Cookie Policy
Last Updated: 15 May 2025 | Effective: 15 May 2025
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 on subsequent visits, remember certain preferences, and understand how pages are used.
This policy explains which cookies we use on the Goldwick website, why we use them, and how you can manage or remove them. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.
2. Cookies We Use
We use a small number of cookies, grouped into two categories:
2.1 Essential Cookies Essential
These cookies are necessary for the website to function. They cannot be disabled without affecting how the site works. No consent is required to place these cookies.
| Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| gw_cookie_consent | Stores your cookie consent choice so the banner does not reappear on every page | 12 months | Essential |
| PHPSESSID | Standard PHP session identifier; maintains your session as you navigate between pages | Session | Essential |
2.2 Analytics Cookies Optional
We may use optional analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website — for example, which pages are most visited and how long visitors stay. This information is aggregated and anonymous; we cannot identify you from it.
We only place analytics cookies if you have given explicit consent via the cookie banner on our homepage. You may withdraw that consent at any time using the method described in Section 4 below.
| Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics — distinguishes users by assigning a random ID. Used to compile aggregate visitor statistics. | 2 years | Analytics |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics — maintains session state for the GA4 measurement service. | 2 years | Analytics |
| _gid | Google Analytics — distinguishes users. Used to throttle request rates. | 24 hours | Analytics |
Google Analytics is operated by Google LLC and governed by Google's Privacy Policy. If you have opted out of analytics cookies, no Google Analytics cookies will be placed on your device from this website.
3. What We Do Not Use
We want to be clear about what we do not do with cookies on this website:
- We do not use cookies to track you across other websites
- We do not use advertising or retargeting cookies
- We do not sell or share cookie data with third parties for marketing purposes
- We do not use cookies to build individual profiles of our visitors
- We do not embed third-party social media widgets that place cookies
4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
4.1 Via Our Cookie Banner
When you first visit our homepage, a cookie banner will appear. You may accept all cookies (including optional analytics) or accept essential cookies only. Your choice is remembered via the gw_cookie_consent cookie for 12 months.
To change your choice, you can clear your browser's cookies and revisit our homepage — the banner will reappear.
4.2 Via Your Browser
All modern browsers allow you to view, manage, and delete cookies through their settings. You can also configure your browser to block cookies entirely, though this may affect how some parts of this website function. Guidance for major browsers:
- Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Apple Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies
4.3 Google Analytics Opt-Out
You may also opt out of Google Analytics across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
5. Third-Party Embeds
Our homepage includes an embedded Google Maps frame to help visitors locate our Chiang Mai premises. Google may set its own cookies when this map is loaded. We do not control the cookies placed by Google; please refer to Google's Privacy Policy for details.
No other third-party embeds are currently used on this website.
6. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time as we change the cookies we use or as regulatory requirements evolve. When we make material changes, we will update the date at the top of this page. We recommend checking this page periodically.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
- Organisation: Goldwick
- Address: 12 Loi Kroh Road, Chang Khlan, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand
- Phone: +66 84 705 3962
- Email: [email protected]