Cookie Notice – Dubai Calendar App
Department of Economy and Tourism (“DET”) is an entity and its affiliates, including, but not limited to, Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing and Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (collectively, “Dubai DET”, “We”, “we”, “our” or “us”) are committed to providing excellent service to all their customers, including respecting their concerns about how we use cookies on the Dubai Calendar mobile application. This Cookie Notice applies to cookies (as described below) that are placed and read out on the Dubai Calendar mobile application (the “Dubai Calendar App”).
About cookies
Cookies and similar technologies such as pixel tags/beacons and scripts (‘cookies’) are small data files that are placed upon your device in order to help us to identify you. Some cookies known as ‘essential cookies’ are required to enable our mobile application to operate, other cookies known as ‘optional cookies’ are those that we use to personalise your experience whilst on our mobile application, e.g. to enable us to show you personalised advertisements. Moreover, we place some of the cookies on our mobile application ourselves, while other cookies are placed by third parties (such as Google, Apple, Facebook, Twitter etc.). Third-party cookies may collect data outside our mobile application as well.
We may also use other technologies to collect personal Data such as Android Advertising Identifier or Advertising Identifier for iOS.
When you download and visit our mobile application from within the European Economic Area (EEA) or the UK, we will only place ‘strictly necessary cookies’ initially. If you choose to consent to ‘optional cookies’ these will only be triggered once you have consented to these being placed. You may amend your cookie preferences at any time in the App setting using the more icon. For further information about cookies generally you may wish to visit www.aboutcookies.org (please note that this is a third-party website and we are not responsible for the content of the same).
Types of Cookies we use
When you visit our Dubai Calendar App, 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.
Analytical Cookies
Are cookies that we use to monitor how users are using our mobile application. They enable us to identify which areas or functions within the mobile application that users spend most time and allow us to understand how users move around the mobile application. These cookies help us make choices on how we improve the performance of our mobile application.
Marketing Cookies
Are cookies that we set in order to deliver content that is most relevant to you based upon your usage of our mobile application. 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.
Functional Cookies
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.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Are cookies that we need to utilise in order for our mobile application to function and are accordingly automatically enabled, e.g. to display certain items on the mobile application, or to ensure the security of our mobile application. These cannot be disabled by us, however you may be able to restrict or prohibit these using the settings in your device. If restricted then you may experience issues loading or using our mobile application and we may not be able to provide technical support to the users of our mobile application.
Android Advertising Identifier or Advertising Identifier for iOS
Are device identifiers for advertisers that allow them to anonymously track user ad activity on mobile devices.
Cookie settings
Most web browsers permit users to set control over what cookies they are willing to accept and what they are not, as well as reviewing cookies that have already been placed. For further information about this please see your browser settings or visit www.aboutcookies.org (please note that this is a third-party website and we are not responsible for the content of the same) which contains comprehensive information on how to manage your cookie settings across on a wide variety of browsers.
If you are in the EU, you may visit the website http://www.youronlinechoices.com which provides useful information on the use of cookies and the measures you can take to protect your privacy on the internet including set which advertising cookie providers you accept, and which you do not.
Cookies we use
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Google Firebase |
App Analytics (to get insights on traffic behavior, etc.), |
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Google Tag manager : GTM was implemented to handle the app implementation for GA Universal analytics data collection.] |
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Crashyltics (This reports the crashes faced by end user), |
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RemoteConfig: Remote config - this feature was enabled to customize and experiment with app behavior using server-side configuration parameters & feature flags.] |
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Facebook Login Android Sdk |
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Bumptech |
Glide Android Sdk |
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Google Firebase |
In app messaging: Send targeted notifications to drive user engagement |
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Push notification (broadcast marketing promotions/messaging to DC App users) |
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Tweet Composer Android SDK |
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Twitter Android SDK |
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Google Firebase, |
Performance: Get actionable insights into the app's performance and the latencies that our app users experience. |
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Firebase Messaging Android Sdk |
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Firebase IID Android Sdk |
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Facebook, |
Facebook Login (function option for users to sign up via their facebook account without creating an account on DC App), |
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Facebook Android SDK1 |
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Apple, |
Apple sign in (function option for users to sign up via their Apple account without creating an account on DC App), |
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Twitter, |
Google sign in (function option for users to sign up via their Google account without creating an account on DC App), |
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Tweet Ui Android SDK |
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Softix |
Twitter sign in (function option for users to sign up via their Twitter account without creating an account on DC App), |
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Single Sign On (This is for Softix to maintain the login on the softix platform for ticket purchase, for more info please reach out to supplier), |
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Firebase Config Android Sdk |
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Firebase Perf Android Sdk |
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Firebase Abt Android Sdk |
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Firebase Auth Android Sdk |
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Play Services Measurement SDK |
Play services measurement sdk |
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OkHttp |
An HTTP client for Android, Kotlin, and Java. |
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Strictly Necessary |
Google Firebase, |
Performance: Get actionable insights into the app's performance and the latencies that our app users experience.] |
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Facebook Login, |
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Apple sign in, |
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Softix |
Google sign in, |
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Twitter sign in, |
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Single Sign On |
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