Cookies Policy

1. Introduction

  1. 1.1 At Dubai World Trade Centre & its subsidiaries (hereinafter referred to as "DWTC", "us", "we", and "our"), we value your privacy, and we commit to stay transparent in using your data. This Cookies Policy is designed to provide you with clear information about how and why we use Cookies on our website. When you make your first visit to our official website www.dwtc.com, you will have the option to grant consent or decline consent for the collection and use of Cookies

2. What are Cookies?

  1. 2.1 Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the website owners.

3. Why do we use cookies?

  1. 3.1 Cookies help us in:
    • Managing and presenting the information displayed on our website
    • Assisting you in navigating pages.
    • Analyse your use of our website
    • Ensure that advertisements that you see on our website are according to your preferences and interests.
    • Assist us in understanding your preferences such as preferred languages as well as understanding our audience and analysing traffic patterns.

4. First-Party Cookies and Third-Party Cookies

  1. 4.1 First-Party Cookies are directly stored on your device when you visit our website. These Cookies enable us to gather analytics information, remember language preferences, and carry out other beneficial tasks that enhance your experience.
  2. 4.2 Third-Party Cookies are created by third parties like an advertiser. They are typically used for online advertising and are added by a script or tag to a website.

5. What are the types of Cookies used by us?

  1. 5.1 Strictly Necessary/ Essential Cookies:
    These Cookies are essential to enable you to move around the website and use its features. Without these Cookies, some of the website features may not provide the optimal results.
  2. 5.2 Performance & Functionality Cookies:
    Performance Cookies are generally third-party Cookies from vendors we work with or who work on our behalf that collect information about your visit and use of the DWTC website, for instance, which pages you visit the most often, and if you get error messages from web pages. These Cookies do not collect information that can be used to identify a visitor. All information collected by these Cookies is anonymous and is solely used to improve the functionality of the website. For example, we can use these Cookies to learn more about which features are the most popular with our users and which ones might need some revisions.
  3. 5.3 Targeting & Advertising Cookies
    Targeting Cookies are little pieces of information that we store on your system/ device. These Cookies are used to remember things about you, such as your interests, the things you have looked at on our website, or even your login information. These Cookies can be used to show you personalised content; they also help us tailor our content to your preferences and interests, making your online experience more personalised. For example, if you have been browsing for conferences or webinars on our website, targeting Cookies helps us to remember your preferences, ensuring that when you return, we can provide personalised suggestions for upcoming events that align with your interests.
  4. 5.4 Unclassified Cookies
    Unclassified Cookies are Cookies that are not used in the same category as other types of Cookies such as "First Party" or "Third Party". These are usually set by websites you have previously visited but also incorporate advertisement services or social media platforms.

