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1. Introduction

Our website, https://passingthru.com (hereinafter: “the website”) uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.

2. Cookies

When you visit our website it can be necessary to store and/or read certain data from your device by using technologies such as cookies.

2.1 Technical or functional cookies

Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.

2.2 Statistics cookies

We use statistics cookies to optimize the website experience for our users. With these statistics cookies we get insights in the usage of our website.

2.3 Advertising cookies

On this website we use advertising cookies, enabling us to gain insights into the campaign results. This happens based on a profile we create based on your behavior on https://passingthru.com. With these cookies you, as website visitor, are linked to a unique ID but these cookies will not profile your behavior and interests to serve personalized ads.

You can object to the tracking by these cookies by clicking the “Manage Consent” button.

2.4 Marketing/Tracking cookies

Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.

2.5 Social media

On our website, we have included content from Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to promote web pages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. This content is embedded with code derived from Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and places cookies. This content might store and process certain information for personalized advertising.

Please read the privacy statement of these social networks (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data which they process using these cookies. The data that is retrieved is anonymized as much as possible. Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are located in the United States.

3. Placed cookies

Most of these technologies have a function, a purpose, and an expiration period.

  1. A function is a particular task a technology has. So a function can be to “store certain data.”
  2. Purpose is “the Why” behind the function. Maybe the data is stored because it is needed for statistics.
  3. The expiration period shows the length of the period the used technology can “store or read certain data.”

Statcounter

Statistics, Functional

Usage

We use Statcounter for website statistics. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Statcounter Privacy Statement.

Statistics

Name
sc_medium_source
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store referring website
Name
statcounter_session
Expiration
session
Function
Store a unique session ID
Name
sc_is_visitor_unique
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store number of visits
Name
is_unique
Expiration
5 years
Function
Store unique visits

Purpose pending investigation

Name
statcounter_pending
Expiration
Function

Functional

Name
statcounter_config
Expiration
session
Function

Criteo

Marketing/Tracking

Usage

We use Criteo for remarketing. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Criteo Privacy Statement.

Marketing/Tracking

Name
cto_bundle
Expiration
13 months
Function
Provide functions across pages

Purpose pending investigation

Name
criteo_fast_bid_standalone_expires
Expiration
Function
Name
criteo_fast_bid_standalone
Expiration
Function
Name
criteo_pt_cdb_mngr_metrics
Expiration
Function

Google Analytics

Statistics

Usage

We use Google Analytics for website statistics. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Analytics Privacy Statement.

Statistics

Name
_ga
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store and count pageviews
Name
utm_source
Expiration
expires immediately
Function
Provide parameters to URLs to identify the campaigns that refer traffic
Name
utm_campaign
Expiration
expires immediately
Function
Provide parameters to URLs to identify the campaigns that refer traffic
Name
_ga_*
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store and count pageviews

Google various services

Marketing/Tracking

Usage

We use Google various services for website development. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google various services Privacy Statement.

Marketing/Tracking

Name
__gpi
Expiration
Function

Sucuri

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

We use Sucuri for security and fraud prevention. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Purpose pending investigation

Name
sucuri_cloudproxy_uuid_*
Expiration
Function
Name
sucuric_prtmpcb
Expiration
Function

Burst Statistics

Statistics (anonymous)

Usage

We use Burst Statistics for website statistics. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Statistics (anonymous)

Name
burst_uid
Expiration
1 month
Function
Store and track interaction

Mediavine

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

We use Mediavine for advertising. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Purpose pending investigation

Name
mediavine_session
Expiration
1 day
Function

Google Fonts

Marketing/Tracking

Usage

We use Google Fonts for display of webfonts. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Fonts Privacy Statement.

Marketing/Tracking

Name
Google Fonts API
Expiration
expires immediately
Function
Read user IP address

YouTube

Marketing/Tracking, Functional

Usage

We use YouTube for video display. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the YouTube Privacy Statement.

Marketing/Tracking

Name
GPS
Expiration
session
Function
Store location data
Name
YSC
Expiration
session
Function
Store and track interaction
Name
PREF
Expiration
8 months
Function
Store user preferences

Functional

Name
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
Expiration
6 months
Function
Provide bandwidth estimations

Facebook

Marketing/Tracking, Functional

Usage

We use Facebook for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Facebook Privacy Statement.

