Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy

Background

This website ("Our Site") uses cookies and similar technologies in order to distinguish you from the other users. By using cookies, we are able to provide you with a better experience and to improve our site by better understanding how you use it. Please read this cookie policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of our cookie policy is deemed to occur if you continue using our site. If you do not agree to our cookie policy, please stop using our site immediately.

Definitions and Interpretation

In this cookie policy, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:

"Cookie"

Means a small file placed on your computer or device by our site when you visit certain parts of our site and / or when you use certain features of our site.

"Cookie Law"

Means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 and of EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR").

"Personal Data"

Means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data, as defined by the EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR").

"We / Us / Our"

Home Import World, 18A Wing Shing Industrial Building, 26 Ng Fong Street, San Po Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Information About Us

  1. Our site is owned and operated by Home Import World, 18A Wing Shing Industrial Building, 26 Ng Fong Street, San Po Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

How Does Our Site Use Cookies?

  1. Our site may place and access certain first party cookies on your computer or device. First party cookies are those placed directly by us and are used only by us. We use cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of our site and to provide and improve our products. We have carefully chosen these cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.
  2. By using our site, you may also receive certain third party cookies on your computer or device. Third party cookies are those placed by websites, services and / or parties other than us. Third party cookies are used on our site for advertising and analytical services. For more details please refer to "What Cookies Do We Use?" below.
  3. All cookies used by and on our site are used in accordance with current cookie law. We may use some or all of the following types of cookie:
    1. Essential Cookies

These cookies are required for the standard operation of the website, such as enabling login, allowing for a secure checkout process and to ensure the website operates as expected.

    1. Site Preference Cookies

These cookies are used to allow you to customise your personal experience on the website. This includes the option to remember your login and which language the website displays.

    1. Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us to understand how our visitors use the website and provide us with information to continually improve your experience.

    1. Marketing Cookies

These cookies help inform us about what you're interested in so our third parties can show you relevant adverts on other websites. If these cookies are disabled, ads you see may be less relevant to you.

  1. For more details on the personal data that we collect and use, the measures we have in place to protect personal data, your legal rights, and our legal obligations, please refer to our privacy policy page.
  2. For more specific details of the cookies that we use, please refer to the table below.

What Cookies Does Our Site Use?

Cookie

Purpose

Essential

cookie_consent

This cookie is used to track whether you've accepted other cookies to be set including your cookie settings such as accepting site features, analytics and marketing cookies.

Yes

guest_cookie

This allows customers on the website to place items in their basket without signing up for an account. This cookie is solely used to link one customer with their own basket.

Yes

PHPSESSID

This enables the website to uniquely identify each user and allow our customers to securely login to their account and perform transactions.

Yes

LANG

Used to determine which language to display the website in.

No

userSession

This cookie allows the website to remember your login details so you don’t have to login again on repeat visits.

No

_fbp

Used to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other websites.

Facebook

No

_uet*

Used to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other websites.

Bing

No

Consent And Control

  1. By giving your consent to the placing of cookies you are enabling us to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of cookies, however, certain features of our site may not function fully or as intended.
  2. In addition to the controls that we provide, you can choose to enable or disable cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all cookies or only third party cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation which came with your device.

Changes To This Cookie Policy

  1. We may alter this cookie policy at any time. Any such changes will become binding on you on your first use of our site after the changes have been made. You are therefore advised to check this page from time to time.
  2. In the event of any conflict between the current version of this cookie policy and any previous version(s), the provisions current and in effect shall prevail unless it is expressly stated otherwise.

Further Information

  1. If you would like to know more about how we use cookies, please contact us at service@homeimportworld.com or by post at Home Import World, 18A Wing Shing Industrial Building, 26 Ng Fong Street, San Po Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.