Cookie Policy

Policy Code: AR-CP-001

Version: 1.2

Effective Date: 27 October 2026

Last Reviewed: 27 October 2026

Policy Owner: Senior Management / Compliance

Approved By: Senior Management

Classification: Public – External Notice

Applies To: All visitors and users of www.archireef.co

This Cookie Policy explains how Archireef Limited and its affiliates (together, "Archireef", "we", "us" or "our") use cookies and similar technologies on www.archireef.co (the "Site"). It should be read together with our Privacy Policy (AR-PRV-001), which describes how we handle personal data generally.

This Policy applies to all visitors and users of the Site, regardless of the country or region from which you access it. It is published in line with the requirements of the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, the UAE Personal Data Protection Law, the EU and UK GDPR (including the ePrivacy Directive and UK PECR), and the California CCPA/CPRA.

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device (computer, tablet or phone) when you visit it. They are widely used to make websites work, to make them work more efficiently, and to provide information to the site owners.

Similar technologies such as pixels, tags, web beacons and local-storage objects perform comparable functions and are treated as cookies for the purpose of this Policy.

Cookies fall into two broad groups:

  • Session cookies: temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser.
  • Persistent cookies: cookies that remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them.

2. Categories of Cookies We Use

  • Strictly Necessary — Consent required: No (essential). Required for the Site to function: security, load balancing, form submission and remembering your cookie choice. The Site will not work properly without these.
  • Analytics (Google Analytics 4) — Consent required: Yes. Aggregate visit and usage data to understand how the Site is used and improve content. GA4 uses your IP address to estimate approximate location but does not log or store it.

3. Cookies We Set

The list below details the specific cookies and similar technologies in use on the Site, with their typical expiry. Purposes and expiries are based on standard configurations and may vary slightly depending on browser and platform updates.

3.1 Strictly Necessary

  • Webflow session cookies — Set by: Site host | Expiry: Session | Purpose: Maintain page state, security and form submission.
  • CSRF / security tokens — Set by: Site host | Expiry: Session | Purpose: Prevent cross-site request forgery on form submissions.
  • Cookie-banner preference — Set by: Site host | Expiry: 12 months | Purpose: Remember your cookie-consent choice so we don't ask again on every page.

3.2 Analytics — Google Analytics 4

  • _ga — Set by: Google Analytics | Expiry: 2 years | Purpose: Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated client identifier.
  • _ga_94TB37D1DF — Set by: Google Analytics | Expiry: 2 years | Purpose: Persists session state. The suffix is the ID of the Site's GA4 data stream (G-94TB37D1DF), which receives data from our Google tag (G-YZ95ZJL6E9).
  • _gid — Set by: Google Analytics | Expiry: 24 hours | Purpose: Distinguishes users over 24 hours. Not normally set by GA4; listed in case a legacy configuration sets it.

These cookies are set only after you accept analytics cookies. Data is transmitted to Google servers in the United States and processed under Google's Data Processing Terms, which incorporate Standard Contractual Clauses. In GA4, IP addresses are processed to estimate approximate location but are not logged or stored by Google.

3.3 Other third-party cookies

The newsletter sign-up form in the Site footer sends your email address to MailerLite, our newsletter provider. This form does not set any cookies on your device.

4. Your Consent and How to Manage It

When you visit the Site for the first time, you will see a cookie banner that lets you accept or decline non-essential analytics cookies. Strictly necessary cookies are set regardless, because the Site cannot function without them; this is permitted under applicable laws.

You can change your preferences at any time by:

  • Clicking the Cookie Preferences link in the Site footer to reopen the banner.
  • Clearing cookies for www.archireef.co in your browser, which will make the banner reappear on your next visit.
  • Adjusting your browser settings to block or delete cookies.

Declining analytics cookies will not affect your use of the Site; enquiry forms and downloads will continue to work normally.

5. Managing Cookies via Your Browser

All major browsers let you control cookies through their settings, including blocking all cookies, blocking third-party cookies or clearing existing cookies:

  • Google Chrome: Settings › Privacy and security › Third-party cookies
  • Apple Safari: Settings › Privacy › Manage Website Data
  • Mozilla Firefox: Settings › Privacy & Security › Cookies and Site Data
  • Microsoft Edge: Settings › Cookies and site permissions › Manage and delete cookies and site data

You can also opt out of Google Analytics across all websites by installing Google's official browser add-on at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

6. Cross-Border Transfers

Where you accept analytics cookies, the resulting data is processed by Google in the United States. Both Hong Kong and the UAE permit transfers of personal data abroad, subject to appropriate safeguards. We rely on Google's Data Processing Terms, which incorporate the Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission and comparable safeguards, and on Google's published technical and organisational measures, including GA4 not logging or storing IP addresses.

7. Updates to this Policy

We will update this Cookie Policy if we add new features or change the cookies or similar technologies on the Site. If we add advertising or marketing tags in the future, such as the LinkedIn Insight Tag or the Meta Pixel, we will revise this Policy, update the banner, and ensure that no such tag sets cookies on your device without prior consent.

8. Contact Us

Questions about this Cookie Policy should be sent to:

  • Archireef UAE: Hub71, 15F Al Khatem Tower, ADGM Square, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE | +971 2 584 5112 | info@archireef.co
  • Archireef Hong Kong: Units 510–512 GreenTech Centre, 5/F InnoCentre, 72 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong | +852 9138 1714 | info@archireef.co
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