Q: About Dubai Economy and Tourism

The Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism The Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism ( DET ) is an entity established pursuant to Law No. 20 of 2021 and having its principal address at P.O. Box 594, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. DET is the principal authority for the planning, supervision, development and marketing of tourism in Dubai. DET also markets and promotes Dubai’s commerce sector and is responsible for the licensing and classification of all tourism services, including hotels establishments, tour operators, travel agents and all other tourism services. You can find out more about DET at: https://www.dubaidet.gov.ae/en/about-det DET and its affiliates, (collectively, “ Dubai DET ”, “ We ”, “ we ”, “ our ” or “ us ”) are committed to providing excellent service to all customers, including respecting their concerns about how we use cookies, and being totally transparent about this in accordance with applicable laws. This Cookie Policy explains how cookies are used when you visit and interact with our website https://www.investindubai.gov.ae/ . Please review the following information to understand the types of cookies we use and their purposes. Further Information If you have any questions, comments, or concerns after reading this notice, please contact us at privacy@dubaidet.ae . For further information relating to privacy and use of personal data, please refer to our Privacy Notice and the documents referred to in it.

Question 1

About Dubai Economy and Tourism

Accepted Answer

The Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism

The Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) is an entity established pursuant to Law No. 20 of 2021 and having its principal address at P.O. Box 594, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. DET is the principal authority for the planning, supervision, development and marketing of tourism in Dubai. DET also markets and promotes Dubai’s commerce sector and is responsible for the licensing and classification of all tourism services, including hotels establishments, tour operators, travel agents and all other tourism services. You can find out more about DET at: https://www.dubaidet.gov.ae/en/about-det

DET and its affiliates, (collectively, “Dubai DET”, “We”, “we”, “our” or “us”) are committed to providing excellent service to all customers, including respecting their concerns about how we use cookies, and being totally transparent about this in accordance with applicable laws.

This Cookie Policy explains how cookies are used when you visit and interact with our website https://www.investindubai.gov.ae/. Please review the following information to understand the types of cookies we use and their purposes.

Further Information

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns after reading this notice, please contact us at privacy@dubaidet.ae.
For further information relating to privacy and use of personal data, please refer to our Privacy Notice and the documents referred to in it.

Question 2

About cookies

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Cookies are small text files that are placed upon your computer in order to help us to identify you, some cookies known as ‘essential cookies’ are required to enable our website to operate, other cookies ‘optional cookies’ are those that we use to personalise your experience whilst on our website, e.g. to enable us to show you personalised advertisements.

Question 3

Types of cookies

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When you visit our website, we will use cookies in order to deliver the best experience for you. We do this in a way that complies with the legal obligations placed upon us, and in accordance with good industry practices. The information below provides an overview of each of the types of cookies used.

Essential
These are cookies that we need to utilise in order for our website to function, e.g. to display certain items on the website, or to ensure the security of the website. These cannot be disabled by us; however, you may be able to restrict or prohibit these using the settings in your browser. If restricted then you may experience issues loading or using our website.
Performance and Functionality
These are cookies that we deploy in order optimise the user experience, for example to increase the level of functionality or to remember your preferences should you return at a later date. These cookies also enable you to utilise features such as creating an account and subscribing for updates.
Analytics & Customization
These are cookies that we use to monitor how users are using our website. They enable us to identify which areas or functions within the website that users spend most time and allow us to understand how users move around the website.
Advertising
These are cookies that we set in order to deliver content that is most relevant to you based upon your usage of our website. These cookies may be placed by, or shared with, our marketing partners to show you adverts when you use other websites and platforms. Disabling these cookies will not necessarily result in you seeing less advertisements or marketing content; it will most likely mean that you do not receive content that is tailored to you.

Question 4

Cookie settings

Accepted Answer

You can manage your cookie preferences in the following ways:

Adjusting your browser settings
By selecting the Customise option on the cookie banner.
Accessing the Cookie Preference Centre via the website footer.

Question 5

Cookies we use

Accepted Answer

The table below outlines the cookies we use and their purposes.

First Party

Essential

__privaci_cookie_consent_generated

SECURITI.ai cookies are required to support core functionality of the SECURITI.ai consent solution. The cookies help maintain and honor consent preferences submitted by the user.

1 year

First Party

Essential

__privaci_cookie_consent_uuid

SECURITI.ai cookies are required to support core functionality of the SECURITI.ai consent solution. The cookies help maintain and honor consent preferences submitted by the user.

1 year

First Party

Essential

__privaci_cookie_consents

SECURITI.ai cookies are required to support core functionality of the SECURITI.ai consent solution. The cookies help maintain and honor consent preferences submitted by the user.

1 year

First Party

Essential

__privaci_latest_published_version

SECURITI.ai cookies are required to support core functionality of the SECURITI.ai consent solution. The cookies help maintain and honor consent preferences submitted by the user.

1 year

First Party

Essential

bm_mi

This cookie is used to analyse traffic to determine if it is automated traffic generated by IT systems or a human user.

