1. Operator and contact
This website, hkshop.info (the “Website”), provides public information on pharmacies, medicine stores and hospitals in Hong Kong. It is operated by HKShop.
2. What we collect
- Usage statistics (Google Analytics 4, measurement ID: G-QQR6HDV4BQ): pages viewed, time, source or referring URL, device and browser type, language setting, approximate region inferred from the IP address, and interactions with the page (such as clicks).
- Nearby search: if you choose "Use my location", your browser gives your location only after you agree. HKShop uses it only to work out distances on the spot (the coordinates are first rounded to about 100 m) and never stores or logs it. If you type an address, your browser sends that address directly to the Government's Address Lookup Service (www.als.gov.hk) to get its coordinates.
- Advertising (Google AdSense, publisher ID: ca-pub-6717599334046563): Google and its partners may use cookies and similar technologies to show ads based on your past visits to this Website and other websites.
- Server logs: for security and operations, the server records the IP address, time, requested URL and browser identifier.
- This Website has no membership, login, comments, payments or file uploads, so it does not collect your name, phone number, address, identity card number or payment details.
3. Cookies and browser storage
- Google Analytics: _ga, _ga_<container ID>, used to distinguish visitors and count page views.
- Google AdSense: Google and its partners may set advertising cookies (such as IDE, __gads, __gpi) to show and measure ads.
- Theme setting: the light or dark mode you choose is stored in your browser’s localStorage (key hkshop-theme). It stays on your device and is not sent to the server. This is a local setting, not a cookie.
- You can block or delete cookies in your browser. The Website still works if you do; ads may become non-personalised or stop showing.
4. Personalised ads
- You can use Google Ad Settings to turn off personalised ads, or use the https://www.aboutads.info/ opt-out tool.
5. Opting out of usage statistics
- You can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
6. Data sharing
- Apart from Google (Analytics and AdSense) and the providers of our server services, we do not sell or share information that identifies you with third parties.
7. Your rights
- This Website has no accounts, so the only data we normally have is the statistics and server logs above. You can use the Google tools in sections 4 and 5 to manage personalised ads and usage statistics.
8. Children
- This Website is not aimed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
9. Policy updates
- When this policy changes, we update the “Last updated” date on this page.