What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device — your phone, tablet, or computer — when you visit. They are stored locally and can be read back by the website on future visits.
Websites use cookies for a range of purposes: keeping you signed in between pages, remembering choices you have made, understanding how visitors use the site, and occasionally serving relevant information from partner services.
Most cookies are harmless and helpful. You always have the right to choose which optional cookies you accept, and we explain exactly how to do that below.
The Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
Always ActiveThese cookies are required for the website to work. Without them, basic functions like page navigation and remembering your cookie consent choice would not operate correctly.
Examples: session identifiers, cookie consent preference storage · Duration: session or up to 12 months
Analytics Cookies
These help us understand how visitors use the website — which pages are viewed most, how long people spend reading, and where they arrive from. This information is used in aggregate only, and is never tied to an individual.
Examples: Google Analytics · Duration: up to 24 months
Marketing Cookies
Marketing cookies are set by advertising networks. They track visits across websites so that relevant content can be shown. We use these sparingly and only with partners whose approach we are comfortable with.
Examples: social media platforms, ad personalisation networks · Duration: up to 12 months
Preference Cookies
These remember choices you have made — for example, your preferred language or region — so you do not have to select them again on your next visit.
Examples: language settings, display preferences · Duration: up to 12 months
Your Cookie Preferences
Use the toggles above to select which cookies you are happy with, then save your choices. Your selection is stored on your device and applies across the Goldyears website.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services rather than by Goldyears directly. We do not control these cookies, but we only work with services whose privacy practices are reputable.
- Google Analytics — helps us understand overall website usage in an anonymised way.
- Social media platforms — if you use share or follow buttons, those platforms may set their own cookies.
- Google Maps — our embedded map on the contact page may set cookies to enable the map to function.
How Long Do Cookies Last?
Session Cookies
Temporary cookies that are deleted automatically when you close your browser. They exist only for the duration of your visit and hold no information once you leave.
Persistent Cookies
These remain on your device until a set expiry date or until you delete them manually. Most persistent cookies on this site last between 3 and 24 months.
Managing Cookies in Your Browser
In addition to using the controls on this page, every browser lets you view, block, and delete cookies directly. Choose your browser below for step-by-step guidance.
Google Chrome
1. Click the three-dot menu in the top-right corner and select Settings.
2. Go to Privacy and security, then Cookies and other site data.
3. Choose your preferred setting or click See all site data and permissions to manage specific sites.
4. To delete existing cookies, click See all site data and permissions → Remove all.
Mozilla Firefox
1. Click the menu button (three horizontal lines) and choose Settings.
2. Select Privacy & Security from the left-hand panel.
3. Under Cookies and Site Data, choose your preferred blocking level.
4. To clear existing cookies, click Clear Data in the same section.
Apple Safari
1. Open Safari and click Preferences (or Settings on macOS Ventura and later).
2. Click the Privacy tab.
3. Check Block all cookies if you prefer, or click Manage Website Data to remove cookies for individual sites.
4. On iPhone or iPad, go to Settings → Safari → Privacy & Security.
Microsoft Edge
1. Click the three-dot menu in the top-right and select Settings.
2. Go to Cookies and site permissions, then Cookies and site data.
3. Toggle or configure options as you prefer, or click See all cookies and site data to manage specific sites.
4. To delete cookies, click Remove all on the same page.
Your Rights and Choices
You have the right to withdraw your consent to optional cookies at any time by adjusting the toggles on this page or clearing your browser's cookies.
You can also ask us what information we hold about your use of the site, or request that cookies linked to your device be removed. Disabling optional cookies will not prevent you from using the website, though some features may work slightly differently.
If you have any questions about how we use cookies, or would like to exercise any of your rights, please contact our privacy team:
+66 81 605 3927