Cookie Policy | Thstarlinker Financial Education Bangkok

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognise your device on return visits and remember certain information about your preferences or session.

Cookies are widely used by websites to make them function correctly, to improve performance, and to provide information to website owners. They are not harmful to your device and cannot execute code or carry viruses.

Similar technologies such as local storage, session storage, and pixels may also be used for comparable purposes. This Policy covers all such technologies in addition to cookies.

2. How We Use Cookies

Thstarlinker uses cookies and similar technologies on thstarlinker for the following purposes:

To ensure the website functions correctly and securely
To remember your cookie consent preferences
To analyse how visitors use our website so we can improve it
To understand the effectiveness of our marketing and measure attribution

We do not use cookies to collect or store sensitive personal data, financial information, or any information that could directly identify you by name without your knowledge.

3. Cookie Categories

We categorise the cookies used on our site as follows:

4. Cookie Reference List

The following table lists the specific cookies currently in use on our website:

Name	Category	Provider	Purpose	Duration
cookieConsent	Essential	Thstarlinker	Stores your cookie consent preferences (categories accepted, version, timestamp)	1 year
_ga	Analytics	Google Analytics	Distinguishes users; used to calculate visits, sessions, and traffic source data	2 years
_ga_[ID]	Analytics	Google Analytics	Maintains session state for Google Analytics 4	2 years
_fbp	Marketing	Meta (Facebook)	Used by Meta to attribute site visits and measure advertising effectiveness	90 days
_uetsid	Marketing	Microsoft Bing	Used by Bing Ads to attribute site visits and measure conversion events	Session
_uetvid	Marketing	Microsoft Bing	Persistent identifier used by Bing for conversion tracking and visit attribution	16 months

This list is updated as our use of cookies changes. If you notice a cookie not listed here, please contact us.

5. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our site are placed by third-party services. These providers have their own privacy and cookie policies, which we encourage you to review:

Google Analytics 4 — Google Privacy Policy
Meta Pixel — Meta Privacy Policy
Microsoft Bing Pixel — Microsoft Privacy Statement

We have no control over how these third parties use the data collected through their cookies. By accepting analytics or marketing cookies on our site, you agree to data being sent to these providers in accordance with their policies.

6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have several options for managing cookies:

Via our consent banner: When you first visit our website, a consent banner will appear. You can choose which categories of cookies to accept. You can revisit these choices at any time using the "Manage Preferences" button in the sidebar of this page.

Via your browser: Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through their settings. Please note that blocking essential cookies may prevent parts of the website from functioning correctly. Common browser cookie settings:

Via third-party opt-out tools:

Google Analytics: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
Meta (Facebook): Facebook Ad Preferences
Microsoft Bing: Microsoft Opt-Out Page

7. Your Consent

Under Thailand's Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), we are required to obtain your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device. Our consent banner allows you to accept or decline analytics, marketing, and preference cookies individually.

Your consent is stored locally in your browser (via localStorage under the key cookieConsent) and is valid for 12 months. After this period, we will ask for your preferences again.

You may withdraw consent at any time by using the Manage Preferences button. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing that took place prior to withdrawal.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, for example when we add new cookies or change the services we use. The "Last updated" date at the top of the page will reflect the most recent revision. If we make significant changes, we will display a new consent notice so that you can review and confirm your preferences.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies or this Policy, please reach out: