Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognise your device on subsequent visits and remember certain information about your preferences or actions.

Similar technologies include web beacons (tiny images embedded in pages or emails), local storage (data stored in your browser), and session storage (temporary data cleared when you close your browser). This policy covers all of these technologies collectively.

2. Why We Use Cookies

eventifydubai uses cookies for the following purposes:

• Essential operation — keeping you logged in, maintaining your session, processing quote forms securely
• Personalisation — remembering your location preference (Dubai Marina, Downtown, etc.), saved vendors, and search filters
• Analytics — understanding which vendor categories, locations, and event types are most searched, so we can improve the Platform
• Performance — measuring page load times and identifying technical issues
• Marketing — with your consent, showing relevant eventifydubai content to you on other websites you visit

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They include cookies that enable you to log in, submit forms, and navigate between pages. Without these cookies, services you have asked for (such as submitting a quote request) cannot be provided.

3.2 Analytics Cookies

We use analytics cookies to collect anonymous data about how visitors use our site — which pages they visit, how long they stay, and what they click on. This data helps us understand user behaviour and improve the Platform. Analytics data is aggregated and does not identify you personally.

3.3 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies allow the Platform to remember choices you make (such as your preferred location, language, or saved vendor searches) and provide enhanced, personalised features. These cookies may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have integrated.

3.4 Marketing Cookies

With your consent, we may set marketing cookies to track your visit to our site and show you relevant advertisements on other websites. These cookies also help us measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns. Marketing cookies are only activated if you have given explicit consent via our cookie banner.

4. Cookies We Use

Cookie Name	Type	Purpose	Duration
ed_session	Essential	Maintains your login session and keeps you authenticated across pages	Session
ed_csrf	Essential	Security token to protect form submissions from cross-site request forgery	Session
ed_prefs	Functional	Stores your location preference, saved filters, and display settings	12 months
ed_saved	Functional	Remembers vendors you've saved to your shortlist	6 months
ed_cookie_consent	Essential	Records your cookie preferences so we don't ask again	12 months
_ga	Analytics	Google Analytics — distinguishes unique users, tracks sessions and pages viewed	24 months
_ga_[ID]	Analytics	Google Analytics 4 — stores session state for analytics reporting	24 months
ed_fbp	Marketing	Meta (Facebook) Pixel — tracks conversions from Meta ads (with consent only)	3 months
ed_gtag	Marketing	Google Ads — measures ad campaign conversions (with consent only)	3 months
fs_uid	Analytics	FullStory session recording — helps us understand UX issues (anonymised)	12 months

5. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our Platform are set by third-party services that we use to enhance functionality. These include:

• Google Analytics (analytics.google.com) — website usage analytics. Google Privacy Policy
• Google Ads / Tag Manager — conversion tracking for marketing campaigns. Google Privacy Policy
• Meta Pixel (Facebook/Instagram) — social advertising measurement (consent required). Meta Privacy Policy
• Formspree — processes contact and quote forms securely. Formspree Privacy Policy
• FullStory — anonymised session analytics to identify UX improvements. FullStory Privacy Policy

We do not sell your data to any of these third parties. They are service providers acting under data processing agreements with us.

6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can update your cookie preferences at any time using the controls below. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are required for the site to function. Changes take effect immediately.

7. Browser-Level Cookie Controls

You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to view, manage, delete, and block cookies. Instructions vary by browser:

• Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data

Please note that blocking essential cookies may prevent parts of our Platform from functioning correctly, including account login, form submissions, and saved searches.

For more information about cookies generally, visit allaboutcookies.org.

8. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time as our use of cookies changes or as legal requirements evolve. When we make significant changes, we will update the date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, notify you via the cookie banner on your next visit.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies or wish to make a data-related request, please use our contact form. For broader data protection enquiries, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

We aim to respond to all enquiries within 2 business days (Sunday–Thursday, UAE).