Dubai DET and its affiliates are committed to providing excellent service to all their customers, including respecting their concerns about privacy.
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.dubaiesportsfestival.com/. 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.
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.
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.
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Social Networking
These are cookies set by various social media services integrated into our website to enable you to share our content with your peers or networks. They can create an interest-based profile of you by tracking your browser across different websites, which may influence the messaging and content you see on other sites you visit.
You can manage your cookie preferences in the following ways:
1. Adjusting your browser settings
2. By selecting the Customise option on the cookie banner
3. Accessing the Cookie Preference Center via the website footer.
The table below outlines the cookies we use and their purposes.
| Cookie Category | Cookie Classification Type | Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Session |
| First Party | Essential | OptanonAlertBoxClosed | This cookie is used to determine whether a visitor should be shown the banner. | 1 year |
| First Party | Essential | OptanonConsent | This cookie stores information about the categories of cookies the site uses and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category. | 1 year |
| First Party | Essential | CONSENTMGR | This cookie is used to save the consent settings of a visitor. | 90 days |
| First Party | Essential | OptanonAlertBoxClosed | This cookie is used to determine whether a visitor should be shown the banner. | 1 year |
| First Party | Essential | OptanonConsent | This cookie stores information about the categories of cookies the site uses and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category. | 1 year |
| First Party | Essential | url_visited | Cookie used to track which URLs a user has visited on a website | Session |
| Third Party | Essential | __cf_bm | This cookie is used as on-end user devices that access customer sites that are protected by bot management or bot fight mode. | 1 day |
| Third Party | Essential | __Secure-* | It is used for technical purpose especially for security. | 6 months |
| Third Party | Essential | _xsrf | This a protection against the cross-site request forgery (CSRF). | Session |
| First Party | Analytics & Customization | https://analytics.twitter.com/1/i/adsct?bci=4&dv=UTC%26en-US%2Cen%26Google%20Inc.%26Linux%20x86_64%26255%26800%26600%264%2624%26800%26600%260%26na&eci=3&event=%7B%7D&event_id=3381d487-8260-40e1-b707-3fe8976c2d5b&integration=advertiser&p_id=Twitter&p_user_id=0&pl_id=5cde85f7-6841-4ea8-a37e-af2f2dce5eb5&tw_document_href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dubaiesportsfestival.com%2Fen%2Fprivacy-policy%23sec_19&tw_iframe_status=0&txn_id=tw-ocb2w-ocb3&type=javascript&version=2.3.31 | Twitter (X) uses various cookies to track user behavior and optimize advertising | Session |
| First Party | Analytics & Customization | _ga | Used to distinguish users. | 1 year |
| First Party | Analytics & Customization | _ga_* | This cookie is used to persist session state. | 1 year |
| First Party | Analytics & Customization | ce_virtual_tracker_data | This cookie is used for tracking user behavior, session information, or specific virtual events or interactions. | Session |
| First Party | Analytics & Customization | ce_visit_timings | This cookie used to analyze user behavior, measure session length, or track specific interactions during a user's visit. | Session |
| First Party | Analytics & Customization | 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 & Customization | 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 & Customization | _cltk | This cookie registers statistical data on user's behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Session |
| Third Party | Analytics & Customization | tcs.google_cver | This cookie could be associated with the version of Google Analytics that is being used. It might store information about the version or configuration of the Google Analytics script on the website. | Session |
| Third Party | Analytics & Customization | tcs.google_gid | This cookie is likely related to the Google Analytics service. It may store a unique identifier for the user's session to enable the tracking of user interactions on the website. | Session |
| Third Party | Analytics & Customization | NID | This cookie is used for purposes to show ads in services for signed-out users. | 6 months |
| Third Party | Analytics & Customization | IDE | This is used for serving targeted advertisements that are relevant to you across the web. | 1 year |
| 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. | 1 day |
| 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 | 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 | utag_main | This cookie keeps track of the visitor session. | 1 year |
| First Party | Performance & Functionality | X-AB | This cookie is used by the website’s operator in context with multi-variate testing. This is a tool used to combine or change content on the website. This allows the website to find the best variation/edition of the site. | Session |
| First Party | Performance & Functionality | ce_asset_waiting | This cookie is part of a bundle of cookies which serve the purpose of content delivery and presentation. The cookies keep the correct state of font, blog/picture sliders, color themes and other website settings. | Session |
| First Party | Performance & Functionality | ce_fvd | Stores first visit data to be reused accross tracking. | Session |
| First Party | Performance & Functionality | ce_submit_forms | This cookie is used to store data in the browser depending on the system memory and the data stored in the browser until the browser is closed. | Session |
| First Party | Performance & Functionality | ce_successful_csp_check | Used to determine if the page has a Content Security Policy rule that would prevent tracking. | Session |
| First Party | Performance & Functionality | cetabid | This cookie contains a unique ID that is used to identify the visitor's session. | Session |
