites in order to make our websites work better and provide a more enjoyable user experience.
We aim to provide the visitors to our website with up-to-date and relevant information at all times. By knowing what content visitors are interested in and what they are looking for, we can offer the right content. The information and data obtained will be carefully protected and used solely for the purpose of providing the online service, analysing its use, and providing functionalities that we would not be able to provide without cookies.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are saved by most websites onto the devices with which users access the internet. The saving of cookies is fully controlled by users, as they can restrict or disable the saving of cookies in the browser that they use. Cookies are not harmful and are always time-limited.
Some specific examples of how cookies are used:
- you are kept logged into the parts of the website that require a login,
- website language settings
- to recognise your device (computer, tablet, mobile phone), allowing you to adapt the display of content to your device,
- to monitor traffic, which allows you to check the effectiveness of content display and pop-ups, and to continuously improve your website.
Types of cookies
This site uses different types of cookies. Some are used at the request of other sites that appear on our site.
- Essential cookies
These cookies enable the correct display of content on the website and the use of components that are necessary for the proper functioning of the website. These cookies enable the display of the appropriate version of the page according to screen size, the memorability of the cookie selection, and the correct functioning of the services used by users on the website (login, business user registration, etc.).
- Functional cookies
Such cookies improve the user experience on the website and are used to display videos on landing pages from other online sources (e.g.: YouTube,...) and remember the language of choice on the website www.slovenia.info.
- Statistical cookies
These cookies collect information about how users behave on the website in order to improve the experience component of the website (e.g. which parts of the website they visit most often). These cookies do not collect any information that can be used to identify the user.
- Segmentation cookies
These cookies allow us to record your activity regarding visiting specific content on the website in order to produce and display better quality content that is of interest to you. Based on these cookies, we measure responses to the notifications and content displayed, track your activity on the website, and create user profiles for targeted advertising, so that personal data is automatically processed, analysed, and interest in displaying and sending notifications is assessed.
- Advertising cookies
We use cookies because we want to show or deliver, through our activities and in cooperation with advertising agencies, advertising content that is particularly relevant, of the highest quality, and targeted to the recipient, to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and to limit the repetition of advertisements. These settings apply to ads served via advertising on social media platforms (e.g.: Meta, LinkedIn, etc.), international search engines (e.g.: Google), as well as through online applications and activities that directly address the user. Such cookies may allow us to track your campaigns online.
Why are cookies necessary?
Cookies are used by most websites because they provide us, the website operators, with a convenient way to keep content fresh and relevant to the interests and preferences of our online users. Based on website traffic statistics, we can evaluate the effectiveness of our website content and, through a combination of advertising cookies, also the relevance of the content and advertisements offered to our users on other websites. With the help of cookies, websites remember the preferences, interests, and experience of individuals, thus saving time, and the browsing of websites is made more effective and friendly.
Notice, consent, and cookie settings
According to the Electronic Communications Act (ZEKom-2), we may store cookies on your device if they are essential for the proper functioning of the website. For all other types of cookies, we need your permission.
The first time that a user visits the website www.slovenia.info, they will be notified about the use of cookies, which can be changed at any later time at the bottom of this page. By clicking on the ‘Allow all cookies’ button or by clicking on the ‘Allow selected cookies’ button, you give your consent to the use of all types of cookies for the purposes indicated in the notice. If you continue to browse the website without this consent, only the mandatory cookies that are essential for the proper functioning of the website will be placed on your device.
You can change your consent to a particular type of cookies at any time by clicking here.
List of cookies
Essential cookies
| Cookie source | Cookie name | Where is it located | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia.info. | sto, sto1, stons, stocb, sto_da, device_view, cookie_gdpr, cookie_track_allow, cookie_mat_allow, cookie_ads_allow | All pages that require a login, allow you to subscribe to newsletters, or add content to your favourites. | This cookie is essential for the normal functioning of the website (login to business pages, favourites, newsletter sign-up, cookie consent). | 1 month to 1 year |
| ShareThis | ar_debug, csrftoken , li_sugr, bcookie, lidc, li_gc, _pin_unauth, __stid, _vwo_uuid_v2 | Any site that allows you to share content on different social media. | Cookies that allow the user to share content via email or on various social media (Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, etc.). These are not cookies that are loaded when you open our site. If they exist for the user, our site simply reads them to determine whether the user is currently logged in to the selected network. | Session up to 1 year |
| tripadvisor.com | PAC, SRT, TACds, TART, TASSK, TASession, TATravelInfo, TAUD, TAUnique | All sites that contain the TripAdvisor plugin. | Cookies for the purpose of controlling the display of accommodation rankings and ranking results according to user ratings on TripAdvisor. (more ...) | 1 month to 1 year |
Functional cookies
| Cookie source | Cookie name | Where is it located | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia.info. | selectedLocale | All pages. | The cookie is required to recognise your language choice. | 1 year |
| CrowdRiff | AWSALB | All sites that contain the CrowdRiff plugin. | This cookie is required to display the image gallery. | 1 week |
| Spotify | sp_landing, sp_t | Pages containing audio content from Spotify. | These cookies enable the display of audio content. | 1 day to 1 year |
| YouTube | PREF, use_hitbox, VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, YSC, VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | Pages where YouTube videos are embedded. | These cookies are loaded when you watch or share a video. They allow detection of the user’s available bandwidth, counting of views, and sharing of clips. | 1 day to 5 years |
Statistical cookies
| Cookie source | Cookie name | Where is it located | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | _ga, _gid, _gaexp, _gat_ | All pages. | Statistics of page views. | 1 day to 2 years |
| Hotjar | _hjid | Selected pages, as needed. | A cookie is used to distinguish users. | 1 year |
Segmentation cookies
| Cookie source | Cookie name | Where is it located | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphaid | __mauuid, laravel_session, XSRF-TOKEN | All pages. | A cookie is used to distinguish users. | session, up to 2 years |
| NetResults | __mauuid, __acuuid | All pages. | A cookie is used to distinguish users. | up to 2 years |
Advertising cookies
| Cookie source | Cookie name | Where is it located | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADARA | dph, gcma, aackid, fbh0, ckid, cktst, ph, impx | All pages of the Global Digital Campaign. | These cookies are used to collect information about your travel habits. | up to 2 years |
| Doubleclick | bku, bkdc, id, TapAd_DID, TapAd_TS, SEUNCY, IDE, FLC, receive-cookie-deprecation, test_cookie | All pages. | Cookies used for targeted advertising in the Google Network. | 6 months |
| _gcl_au | All pages. | Cookies used for targeted advertising in the Google Network. | 3 months | |
| Meta | _fbp, datf, fr, lu | All pages. | A cookie is used for keeping statistics about users who come from Facebook and for the purpose of segmentation and an advertising campaign on Facebook. | 3 months to 1 year |
Disabling cookies
Most web browsers automatically accept cookies. Cookies can be disabled in browser settings at any time. Information on cookie settings in individual web browsers is available at the following links: