Cookies Policy

Introduction

• Dubai World Trade Centre LLC (“We”) owns and operates ISM Middle East, an exhibition within Dubai World Trade Centre that serves as the region's leading trade show for sweets and snacks, featuring global confectionery and snack brands, and showcasing innovations in the industry. This Cookies Policy is designed to provide you with clear information about how and why we use Cookies on our website. When you make your first visit to our official website www.ism-me.com you will have the option to grant consent or decline consent for the collection and use of Cookies.

What are Cookies?

• Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the website owners.

Why do we use Cookies?

Cookies help us in:

a.    Managing and presenting the information displayed on our website.

b.    Assisting you in navigating pages.

c.    Analyse your use of our website.

d.    Ensure that advertisements that you see on our website are according to your preferences and interests.

e.    Assist us in understanding your preferences such as preferred languages as well as understanding our audience and analysing traffic patterns.

First-Party Cookies and Third-Party Cookies

• First-Party Cookies are directly stored on your device when you visit our website. These Cookies enable us to gather analytics information, remember language preferences, and carry out other beneficial tasks that enhance your experience. 
• Third-Party Cookies are created by third parties like an advertiser. They are typically used for online advertising and are added by a script or tag to a website. 

What are the types of Cookies used by us?

• Strictly Necessary/ Essential Cookies: These Cookies are essential to enable you to move around the website and use its features. Without these Cookies, some of the website features may not provide the optimal results.
• Performance & Functionality Cookies: Performance Cookies are generally third-party Cookies from vendors we work with or who work on our behalf that collect information about your visit and use of the DWTC website, for instance, which pages you visit the most often, and if you get error messages from web pages. These Cookies do not collect information that can be used to identify a visitor. All information collected by these Cookies is anonymous and is solely used to improve the functionality of the website. For example, we can use these Cookies to learn more about which features are the most popular with our users and which ones might need some revisions.

Analytics & Customization Cookies

Analytics Cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. These Cookies track metrics such as the number of visitors, the pages they visit, the time spent on each page, and how they navigate through the website. The data collected enables us to analyze trends, improve website performance, and enhance the user experience. For example, by understanding which pages receive the most traffic or where users tend to drop off, we can optimize the website's design and content to better meet user needs.

Targeting & Advertising Cookies

Targeting Cookies are little pieces of information that we store on your system/ device. These Cookies are used to remember things about you, such as your interests, the things you have looked at on our website, or even your login information. These Cookies can be used to show you personalised content; they also help us tailor our content to your preferences and interests, making your online experience more personalised. For example, if you have been browsing for conferences or webinars on our website, targeting Cookies helps us to remember your preferences, ensuring that when you return, we can provide personalised suggestions for upcoming events that align with your interests.

Unclassified Cookies

Unclassified Cookies are Cookies that are not used in the same category as other types of Cookies such as “First Party” or Third Party.” These are usually set by websites you have previously visited, but also incorporate advertisement services or social media platforms.

List of Cookies

ESSENTIAL COOKIES:

Cookies Key	Domain	Cookies Type	Expiration	Description
__privaci_cookie_consent_generated	ism-me.com	First Party	1 year	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.
__privaci_cookie_consent_uuid	ism-me.com	First Party	1 year	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.
__privaci_cookie_consents	ism-me.com	First Party	1 year	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.
__privaci_cookie_no_action	ism-me.com	First Party	1 day	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.
__privaci_latest_published_version	ism-me.com	First Party	1 year	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.
__cf_bm	ism-me.com	Third Party	0 days	This cookie is used as on-end user devices that access customer sites that are protected by bot management or bot fight mode.
bcookie	ism-me.com	Third Party	1 year	Browser Identifier cookie to uniquely identify devices accessing site to detect abuse on the platform.
CFTOKEN	ism-me.com	First Party	Session	This cookie is a random-number client security token.
bscookie	ism-me.com	Third Party	1 year	Used for remembering that a logged-in user is verified by two factor authentication.

 

Performance Cookies:

Cookies Key	Domain	Cookies Type	Expiration	Description
li_sugr	ism-me.com	Third Party	Session	Used to make a probabilistic match of a user's identity outside the designated countries.
lidc	ism-me.com	Third Party	1 day	To facilitate data center selection.
CFID	ism-me.com	First Party	Session	This cookie is a sequential client identifier.