| First Party | Performance & Functionality | X-AB | This cookie is used by the website’s operator in context with multi-variate testing. This is a tool used to combine or change content on the website. This allows the website to find the best variation/edition of the site. | Session |
| First Party | Performance & Functionality | _clck | Persists the site user ID and preferences, unique to that site, on the browser. This ensures that behavior in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID. | 1 year |
| First Party | Performance & Functionality | _clsk | Connects multiple page views by a user into a single site session recording. | 1 day |
| First Party | Performance & Functionality | _detectRootDomain | The cookie is used to determine the root domain on which the website is hosted. It helps to identify different subdomains and enables the website to control certain functions or settings based on the root domain. | 1 day |
| 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 day |
| 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 day |
| First Party | Performance & Functionality | utag_main_dc_event | This cookie is a duplicate of the utag_main__se Session Event cookie, used as the number of events tracked in the current session. | 1 day |
| First Party | Performance & Functionality | utag_main_dc_region | Stores the data center region information where the user's data is processed. This helps in optimizing performance and ensuring compliance with data residency requirements. | 1 day |
| First Party | Performance & Functionality | utag_main_dc_visit | This cookie is a duplicate of the utag_main__sn Session Number cookie, used as the number of sessions for this visitor. | 1 year |
| First Party | Performance & Functionality | utag_main_ses_id | The Unix/Epoch timestamp of the session start, in milliseconds. | 1 day |
| First Party | Performance & Functionality | CLID | Identifies the first-time site saw the user on any site. | 1 year |
| First Party | Performance & Functionality | consentAcceptance | This cookie is used to store the user's consent preferences regarding cookies on the website, ensuring compliance with privacy regulations and facilitating an optimal experience. | 90 days |
| First Party | Performance & Functionality | securitiSdkErrorMessages | This cookie storess error messages for security SDK on the website. | Session |
| First Party | Performance & Functionality | visitorStatus | This cookie is used to track the visitor's status, such as whether they are a new or returning visitor, for website performance optimization. | 90 days |
| First Party | Performance & Functionality | parameter_inference_rule | Content management systems (CMS), web applications, and tracking | Session |
| First Party | Performance & Functionality | session_country | This cookie is used to remember user country | Session |
| First Party | Performance & Functionality | def#lang | Allow for capturing the website language | Session |
| First Party | Performance & Functionality | utag_main_dcsyncran | Cookie associated with Tealium helps DET manage and unify its marketing technologies | 21-Feb-25 |
| First Party | Performance & Functionality | kameleoonData-qs7whfsmrz | Allow for capturing the Kameleoon Data | Session |
| Third Party | Performance & Functionality | X-AB | This cookie is used by the website’s operator in context with multi-variate testing. This is a tool used to combine or change content on the website. This allows the website to find the best variation/edition of the site. | 1 day |
| Third Party | Performance & Functionality | sc_at | This cookie allows us to track visits to the site and serve relevant content on website. | Session |
| Third Party | Performance & Functionality | LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | This cookie is used to store the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | Session |
| Third Party | Performance & Functionality | TESTCOOKIESENABLED | This cookie used to save individual comfort settings you have selected and keep them for your current and future visits to the site. | 1 day |
| 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 |
| Third Party | Performance & Functionality | CLID | Identifies the first-time site saw the user on any site. | 1 year |
| First Party | Advertising | _sctr | Collects data on visitor interaction with the website's video-content - This data is used to make the website's video-content more relevant towards the visitor. | 1 year |
| First Party | Advertising | _uetsid | This contains the session ID for a unique session on the site. | 1 day |
| First Party | Advertising | _uetvid | This cookie is used as anonymized visitor ID, representing a unique visitor. | 1 year |
| First Party | Advertising | kameleoonVisitorCode | Advertising marketing during visits to the site (personalization of navigation). | 1 year |
| First Party | Advertising | _fbp | This cookie identifies browsers for the purposes of providing advertising and site analytics services. | 90 days |
| First Party | Advertising | _tt_enable_cookie | This cookie is used to measure and improve the performance of the advertising campaigns and to personalize the user's experience (including ads). | 1 year |
| First Party | Advertising | _uetsid_exp | This cookie contains the expiry-date for the cookie name _uetsid. | Session |
| First Party | Advertising | _uetvid_exp | This cookie contains the expiry-date for the cookie name _uetvid. | Session |
| First Party | Advertising | tealium_timing | Contains data on user navigation, interaction and time spent on the website and its sub-pages - This data is used to optimise the relevance of advertisements and for statistical purposes. | Session |
| First Party | Advertising | lastExternalReferrer | This cookie is used to find out where the visitor comes from. | Session |
| First Party | Advertising | lastExternalReferrerTime | This item is used for visitor evaluation of where the visitor comes from. | Session |
| First Party | Advertising | tt_appInfo | This cookie is used by the social networking service for tracking the use of embedded services. | Session |
