Introduction

This notice explains how and why Food Security Solutions DMCC ("we", "us", "our") will use different types of cookies and similar technologies on our website. It also explains how you can manage cookies and similar technologies. This notice should be read alongside our Data protection and privacy policy (the "Policy") which provides details of our use of your Personal Data.

Terms that are used but not defined in this notice shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Policy.

What are cookies?

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our website. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. You can find more information about cookies at: http://www.allaboutcookies.org and www.youronlinechoices.com.

Types of Cookies we use

Our website will use two types of cookies: "session cookies" and "persistent cookies". Session cookies are temporary cookies that remain on your device until you leave our website. A persistent cookie remains on your device for much longer or until you manually delete it.

We can use the following categories of cookies:

  • Mandatory cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website and in order that we can comply with legal obligations such as our security obligations under the Data Protection Law. As our website will not work properly without them these essential cookies are always enabled.

    We do not need to ask for your consent in order to use these cookies.

  • Operational cookies. These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works.

    Operational cookies are only used if you consent to it in the cookie consent banner.

  • Functional cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language).

    Functional cookies are only used if you consent to it in the cookie consent banner.

  • Marketing cookies. These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests.

You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below:

NameProviderPurposeExpiryType
Operational
_gaGoogleRegisters a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.2 yearsHTTP Cookie
_ga_#GoogleUsed by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit.2 yearsHTTP Cookie
Marketing
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVEYouTubeTries to estimate the users’ bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos.180 daysHTTP Cookie
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATACookie SettingsStores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain180 daysHTTP Cookie
YSCYouTubeRegisters a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.SessionHTTP Cookie

We do not share the information collected by the cookies with any third parties.

Managing cookies on your device

You can manage your cookie preferences any time here. This will let you revisit the cookie consent banner and change your preferences or withdraw your consent. In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. Guidance on how to control cookies for common browsers are linked below.

For information on other browsers and device types please read your browser’s official support documents.

If you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including strictly necessary cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our website.

Consent

Strictly necessary cookies will always be active on your device. We ask for your consent to place Operational, Functional, and Marketing cookies and other similar technologies on your device. If at any time you want to change your cookie settings, including withdrawing your consent to this processing, please use the following link.

Your consent applies to the following domain: https://www.fss-dmcc.com/

Contact information

If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies, please send us an email at privacy@fss-dmcc.com