Cookie Policy
Expert MENA Cookie Policy
Overview
- Definition of Cookies: A Cookie is a small text file stored on your device upon visiting our Sites. It enables the Sites to remember your device, distinguishing it from those of other users.
- Functionality of Tracking Technologies: Alongside Cookies, we employ other tracking technologies that similarly place small data files on your devices or monitor your website activities. These technologies are instrumental in gathering information about your usage of our Sites.
- Purpose and Application: Both Cookies and these additional tracking technologies are key in allowing our Sites to recognize and remember your device. The details outlined here regarding Cookies are equally applicable to these other tracking technologies.
Utilization of Cookies and Tracking Technologies on Our Sites
At Expert MENA, we employ Cookies and other tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our Sites in several keyways:
- User Identification and Preferences: We use Cookies to recognize you, ascertain your interests, remember your preferences, and track your usage of our Sites.
- Site Management and Security: Cookies play a crucial role in controlling access to certain content, safeguarding the Sites, facilitating efficient interaction with you, and processing your requests to us.
- Collaboration with Third-Party Service Providers: For site administration and research, we engage with third-party service providers. These providers use persistent Cookies to assist in analyzing statistical usage and volume information from our users. Their role is instrumental in enhancing user experience, managing site content, and understanding user navigation and interaction with the Sites.
Classification of Cookies Used on Our Sites:
- Provenance: This category identifies who is placing the Cookies on your device.
- Duration: It specifies the lifespan of a Cookie on your device.
- Purpose: This classification describes the function of each Cookie while it resides on your device.
Our commitment to using these technologies is driven by the goal of continually improving our Sites’ functionality and the overall user experience.
Classification of Cookies by Provenance
There are two primary classifications based on their provenance:
- First-Party Cookies:
- Definition: These are Cookies that are exclusively associated with Expert MENA.
- Function: First-party Cookies are set directly by Expert MENA onto your device. They are specifically designed to enhance your interaction with our Sites, ensuring a seamless and personalized user experience.
- Third-Party Cookies:
- Definition: Differing from first-party Cookies, third-party Cookies are placed on your device
by a separate entity, not directly affiliated with Expert MENA. - Application: Expert MENA collaborates with third-party service providers for various purposes, including email communication with users who have provided contact details. These providers utilize Cookies to gauge the efficacy of our email campaigns, tracking metrics such as email open rates and click-throughs on links.
- Purpose: The implementation of third-party Cookies is a strategic approach aimed at improving our communication strategies and understanding user engagement levels.
- Definition: Differing from first-party Cookies, third-party Cookies are placed on your device
Our use of both first and third-party Cookies is guided by a commitment to enhancing user experience and continually refining our communication methods. For a deeper understanding of our Cookie usage and privacy practices, we encourage reviewing our Privacy Policy.
Classification of Cookie by Duration
In our digital environment, Cookies are differentiated based on their duration, with two primary types utilized:
- Persistent Cookies:
- Purpose: Persistent Cookies are integral to enhancing your experience on our Sites. They serve various functions, such as remembering your acknowledgment of our Cookie Policy, thereby eliminating the need for the cookie consent message to reappear each time you visit our Sites.
- Session Cookies:
- Nature: Session Cookies are temporary. They are removed from your device when your web browser is closed.
- Functionality: These Cookies are pivotal for tracking internet usage during your session. They contribute significantly to our understanding of user engagement and site navigation patterns.
- Browser Settings: You have the option to refuse browser Cookies via your browser settings. However, it’s important to note that disabling Cookies might restrict access to certain parts of our Sites.
- Data Retention: The information collected by our Sites and/or through Cookies is retained only for the necessary duration to fulfill the specified purposes. Generally, this data is not kept for more than one year.
Our approach to Cookie duration is designed to balance user experience and privacy. We commit to the responsible handling of this data, ensuring that it serves its intended purpose without undue retention. For detailed insights into our data practices, we invite you to consult our Privacy Policy.
Classification of Cookie Purposes
The Cookies utilized on our Site are categorized based on their distinct purposes:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies:
- Function: These Cookies are essential for navigating the Site and accessing secure areas. They are crucial for providing services you request.
- Usage: We deploy Strictly Necessary Cookies to:
- Verify your login status and authenticate your identity on our Site.
- Ensure connection to the correct service, especially when changes are implemented on the Site.
- Enhance site security.
- Note: Accepting these Cookies is vital for the Site’s proper functionality. Disabling them
may affect the performance and security of the Site during your visit.
- Performance Cookies:
- Purpose: These Cookies gather data on how you interact with our Site, such as visited pages and any encountered errors. They are anonymized and solely aimed at enhancing Site performance, understanding user interests, and gauging advertising effectiveness.
- Activities: Performance Cookies are used to:
- Conduct web analytics and compile statistics.
- Track affiliate engagements.
- Record the frequency of page views.
- Identify and rectify any Site errors.
- Test various Site designs.
- Management: Certain Performance Cookies are managed by third parties, whose usage is restricted to the purposes listed.
- Functionality Cookies:
- Role: These Cookies enable services and remember settings to enhance your Site
experience. - Functions: Functionality Cookies are used for:
- Remembering applied settings like layout, text size, and language.
- Indicating when you are logged in.
- Providing embedded video content.
- Enabling chat functionality.
- Third-Party Management: Some Functionality Cookies are administered by third parties,
limited to the specified uses.
- Role: These Cookies enable services and remember settings to enhance your Site
- Marketing Cookies:
- Objective: These Cookies track online activity to deliver more targeted advertising and control ad frequency.
- Sharing: Marketing Cookies may convey information to third parties, like other organizations or advertisers.
- Type: They are typically Persistent Cookies and predominantly from third-party sources.
The implementation of these Cookies is guided by our commitment to improving user experience, and site functionality, and providing relevant content and advertising. We adhere to strict privacy standards in managing these Cookies, ensuring they serve their intended purpose without compromising user privacy. For more detailed information, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
Management of Cookies and Consent Preferences
Your privacy is of paramount importance to us, and we recognize your right to control the use of cookies on your device. To accommodate your preferences regarding cookies:
Adjusting Cookie Settings:
You have the option to modify your Cookie preferences at any time. This can be done by accessing the settings through the link provided below. [Manage Cookies / Change Cookie Settings]
Browser Settings for Cookies:
You can also use your browser settings to manage Cookies, including blocking all Cookies if you choose to do so.
Please be aware that blocking all Cookies might affect your user experience, as certain functionalities of the Site may rely on these Cookies.
Strictly Necessary Cookies:
It is important to note that Strictly Necessary Cookies are automatically activated when you visit our Site. These Cookies are essential for the proper functioning of the Site and cannot be disabled through our Cookie banner.
These Cookies are non-identifying and are integral to the operational integrity of our Site.
We encourage you to review and adjust your Cookie settings in alignment with your privacy preferences. Our Cookie management options are designed to provide you with flexibility and control over your Cookie preferences while ensuring the smooth and secure functioning of our Site.
Contact Us
Expert MENA Consulting Sole Proprietorship – L.L.C.
Legal Department
P.O. Box 91707
Abu Dhabi, UAE