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Cookie Policy
Last updated: 5 June 2025 | Balanza, 302 Si Chan Road, Nai Mueang, Khon Kaen 40000, Thailand
Your Cookie Preferences
Manage which cookies you allow on this site. Essential cookies cannot be disabled — they are needed for the site to work. You can change your choices at any time using the controls below.
Essential Cookies
Required for the site to function correctly. Cannot be disabled.
Analytics Cookies
Help us understand how visitors use the site so we can improve it. No personal data is shared with third parties.
Marketing Cookies
Used by advertising platforms to show relevant content. Balanza does not run paid advertising campaigns at this time; this setting is included for completeness.
Preference Cookies
Remember settings such as language or display preferences across visits.
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the site to remember certain information across pages or visits. Most cookies are session-based — they disappear when you close your browser. Others persist across sessions so that your preferences are retained.
2. How We Use Cookies
Balanza uses cookies for the following purposes:
Essential
Site Operation
These cookies are necessary for the site to load and function correctly. They include your cookie consent preference, which is stored in your browser's localStorage to avoid showing the consent banner on every visit. These cannot be switched off.
Analytics
Site Usage Understanding
We may use analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) to understand how pages are used, which sections receive the most interest, and where visitors arrive from. This data is aggregated and does not identify individual visitors. It helps us improve the structure and content of the site over time.
Marketing
Advertising Platforms
Balanza does not currently run paid advertising campaigns. This category is included because the site's technical setup may support pixel tracking (such as Facebook Pixel) which could be activated in the future. No marketing cookies are currently in use.
Preferences
Display & Settings
These cookies remember settings or choices you have made on the site, such as display language or other preferences, so you do not have to re-select them on each visit.
3. Consent and Your Choices
When you first visit the Balanza website, a banner at the bottom of the page gives you the option to accept or reject non-essential cookies. Your choice is stored in your browser's localStorage under the key cookieConsent.
You can change your preferences at any time using the controls at the top of this page, or by clearing your localStorage through your browser's developer tools or privacy settings.
Essential cookies remain active regardless of your choice, as they are necessary for the site to function.
4. Third-Party Cookies
Some content on our site is delivered through third-party services. These may set their own cookies. Current third-party integrations include:
- Google Maps — used on the home page to display our location. Google may set cookies in connection with the map embed.
- Google Analytics — if analytics cookies are accepted, this service processes page usage data. See Google's privacy policy for details on how they handle data.
- Lorem Picsum — placeholder images are served from picsum.photos. This service does not set tracking cookies.
We do not control third-party cookies. Please refer to each provider's privacy and cookie documentation for more detail.
5. Cookie Retention
The table below describes the main cookies and storage entries this site uses:
| Name | Type | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookieConsent | localStorage | Stores your cookie preference to avoid repeated prompts | Until cleared |
| _ga | Analytics | Google Analytics — distinguishes users for aggregated reporting | 2 years |
| _gid | Analytics | Google Analytics — distinguishes users within a session | 24 hours |
| _fbp | Marketing | Facebook Pixel — browser identification for ad measurement (not currently active) | 90 days |
6. Managing Cookies in Your Browser
You can manage cookies directly in your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to view, block, or delete cookies at any time. Doing so may affect some parts of the site — for example, if the consent localStorage entry is cleared, the cookie banner will appear again on your next visit.
Common browser cookie management paths: Settings → Privacy → Cookies (Chrome / Edge) | Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies (Firefox) | Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data (Safari).
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy if the cookies we use change. The current version is always published at https://balanza.world/cookie-policy.html. If we make significant changes, we will update the date at the top of this page.
8. Contact
Balanza
302 Si Chan Road, Nai Mueang, Khon Kaen 40000, Thailand
+66 53 218 6470
For privacy-related matters: [email protected]