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Cookie Policy
Last Updated: 14 May 2025 | Effective: 14 May 2025
1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how Ploen ("we", "us", "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website at ploenx.world. We are based at 88 Beach Road, Bang Lamung, Chonburi 20150, Thailand.
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work reliably, remember your preferences, and provide us with a basic understanding of how visitors move through our pages.
This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains more broadly how we handle personal data.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for a small number of straightforward purposes:
- To remember whether you have acknowledged our cookie notice, so we do not show it to you on every visit.
- To understand, in aggregate and anonymous terms, how visitors find and move through our website, so we can improve the experience over time.
- To display a map of our workshop location via an embedded Google Maps frame.
We do not use cookies for advertising, for tracking you across other websites, or for building profiles about your behaviour.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required for the website to function. They cannot be switched off. They do not store any personally identifiable information.
| Name | Purpose | Duration | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| ploen_cookie_consent | Records that you have acknowledged our cookie notice, so it is not shown again. | 1 year | Ploen (first-party) |
3.2 Analytics Cookies
If analytics are enabled, these cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website in aggregate. No data is shared with advertising networks. We do not use this data to identify individuals.
| Name | Purpose | Duration | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Distinguishes unique users for aggregate visit counting. | 2 years | Google Analytics |
| _ga_* | Persists session state for Google Analytics 4. | 2 years | Google Analytics |
| _gid | Distinguishes users across a 24-hour window. | 24 hours | Google Analytics |
3.3 Third-Party Embedded Content
Our website includes a Google Maps embed that shows the location of our workshop. When this map loads, Google may set its own cookies on your device. We have no control over those cookies. You can review Google's own cookie practices at policies.google.com.
| Service | Purpose | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Google Maps embed | Displays an interactive map of our workshop location. | Google LLC |
4. Local Storage
In addition to cookies, our website uses the browser's localStorage to save your cookie preference. localStorage is stored on your device only and is not transmitted to our servers. You can clear it at any time through your browser settings.
5. Your Choices
You have a few ways to manage cookies:
5.1 Browser Settings
Most browsers allow you to view, block, or delete cookies through their settings. The steps vary by browser; guidance is usually available through the browser's help section. Please note that blocking certain cookies may affect how parts of our website function.
5.2 Google Analytics Opt-Out
Google offers a browser add-on that prevents data from being sent to Google Analytics. It is available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
5.3 Our Cookie Notice
When you first visit our site, a notice at the bottom of the page invites you to acknowledge our use of cookies. You can dismiss this notice, and your choice is stored locally on your device for one year. To reset your preference, you can clear your browser's localStorage or cookies for our domain.
6. Cookies and the Thai PDPA
Thailand's Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA, B.E. 2562) applies where cookies process personal data. Where any cookie on our website does process personal data — for example, by assigning an identifier that could be linked back to you — we handle that data in accordance with our Privacy Policy and the PDPA.
Strictly necessary cookies do not require consent under the PDPA as they are essential to provide the service you have requested. For analytics cookies, we rely on your acknowledgement of this policy as a basis for their use.
7. Retention
Each cookie has its own lifespan, as noted in the tables above. Session cookies expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device until they expire naturally or until you delete them. You may delete cookies at any time through your browser settings.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, for example if we introduce a new technology or change how we use analytics. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. We encourage you to check back periodically if you would like to stay informed.
9. Contact
If you have any questions about how we use cookies, we are happy to help:
- Email: [email protected]
- Address: 88 Beach Road, Bang Lamung, Chonburi 20150, Thailand
- Phone: +66 38 426 9173