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Cookie Policy
Effective Date: January 1, 2025 · Last Updated: May 5, 2026
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1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by a website when you visit. They allow the website to remember information about your visit, such as your preferred language and login status, which makes your next visit easier and the site more useful to you.
Cookies are not harmful programs. They cannot access other files on your device or carry viruses. Modern browsers give you full control over which cookies are accepted.
2. How We Use Cookies
FlyEthio uses cookies for the following purposes:
- Authentication: To keep you logged in securely across pages without re-entering your credentials.
- Booking integrity: To maintain your multi-step booking session (passenger details, selected flight, seat selection) so data is not lost between steps.
- Security: To protect our forms and API endpoints against cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks.
- Analytics: To understand how visitors navigate our site so we can improve search, booking flow, and content.
- Personalisation: To remember your currency preference, language, and recent searches.
- Marketing: To measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns and show you relevant travel deals.
3. Cookie Categories
These cookies are required for the site to function. They cannot be disabled.
Help us understand how visitors interact with our site so we can improve it.
Remember your settings and personalise your experience across visits.
Used to show you relevant travel deals and measure ad campaign effectiveness.
4. Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
| Name | Purpose | Duration | Set By |
|---|---|---|---|
| session_id | Maintains your login session with the FlyEthio authentication server (Odoo) | Session | FlyEthio |
| csrf_token | Protects against cross-site request forgery attacks on forms | Session | FlyEthio |
| flyethio_cookie_consent | Stores your cookie preference choices so we do not ask again | 1 year | FlyEthio |
Analytics Cookies
| Name | Purpose | Duration | Set By |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics — distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number | 2 years | |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics — persists session state | 2 years | |
| _gid | Google Analytics — distinguishes users (shorter-lived) | 24 hours | |
| _gat | Google Analytics — throttles request rate | 1 minute |
Preferences Cookies
| Name | Purpose | Duration | Set By |
|---|---|---|---|
| flyethio_currency | Remembers your selected display currency | 1 year | FlyEthio |
| flyethio_lang | Remembers your preferred language | 1 year | FlyEthio |
| flyethio_recent_searches | Stores your recent flight searches for quick access | 30 days | FlyEthio |
Marketing Cookies
| Name | Purpose | Duration | Set By |
|---|---|---|---|
| _fbp | Facebook Pixel — tracks visits across websites to deliver targeted advertisements | 3 months | Meta |
| _gcl_au | Google Ads conversion linker — connects ad clicks to conversions | 3 months |
5. Your Controls
You have several ways to control cookies:
- Our preference center: Use the panel in Section 7 below (or click "Manage" on the cookie banner) to toggle each category on or off. Your choice is saved for one year.
- Browser settings: Most browsers let you view, delete, and block cookies. Note that blocking essential cookies will break login and booking functionality.
- Google Analytics opt-out: Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on to prevent Google Analytics from collecting data across all websites.
- Do Not Track: We honour browser DNT signals by disabling analytics cookies when DNT is detected.
6. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on flyethio.com are set by third-party services we use. These parties set cookies according to their own privacy policies, which are independent of ours. The main third parties whose cookies may appear on our site are:
- • Google Analytics — Google Privacy Policy
- • Google Ads — Google Privacy Policy
- • Meta (Facebook) Pixel — Meta Privacy Policy
7. Manage Your Preferences
Use the panel below to update your cookie choices at any time. Changes take effect immediately.
Your current preferences
No preferences saved yet.
Essential
Always required — cannot be disabled.
Analytics
Google Analytics traffic tracking.
Preferences
Saved searches, currency, and language.
Marketing
Travel ads and retargeting.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when we add new features, integrate new third-party services, or in response to changes in applicable law. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date above and, where appropriate, notify you by email or banner notification. Continued use of our site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
9. Contact Us
For questions about this Cookie Policy or our data practices:
FlyEthio — Privacy Team
Email: info@flyethio.com
Phone (US): 888-576-2854
Phone (Ethiopia): +251 911 062 651
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