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Cookie Policy

Last updated: 1 June 2025  ·  Effective immediately

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the site to recognise your device, remember your preferences, and gather information about how you interact with our content. Cookies are not harmful and cannot run programs or carry viruses.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

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Strictly Necessary

These cookies are essential for the site to function. They enable core features such as page navigation, security, and access to protected areas. The site cannot operate properly without them. You cannot opt out of these cookies.

  • • Session management & authentication tokens
  • • Security (CSRF protection, fraud prevention)
  • • Load balancing and server routing
Optional

Analytics & Performance

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with eti-qulikcpay — which articles are most read, how long readers stay, and where they come from. All data is aggregated and anonymised. We use this to improve editorial quality and site performance.

  • • Google Analytics 4 (anonymised IP)
  • • Page-view and scroll-depth tracking
  • • Internal search query analysis
Optional

Marketing & Targeting

These cookies record your visits and the content you view, enabling us and our advertising partners to show you relevant ads about mobile plans, SIM cards, and telecom services in the UAE and Gulf region. They do not store directly personal information.

  • • Google Ads conversion tracking
  • • Retargeting pixels (Google, Meta)
  • • Frequency capping to limit ad repetition

3. Why We Use Cookies

eti-qulikcpay uses cookies to:

  • → Deliver a fast, secure, and reliable editorial experience
  • → Understand which telecom guides and country pages are most useful to readers in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and beyond
  • → Improve site structure and content based on real usage data
  • → Fund our editorial team through relevant, non-intrusive advertising

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on eti-qulikcpay are set by trusted third-party services we embed or use. These third parties have their own privacy policies and may collect data independently. Key third parties include:

ProviderPurposeDuration
Google AnalyticsSite usage analyticsUp to 2 years
Google AdsConversion tracking & retargetingUp to 90 days
Meta PixelAd audience targetingUp to 180 days

5. How to Manage or Disable Cookies

You have full control over non-essential cookies. You can:

  • • Use our cookie banner — accept or reject optional cookies when you first visit the site.
  • • Browser settings — all major browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge) allow you to block or delete cookies in their privacy settings.
  • • Opt-out tools — use Google Analytics Opt-out or the NAI opt-out tool to prevent tracking across sites.

Note: disabling strictly necessary cookies may impair core site functionality. Disabling analytics or marketing cookies will not affect your ability to read our guides.

6. Your Consent

On your first visit to eti-qulikcpay, a cookie consent banner will appear. By clicking "Accept All", you consent to all cookie categories. By clicking "Manage Preferences", you can enable only the categories you choose. You may withdraw or change your consent at any time by clearing your cookies and revisiting the site.

Our use of cookies complies with applicable data protection regulations, including the UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on Personal Data Protection (PDPL) and relevant Gulf region frameworks.

7. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy as our services evolve or regulations change. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page and, where the changes are significant, display a notice on the site. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

Questions About Cookies?

If you have any questions about how eti-qulikcpay uses cookies, please contact our privacy team at [email protected] or visit our Contacts page.

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