CAREERS ENGLISH MY AHK SERVICES MARKETS ABOUT KNOWLEDGE CONTACT ALFRED H KNIGHT COOKIE POLICY 1. WHO WE ARE The Alfred H Knight Group operates this website. We are a leading provider of inspection and testing for the metals, minerals and solid fuels industries and for more information see About Us 2. OUR WEBSITE This cookie policy only relates to your use of our website, www.ahkgroup.com. Throughout our website we may link to other websites owned and operated by certain trusted third parties to provide additional information and services available to you. These other third party websites may also use cookies or similar technologies in accordance with their own separate policies. For privacy information relating to these other third party websites, please consult their policies as appropriate. 3. COOKIES A cookie is a small text file which is placed onto your device (eg computer, smartphone or other electronic device) when you use our website. We use cookies on our website. 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