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Cookie Policy
Last Updated: 10 May 2025
Effective Date: 10 May 2025
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the site remember your preferences, understand how you navigate pages, and in some cases allow third-party tools to function. Cookies do not contain personally identifiable information on their own, but may be linked to data you have provided.
2. How Hearthly Uses Cookies
We use a small number of cookies to make this website work properly and to understand how visitors use our content. We do not use cookies for targeted advertising or to sell data to third parties.
Cookies on this website fall into three categories:
3. Categories of Cookies
Essential Cookies
These cookies are required for the website to function and cannot be disabled. They handle things like remembering your cookie consent choice and supporting basic page navigation.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| hearthly_cookie_consent | Stores your cookie consent preferences | 12 months |
| PHPSESSID | Supports server-side form handling and session continuity | Session |
Analytics Cookies
We use analytics cookies to understand which pages are visited most often and how visitors move through the site. This information is aggregated and not linked to individual users. These cookies are only set with your consent.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics — distinguishes users for aggregate traffic data | 2 years |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics — maintains session state | 2 years |
Preference Cookies
These cookies remember choices you have made on the site, such as display settings or previously viewed content. They make your experience more personalised on return visits and are only set with your consent.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| hearthly_prefs | Stores user display and interaction preferences | 6 months |
4. Manage Your Cookie Preferences
You can adjust your preferences below at any time. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are required for the website to work. Changes take effect immediately and are stored for your next visit.
5. Managing Cookies Through Your Browser
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View the cookies currently stored on your device
- Delete individual cookies or clear all cookies
- Block cookies from specific websites or from all websites
- Set notifications when a site tries to place a cookie
Please note that disabling or deleting certain cookies may affect the functionality of this website. You can find guidance on managing cookies for common browsers below:
- Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
- Mozilla Firefox: Preferences > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
- Safari (macOS / iOS): Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
- Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions
6. Third-Party Cookies
Where we use third-party tools (such as Google Analytics), those providers may set their own cookies on your device in accordance with their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review the privacy and cookie policies of any third-party services listed in Section 3 above.
7. Updates to This Policy
Hearthly may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology or applicable regulations. When we make meaningful changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, display a notice on the website. Your continued use of the website after any update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about how we use cookies, please contact:
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: +60 4-229 7468
- Address: Hearthly, No. 7, Jalan Burma, 10350 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia