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1.Cookies
Cookie are small pieces of information including, but not limited to a file of letters and numbers that are sent to Users’ browser or hard drive of their computer when accessing the Website and includes Essential Cookies, First Party Cookies, Persistent Cookies, Performance Cookies, Strictly Necessary Cookies, Third Party Cookies and Functionality Cookies.
DCT Abu Dhabi means the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, including Zayed National Museum and any other sites and assets owned by DCT Abu Dhabi.
Essential Cookies are persistent, session-based Cookies which are strictly necessary for the functioning of the Website.
First-Party Cookies: are Cookies set by the Website that is being visited by the User at the time.
Persistent Cookies are Cookies that remain on a User’s device for the period of time specified in the Cookie. Persistent Cookies are activated each time that the User visits the Website that created that particular Cookie.
Performance Cookies has the meaning given to it in paragraph 3.3 of this Policy.
Personal Information means information which is related to an identified or identifiable natural person.
Policy means this Cookie policy.
Session Cookies are Cookies that allow Website operators to link the actions of a User during a browser session. A browser session starts when a User opens the browser window and finishes when they close the browser window. Session cookies are created temporarily. Once you close the browser, all session cookies are deleted.
Strictly Necessary Cookies has the meaning given to it in paragraph 3.3 of this Policy.
Third-Party Cookies: are Cookies that are set by a domain other than that of the Website being visited by the User. If a User visits the Website and another entity sets a cookie through that Website this would be a Third-Party Cookie.
User means you or any person visiting or using the Website.
Website
means this, Zayed National Museum website.
http://www.zayednationalmuseum.ae/
2. Policy
This Policy applies to the Website, mobile applications, products and services, which will provide links navigating to this Policy, and which will be displayed to Users for their acceptance.
DCT Abu Dhabi uses Cookies to distinguish you from other Users of our Website. Understanding how you use our Website helps us to provide you with the best experience possible and to make changes to improve our Website in the future. This Policy gives you clear and relevant information about why and how the Website store and use Cookies.
By continuing to use our Website, the User agrees to placing DCT Abu Dhabi’s Cookies on his/her computer or device in order to analyse the way our Website is being used.
Please read this Policy carefully for more details about the information we collect when a User uses the Website.
If you do not wish to accept Cookies in connection with your use of this Website, you must immediately stop using the Website.
3. Cookies
3.1 Purpose
DCT Abu Dhabi uses Cookies to identify the User using its Website and services. The text in a Cookie often consists of identifiers, site names, and some numbers and characters. Cookies are unique to the browsers or mobile applications used by an individual, and enable Website to store data including, without limitation, User preferences or items in shopping carts.
The User’s browser will return the Cookie information only to the domain where the Cookie originated and its content can be retrieved or read only by the server that created the Cookie.
Like many other websites and internet service providers, DCT Abu Dhabi uses Cookies on its Website to improve the User experience. Session Cookies are deleted after each visit, while Persistent Cookies remain in place across multiple visits. Cookies allow Website to remember User settings including, without limitation, language, font size on User computer or mobile device, and other browser preferences. This means that a User does not need to reset preferences for every visit. If Cookies are not used, the Website will treat the User as a new visitor every time he/she loads the Website.
3.2 Customizing Cookies
Users may block Cookies by activating the setting on his/her browser that allows him/her to refuse the setting of all or some Cookies. However, if a User blocks all Cookies in the browser settings (including Essential Cookies), he/she may not be able to access all or parts of our Website.
Unless the User has adjusted his/her browser setting to refuse Cookies, the Website system will issue cookies as soon he/she visits our Website. Turning off or deleting Cookies will not prevent device identification and related data collection from occurring.
Internet browsers allow you to turn cookies off through their settings. These settings are usually found in the 'options' or 'preferences' menu of the User’s internet browser.
3.3 Cookies categories
The following Cookies are used on our Website for the following purposes:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Strictly Necessary Cookies means Cookies that are used to transmit data online and are strictly necessary to make the Website operational. These Cookies allow a User to move around the Website and use essential features like secure areas and shopping baskets. Without these Cookies, services a User has asked for cannot be provided. Please note that these Cookies do not gather any information about a User that could be used for marketing or remembering where the User been on the internet.
We use Strictly Necessary Cookies to:
Accepting Strictly Necessary Cookies is a condition of using the Website, so if you prevent these Cookies we cannot guarantee your use of our Website or how the security of the Website will perform during your visit.
Performance Cookies
Performance Cookies are Cookies that collect information about how a User uses our Website (including, but not limited to the pages he/she visits, and experience of any errors). These cookies do not collect any information that could identify a User and are only used to help us improve how the Website works, understand what interests our Users, and measure how effective our advertising is.
We use Performance Cookies for:
Some of these Cookies are managed by third parties, and you may refer to the third parties' own website privacy notifications for further information.
By using our Website, you accept the use of “Performance” Cookies. Accepting these cookies is a condition of using the Website, so if you prevent them we cannot guarantee how our Website will perform.
Functionality Cookies
Functionality Cookies are Cookies that are used to provide services or to remember settings to improve your visit.
We use Functionality Cookies to:
Some of these Cookies are managed by third parties, and you may refer to the third parties' own website privacy notifications for further information.
4. Withdrawing Consent
Once a User visits our Website, a Cookie on his/her computer or device will be stored to remember for next time, and which will expire periodically. If a User wishes to withdraw his/her consent at any time, he/she will need to delete his/her Cookies using his/her internet browser settings.
Once you visit our Website, we shall store a Cookie on your computer or device to remember this for next time. This will expire periodically. If you wish to withdraw your consent at any time, you will need to delete your Cookies using your internet browser settings.
Find further information about deleting or blocking Cookies
Locating Tracker Settings
Users can, for example, find information about how to manage Cookies in the most commonly used browsers at the following addresses:
Users may also manage certain categories of Trackers used on mobile apps by opting out through relevant device settings such as the device advertising settings for mobile devices, or tracking settings in general (Users may open the device settings and look for the relevant setting).
5. SPAM Protection
This type of service analyzes the traffic of the Website, potentially containing Users' Personal Data, with the purpose of filtering it from parts of traffic, messages and content that are recognized as SPAM.
Google reCAPTCHA (Google Inc.)
Google reCAPTCHA is a SPAM protection service provided by Google Inc. The use of reCAPTCHA is subject to the Google privacy policy and terms of use.
Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
Analytics
The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behavior.
Google Analytics (Google Inc.)
Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Website, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out .
Storage duration
6. Personal information
Some of the Cookies used by the Website may store Personal Information about a User. However, this can be done only if the User has provided the Website with his/her Personal Information. All Personal Information stored in the Website will be subject to DCT Abu Dhabi’s privacy policy.
The Website, products and services may contain links to, or may be embedded in another organization’s or agency’s website which have their own privacy policies. In this case the User to the extent he/she is no longer on the Website and is not providing DCT Abu Dhabi with his/her Personal Information will become subject to the privacy policy of the accessed external site and DCT Abu Dhabi will have no liability for any Personal Information provided to the third-party information gatherer through the website controlled or operated by that third party.
7. Policy Update
DCT Abu Dhabi reserves the right to update or change this Policy at any time. DCT Abu Dhabi will notify its Users of material changes to this Policy by posting a notice on its Website.
8. Governing Law
This Policy is governed by and will be construed in accordance with the laws of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the federal laws of the United Arab Emirates as applicable in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
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