Cookie Policy of Couture Real Estate Brokerage Buying and Selling LLC for www.propertydigest.ae

Effective date 14.03.2023

 

This cookie policy (“Cookie Policy”) set forth herein apply at all times while you are visiting www.propertydigest.ae (“Website”).

We use cookies, pixels, local storage objects and other similar devices in order to differentiate you from other users of our Website and to provide with the best experience while browsing and accessing the functionalities of our Website (including tailored ads and content that the Website is displaying specifically for you).

Should you have any questions regarding cookies and this Cookie Policy, please contact us at privacy@propertydigest.ae. The terms and conditions of the Website also apply to you depending on the user category. The general terms and conditions of the Website are available here www.propertydigest.ae/terms-of-use/ and if the case, a specific set of terms and conditions of the Website are available in your profile section.

  1. Definition

Cookies are small text files which are stored on your computer and/or mobile device. Website can read and write these small text files, which in turn enables the cookies to recognise you and remember important information regarding your activity on the Website (including your user preferences), with the purpose of providing you with a convenient and efficient experience while using the Website. You may change your browser settings to block cookies, but as a default rule, our Website will create cookies immediately after you access the Website.

Please note that if cookies are disabled, not all features and functionalities of the Website may be provided as envisaged and your user experience may be affected.

  1. Settings regarding cookies

You can refuse to accept cookies from this Website at any time by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse cookies. Further information about the procedure to follow in order to disable cookies can be found below, in respect of the most commonly used browsers:

You can also remove cookies from you computer or mobile device, by clearing the browsing history of the browser you are using. As a consequence, all cookies from all websites that you have visited will be removed. Please note that by clearing all cookies from the browser, you may lose important saved information such as login details, website preferences. Once the cookies are removed there is no option to restore them.

More information about how to manage the cookies settings are available here: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/index.html.

  1. Types of cookies used on the Website

For a complete list of cookies that we use, please contact us at privacy@propertydigest.ae and request more information. Below you will find a summary of the types of cookies used on the Website and their purposes.

3.1 Essential Cookies are essential to our Website in order to enable you to move around it and to use its features and functionalities. Absent these essential cookies, we may not be able to provide certain services or features and our Website will not perform as smoothly for you as envisaged.

Examples of the purposes of using Essential Cookies include:

  • Identification of the user as being logged into the website and for authentication purposes.
  • Enabling us to ensure that you are connected to the proper services on the Website after we update various functionalities on our Website.
  • Security of the Website.

Since the Essential Cookies prevent us from granting you access to the content of the Website and we do not need your consent to be stored on your computer or mobile device.

3.2 Performance Cookies are used to collect information about the way you are using the Website, including, without limitation to, which pages/sections of the Website you visit or if you encounter issues in accessing certain pages. The use of this type of cookies does not entail collection of personal data that could lead to your identification but rather are used to provide feedback regarding user experience to allows us to improve the Website, understand the interest of users (use of aggregated information) and measure the effectiveness of our functionalities and advertising components. The Performance Cookies also show the overall patterns of usage on the Website and it help us record any difficulties you have with the Website.

Examples of the purposes of using Performance Cookies include:

  • Running web analytics. The Performance Cookies allow us to analyse statistics on how our Website is used.
  • Running affiliate tracking on our Website. The Performance Cookies allow us to furnish feedback to the affiliated entities which have hyperlinks on our Website if our users have also visited those websites
  • Collect and aggregate data on the number of users of the Website that have viewed a section or page of our Website and how much time was spent on that section or page.
  • Improvement of the Website by recording all issues that occur. This allow us to quickly address any such issue and provide a streamlined experience for you.
  • Testing different upgrades and changes to our Website and how these impact the user experience.

Some of our performance cookies are managed for us by third parties and your consent is necessary for their installation. 

3.3 Functionality Cookies are used to provide services or to remember settings to improve your visit on our Website, including information regarding your username, region and selected language.

Examples of the purposes of using Functionality Cookies include:

  • The Website remembers the settings that you have applied during your last visit (e.g., layout, text size, preferences and colors).
  • Storing your preference in relation to your option to fill in a questionnaire and whether you have already filled in such questionnaire during your previous visit.
  • Remembering whether you have been offered a certain service or product, or whether we have asked you to participate in a certain promotion.
  • Collecting data on when you are logged in to the Website or simply visiting the Website.

3.4 Tracking Cookies are used to track your online behavior, such as your browsing activity, search queries, and the pages you visit. Tracking cookies are used to deliver targeted advertising and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. Tracking Cookies may be managed by third parties.

Examples of the purposes of using Tracking Cookies include:

  •  Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to track website usage and to generate statistical reports about website activity. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google. Google has developed the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on; if you want to opt out of Google Analytics, you can download and install the add-on for your web browser: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on Download Page
  • Google Advertising: We send you targeted ads, based on location and activities on our Website. We also participate in third-party ad networks including Google Ads and allow Google to use cookies, pixel tags and other tracking technologies on our Website to collect usage information and display targeted ads. Google may be able to associate the information they collect with other information they have about you from other sources.
  • Facebook Pixel: We use Facebook Pixel to track website usage and to deliver targeted advertising to our website visitors who are also Facebook users. The information collected by the Facebook Pixel is anonymous and is used to optimise our advertising campaigns.
  • You can promote and share on social media (e.g., Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Google) via a button. For an enhanced experience and to allow the social media websites to automatically recognise you when you are logged in that respective social media channel, the tracking cookies must be consented to.

3.5 Session cookies allow Website operators to link your actions during a browser session while visiting our Website. 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.

3.6 Advertising cookies

On this website we use advertising cookies, enabling us to personalize the advertisements for you, and we (and third parties) gain insights into the campaign results. This happens based on a profile we create based on your click and surfing on and outside https://www.propertydigest.ae. With these cookies you, as website visitor are linked to a unique ID, so you do not see the same ad more than once for example.

3.7  Social media

On our website, we have included content from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Instagram and TikTok to promote web pages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Instagram and TikTok. This content is embedded with code derived from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Instagram and TikTok and places cookies. This content might store and process certain information for personalized advertising.

Please read the privacy statement of these social networks (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data which they process using these cookies. The data that is retrieved is anonymized as much as possible. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Instagram and TikTok are located in the United States.

  1. Consent

When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on “Save preferences”, you consent to us using the categories of cookies and plug-ins you selected in the pop-up, as described in this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.

4.1 Manage your consent settings

We have received a privacy signal from your browser. For this reason we have set your privacy settings on this website to strictly necessary. If you want to have full functionality, please consider excluding https://www.propertydigest.ae from your privacy settings.

We have the right to change any term in this Cookie Policy at any time, at our own discretion, but also due to various mandatory interpretations, decisions, opinions and orders relating to upcoming data privacy laws and regulations. The Effective Date on the top of this page indicates the last revision date of this Cookie Policy. Any change in the Cookie Policy becomes effective when the update is made on our Website.