Gitex Africa

1. INTRODUCTION

Dubai World Trade Centre LLC (“We”) owns and operates GITEX Africa, Africa’s largest tech and startup show, showcasing innovation across sectors like fintech, agritech, healthtech, and digital infrastructure in the African region. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. 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.gitexafrica.com, you will have the option to grant consent or decline consent for the collection and use of Cookies.

2. 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.

3. WHY DO WE USE COOKIES?

Cookies help us in:

  • Managing and presenting the information displayed on our website.
  • Assisting you in navigating pages.
  • Analyse your use of our website.
  • Ensure that advertisements that you see on our website are according to your preferences and interests.
  • Assist us in understanding your preferences such as preferred languages as well as understanding our audience and analysing traffic patterns.

4. 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.

5. 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

gitexafrica.com

First Party 1 year

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

bcookie

linkedin.com

Third Party 1 year

This is a Browser Identifier cookie to uniquely identify devices accessing site to detect abuse on the platform.

__privaci_cookie_consent_uuid

gitexafrica.com

First Party 1 year

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

__privaci_cookie_consents

gitexafrica.com

First Party 1 year

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

__privaci_latest_published_version

gitexafrica.com

First Party 1 year

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

PERFORMANCE COOKIES:

Cookies Key

Domain

Cookies Type

Expiration

Description

D41ID

d41.co

Third Party 1 year

This Cookie contains a GUID that uniquely identifies that individual in our cloud-based cache.

D41IDT

d41.co

Third Party less than a day

This Cookie contains a “transaction ID” that is used to group all events originating from a single pixel fire event.

fpestid

gitexafrica.com

First Party 1 year

This cookie is used to improve the functionality of the website.

_hjSession_*

gitexafrica.com

First Party less than a day

This cookie holds the current session data. Ensures subsequent requests in the session window are attributed to the same session.

_hjSessionUser_*

gitexafrica.com

First Party 1 year

This cookie is set when a user first lands on a page. Persists the User ID which is unique to the site. Ensures data from subsequent visits to the same site are attributed to the same user ID.

ANALYTICS COOKIES:

Cookies Key

Domain

Cookies Type

Expiration

Description

lotame_domain_check

gitexafrica.com

First Party less than a day

This Cookie contains a visitor ID. This is used to identify the visitor upon re-entry to the website.

Dynamics365PortalAnalytics

dwtcem.powerappsportals.com

Third Party 90 days

This is a Critical service cookie to analyze service usage anonymously and aggregated for statistical purpose.

pxcelPage_*

t.sharethis.com

Third Party 30 days

This cookie is used for tracking page views or interactions.

_ga_*

gitexafrica.com

First Party 1 year 35 days

This cookie is used to persist session state.

_ga

gitexafrica.com

First Party 1 year 35 days

This Cookie is used to distinguish users.

TARGETING COOKIES:

Cookies Key

Domain

Cookies Type

Expiration

Description

pbw

smartadserver.com

Third Party 1 year

Allows for the display of ads in the correct format based on browser, screen size, and OS. This data is also used for statistical purposes.

csync

smartadserver.com

Third Party 1 year

Allows the synchronization between the end-user Smart ID and the Demand-Side Platform’s ID (DSP).

si

owneriq.net

Third Party 1 year 35 days

Collects information on user behaviour on multiple websites. This information is used in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement on the website.

ljt_reader

lijit.com

Third Party Session

This cookie enables to recognize your browser or device when you return to the site or one of its partner’s sites.

uid_syncd_secure

simpli.fi

Third Party 7 days

Collects information on user preferences and/or interaction with web-campaign content - This is used on CRM-campaign-platform used by website owners for promoting events or products.

UNCLASSIFIED Cookies:

Cookies Key

Domain

Cookies Type

Expiration

Description

_gcl_gs

gitexafrica.com

First Party 78 days

These cookies have not been classified into a specific category.

WebPageCaching

dwtcem.powerappsportals.com

Third 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: -

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.