Effective Date: May 5, 2026
Issued by: Kalinklo Limited (Hong Kong SAR), operating as The Global Conservatory ("TGC", "we", "us", "our").
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, and to provide information to the owners of the site.
This Cookie Policy explains how TGC uses cookies and similar tracking technologies (such as web beacons, pixels, and local storage) on theglobalconservatory.com and related subdomains.
2. Categories of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features (e.g., maintaining your shopping cart, ensuring you remain logged in to your account, and delivering security functions). They cannot be disabled without breaking site functionality.
Performance & Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and Google Tag Manager for this purpose. The information collected includes pages visited, time on site, traffic sources, and basic device information.
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the site to provide enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your language preference, time zone, or content preferences.
Marketing & Targeting Cookies
We may use cookies from advertising and marketing partners (e.g., Klaviyo for email marketing) to deliver relevant content and measure campaign effectiveness. These cookies may track your activity across websites.
3. Third-Party Cookies
Our website integrates with the following third-party services, each of which may set their own cookies:
- Shopify (e-commerce platform — required for cart and checkout)
- Google Analytics & Google Tag Manager (analytics)
- Klaviyo (email marketing)
- Zoom (live lesson delivery — only loaded on lesson pages)
- PayPal (payment processing — only loaded at checkout)
- Appointo (booking widget — only loaded on faculty booking pages)
Each third-party service has its own privacy policy and cookie controls. We encourage you to review them.
4. Your Choices and How to Manage Cookies
Browser Controls
Most browsers allow you to view, manage, and delete cookies through their settings. You can usually find these controls in the "Privacy" or "Settings" section of your browser. Disabling all cookies will likely break parts of our website (cart, checkout, account login).
Opt-Out of Analytics
You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Do Not Track Signals
Our website does not currently respond to "Do Not Track" browser signals due to the lack of a uniform industry standard. We will update this policy if our position changes.
Cookie Consent Banner
Visitors from the EU/EEA, UK, and other jurisdictions with cookie consent requirements will see a consent banner on their first visit. You can withdraw or update your consent at any time by clicking the cookie preferences link (when implemented) in the website footer.
5. Cookies and Children
TGC offers programs for students of all ages, including minors. We do not knowingly use marketing or targeting cookies for users we know to be under 13. Parents and guardians can review and manage cookie consent on behalf of their children.
6. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or applicable laws. The "Effective Date" at the top will be revised when changes are made. Material changes will be communicated by email and a notice on the website.
7. Contact
For questions about this Cookie Policy or our cookie practices, contact us at privacy@theglobalconservatory.com (subject line: "Cookie Policy Inquiry").
For more information about how we handle your personal data more broadly, see our Privacy Policy.