Cookie Policy & Tracking Technologies
How CINA SOURCING utilizes first-party operational cookies, analytical metrics, and advertising performance trackers to ensure reliable RFQ workflows and transparency.
Effective Date: January 15, 2024 | Last Updated & Reviewed: December 2024
🍪 Essential Operational Cookies
Used to power secure RFQ forms, protect against cross-site request forgery (CSRF), and maintain session integrity across procurement portals.
📊 Performance & Analytics
Anonymized Google Analytics 4 tags measure inbound traffic routes and site performance without collecting proprietary CAD designs or personal data.
🎯 Transparent Ad Verification
Conversion tracking tags measure return on investment for marketing campaigns in full compliance with Google Ads third-party transparency guidelines.
1. Introduction & Scope
This Cookie Policy explains how CINA SOURCING ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies, pixels, and related tracking technologies on our primary corporate website: https://cinasourcing.com.
By browsing our service pages or submitting product links for quotation analysis, you consent to our deployment of cookies in accordance with the terms outlined below. You retain the absolute right to modify, restrict, or disable tracking preferences at any point through your personal browser configuration.
2. What Are Cookies?
A cookie is a small data file placed on your computer, tablet, or mobile device by websites you visit. Cookies help platforms recognize returning visitors, store locale preferences, safeguard account inquiries, and provide aggregate performance statistics to site administrators.
We distinguish between session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain stored on your device until they reach their configured expiration date or are manually purged).
3. Categories of Cookies We Deploy
Our platform categorizes cookies into four distinct functional tiers:
| Cookie Tier |
Primary Purpose |
Lifespan & Ownership |
| Strictly Necessary |
Required for foundational technical operations, security verification, form submission tokens, and Elementor visual rendering. |
First-Party Session to 1 Year |
| Performance & Analytics |
Collects aggregated, non-personally identifiable telemetry regarding page visits, load speeds, and bounce metrics via Google Analytics 4. |
Third-Party (Google) Up to 2 Years |
| Advertising & Conversion |
Enables attribution tracking for commercial outreach and Google Ads conversion events without capturing proprietary trade data. |
Third-Party (Google Ads) 90 Days |
| Functional & Chat |
Remembers interface preferences, language selections, and maintains active session states for inquiry modals and live communication tools. |
First/Third-Party Session to 180 Days |
4. Google Analytics & Third-Party Advertising Disclosures
To ensure total compliance with Google Ads policies and international privacy frameworks, we provide explicit disclosure regarding external service integration:
- Google Analytics 4: We deploy IP anonymization features. Google processes device attributes and behavioral events to help us evaluate site performance. Google does not match your IP address with any other private records maintained by Google. Detailed documentation is accessible via Google's Partner Data Policy.
- Google Ads & Conversion Tracking: When visitors arrive on our landing pages via Google search campaigns, conversion tags measure page interactions (e.g., clicking our quote request button or submitting an RFQ). These cookies do not transmit confidential product specifications, CAD drawings, or client contact identities.
- Logistics Link Tracking: Navigational links connecting to our specialized freight forwarding arm, Cina Logistics (cinalogistics.com), utilize standard URL parameters for direct transit inquiries.
5. Controlling & Disabling Cookies
You have full authority to accept, limit, or refuse cookies. Most desktop and mobile browsers automatically accept cookies by default, but you can configure your browser preferences to reject or prompt you before accepting cookies:
- Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data.
- Apple Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data / Block all cookies.
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Enhanced Tracking Protection.
- Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies.
To opt out of targeted network advertising across third-party exchanges, review settings at the Google Ads Preferences Center or the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI).
Note: Disabling strictly necessary cookies may restrict the visual layout or functionality of our RFQ submission widgets.
6. Revisions to This Policy
We review and update our Cookie Policy periodically to reflect technological adjustments, changes in platform functionality, or updates in legal compliance mandates. Any modifications will be posted directly to this URL with an updated effective date.