Cookie Policy
Last Updated: 8 May 2025
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how Cowrie uses them on this website, and how you can manage your preferences. We aim to be straightforward about what we collect and why.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device (computer, phone, or tablet) when you visit. They are widely used to make websites work more reliably, remember your preferences, and provide basic usage information to site owners.
Cookies do not contain your name, payment details, or other directly identifying information on their own. They typically hold a short identifier that lets the website recognise your browser on a return visit.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies Always active
These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function. They enable basic features such as storing your cookie consent preference and maintaining session continuity. They cannot be disabled.
Duration: Session or up to 12 months (consent record)
Analytics Cookies Optional
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website — for example, which pages are visited most and how users navigate between sections. This information is used in aggregate to improve the site. We may use a service such as Google Analytics for this purpose.
Duration: Up to 24 months
Marketing Cookies Optional
Marketing cookies may be set by third-party advertising services to show you relevant content or to measure the effectiveness of promotional activity. Cowrie does not currently run paid advertising campaigns, but these cookies may be set by embedded social share widgets or future campaign tools.
Duration: Up to 12 months
Preference Cookies Optional
Preference cookies remember choices you have made, such as your language or region, so that we can provide a more personalised experience on return visits.
Duration: Up to 12 months
3. Third-Party Cookies
Some pages on our website include content or tools provided by third parties, which may set their own cookies. These include:
- Google Maps — used to display our location on the contact page;
- Google Fonts — used to load our chosen typefaces;
- Google Analytics (if analytics consent is granted) — used to measure website traffic.
Cowrie does not control the cookies set by these third-party services. We encourage you to review their respective privacy and cookie policies for further information.
4. Cookie Duration
Cookies fall into two duration categories:
- Session cookies — these exist only while your browser is open and are deleted automatically when you close it. They are used for things like maintaining your logged-in state during a session.
- Persistent cookies — these remain on your device for a set period (ranging from a few days to two years) or until you delete them manually. They are used to remember your preferences between visits.
5. Your Cookie Preferences
You can manage your consent for each optional cookie category below. Changes take effect immediately and are saved to your browser. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are needed for the site to work.
Essential
Required for site functionality. Always active.
Analytics
Helps us understand how visitors use the site.
Marketing
Used for relevant content and campaign measurement.
Preferences
Remembers your settings between visits.
6. Managing Cookies in Your Browser
Most browsers also let you control cookies directly. Use the guides below to find the settings for your browser. Note that blocking certain cookies may affect how parts of our website function.
Google Chrome
1. Click the three-dot menu in the top-right corner and choose Settings.
2. Select Privacy and security, then Cookies and other site data.
3. Choose your preferred setting or use See all site data and permissions to delete cookies from specific sites.
Mozilla Firefox
1. Click the menu icon (three horizontal lines) and choose Settings.
2. Select Privacy & Security.
3. Under Cookies and Site Data, you can clear data or manage exceptions for specific sites.
Apple Safari
1. Open Preferences (Safari menu → Preferences on Mac; Settings app on iPhone/iPad).
2. Go to the Privacy tab.
3. Use Manage Website Data to remove cookies from specific sites, or toggle Block all cookies.
Microsoft Edge
1. Click the three-dot menu and choose Settings.
2. Select Cookies and site permissions, then Cookies and site data.
3. Toggle cookie blocking or use See all cookies and site data to remove specific entries.
7. Your Rights
Under Malaysian personal data protection law, you have the right to:
- Withdraw your consent to optional cookies at any time using the controls in Section 5 above;
- Request information about what personal data may be associated with cookies from Cowrie;
- Ask us to delete any personal data collected via cookies that we hold about you.
Please be aware that disabling optional cookies will not affect your ability to access our website, but some features may work differently. Disabling essential cookies through your browser settings may prevent the site from functioning as intended.
For questions about cookies or data collected via this website, contact our privacy team at [email protected].
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when our use of cookies changes or when legal requirements change. Updated versions will be published on this page with a revised date. Significant changes will be notified by email to active members.
Cowrie — Privacy & Cookie Enquiries
No. 16, Jalan Raja Musa Aziz, 30300 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +60 12-618 4730