COOKIE POLICY – NEW ZEALAND

The below policy sets out how Imperial Brands (“IB”) uses cookies on its website. References to “we”, “us” and “our” throughout this document are all references to IB.

Under the Privacy Act 2020 (NZ) we are required to inform you when we collect personal information from you, including where this is through the use of cookies. The cookies generated by our website do not collect your personal information. This policy is therefore provided for your information only.

Should our cookies policy change and we commence collecting your personal information through the cookies you generate when using our website, this policy will be updated.

WHAT IS A COOKIE?

'Cookies' are small data files that are sent to your computer, telephone or other device when you visit our website. The cookies facilitate browsing and help the website perform a number of functions. The cookies we use allow us to:

• see how many people use our website and monitor their activities on our website
• allow us to see how people arrive at our site (e.g. via search engine)
• allow us to gather general geographic location and browser information

WHAT COOKIES DO WE USE?

Our website uses two types of cookies:

1. Persistent cookies, which remain on your device to capture and remember your preferences (if chosen) for the next time you use our website (e.g. your location). These cookies must be manually deleted if you want to remove them.

2. Session cookies, which are deleted when your browser is closed. These cookies are used for analytical services provided by Google Inc. in the US on our behalf. The analysis allows an insight into where and how our website is used so that we can continuously work on its improvement. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. However, if you don't wish to be part of this analysis, feel free to download and install a browser plug-in to opt-out under https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-G.

USING SOCIAL MEDIA

This website uses third-party cookies when you share information to social media via the sharing tools on our website or you engage with our content on or through a social networking website such as Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter. The social network may place a cookie on your computer to record that you have done this. The information is used for analytics purposes so we can better understand the content users are sharing.

Please note that third-party cookies used by social networks are not under our control. You should check their websites and cookie policies accordingly.

HOW DO I CONTROL MY COOKIE SETTINGS ON MY COMPUTER?
If you decide to disable or block cookies, parts of our website may not function correctly, or at all.
Should you choose to disable or block our cookies you can do this through your internet browser. While each browser has different settings and configurations, cookies settings and preferences can typically be adjusted in the "Preferences", “Help” or "Tools" menu.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

To learn more about cookies and similar technologies, we recommend you visit: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/

You are otherwise always free to contact us if you have questions or concerns regarding this policy, have a question or problem related to your use of our website. You may contact our Privacy Officer at anzprivacy.officer@impbrands.com or by calling +64 4 587 1583, or download a copy of our Privacy Policy from the following location: https://www.imperialbrandsplc.com/content/dam/imperial-brands/corporate/corporate-content/Privacy Policy NZ.
We may change the content of this cookie policy at any time without notice, and any revised terms located on the website from time to time will apply to your use of the website or any website services.
If we start collecting your personal information through cookies, we will update this policy and notify you before any personal information is collected. Any personal information collected will be in accordance with our Privacy Policy.