Cookie Policy

John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Ltd.


Cookie Policy

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that a website stores on your browser or the hard drive of your computer when you visit the website if you agree. Cookies that are set by us are called first party cookies. We also use third party cookies, which are cookies from a domain different than the domain of the website you are visiting, for our analytics and marketing efforts. Please note we do not have any control over third party cookies and that this cookie policy does not apply to, nor are we responsible for, the privacy practices of third party websites that may be linked to our website.

We use the following cookies:

  • Strictly necessary cookies These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, setting your privacy preferences or filling in forms.
  • Analytical or performance cookies. These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
  • Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
  • Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the information displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.

You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below:

Cookie Name Type Purpose More information
agreeCookies Strictly necessary

First Party
The cookie will be added to store and record user's acceptance on the Cookie Consent popup during the website browsing and only valid for a session. Once the session expires, the popup will show again on next visit. Expiry period: In session

Information collected will not be shared with third parties.
Google Analytics Analytical

Third Party
We use Google Analytics to understand how our marketing campaigns work and how you interact with our website in order to improve the user experience. https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en-GB

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Expiry period: one minute

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Expiry period: 2 years

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Expiry period: a day

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Expiry period: 2 years

You can choose to reject or block all or specific types of cookies by modifying the settings in your browser. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies, you may not be able to access all or parts of our website.

By using our website, you consent, where such consent is necessary and valid under applicable law, to our use of cookies and the placement of these cookies on your device for the purposes described.

We may update this cookies policy and we encourage you to review the policy from time to time to stay informed on how we use cookies. This cookie policy was last updated on 7 March 2023.

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