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Cookie Policy
Last Updated: 15 May 2025 · Horova · Bangkok, Thailand
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how Horova uses them on this website (horova.blog), and the choices available to you. Please read it alongside our Privacy Policy, which gives broader context on how we handle personal data.
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device when you visit. They allow a site to remember certain information across pages or between visits — for example, whether you have already been shown a consent notice. Cookies cannot run programs or deliver viruses; they are simply data files.
Similar technologies — such as local storage, session storage and pixel tags — serve comparable purposes. This policy covers all such technologies collectively referred to as "cookies".
2. Categories of Cookies We Use
We use a small number of cookies, grouped into the following categories:
2.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These are required for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They do not store any personally identifiable information and are set only in response to actions you take, such as recording your cookie preferences.
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| horova_cookie_consent | Records whether you have reviewed and responded to our cookie notice, so the banner is not shown on every page | 12 months |
| horova_cookie_prefs | Stores which cookie categories you have accepted or declined | 12 months |
2.2 Analytics Cookies
If you accept analytics cookies, we use tools such as Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with the website — which pages are visited most, how long sessions last, and where visitors arrive from. This helps us improve the site. No data collected through analytics is sold to third parties.
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics — distinguishes individual users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier | 2 years |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics 4 — stores and counts page views for session tracking | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics — distinguishes users across a session; expires quickly | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics — used to throttle request rate | 1 minute |
Google Analytics data is processed by Google LLC under their own privacy policy. You can learn more at policies.google.com/privacy.
2.3 Embedded Content Cookies
Our contact page includes a Google Maps embed to help you locate the workshop. When the map loads, Google may set cookies on your device in accordance with their own policies. These cookies are set by a third party and are outside our direct control.
| Source | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Google Maps | Enables the interactive map embed and tracks map usage for Google's own analytics | Varies — set by Google |
3. Cookies We Do Not Use
We do not use:
- Advertising or targeting cookies of any kind
- Cookies that track your behaviour across other websites
- Cookies that build profiles for sale to third parties
- Any form of fingerprinting or persistent device identification beyond standard analytics
4. Your Choices
When you first visit the site, a cookie notice will appear. You may accept or decline non-essential cookies at that point. Your preference is saved in a strictly necessary cookie so the notice does not reappear on each visit.
You may also manage cookies directly through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View and delete cookies already stored on your device
- Block cookies from specific sites
- Block all third-party cookies
- Set up notifications when a cookie is about to be placed
Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect how the site displays or functions. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be blocked without also preventing the site from working as intended.
Common browser guides:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
- Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies
5. Third-Party Cookie Resources
For more detail on how Google uses data from partner sites, visit policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites. To opt out of Google Analytics across all sites you visit, Google provides a browser add-on at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
6. Local Storage
In addition to cookies, this website uses your browser's local storage to save your cookie preference. Local storage is stored on your device and is not transmitted to any server. It can be cleared at any time through your browser settings under "Clear site data" or equivalent.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy if our use of cookies changes or if new legal requirements apply. The revised version will be posted at horova.blog/cookie-policy.html with an updated date at the top. We encourage you to review this page from time to time.
8. Contact
If you have questions about how we use cookies, please reach out:
- Email: [email protected]
- Address: Horova, 128/4 Sukhumvit Road, Khlong Toei, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
- Phone: +66 2 716 4829