Cookie Policy
Last Updated: August 06, 2025
At Asian Hospitality, a publication of Asian Media Group USA Inc, we value your digital trust. This is the foundation of our relationship with readers, advertisers, property owners, and hospitality professionals with a journalistic legacy spanning over two decades, Asian Hospitality is a bilingual news platform (English and Gujarati) dedicated to serving the Asian American community that plays a leading role in the U.S. hospitality industry. Our platform delivers timely news, expert insights, and practical guidance tailored to the needs of Asian hoteliers, helping them stay informed and empowered in a rapidly evolving market.
This Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies on www.asianhospitality.com to enhance user experience, personalize content, measure engagement, and optimize advertising performance. Cookies are used to help us enhance your experience, personalize content, and support our advertisers. All of this is done in compliance with U.S. privacy regulations.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They record essential and optional data to help enhance functionality, navigation, and personalized content delivery. This helps us maintain a seamless experience across sessions.
Cookies allow us to remember actions you've taken on the site, such as saving articles, responding to surveys, or accepting an offer from a sponsor without requiring you to repeat those steps later.
Types of Cookies We Use
To help you understand how cookies are used on our website, we classify them into the following categories:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Enable you to browse our website and use core features like secure logins, account management, and transaction completion.
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the website to remember the choices you make, such as your preferred region or display settings, to provide enhanced and personalized features.
Performance / Analytics Cookies
Collect information on how you interact with our website, which pages you visit most, how long you stay, where users drop off, and whether you're using a mobile device or desktop.
Marketing / Targeting Cookies
These cookies support personalized advertising and commercial partnerships. They help ensure ads and promotions are relevant based on your browsing behavior, sector, and location.
Cookie Settings on Shared Devices
At Asian Hospitality, we understand that shared terminals and communal tablets are often used in hospitality environments. We recommend regularly reviewing and updating cookie settings on these devices to ensure they reflect the most recent user’s preferences and maintain privacy.
Cookies by themselves do not reveal your identity. However, when paired with other data (like your IP address or user account), they may be used to associate actions with a business profile.
Do Not Track Signals (DNT)
We do not currently respond to Do Not Track (DNT) signals sent by browsers, as there is no universally accepted standard for compliance. However, you can manage your cookie preferences directly through your browser settings.
Global Opt-Out / Industry Resources
We support user choice and transparency in online advertising. In addition to managing cookies via your browser, you can use the following industry-standard tools to opt out of interest-based advertising across participating companies:
Industry Opt-Out Tools
You can manage your interest-based advertising preferences through various trusted industry tools. For Google services, visit Google Ad Settings to control how ads are personalized based on your browsing habits. The YourAdChoices platform by the Digital Advertising Alliance allows you to opt out of targeted ads from participating companies. Additionally, the Network Advertising Initiative's Opt-Out Tool lets you manage ad targeting preferences across a broad network of advertisers.
Why We Use Cookies
Cookies are essential to delivering a secure, personalized, and commercially effective experience for readers and advertisers.
Purpose | Description |
Platform Functionality | Maintains user sessions, supports secure logins, manages newsletter subscriptions, and enables interactive form usage. |
Usability & Preference Management | Stores visitor preferences such as region, sector focus, and preferred content format (e.g., text, video, audio). |
Editorial Development | Aggregates anonymous usage data to identify which articles, categories, or sectors are most valuable to our professional audience. |
Advertising Performance Measurement | Tracks ad impressions, click-through rates, and user dwell time on banners, sponsored series, and branded content. |
Commercial Tool Engagement | Monitors interaction with features like booking engines, partner promotions, downloadable resources, or third-party vendor offerings. |
Targeted Marketing | Enables delivery of relevant, tailored ads based on business type (e.g., hotel operator, vendor, investor). |
In short, cookies help us balance data-led innovation with user experience, delivering value to both readers and commercial partners.
Third-Party Cookies and External Services
Below is a list of verified third-party services currently active on www.asianhospitality.com. Each third party is contractually obligated to comply with applicable US privacy laws. For detailed policies, visit their linked pages:
Category | Provider | Purpose | Privacy Policy link |
Analytics & Tracking | Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager | Website analytics and performance tracking | |
Advertising & Monetization | Google AdSense / Google Ads | Ad display, optimization, and targeting | |
Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter/X | Embedded buttons and share interactions | ||
Embedded Media | YouTube, Instagram, Twitter/X | Displaying videos and social media content | |
Analytics & Tracking | Microsoft | UX analysis and session replays | |
Web Fonts & UI Assets | Google Fonts | Serving consistent fonts and styles |
Each partner is contractually obligated to meet data compliance standards, and their practices are reviewed regularly to ensure alignment with our privacy commitments.
