Cookie policy
How Sanwa uses cookies and how you can manage them.
Last updated: 25 June 2026
A cookie is a file that is downloaded to your computer or device when you access certain web pages. Cookies allow a website, among other things, to store and retrieve information about a user's browsing habits or about their device and, depending on the information they contain and the way the device is used, they may be used to recognise the user.
This website uses strictly necessary first-party cookies for its proper functioning and, subject to the user's consent, third-party analytics cookies (Google Analytics) that help us understand how the website is used in order to improve it. The analytics cookies are not activated until you accept them in the cookie notice; in the meantime, analytics runs in cookieless mode and stores no identifiers on your device. The information collected for statistical purposes is processed in a pseudonymised way.
What do we use cookies for?
- To ensure that the web pages can work correctly.
- To store your preferences, such as your cookie consent.
- To protect the forms against abusive or automated use.
- To collect pseudonymised statistical information, such as which sections are visited or how long users stay on them, in order to improve the site.
Types of cookies
By their duration
Session cookies expire when the user leaves the page or closes the browser. Permanent cookies expire when their purpose is fulfilled or when they are deleted manually; this site's analytics cookies are permanent and expire after at most two years.
By their ownership
First-party cookies are sent and managed exclusively by Sanwa. Third-party cookies come from domains other than ours (for example, Google Analytics or Google reCAPTCHA); in these cases, the data is also subject to the privacy policies of the corresponding provider.
By their purpose
- Technical or necessary cookies: they enable browsing and the use of the site's basic functions, as well as remembering your preferences (such as your cookie decision). They do not require consent.
- Analytics cookies: they identify users in a pseudonymised way, count visits and make it possible to know the most-used pages. On this site they are generated through Google Analytics 4 and are only activated with your consent.
Cookies used by this site
Below are the main cookies that may be installed on your device:
- _ga (Google Analytics, third party, ~2 years): distinguishes users in a pseudonymised way. It is only installed after accepting the analytics cookies.
- _ga_JRWS4SPN8F (Google Analytics, third party, ~2 years): keeps the measurement session state. It is only installed after accepting the analytics cookies.
- _GRECAPTCHA (Google reCAPTCHA, third party, ~6 months): a security cookie installed only when using the site's forms, to tell humans and bots apart and prevent spam.
- sanwa-cookie-consent (first party, browser local storage, permanent until deleted): stores your decision about the analytics cookies so the notice is not shown to you again.
Third-party services and international transfers
This site's analytics and security cookies are provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) and, where applicable, Google LLC (USA) as the provider of the Google Analytics and Google reCAPTCHA services. This processing may involve international data transfers to the United States, covered by the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and/or the European Commission's standard contractual clauses. You can find out how Google handles the information at policies.google.com/privacy.
How to withdraw or change your consent
You can change your decision at any time from the «Configure cookies» link, available in the footer across the whole site. Withdrawing consent is as easy as giving it: when you reject, the analytics cookies stop being used. Additionally, you can install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
How to manage cookies in your browser
You can set up your browser to be notified when cookies are received and to prevent them from being installed. Most browsers support the use of cookies; you can choose whether or not to accept them, either always accepting them, always rejecting them, or deciding case by case. The quality of the services may be affected if the necessary cookies are blocked.
For more information, please consult your browser's help: