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How We Use Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to make our platforms work, understand how you use them, and improve your experience.

Effective: 1 June 2024 Applies to: burmain.com Last Updated: 1 June 2024

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device — computer, smartphone, or tablet — when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognise your device on subsequent visits and remember information about your preferences or activity. Cookies are widely used to make websites function efficiently and to provide reporting information to site owners.

Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Burmain Holdings) are called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable features or functionality provided by third parties, such as advertising, interactive content, and analytics.

Other Tracking Technologies We Use

In addition to cookies, we may use the following technologies to store or retrieve information from your browser:

  • Local Storage & Session Storage — browser-native storage mechanisms that let us save preference data and session state without an expiry date (local storage) or for the duration of a single browsing session (session storage).
  • Pixel Tags & Web Beacons — tiny, often invisible images embedded in pages or emails that help us understand engagement, measure campaign performance, and confirm whether content has been viewed.
  • Browser Fingerprinting — we collect limited device-level signals (browser type, operating system, screen resolution) solely for fraud prevention and security purposes. We do not use fingerprinting for advertising or tracking across unaffiliated sites.

2. Cookie Categories

We group the cookies we use into four categories. The table below explains what each category does, gives examples of the cookies involved, and indicates how long they typically last.

Category Purpose Examples Duration
Essential Required for the website to function correctly. These cookies cannot be disabled without breaking core features such as authentication and security. No personal data is used for advertising purposes. Session ID, CSRF token, auth cookie Session / 1 year
Analytics Help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This allows us to improve site structure, content, and performance over time. Google Analytics, Plausible 1–2 years
Functional Allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personalised features such as your preferred language, region, or display settings. Language, theme, form autofill 1 year
Marketing Used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. LinkedIn Insight Tag, Meta Pixel 90 days

3. Specific Cookies We Use

The table below lists the individual cookies currently in use on burmain.com, along with details about who sets them, what they do, and how long they persist on your device.

Cookie Name Provider Purpose Type Duration
_session Burmain Maintains your authenticated session so you remain logged in as you navigate across pages. Essential Session
csrf_token Burmain Provides Cross-Site Request Forgery protection, ensuring that form submissions originate from legitimate users on our site. Essential Session
cookie_consent Burmain Stores your cookie consent preferences so we do not display the consent banner on every page load. Essential 1 year
_ga Google Analytics Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how you use the website. Analytics 2 years
_ga_XXXXXXXX Google Analytics Used by Google Analytics 4 to persist session state and track user interactions across page views. Analytics 2 years
_gid Google Analytics Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how you use the website; resets each day. Analytics 24 hours
user_prefs Burmain Stores your display preferences (e.g., language, region, theme) so they are applied on your next visit. Functional 1 year
_li_ss LinkedIn Tracks conversions, retargeting, and analytical data for LinkedIn advertising campaigns via the LinkedIn Insight Tag. Marketing 30 days
_fbp Meta Used by Meta (Facebook) to deliver a series of advertisement products, including real-time bidding from third-party advertisers. Marketing 90 days
_uetsid Microsoft Used by Microsoft Advertising (Bing) to track visitor activity on our site and attribute conversions to ad campaigns. Analytics 1 day

4. Your Cookie Choices

You have several ways to manage or opt out of cookies. Please be aware that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit burmain.com, a cookie consent banner will appear at the bottom of the page. You can use this banner to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences by category. Your choices are saved in the cookie_consent cookie and applied on future visits. You can withdraw or change your consent at any time by clearing your browser cookies, which will cause the banner to reappear on your next visit.

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically find these options in the "Privacy," "Security," or "History" section of your browser. Instructions for the most common browsers are linked below:

  • Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
  • Mozilla Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
  • Apple Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
  • Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies and site data

Please note that blocking all cookies may prevent you from accessing parts of our site and may impair your user experience.

Opt-Out Links

You may also opt out of specific third-party analytics and advertising services directly through the providers listed below:

  • Google Analytics: Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
  • LinkedIn: Manage your ad preferences via LinkedIn Advertising Settings.
  • Meta (Facebook): Adjust your ad preferences through Meta Ad Preferences.

5. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our site are set by third-party services that appear on our pages — for example, embedded videos, social media buttons, or advertising networks. Burmain Holdings does not control these cookies and cannot access or manage them. Third-party cookies are governed by the privacy policies of those third parties, not by this Cookie Policy.

We encourage you to review the privacy and cookie policies of any third-party services you interact with on our platform:

  • Google: Google Privacy Policy
  • LinkedIn: LinkedIn Privacy Policy
  • Meta: Meta Privacy Policy
  • Microsoft: Microsoft Privacy Statement

If you have concerns about a third-party cookie, we recommend contacting the relevant third party directly or using the opt-out mechanisms described in Section 4.

6. Cookie Retention

Cookies fall into two broad categories based on how long they remain on your device:

  • Session Cookies — these are temporary cookies that exist only for the duration of your browser session. They are automatically deleted when you close your browser. Session cookies are typically used for authentication, security, and preserving your progress within a single visit.
  • Persistent Cookies — these cookies remain on your device after you close your browser, until either they reach their defined expiry date or you manually delete them. They are used to remember your preferences and to provide a consistent experience across multiple visits.

You can delete all cookies stored on your device at any time through your browser settings. Please refer to your browser's help documentation for instructions on how to clear cookies. Note that deleting cookies will log you out of any active sessions and may reset any saved preferences.

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the technologies we use, new legal requirements, or improvements to how we communicate our data practices. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

Continued use of burmain.com after the effective date of any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy. If you do not agree with any changes, you can adjust your cookie preferences using the methods described in Section 4 or discontinue use of the site.

For questions or concerns about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies, please contact us at privacy@burmain.com. For full details about how Burmain Holdings collects, processes, and protects your personal data, please review our Privacy Policy.

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