| First Party | Advertising | tt_pixel_session_index | This cookie is used by the social networking service, for tracking the use of embedded services. | Session |
| First Party | Advertising | tt_sessionId | This cookie is used by the social networking service, for tracking the use of embedded services. | Session |
| First Party | Advertising | u_sclid | Sets a unique ID for the visitor, that allows third party advertisers to target the visitor with relevant. | Session |
| First Party | Advertising | u_sclid_r | This cookie is used for marketing purpose. | Session |
| First Party | Advertising | u_scsid | Sets a unique ID for the visitor, that allows third party advertisers to target the visitor with relevant. | Session |
| First Party | Advertising | u_scsid_r | This cookie is used for marketing purpose. | Session |
| First Party | Advertising | _fbp | This cookie identifies browsers for the purposes of providing advertising and site analytics services. | 90 days |
| First Party | Advertising | _schn1 | This cookie is used to track the conversion rate between the user and the advertisement banners on the website. This serves to optimise the relevance of the advertisements on the website. | 1 day |
| First Party | Advertising | _scid | Cookie associated with Snapchat. Sets a unique ID for the visitor, that allows third party advertisers to target the visitor with relevant advertisement. | 1 year |
| First Party | Advertising | _scid_r | This cookie sets a unique ID for the visitor, that allows third party advertisers to target the visitor with relevant advertising. | 1 year |
| First Party | Advertising | _screload | This cookie may be set through by the site by its advertising partners. It may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. | Session |
| First Party | Advertising | _tt_enable_cookie | This cookie is used to measure and improve the performance of the advertising campaigns and to personalize the user's experience (including ads). | 1 year |
| First Party | Advertising | _ttp | This cookie is used to measure and improve the performance of your advertising campaigns and to personalize the user's experience on site. | 1 year |
| First Party | Advertising | https://t.co/1/i/adsct?bci=4&dv=UTC%26en-US%2Cen%26Google%20Inc.%26Linux%20x86_64%26255%26800%26600%264%2624%26800%26600%260%26na&eci=3&event=%7B%7D&event_id=d7db2d06-e074-486b-836f-c9025c174675&integration=advertiser&p_id=Twitter&p_user_id=0&pl_id=97191a06-9298-416a-8ffe-eeecb40fe51e&tw_document_href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dubaiesportsfestival.com%2Fen%2Fprivacy-policy%23sec_10&tw_iframe_status=0&txn_id=tw-ocb2w-ocb3&type=javascript&version=2.3.31 | Twitter (X) Ads tracking and is used for advertising conversion tracking and remarketing | Session |
| Third Party | Advertising | TAPID | This cookie is used for tracking visitors between domains by storing unique ID on the user's first visit. | Session |
| Third Party | Advertising | receive-cookie-deprecation | 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. | Session |
| Third Party | Advertising | test_cookie | This is used for serving targeted advertisements that are relevant to you across the web. | 1 day |
| Third Party | Advertising | _schn1 | This cookie is used to track the conversion rate between the user and the advertisement banners on the website. This serves to optimise the relevance of the advertisements on the website. | 1 day |
| Third Party | Advertising | muc_ads | This cookie is used to collect data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant. | Session |
| Third Party | Advertising | TapAd_3WAY_SYNCS | This cookie is set through our site by our advertising partners. | 60 days |
| Third Party | Advertising | TapAd_DID | Cookie used for marketing purpose of the website. | 60 days |
| Third Party | Advertising | TapAd_TS | This cookie is set through our site by our advertising partners. | 60 days |
| Third Party | Advertising | _ttp | This cookie is used to measure and improve the performance of your advertising campaigns and to personalize the user's experience on site. | Session |
| Third Party | Advertising | _schn2 | This cookie is used to track the conversion rate between the user and the advertisement banners on the website. This serves to optimise the relevance of the advertisements on the website. | 1 day |
| Third Party | Advertising | _scid | Cookie associated with Snapchat. Sets a unique ID for the visitor, that allows third party advertisers to target the visitor with relevant advertisement. | 1 year |
| Third Party | Advertising | _scid_r | This cookie sets a unique ID for the visitor, that allows third party advertisers to target the visitor with relevant advertising. | 1 year |
| Third Party | Advertising | guest_id | This cookie is set by Twitter to identify and track the website visitor. | Session |
| Third Party | Advertising | guest_id_ads | This cookie is for advertising when logged out. | Session |
| Third Party | Advertising | guest_id_marketing | This cookie is for advertising when logged out. | Session |
| Third Party | Advertising | personalization_id | This cookie is used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. | Session |
| Third Party | Advertising | MSPTC | This cookie registers data on the visitor. The information is used to optimize advertisement relevance. | 1 year |
| Third Party | Advertising | MUID | This cookie registers a unique ID to recognise returning visitors. The ID is used for targeted advertising. | 1 year |
| Third Party | Advertising | MR* | Indicates whether to refresh MUID. | 7 days |
| Third Party | Advertising | SRM_B | This cookie may be set through our site by our advertising partners. It may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. | 1 year |
| Third Party | Advertising | ANONCHK | Indicates whether MUID cookie is transferred to ANID cookie, a cookie used for advertising. | 1 day |
| Third Party | Advertising | MR | Indicates whether to refresh MUID. | 7 days |
| Third Party | Advertising | SM | Used in synchronizing the MUID across Microsoft domains. | Session |
| Third Party | Advertising | MUID | This cookie registers a unique ID to recognise returning visitors. The ID is used for targeted advertising. | 1 year |
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