Session

First Party

Essential

ASP.NET_SessionId

Used to maintain the session of a logged-in user to avoid repeated sign-in.

Session

First Party

Essential

__RequestVerificationToken

This cookie is used by the antiforgery system.

Session

Third Party

Essential

__Secure-*

This cookie is used to enhance the security of user sessions by ensuring that data is transmitted securely. It helps protect user information from unauthorized access and supports the overall security framework of the website.

6 months

First Party

Analytics & Customisation

_ga

Used to distinguish users.

1 year

First Party

Analytics & Customisation

_ga_*

This cookie is used to persist session state.

1 year

First Party

Analytics & Customisation

user_country_code

This is an analytics cookie from Bigstep. Bigstep.com is a cloud provider dedicated to making professional analytics solutions accessible to companies of all sizes.

Session

First Party

Analytics & Customisation

UNIFORM_TRACKER_SITECORE_campaign

Tracks campaign data for marketing attribution

Session

First Party

Analytics & Customisation

UNIFORM_TRACKER_SITECORE_goals

Records goal completions or conversions.

Session

First Party

Analytics & Customisation

UNIFORM_TRACKER_visit_count

Counts site visits to distinguish new vs. returning users.

Session

First Party

Analytics & Customisation

UNIFORM_TRACKER_visitor_id

Stores a unique visitor ID for session tracking and personalisation.

Session

First Party

Performance & Functionality

AKA_A2

Used to speed up content delivery on the website by leveraging Akamai's adaptive acceleration features and caching.

1 day

First Party

Performance & Functionality

RT

This cookie allows us to count visits and traffic sources, so we can measure and improve the performance of our site.

7 days

First Party

Performance & Functionality

_ce.cch

Used to check if cookies can be added.

Session

First Party

Performance & Functionality

_ce.clock_data

Store the difference in time from the server's time and the current browser.

2 days

First Party

Performance & Functionality

_ce.s

Collects data on the user’s navigation and behavior on the website. This is used to compile statistical reports and heatmaps for the website owner.

1 year

First Party

Performance & Functionality

ak_bmsc

This cookie is used to optimise performance and to improve the user experience.

Session

First Party

Performance & Functionality

cebs

Used to track the current user session internally.

Session

First Party

Performance & Functionality

cebsp_

Used to determine if a survey should be shown.

Session

First Party

Performance & Functionality

_boomr_akamaiXhrRetry

This cookie Persists a flag that instructs the plugin when to perform requests. Doesn’t contain personal information.

Session

First Party

Performance & Functionality

algoliasearch-client-js

Adds autopopulated suggestions to address fields in scheduling to help clients complete forms faster.

Session

First Party

Performance & Functionality

ce_fvd

TStores first visit data to be reused across tracking.

Session

Third Party

Performance & Functionality

ce_successful_csp_check

Used to determine if the page has a Content Security Policy rule that would prevent tracking.

Session

Third Party

Performance & Functionality

cetabid

This cookie contains a unique ID that is used to identify the visitor's session.

Session

Third Party

Performance & Functionality

top-picks

This cookie enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation.

Session

First Party

Performance & Functionality

utag_main

This cookie keeps track of the visitor session.

Session

First Party

Performance & Functionality

utag_main__pn

The number of pages viewed during the current session.

1 day

First Party

Performance & Functionality

utag_main__se

The number of events tracked in the current session.

1 day

First Party

Performance & Functionality

utag_main__sn

The number of sessions for this visitor.

1 year

First Party

Performance & Functionality

utag_main__ss

A boolean that indicates if the page viewed is the first in a session. A value of 1 means that the current page is the first page viewed in the session and a value of 0 means the current page is not the first page viewed in the session.

1 year

First Party

Performance & Functionality

utag_main__st

The Unix/Epoch timestamp of the session timeout, in milliseconds. The value is updated on new events.

1 year

First Party

Performance & Functionality

utag_main_ses_id

The Unix/Epoch timestamp of the session start, in milliseconds.

1 year

Third Party

Performance & Functionality

VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE

This cookie is used to measure user's bandwidth to determine whether user gets the new player interface or the old.

6 months

Third Party

Performance & Functionality

VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA

This cookie is used to remember user input and associate a user’s actions.

6 months

Third Party

Performance & Functionality

YSC

This cookie is used to remember user input and associate a user’s actions.

Session

First Party

Performance & Functionality

business#lang

This cookie remembers the user's language preference to ensure a consistent experience across visits.

Session

First Party

Performance & Functionality

consentAcceptance

This cookie stores consent acceptance value.

Session

First Party

Performance & Functionality

dtcm-contrast

Allow for capturing the contrast of website.

Session

First Party

Performance & Functionality

dtcm-font-size

Allow for capturing the font-size of website (Accessibility Options).

Session

Third Party

Performance & Functionality

See web link

Allow for capturing the google map zoom and central information.

Session

Third Party

Performance & Functionality

top-picks

Allow for capturing the top picks by current user.

Session

Third Party

Performance & Functionality

videoStorage

Allow for capturing the video path.

Session

Question 6

Updated

Accepted Answer

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