Cookies Policy

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.

Cookies allow a website to recognise your device and remember information about your visit, such as your preferred language, font size, and other settings. This can make your next visit easier and the site more useful to you.

Cookies may be set by the website you are visiting ("first-party cookies") or by third parties whose services the website uses ("third-party cookies"). Cookies can remain on your computer or device for different periods of time. "Session cookies" exist only while your browser is open and are deleted automatically once you close your browser. "Persistent cookies" survive after your browser is closed and can be used to recognise your computer when you next open your browser and browse the internet.

Guinness Asset Management Ltd uses cookies on this website for several purposes:

• Essential cookies: These are necessary for the website to function properly. Without these cookies, certain features of the website would not be available.
• Analytics cookies: These help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve the website experience.
• Functionality cookies: These allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your investor type or region) and provide enhanced, more personalised features.

We do not use cookies for targeted advertising purposes.

Essential cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of our website. They include cookies that enable you to navigate around the website and use its features. These cookies do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you have been on the internet.

Examples of essential cookies we use:

• Session management cookies that maintain your session as you navigate the website.
• Security cookies that help detect and prevent security risks, such as cross-site request forgery.
• Form-handling cookies that remember information you have entered into forms so you do not need to re-enter it.
• Cookie consent cookies that record your preferences regarding cookie usage on our website.

These cookies are exempt from requiring consent as they are essential for the website to function.

We use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors engage with our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about how you use the site, including which pages you visit, how long you spend on each page, and how you arrived at the site.

The information collected by Google Analytics cookies is aggregated and anonymous. It does not identify individual visitors. We use this information to compile reports and to help us improve the website.

Google Analytics cookies used on our website:

• _ga — Used to distinguish users. Expires after 2 years.
• _ga_[container_id] — Used to persist session state. Expires after 2 years.
• _gid — Used to distinguish users. Expires after 24 hours.

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Some pages on our website may contain embedded content from third-party services, such as video players (e.g. YouTube or Vimeo) or social media sharing tools. These third-party services may set their own cookies on your device when you interact with the embedded content.

We do not control the cookies set by these third parties. For information about their cookies, please refer to the relevant third-party privacy and cookie policies:

• YouTube / Google: https://policies.google.com/privacy
• Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/privacy
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
• Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/en/privacy

Please note that we have no control over these third-party cookies and cannot accept any liability for them.

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can usually find these settings in the "Options" or "Preferences" menu of your browser. You can set your browser to block or alert you about cookies, or to delete cookies that have already been set.

Please note that if you disable or refuse cookies, some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly.

Here are links to instructions for managing cookies in common browsers:

• Google Chrome: chrome://settings/cookies
• Mozilla Firefox: about:preferences#privacy
• Microsoft Edge: edge://settings/privacy
• Safari: Preferences > Privacy

You can also visit www.allaboutcookies.org for comprehensive information on how to manage cookies across various browsers.

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookies Policy, please contact us:

Data Protection Officer Guinness Asset Management Ltd 18 Smith Square London SW1P 3HZ United Kingdom

Email: privacy@guinnessfunds.com