A cookie is a piece of information (small text file) sent to your browser from a website upon its visit and downloaded to your device. They are then sent back to a website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognises that cookie. Cookies work by assigning a number to the user that has no meaning outside of the assigning website. They are useful because:

• They allow our website to recognise the devices you use to access our website
• They allow you to navigate between web pages efficiently.
• They enable us to generally improve your experience of our website; and
• They allow our promotional and marketing efforts.

There are other types of tracking technologies used on our website. These include local storage objects tags and web forms

Cookies contain personal information, for example, your input into online forms or registration pages. Most cookies will not collect information that identifies you directly and will instead collect more general information such as how users arrive at and use our website, or a user’s general location.

For more details on cookies and similar technologies, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

Manage cookies through browser

The means to manage cookies through a browser differ on each browser. On most browsers, you will find a “help” section on the toolbar. Please refer to this section for information on how to receive a notification when you are receiving a new cookie, how to delete them or refuse to accept them. In addition, please see the links below for guidance on how to modify your web browser’s settings on some of the most popular browsers:

• Chrome
• Safari - mobile devices and desktops
• Firefox
• Microsoft Edge

Opt-out of targeted advertising

Different advertising industry associations offer consumers the ability to opt-out from online targeted advertising conducted by their member advertisers. If you would like to find out more information about this option, please visit their websites listed below and follow their instructions to opt-out from online targeted advertising:

• The Network Advertising Initiative
• The Digital Advertising Alliance
• European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (if you are located in the European Economic Area).

Some of the types of personal data we receive through the cookies we use are listed below. This includes information we access directly from your device without storing or accessing a file:

• Cookie browser data: cookie identifiers, time/date, services/products selected, whether and to which cookies you have consented.
• Device data: device type, screen resolution, operating system version, browser rendering core, its version and basic settings, such as privacy options, autofill options etc.;
• Log data: Time and duration of usage of our website and search data, such as your input into search forms;
• Location data: Data about your country of access as proclaimed by the Internet Protocol (IP) address of your device;
• Behavioural data: Data about your usage of our website. We may process this information if you visit or use third-party websites or applications to cooperate with us. Also includes data on how you participate with the content of our website. This includes pages visited, if you came from a marketing campaign, button clicks etc.

Some cookies are set by us (“first party cookies"), other cookies are set by third parties whose services we use or partner with to run content on the page you are viewing ("third party cookies").
Some cookies are deleted when you close your browser. These are known as session cookies. Other cookies stay on your device until they expire, or you delete them from your browser. These are known as persistent cookies and enable us to remember things about you as a returning visitor. This website uses both session and persistent cookies.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

They enable basic functions of our website such as page navigation. Our website cannot function properly without these cookies and they cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the website will not then work. Strictly necessary cookies placed on our website are listed in the table below:

Cookie name	Category	Host	Duration
ASP.NET_SessionId	First Party	alhilalbank.ae	Session
TS01xxxxxxxx	First Party	alhilalbank.ae	Session

Performance Cookies

They allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our website and your user experience. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the website. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If visitors do not allow these cookies we will not know when they have visited our website and we will not be able to monitor its performance. Performance cookies placed on our website are listed in the table below:

Cookie name	Category	Host	Duration
aackid	Third Party	adaraanalytics.com	365 days
ckid	Third Party	adaraanalytics.com	365 days
_schn	First Party	alhilalbank.ae	Session
_gclxxxx	First Party	alhilalbank.ae	90 days
_gid	First Party	alhilalbank.ae	1 day
_ga	First Party	alhilalbank.ae	730 days
_gat_UA-	First Party	alhilalbank.ae	Less than a day
X-AB	Third Party	sc-static.net	1 day
sc_at	Third Party	snapchat.com	390 days
ckid	Third Party	yieldoptimizer.com	365 days

Targeting Cookies

They may be set through our website by us or our advertising partners or third parties. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other websites. They do not store personal information directly, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising. Targeting cookies placed on our website are listed in the table below:

Cookie name	Category	Host	Duration
lang	Third Party	ads.linkedin.com	Session
TDID	Third Party	adsrvr.org	365 days
TDCPM	Third Party	adsrvr.org	365 days
_fbp	First Party	alhilalbank.ae	90 days
_scid	First Party	alhilalbank.ae	396 days
demdex	Third Party	demdex.net	180 days
IDE	Third Party	doubleclick.net	390 days
test_cookie	Third Party	doubleclick.net	Less than a day
dpm	Third Party	dpm.demdex.net	180 days
[this cookie does not have a name]	Third Party	facebook.com	Session
_kuid_	Third Party	krxd.net	180 days
lidc	Third Party	linkedin.com	1 day
lang	Third Party	linkedin.com	Session
bcookie	Third Party	linkedin.com	731 days
AnalyticsSyncHistory	Third Party	linkedin.com	30 days
UserMatchHistory	Third Party	linkedin.com	30 days
li_gc	Third Party	linkedin.com	728 days
bscookie	Third Party	linkedin.com	731 days
pxrc	Third Party	rlcdn.com	60 days
rlas3	Third Party	rlcdn.com	365 days
uid	Third Party	turn.com	180 days
gcma	Third Party	yieldoptimizer.com	365 days
cktst	Third Party	yieldoptimizer.com	365 days
rmxc	Third Party	yieldoptimizer.com	365 days
dph	Third Party	yieldoptimizer.com	365 days
fbh0	Third Party	yieldoptimizer.com	365 days
ph	Third Party	yieldoptimizer.com	365 days