Cookie Policy for AVEVA Select Gulf
Last Updated: July 16, 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how AVEVA Select Gulf (“we”, “us”, or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website (https://gulf.avevaselect.com/) in accordance with Federal Decree Law No. 45 of 2021 on Personal Data Protection (the “UAE PDPL”) and other applicable laws and regulations in the United Arab Emirates.
1. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to provide a better browsing experience, and to gather information about your interactions with the website. Cookies can be “session cookies” (which are temporary and deleted when you close your browser) or “persistent cookies” (which remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them).
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for various purposes to enhance your experience on our website, including:
- Website Functionality: To enable essential features of our website, such as navigating between pages, accessing secure areas, and remembering your preferences (e.g., language settings).
- Performance and Analytics: To understand how visitors use our website, which pages are most popular, and identify any issues. This helps us to improve the website’s performance and user-friendliness.
- Personalization: To personalize your experience, remember your choices, and provide content that is more relevant to your interests.
- Marketing and Advertising: To deliver relevant advertisements to you on our website and other platforms, and to measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following categories of cookies on our website:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the operation of our website and enable core functionalities. Without these cookies, certain services you request (like remembering your cookie consent preferences) cannot be provided. We do not require your consent for these cookies as they are necessary for the website to function. However, you can block or delete them by changing your browser settings, though this may affect how the website works.
- Analytical/Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as the number of visitors, the pages they visit most often, and if they encounter error messages. This helps us to improve the website’s performance and provide a better user experience. These cookies typically collect information in an aggregated and anonymous form.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features. They may also be used to provide services you have requested, such as watching a video.
- Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties, such as advertising networks, for this purpose.
4. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies for analytics, advertising, and other functionalities. These third parties (such as Google Analytics) may collect information about your online activities across different websites and over time. We do not have direct control over these third-party cookies, and their use is governed by the respective third-party’s privacy and cookie policies.
5. Your Consent and Cookie Preferences
In accordance with the UAE PDPL, we obtain your explicit consent for the use of non-essential cookies (i.e., Analytical/Performance, Functionality, and Targeting/Advertising Cookies). When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner that provides you with the following options:
- Accept All Cookies: By clicking this, you consent to the placement of all cookies as described in this policy.
- Reject All Non-Essential Cookies: By clicking this, you will only allow strictly necessary cookies to be placed on your device.
- Customize Cookies: This option allows you to manage your preferences for each category of cookies (except strictly necessary cookies). You can opt-in or opt-out of specific cookie types.
You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can also change your cookie preferences by clicking on the “Cookie Settings” or “Manage Cookies” link, usually found in the footer of our website.
6. How to Manage Cookies in Your Browser
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to accept or reject all cookies, or to notify you when a cookie is being placed. You can also manually delete cookies already stored on your device.
Please be aware that blocking or deleting cookies may impact the functionality and features of our website and other websites you visit. For more information on how to manage cookies in your specific browser, please refer to your browser’s help documentation:
- Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
- Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
- Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-5791-d2c23229794d
- Apple Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-ae/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
7. Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on our website with a revised “Last Updated” date. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
AVEVA Select Gulf, Dubai Digital Park, A6 Building, 401 Office, Dubai Silicon Oasis, PO Box: 342112. Dubai, UAE