 

ANALYTICS COOKIES:

Cookies Key	Domain	Cookies Type	Expiration	Description
IDE	ism-me.com	Third Party	1 year 35 days	This is used for serving targeted advertisements that are relevant to you across the web.
_ga	ism-me.com	First Party	1 year 35 days	Used to distinguish users.
_ga_*	ism-me.com	First Party	1 year 35 days	This cookie is used to persist session state.
_gat*	ism-me.com	First Party	Less than a day	This cookie is used to throttle request rate.
_gid	ism-me.com	First Party	1 day	Used to distinguish users.
AnalyticsSyncHistory	ism-me.com	Third Party	Session	Used to store information about the time a sync took place with the lms_analytics cookie.
_pk_id*	ism-me.com	First Party	1 year 28 days	This cookie is used to recognize visitors and hold their various properties.
_pk_ses*	ism-me.com	First Party	Less than a day	This cookie shows the visitor’s active session.

 

Targeting Cookies:

Cookies Key	Domain	Cookies Type	Expiration	Description
receive-cookie-deprecation	ism-me.com	Third Party	Session	This cookie collects information on user behaviour on multiple websites. This information is used in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement on the website.
test_cookie	ism-me.com	Third Party	Less than a day	This is used for serving targeted advertisements that are relevant to you across the web.
ELOQUA	ism-me.com	Third Party	1 year 31 days	This cookie is used to track customers through all phases of the buying products.
ELQSTATUS	ism-me.com	Third Party	1 year 31 days	This cookie is used to track individual visitors and their use of the site. It is set when you first visit the site and updated on subsequent visits.
fr	ism-me.com	Third Party	90 days	This cookie is used to deliver, measure and improve the relevancy of ads.
_fbp	ism-me.com	First Party	90 days	This cookie identifies browsers for the purposes of providing advertising and site analytics services.
_gcl_au	ism-me.com	First Party	90 days	This cookie is used by advertisers to measure user activity and the performance of their ad campaigns.
UserMatchHistory	ism-me.com	Third Party	Session	This cookie is used as ads ID syncing.
DEFAULTLOCALE	ism-me.com	First Party	Session	This is an advertising tracker from Affiliate Summit. Affiliate Summit is the premier online marketing conference, drawing over 5,000 people per event.
cfid	ism-me.com	First Party	1 year 35 days	This cookie is used for marketing purpose.
cftoken	ism-me.com	First Party	1 year 35 days	This is an advertising tracker from Scientific American. Scientific American publishes science and technology magazines in the United States.
lastExternalReferrer	ism-me.com	First Party	Session	This cookie is used to find out where the visitor comes from.
lastExternalReferrerTime	ism-me.com	First Party	Session	This item is used for visitor evaluation of where the visitor comes from.
li_adsId	ism-me.com	First Party	Session	This cookie helps identify and track users for advertising purposes, enabling the site and advertising partners to offer more personalized and relevant advertising.

 

UNCLASSIFIED COOKIES:

Cookies Key	Domain	Cookies Type	Expiration	Description
_gcl_ls	ism-me.com	First Party	Session	These cookies have not been classified into a specific category.
showoff_wishlist_items_D758EA7D-FC9C-0906-924D88015DCE4C95	ism-me.com	First Party	Session	These cookies have not been classified into a specific category.

 

How can you control your Cookies preferences?

• You can choose to refuse or selectively accept to store certain Cookies by adjusting the preferences on the Cookies preference window and on your browser. However, if your browser refuses to store Cookies, some features of this website may not be available to you and some pages on this website may not display properly.
• You can find information on popular browsers and how to adjust your Cookies preferences at the following websites: -
• Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/firefox/protect-your-privacy/Cookies
• Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en-GB&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&oco=1
• Additionally, various web browsers offer features that allow you to make informed choices about the use of your personal information online. These features enable you to configure your browser to automatically accept or refuse to store Cookies based on your privacy preferences. We attempt to provide clear information and options regarding Cookies and privacy preferences for each Cookies that this website requests your browser to store.
• If we detect that you have enabled the Do Not Track Setting or Global Privacy Control signal in your browser, we will automatically disable Targeting Cookies.
• If you have disabled one or more Cookies, we may still use information collected from Cookies prior to your disabled preference being set; however, we will stop using the disabled Cookies to collect any further information.

Update and review

We may update this Cookies Policy to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please check this page periodically to stay informed about our use of Cookies.

Contact us

If you have questions, requests, or concerns regarding your privacy and rights, please contact us at Privacy@dwtc.com.