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Cookie Policy
Last Updated: 7 April 2025 · Effective Date: 7 April 2025
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help a website recognise your device on return visits and carry certain information between pages. Cookies do not run programmes or carry viruses — they are simply a record stored locally on your computer, phone, or tablet.
Similar technologies, such as web beacons, pixel tags, and local storage entries, work in a comparable way and are covered by this policy under the same term "cookies" for ease of reading.
2. How Slatewise Uses Cookies
We use cookies on this website for a small number of specific purposes. We do not use cookies to build advertising profiles, track your browsing across other websites, or sell any data derived from cookie activity to third parties.
The categories of cookies we place, and their purpose, are described in the tables below.
3. Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Essential Operation
These cookies are required for the website to function. They cannot be disabled without affecting how the site operates. They carry no personal marketing data.
| Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
sw_cookie_consent |
Records whether you have acknowledged the cookie notice, so it does not reappear on each visit. | 12 months | First-party |
PHPSESSID |
Maintains your session state as you move between pages on this site. Discarded when you close your browser. | Session | First-party |
sw_csrf_token |
Protects form submissions against cross-site request forgery. A security measure with no personal data. | Session | First-party |
Functional Preferences and Usability
These cookies remember choices you have made on the site — such as your preferred language or the region you indicated — so that we can present information in a relevant way on return visits. Disabling them will not break the site, but some convenience features will not be retained between visits.
| Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
sw_locale |
Stores the language or region preference you have set, if the option is made available. | 6 months | First-party |
sw_ui_pref |
Retains minor interface preferences — for example, whether a sidebar or accordion was last left open. | 3 months | First-party |
Analytics Visitor Measurement
These cookies help us understand how visitors use the website — which pages they visit, how long they stay, and where they arrive from. The data is aggregated and does not identify individual visitors. We use this information to improve the clarity and usefulness of our content.
| Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga |
Google Analytics — assigns a random identifier to distinguish visitors for aggregated traffic reports. No personally identifying data is stored in this cookie. | 2 years | Third-party (Google) |
_ga_* |
Google Analytics — maintains session state for measurement purposes. Works alongside _ga. |
2 years | Third-party (Google) |
_gid |
Google Analytics — distinguishes visitors on a shorter time window; used for daily traffic reports. | 24 hours | Third-party (Google) |
_gat |
Google Analytics — limits the rate of requests to Google's servers during periods of high traffic. | 1 minute | Third-party (Google) |
Google's own privacy practices for Analytics data are described at policies.google.com/privacy. We have configured Google Analytics to anonymise IP addresses before they are transmitted.
4. Cookies We Do Not Use
To be clear about our approach, the following types of cookies are not placed on this website:
- Advertising or retargeting cookies
- Social media tracking pixels from platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn
- Cookies that track your behaviour across third-party websites
- Fingerprinting or device-identification technologies beyond standard web analytics
5. Third-Party Cookies
Our website embeds a Google Maps frame on certain pages to display our office location. When that frame loads, Google may place its own cookies on your device in accordance with Google's privacy policy. We do not have control over the cookies placed by Google in this context.
If you prefer not to receive Google's cookies from the embedded map, most browsers allow you to block third-party cookies individually. Doing so will not prevent you from using any other part of this website.
6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have several options for managing how cookies are stored on your device.
Through Your Browser
Every major browser provides controls for viewing, deleting, and blocking cookies. Instructions for the browsers most commonly used in Malaysia are linked below. Note that blocking all cookies will affect the functionality of many websites beyond this one.
Opt-Out of Google Analytics
Google offers a browser add-on that prevents data from being sent to Google Analytics across all websites. It is available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout and is compatible with most desktop browsers.
Withdrawing Consent
If you have previously acknowledged our cookie notice and wish to withdraw that acknowledgement, you may clear your browser's cookies for this website. On your next visit, the notice will appear again and you may make a fresh choice.
7. Cookie Retention
Each cookie has a lifespan noted in the table above. Session cookies are removed automatically when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain until they expire or until you delete them manually through your browser settings.
We review our cookie usage periodically and retire cookies that are no longer needed.
8. Legal Basis Under Malaysian Law
This Cookie Policy is written in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA) of Malaysia, which governs the collection and processing of personal data in Malaysia. Where analytics cookies are concerned, we rely on your acknowledgement of this policy as the basis for placing them. Strictly necessary cookies are placed on the basis of our legitimate interest in operating a functional and secure website.
If you have questions about how Malaysian data protection law applies to the use of cookies, you may consult the Department of Personal Data Protection (JPDP) at pdp.gov.my.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, regulation, or our own practices. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the website after that date constitutes your acknowledgement of the revised policy.
We encourage you to review this page periodically if you have concerns about how cookies are used on this site.
10. Contact
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or about how your data is handled more broadly, please contact us at:
- Email: [email protected]
- Post: Slatewise, 6 Persiaran Stonor, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Phone: +60 3-2143 9678
You may also read our Privacy Policy for a broader account of how we handle personal data.