Marketing/Tracking

Name
_fbc
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store last visit
Name
fbm*
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store account details
Name
xs
Expiration
3 months
Function
Store a unique session ID
Name
fr
Expiration
3 months
Function
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
Name
act
Expiration
90 days
Function
Store logged in users
Name
_fbp
Expiration
3 months
Function
Store and track visits across websites
Name
datr
Expiration
2 years
Function
Provide fraud prevention
Name
c_user
Expiration
30 days
Function
Store a unique user ID
Name
sb
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store browser details
Name
*_fbm_
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store account details

Functional

Name
wd
Expiration
1 week
Function
Read screen resolution
Name
csm
Expiration
90 days
Function
Provide fraud prevention
Name
actppresence
Expiration
session
Function
Store and track if the browser tab is active

Twitter

Functional, Marketing/Tracking

Usage

We use Twitter for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Twitter Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
local_storage_support_test
Expiration
persistent
Function
Provide load balancing functionality

Marketing/Tracking

Name
metrics_token
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store if the user has seen embedded content

Instagram

Marketing/Tracking

Usage

We use Instagram for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Instagram Privacy Statement.

Marketing/Tracking

Name
actppresence
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store ad display frequency

Miscellaneous

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

Sharing data

Sharing of data is pending investigation

Purpose pending investigation

Name
_unifiedId_exp
Expiration
Function
Name
idl_env
Expiration
Function
Name
id5id_719_nb_exp
Expiration
Function
Name
idl_env_exp
Expiration
Function
Name
_GESPSK-esp.criteo.com
Expiration
Function
Name
id5id_719_nb
Expiration
Function
Name
_unifiedId
Expiration
Function
Name
criteo_exp
Expiration
Function
Name
_GESPSK-openx
Expiration
Function
Name
opecloud_ctx
Expiration
Function
Name
ope_fpid
Expiration
Function
Name
cto_bidid
Expiration
Function
Name
criteo
Expiration
Function
Name
id5id_last
Expiration
Function
Name
apstagCxMEnabled
Expiration
Function
Name
id5id
Expiration
Function
Name
WP_PREFERENCES_USER_*
Expiration
Function
Name
id5id_exp
Expiration
Function
Name
id5id_privacy_exp
Expiration
Function
Name
id5id_privacy
Expiration
Function
Name
__MV_SESSION_PROVIDER__
Expiration
Function
Name
_pubCommonId
Expiration
Function
Name
mv_tokens
Expiration
Function
Name
mv_tokens_invalidate-verizon-pushes
Expiration
Function
Name
am_tokens
Expiration
Function
Name
am_tokens_invalidate-verizon-pushes
Expiration
Function
Name
__qca
Expiration
Function
Name
__gads
Expiration
Function
Name
ftrackId_privacy_exp
Expiration
Function
Name
ftrackId_privacy
Expiration
Function
Name
FTrackId
Expiration
Function
Name
FTrackId_exp
Expiration
Function
Name
cmplz_consenttype
Expiration
365 days
Function
Name
FTrackId_last
Expiration
Function
Name
_pbjs_userid_consent_data
Expiration
Function
Name
wp_lang
Expiration
Function
Name
__utma
Expiration
Function
Name
__utmc
Expiration
Function
Name
__utmz
Expiration
Function
Name
_lr_env_src_ats
Expiration
Function

4. Browser and Device based Consent

When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. You do have the right to opt-out and to object against the further use of non-functional cookies.

4.1 Manage your opt-out preferences

You have loaded the Cookie Policy without javascript support. On AMP, you can use the manage consent button on the bottom of the page.

5. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies

You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.

Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our websites again.

6. Your rights with respect to personal data

You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

  • you may submit a request for access to the data we process about you;
  • you may object to the processing;
  • you may request an overview, in a commonly used format, of the data we process about you;
  • you may request correction or deletion of the data if it is incorrect or not or no longer relevant, or to ask to restrict the processing of the data.

To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you.

For more information about your rights with respect to personal data, please refer to our privacy Statement

7. Contact details

For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:

Betsy Wuebker
26305 540th Ave, Austin MN 55912
United States
Website: https://passingthru.com
Email: moc.liamg@rekbeuwysteb
Phone number: 6124679525

This Cookie Policy was synchronized with cookiedatabase.org on December 1, 2022


Aloha! We’re Betsy and Pete Wuebker. We traveled the world full time for close to four years and have visited almost 50 countries. If you’re a curious and thoughtful traveler, you’re in the right place. No matter if you’re new to travel or an old hand, we can help you refine your bucket list!

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