Cookie Policy

Last updated time: March 2022

We may use cookies or similar technologies to improve your experience on our internet platforms, such as Pernod Ricard China's official website "www.pernod-ricard-china.com", Pernod Ricard Drinks&Co official website "www.drinksandco.cn/cn" and WeChat mini program "Pernod Ricard Membership Program".

Cookies are small data files that your browser sets on your computer or device. However, when it is read by a server via a web browser, it can help a website deliver a more user-friendly service – for example, remembering previous purchases or account details.

Both we and our third-party tracking partners use browser storage, program storage, cookies, pixels, beacons, scripts and tags to operate our websites and apps, to analyze your use based on your consent. We may receive reports on these from our third-party tracking partners on an individual and aggregate basis, and those partners may combine that information with other information they have collected from you.

The following Pernod Ricard China entities may use your cookies information in accordance with this Policy:

  • Pernod Ricard (China) Trading Co., Ltd., located on the 6th floor, No. 15 (Building C), Lane 458, Madang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, mainly engaging in product sales, distribution, and related sales, marketing, and activities.

  • Pernod Ricard (China) Spirits & Wines Co., Ltd., located at Room 1115, 11th Floor, No. 6, Jilong Road, China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, mainly engaging in certain sales, marketing, and activities.

  • Conviviality (Shanghai) Food Sale Co., Ltd., located at Unit 01a-1 and Unit 01d, Building 16, Lane 181, Taicang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, mainly engaging in online and offline retail of goods and related sales, marketing, and activities.

In this policy, the above Pernod Ricard China entities are referred to as "Pernod Ricard", "our" or "us". An entity of Pernod Ricard China determined at the time of cooperation between you and Pernod Ricard will be responsible for specific matters concerning such cooperation.

Types of Cookies we use:

  • Necessary Cookie: Necessary cookies are required to enable technical site functionality and to provide the services explicitly requested by you. This includes, for example, ensuring the security and efficient operation of products and services, which allows us to confirm the security status of your account and transactions, screen abnormal situations related to crashes and delays, and save you from repeating the steps and processes of filling out forms and entering search content, etc. These cookies cannot be disabled and do not require consent.

  • Analytic Cookie: These cookies are optional and collect information about how visitors use and experience our website in order to optimize design, operations, and efficiency and to improve your user experience. For example, analytic cookies may collect information about a user's usage of online services, including most frequently visited websites, the browser or operating system used, the user's location, whether an item or link has been viewed or used, error messages generated, and whether the message sent by Pernod Ricard has been opened or read. Pernod Ricard can use this information to improve online services, count visitors, analyze users’ usage patterns, fix problems with online services, and make online services more convenient.

  • Flash Cookie (also known as Local Stored Objects) or other similar technologies: These cookies are optional. A Flash cookie is a small data file placed on a computer using Adobe Flash or similar technology that may be built into your computer or downloaded or installed by you to your computer. We use these technologies to personalize and enhance your online experience, facilitate processes, and personalize and store your settings. Flash cookies may help our website visitors to, for example, set volume preference associated with a video experience and perform surveys. They help us improve our sites by measuring which areas are of greatest interest to customers. They may be recognized by other sites or by our marketing or business partners. Flash cookies are different from browser cookies and the cookie management tools provided by your browser may not remove Flash cookies. Go to www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager.html to learn how to manage privacy and storage settings for Flash cookies. If you disable Flash cookies or other similar technologies, please be aware that you may not have access to certain features and services that make your online experience more efficient and enjoyable.

What about your privacy?

Certain cookies at Pernod Ricard Drinks&Co official website https://www.drinksandco.cn/cn may process your personal information.

With regards to “strictly necessary” cookies processing personal information, Pernod Ricard bases this processing on either:

  • our obligation to secure a safe use and operation of the website and the services offered on the website;

  • our contractual obligation to deliver specific services or functionalities specifically requested by the website user.

With regards to “analytical” and/ or “flash” cookies processing personal information, Pernod Ricard bases its processing on consent, unless otherwise specifically appears in our personal information protection policy.

For cookies where a third party is joint processor or independent processor, please refer to the third party’s personal information protection policy for more information on the legal basis for their processing of personal information as processors.

Read how to manage and control what information we collect from you in our full Personal Information Protection Policy here.

What if I do not want cookies?

Necessary cookies are essential for the website to operate and you cannot opt out of them, but you can delete necessary cookies after use – see how below.

For all other cookies, you can always adjust your settings and revoke your consent.

How to delete your cookies?

You may control and manage cookies in many ways. However, please note that deleting or disabling cookies may affect your user experience and some of the websites' functionality may be limited. Real browser cookies are set to expire. Similar types of technologies, like local storage on your device, do not have expiration built-in, and so must be deleted by you. We have linked to instructions on how to adjust/delete cookies on some of the more common devices below.

Please find examples of guides on how to block cookies and how to remove cookies in the various browsers for PCs and Macs:

Internet Explorer

Google Chrome

Mozilla Firefox

Opera

Safari

Microsoft Edge

Samsung Browser