6. List of Cookies

  1. 6.1 Essential Cookies:
    Cookies Key Domain Cookies Type Expiration Description
    __privaci_latest_published_version dwtc.com First Party 1 year(s) These cookies are required to support core functionality of the consent management solution. The cookies help maintain and honor consent preferences submitted by the user.
    __privaci_cookie_consents dwtc.com First Party 1 year(s) These cookies are required to support core functionality of the consent management solution. The cookies help maintain and honor consent preferences submitted by the user.
    __privaci_cookie_no_action dwtc.com First Party 1 day(s) These cookies are required to support core functionality of the consent management solution. The cookies help maintain and honor consent preferences submitted by the user.
    __privaci_cookie_consent_uuid dwtc.com First Party 1 year(s) These cookies are required to support core functionality of the consent management solution. The cookies help maintain and honor consent preferences submitted by the user.
    __privaci_cookie_consent_generated dwtc.com First Party 1 year(s) These cookies are required to support core functionality of the consent management solution. The cookies help maintain and honor consent preferences submitted by the user.
    bcookie www.linkedin.com Third Party 365 day(s) This is a Browser Identifier cookie to uniquely identify devices accessing site to detect abuse on the platform.
    bscookie www.linkedin.com Third Party 365 day(s) This Cookie is used for remembering that a logged-in user is verified by two factor authentication.
    __cf_bm cloudflare.com Third Party Less than a day This cookie is used as on-end user devices that access customer sites that are protected by bot management or bot fight mode.
    _abck akamai.com Third Party Session This cookie is used for security purpose.
    bm_sz akamai.com Third Party Session This cookie is used in context with the website's BotManager. The BotManager detects, categorizes and compiles reports on potential bots trying to access the website.
  2. 6.2 Performance & Functionality Cookies:
    Cookies Key Domain Cookies Type Expiration Description
    li_sugr linkedin.com Third Party Session This cookie is used to make a probabilistic match of a user's identity outside the designated countries.
    lidc linkedin.com Third Party 1 day(s) This cookie facilitates data center selection.
    DWTCPOI-Tour poi.dwtc.com First Party 7 day(s) This cookie is used to manage user participation in website tours or guided experiences.
    @@scroll* www.dwtc.com First Party Session This cookie is used to store your scroll location in history for easy navigation and website functionality.
    ak_bmsc akamai.com Third Party Session This cookie is used to optimize performance and to improve the user experience.
  3. 6.3 Analytics & Customization Cookies:
    Cookies Key Domain Cookies Type Expiration Description
    IDE doubleclick.net Third Party 400 day(s) This is used for serving targeted advertisements that are relevant to you across the web.
    _ga google.com Third Party 400 day(s) This Cookie is used to distinguish users.
    _ga_* dwtc.com First Party 400 day(s) This Cookie is used to persist session state
    _gid google.com Third Party 1 day(s) This Cookie is used to distinguish users.
    _dc_gtm_UA-* dwtc.com First Party Session This cookie is used to throttle request rate.
    AnalyticsSyncHistory linkedin.com Third Party Session This Cookie is used to store information about the time a sync took place with the lms_analytics cookie.
  4. 6.4 Targeting & Advertising Cookies:
    Cookies Key Domain Cookies Type Expiration Description
    test_cookie doubleclick.net Third Party less than a day This is used for serving targeted advertisements that are relevant to you across the web.
    _fbp dwtc.com First Party 90 day(s) This cookie identifies browsers for the purposes of providing advertising and site analytics services.
    _gcl_au dwtc.com First Party 90 day(s) This cookie is used by advertisers to measure user activity and the performance of their ad campaigns.
    _tt_enable_cookie dwtc.com First Party 390 day(s) This cookie is used to measure and improve the performance of the advertising campaigns and to personalize the user's experience (including ads).
    _ttp dwtc.com First Party 390 day(s) This cookie is used to measure and improve the performance of your advertising campaigns and to personalize the user's experience on site.
    fr facebook.com Third Party 90 day(s) This cookie is used to deliver, measure and improve the relevancy of ads.
    UserMatchHistory linkedin.com Third Party Session This cookie is used as ads ID syncing.
    muc_ads t.co Third Party Session This cookie is used to collect data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant.
    guest_id twitter.com Third Party Session This cookie is set by Twitter to identify and track the website visitor.
    guest_id_ads twitter.com Third Party Session This cookie is for advertising when logged out.
    guest_id_marketing twitter.com Third Party Session This cookie is for advertising when logged out.
    personalization_id twitter.com Third Party Session This cookie is used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests.
    https://analytics.twitter.com/* www.dwtc.com First Party Session This is a web beacon used for tracking event's purpose.
    https://t.co/* www.dwtc.com First Party Session This is a web beacon used for tracking event's purpose.
    lastExternalReferrer www.dwtc.com First Party Session This cookie is used to find out where the visitor comes from.
    lastExternalReferrerTime www.dwtc.com First Party Session This item is used for visitor evaluation of where the visitor comes from.
    li_adsId www.dwtc.com First Party Session This cookie helps identify and track users for advertising purposes, enabling the site and advertising partners to offer more personalized and relevant advertising.
    tt_appInfo www.dwtc.com First Party Session This cookie is used by the social networking service for tracking the use of embedded services.
    tt_sessionId www.dwtc.com First Party Session This cookie is used by the social networking service, for tracking the use of embedded services.
    tt_pixel_session_index www.dwtc.com First Party Session This cookie is used by the social networking service, for tracking the use of embedded services.
  5. 6.5 Unclassified Cookies:
    Cookies Key Domain Cookies Type Expiration Description
    ttcsid www.dwtc.com First Party Session These cookies have not been classified into a specific category.
    ttcsid_CGC5OO3C77UCPVD6MNO0 www.dwtc.com First Party Session These cookies have not been classified into a specific category.
    _gcl_ls www.dwtc.com First Party Session These cookies have not been classified into a specific category.

7. How can you control your Cookies preferences?

  1. 7.1 You can choose to refuse or selectively accept to store certain Cookies by adjusting the preferences on the Cookies preference window and on your browser. However, if your browser refuses to store Cookies, some features of this website may not be available to you and some pages on this website may not display properly.
  2. 7.2 You can find information on popular browsers and how to adjust your Cookies preferences at the following websites:
    Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/firefox/protect-your-privacy/Cookies
    Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en-GB&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&oco=1
  3. 7.3 Additionally, various web browsers offer features that allow you to make informed choices about the use of your personal information online. These features enable you to configure your browser to automatically accept or refuse to store Cookies based on your privacy preferences. We attempt to provide clear information and options regarding Cookies and privacy preferences for each Cookies that this website requests your browser to store.
  4. 7.4 If we detect that you have enabled the Do Not Track Setting or Global Privacy Control signal in your browser, we will automatically disable Targeting Cookies.
  5. 7.5 If you have disabled one or more Cookies, we may still use information collected from Cookies prior to your disabled preference being set; however, we will stop using the disabled Cookies to collect any further information.

8. Update and Review

  1. 8.1 We may update this Cookies Policy to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please check this page periodically to stay informed about our use of Cookies.

9. Contact Us

  1. 9.1 If you have questions, requests, or concerns regarding your privacy and rights, please contact us at [email protected].