Cookie Declaration Table
Cookie Name | Purpose | Retention / Expiration |
Essential / Functional | ||
cookie_consent | Stores your cookie preferences (accepted/declined categories) | 1 year |
session_id | Maintains your logged-in session and cart contents | Session |
PHPSESSID | PHP engine’s session identifier, keeps pages loading correctly | Session |
language | Remembers your language or locale preference | 1 year |
currency | Stores your chosen currency for pricing display | 1 year |
Analytics / Performance | ||
_ga | Distinguishes unique visitors | 2 years |
_gid | Differentiates users | 24 hours |
_gat | Throttles request rate to Google Analytics | 1 minute |
_clck | Persists the Clarity User ID and preferences across sessions and sites | 12 Months |
collect | Sends pageview/event data to Google Analytics endpoint | Session |
_clsk | Connects multiple page views by a user into a single Clarity session recording. | 30 minutes |
CLID | Identifies the first-time Clarity user from this browser. | 12 Months |
Marketing / Advertising | ||
__gads | Supports ad serving via Google Ad Manager | 13 months |
IDE | Google DoubleClick, shows ads based on browsing behavior | 13 months |
_fbp | Facebook pixel for ad measurement and retargeting | 3 months |
fr | Facebook ad targeting | 3 months |
uid | Criteo user ID for personalized retargeting | 13 months |
MUID | Used by Microsoft for identifying unique users across Microsoft domains | 1 Year |
MR | Used for analytics and ad targeting on Microsoft platforms. | 7 days |
Consent Management Platform (CMP) Cookie | ||
CookieConsent / OptanonConsent / euconsent-v2 | Stores the user's consent choices | 1 year |
Social Sharing Cookies | ||
personalization_id | Twitter sharing and advertising | 2 years |
lang | Stores Twitter language preference | Session |
Newsletter / Email Tracking | ||
_mcid | Tracks newsletter engagement & interactions | 1 year |
popup_shown | Prevents reshowing the newsletter popup | 1 week |
International Transfers of Cookie Data
Certain third-party services may process your cookie-related data outside the US, particularly in countries like the United Kingdom or the European Union.
We ensure that one or more of the following are in place:
- Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
- Binding Corporate Rules
- Appropriate Data Transfer Impact Assessments (DTIAs)
Our aim is to guarantee that your commercial data and that of your business remain protected, regardless of jurisdiction.
Managing Your Cookie Consent
Upon your first visit, you’ll see a cookie banner offering three options:
- Accept all cookies
- Reject non-essential cookies
- Customize preferences by category
Your decision is stored securely within our Consent Management Platform (CMP). You can modify your choices at any time by clicking the “Cookie Settings” link in the footer of every page.
We never deploy non-essential cookies without your informed consent.
For shared business environments, we recommend reviewing cookie settings before beginning each session, especially if different staff members share devices.
How Long Do Cookies Stay on Your Device
Each cookies has its own lifespan depending on their purpose. This is managed by setting an expiry date when the cookie is placed.
In general:
- Session cookies expire when you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies may last from a few days to up to two years.
We periodically review our cookie usage to ensure all cookies in use are necessary, functional, and appropriately timed. You may also manage and delete cookies manually through your browser settings.
Your Rights Under US Privacy Laws
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in the “Contact Us” section below. We aim to respond to all requests within one calendar month.
Depending on your state of residence, you may have certain rights under privacy laws such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), as well as the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA), Texas Data Privacy And Security Act (TDPSA) and the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA). These laws grant you rights regarding how your personal data is collected, used, and shared, particularly in connection with cookies and other tracking technologies used on our site.
These rights include:
- The right to be informed about how your data is collected and used
- The right of access to see what data we hold about you
- The right to rectification if the data is incorrect or incomplete
- The right to erasure in certain cases
- The right to restrict the processing of your data
- The right to object to data processing for certain purposes, such as marketing
- The right to withdraw your consent at any time
- The right to data portability
- The right to non-discrimination
- The right to appeal
Profiling and Automated Decision-Making
We don’t make decisions solely based on cookies or automation. However, where marketing or analytics cookies are used, they may enable the creation of user segments or interest categories based on browsing activity. For example, users may be grouped based on engagement with content related to specific sectors (such as hotel operations or real estate financing). This process is referred to as profiling.
Cookie identifiers, such as IP addresses, device IDs, and browsing patterns, are treated as personal data. Any profiling or personalization based on this data is conducted only where you have given explicit consent, and it is subject to appropriate safeguards to ensure fairness, transparency, and the protection of your rights.
How We Update This Policy
This Cookie Policy is updated periodically to reflect changes in technology, commercial strategy, or legal obligations. We will update the “Last updated” date accordingly. If changes significantly alter how cookies function or how consent is handled, we may request that you review and reset your preferences.
We encourage regular visitors, especially advertisers, property partners, and service vendors, to revisit this policy as part of their compliance processes.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or about how we use cookies and similar technologies, please contact:
Asian Media Group USA Inc.
2020 Beaver Ruin RD,
Norcross, GA, 30071,
USA
Email: data@amg.biz
Website: www.asianhospitality.com
We encourage you to contact us first so we can resolve your concerns swiftly and in line with our commitment to professional responsibility.
Making a Complaint with FTC
If you're not satisfied with our response, you can file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or your State Attorney General’s Office if you believe your rights have been violated.
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20580
Phone: 1-877-FTC-HELP
Website: www.ftc.gov
