1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the site to recognise your device across multiple requests within a session or across separate visits. Cookies do not execute code or transmit viruses.
Similar technologies — such as local storage, session storage, and pixel tags — may also be used to achieve the same or related purposes. Where we refer to "cookies" in this Policy, we include these similar technologies unless the context requires otherwise.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies on this Site to:
- Ensure the Site functions correctly and delivers a consistent experience across your session.
- Remember your cookie consent preferences so we do not ask you repeatedly.
- Understand how visitors navigate the Site — which pages are visited, how long is spent on each section, and how visitors arrive at the Site.
- Support any analytics tools we operate to measure and improve the performance of our content.
We do not use cookies to identify you personally, to serve targeted advertisements, or to build profiles for marketing purposes without your consent.
3. Cookie Categories
Cookies on this Site fall into the following categories:
Required for the Site to function. They enable core features such as page navigation and consent management. These cookies cannot be disabled without impairing your ability to use the Site. No consent is required for these cookies.
Collect information about how visitors use the Site — pages visited, session length, and referral source. Data is aggregated and anonymised where possible. These cookies help us improve the Site. Your consent is required.
Remember choices you make — such as display preferences — to provide a more personalised experience. Your consent is required for non-essential preference cookies.
Used to measure the effectiveness of marketing channels — such as search advertising or social referrals. If enabled, these may set cookies via third-party platforms. Your consent is required and these are only active if you have opted in via our cookie banner.
4. Cookie Register
The following table lists the cookies currently in use on this Site:
| Cookie Name | Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
cookieConsent |
ESSENTIAL | Stores your cookie consent preferences (accepted/rejected, timestamp, version). Set via localStorage. | Persistent (localStorage) |
_ga |
ANALYTICS | Google Analytics — distinguishes unique visitors. Set only if analytics cookies are accepted. | 2 years |
_ga_* |
ANALYTICS | Google Analytics 4 — maintains session state for a specific GA4 property. | 2 years |
_gcl_au |
MARKETING | Google Ads conversion tracking — used to correlate site visits with advertising conversions. Set only if marketing cookies are accepted. | 90 days |
_uetsid |
MARKETING | Microsoft/Bing — identifies a unique user session for conversion measurement. Set only if marketing cookies are accepted. | Session |
_fbp |
MARKETING | Meta Pixel — identifies browsers for Facebook Ads measurement. Set only if marketing cookies are accepted. | 90 days |
This register is reviewed and updated periodically. If you notice a discrepancy, please contact us at [email protected].
5. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on this Site are set by third-party services such as Google Analytics, Google Ads, Microsoft Advertising, and Meta (Facebook). These services operate under their own privacy and cookie policies, which we encourage you to review:
- Google: policies.google.com/privacy
- Microsoft: privacy.microsoft.com
- Meta: facebook.com/privacy/policy
Third-party cookies are only placed on your device if you have consented to the relevant category (analytics or marketing) via our cookie banner.
6. Managing Cookies
You can manage cookies in the following ways:
- Cookie banner — On your first visit, our banner allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You may update your preference at any time by clearing the
cookieConsentitem from your browser's local storage and reloading the page. - Browser settings — Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through their settings. Blocking essential cookies may affect the functionality of this Site. Guidance is available at aboutcookies.org.
- Opt-out tools — You can opt out of Google Analytics using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Reset your cookie preferences for this site
Clicking the button below will clear your saved consent and reload this page, allowing you to make a fresh selection from the cookie banner.
7. Your Consent
When you first visit this Site, a cookie banner appears at the bottom of the page. You may select "Accept" to enable all cookie categories, or "Reject" to decline non-essential cookies. Essential cookies are always active and cannot be opted out of.
Your preference is saved in your browser's local storage under the key cookieConsent and remains active until you reset it or clear your browser data. We do not re-ask for consent once a preference has been recorded.
By accepting cookies, you do not consent to any collection of personal data beyond what is described in our Privacy Policy.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time as our use of cookies or applicable regulations change. We will update the "Last reviewed" date at the top of this page when changes are made. If we make material changes — such as adding new cookie categories — we will present the cookie banner again to allow you to renew your preference.
9. Contact
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
Cogwood
9/F, 12 Stanley Street, Central, Hong Kong
+852 5821 6743
[email protected]