Allianz Global Investors Cookies Policy

Last Updated: 09/2023

Through this Cookies Policy we, Allianz Global Investors Asia Pacific Limited, 32/F, Two Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong ("Allianz Global Investors" or "We"), inform you about how we use cookies and similar technologies on our website (“Website”).  For more information on how we collect, process and use personal data, please see our Data Protection Policy on this Website. 

Cookies and Similar Technologies 
Cookies.  We use cookies to make our Website function smoothly and optimally for our users and to continuously improve its operation. Cookies are small text files that contain a sequence of alphanumeric characters, which are stored on your device. We use both session cookies and persistent cookies. A session cookies is deleted when you close your internet browser. A persistent cookies remains stored even after the internet browser has been closed, and can be used by your internet browser on subsequent visits to our Website. Your internet browser may well offer settings for cookies. Please note that you may not be able to make full use of the features in the services offered on our Website if you either delete cookies or choose not to allow them. We also use third-party cookies in connection with the services provided through our Website. For example, we use Google Analytics to collect and process certain analytical data. We may not process or react to “Do not track” signals from internet browsers or similar processes that indicate that a user visiting our website or using the services provided through our Website does not want to be tracked online. A list of the cookies used on our Website, including their purpose and the data stored in each case, can be found in the table below. Your consent to the intended use is required before placing and using cookies on your device. This consent can also be given by adjusting your browser settings accordingly.

Clear GIFs/Web Beacons.  Clear GIFs (also known as web beacons) are typically very small transparent graphics (typically 1 pixel x 1 pixel) used on a website which can be used within the scope of the services we offer on our Website and are typically used in conjunction with cookies to track our users and their usage patterns. 

How We Use Cookies and Similar Technologies 
We use cookies and we automatically collect information in order to: (1) personalise our Website and the services we offer on our Website, e.g. to save data related to you so that you do not need to re-enter this data while using our Website, or on your next visit to our Website or when you use services provided on the Website; (2) provide you with customised advertising, content and information; (3) monitor and analyse the effectiveness of our Website and the services provided on our Website, as well as third party promotional activities; (4) produce aggregate usage statistics, such as total number of visitors and page views; and (5) track your entries and the status of promotions or other activities and services offered via our Website. Tracking technologies also help us to maintain and improve the usability of the Website (1) by determining whether there has been any contact between your computer and us in the past, and (2) by identifying the most popular areas of our Website.

Further details can be found in the table below: