At Hot Spot, we strive to enhance your experience during your trip and using this Website. In general, we use cookies to manage the Website and improve your overall site experience.

We make every effort to safeguard the information you have given us, and your data privacy and confidentiality are of the utmost importance to us. You can review our Privacy Notice here for additional details.

This section about cookies sets out the basis and terms upon which Hot Spot uses cookies.

What are cookies?

Cookies are widely used in the Internet. They are small text files stored in your browser that contain basic information about your internet use, such as login details and your previous browsing records.

A cookie can be classified in terms of its (i) duration and (ii) the party who places it:

(i) Session cookies and Persistent cookies

The duration of cookies depends on whether they are session or persistent cookies.

Session cookies expire once the browsing session ends.

Persistent cookies are saved on your computer or mobile device for a fixed period of time. When you visit a website, your browser will retrieve these cookies so that the website will recognise your device and personalise your site experience according to your previous browsing records.

(ii) First-party cookies and Third-party cookies

We control and set the scope of first-party cookies whereas, we have no control over third-party cookies. Third-party cookies are operated by third-party sites in a different domain. Some pages of this Website contain third-party cookies in the form of embedded content, such as JavaScript and API.

Why do we use cookies?

We are committed to providing you with a safe, efficient and customised service. To reach this goal, we use cookies to:

• ensure the efficient functioning of this Website;

• evaluate how this Website is accessed and used;

• analyse what destinations are popular among visitors;

• determine your eligibility for campaigns and promotions;

• recommend the places that match your interests; and

• improve the content of this Website and enhance user’s experience.

We will ensure that cookies will not be used for any purpose other than those described here.

What types of cookies do we use?

We use four types of cookies, namely “Strictly necessary cookies”, “Essential cookies,” “Analytics cookies”, and “Advertising cookies”. Further information on these cookies is set out in the table below:

Cookies Description

Strictly necessary cookies These cookies allow us to manage this Website and ensure it functions properly. They are essential to help you navigate around this Website and provide you with an improved surfing experience.

If these cookies are disabled, we will not be in a position to offer you our services.

We also use these cookies for fraud detection and prevention purposes. Further, thanks to these cookies, you do not need to log in repeatedly to access different pages once you have logged into this Website.

Analytics cookies We use analytics cookies including Google Analytics and other analytics tools to gather anonymous statistical information for:

• assessing how our visitors use this Website;

• understanding the demographic and location of our visitors;

• evaluating how our new products are being received by users assessing the popularity of our marketing campaign;

• enhancing this Website content and service by customising this Website for you.

Based on the anonymous data collected, these analytics tools will generate trend analysis and compile reports to attain the abovementioned purposes.

Advertising cookies Advertising cookies enable us to limit the number of times you see the same ad and to ensure that the ad content is relevant to your interests. These cookies, together with an identifier linked to your IP address, can track your activity across various websites and thus display ads in accordance to your preference.

Consent to cookies

For the most part, we will need your permission before using cookies on this website. The only exception to this rule is when the cookies are absolutely necessary for us to provide you with a service you have requested or for the Website to function properly.

A banner advising you of our use of cookies will appear at the top of our website when you visit for the first time. You consent to the use of all cookies and other data tracking tools by using this website without changing your settings. However, you can always change your cookie preferences if you do not want these cookies to be used. Please refer to “How can you manage your consent?” for additional information. section beneath.

How can you manage your consent?

You can accept or decline our use of cookies at any time by managing and/or disabling all or some of the cookies from your browser settings. However, by doing so, you may not be able to enjoy the full functionality of this Website.

Cookies settings can normally be found in the preference or settings menu from your browser, for example:

• Chrome: Settings — Advanced — Content Settings — Cookies

• Safari: Preferences — Privacy — Cookies and website data

• Firefox: Preferences — Privacy — History

• Internet Explorer: Internet Options — Privacy

• Opera: Settings — Privacy & security — Cookies

Last Updated : 05-Apr-2023