Cookie Policy

 

Policy Code: AK-CP-001

Version: 1.1

Effective Date: April 2026

Last Reviewed: April 2026

Policy Owner: Senior Management/Compliance

Approved By: Senior Management

Classification: Public External Notice

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

The Cookie Policy explains how Archireef Limited and its affiliates together archireef 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.

The 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 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) | Purpose: Required for the Site to function—authentication, security, load balancing, and form submission. The Site will not work properly without these.
  • Analytics (GA4): Consent Required: Yes | Purpose: Aggregate visit and usage data via Google Analytics 4 to understand how the Site is used and improve content. IP anonymisation is enabled.

3. Cookies We Set

The list below details the specific cookies and similar technologies in use on the Site along with their typical expiry dates. 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 visit

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_D295ZD6E9I: Set By: Google Analytics | Expiry: 2 Years | Purpose: Persists session state for GA4 (replaces the older _gid). The suffix is the Site stream ID
  • _gid: Set By: Google Analytics | Expiry: 24 Hours | Purpose: Distinguishes unique users for 24 hours (legacy GA cookie may be set in some configuration)

These cookies fire only after you accept analytics cookies. Data is transmitted to Google servers in the United States and is processed under Google's Data Processing Terms with Standard Contractual Clauses. We have enabled anonymisation in our GA configuration so that the last octet of your IP address is masked before processing, reducing the risk that your visit can be tied back to an individual.

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 re-open the banner.
  • Clearing cookies for www.archireef.co in your browser, which will trigger the banner to reappear on your next visit.
  • Adjusting your browser settings to block or delete cookies.

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

5. Managing Cookies via Your Browser

All major browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings, including blocking all cookies, blocking third-party cookies, or clearing existing cookies. The most common browsers help pages are:

  • Google Chrome: chrome://settings/cookies - Allow and manage cookies in Chrome help article
  • Apple Safari: Manage cookies and website data in Safari help
  • Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data in Mozilla "Clear cookies" help
  • Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Cookies

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 organizational measures, supplemented by anonymisation at our end.

7. Updates to this Policy

We will update this Cookie Policy if we add new features or change 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 is allowed to set cookies on your device without prior consent.

8. Contact Us

Questions about the Cookie Policy should be sent to:

  • Archireef UAE: Al Khatem Tower, ADGM Square, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE | Email: info@archireef.co | +971 2 418 7557
  • Archireef Hong Kong: Hong Kong Science Park | Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy