This Cookie Use Policy sets out information about the use of cookies by the Abdul Latif Jameel website at the domain <alj.com> (the “ALJ Website”).
A cookie is a small text file of letters and numbers which is placed and stored on your browser or the hard drive of your computer by websites you visit, if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive. Cookies are not used to identify you personally.
The ALJ Website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of the ALJ Website. The information collected by cookies includes general information about your computer settings, your connection to the Internet e.g. operating system and platform, IP address, your browsing patterns and timings of browsing on the ALJ Website and your location. This helps the ALJ Website work more efficiently, providing you with a good experience when you browse the ALJ Website (including remembering settings) and also allows improvement of the ALJ Website.
By clicking the “I agree” button on the pop-up when you first use the ALJ Website you are agreeing to the use of cookies by the ALJ Website.
The following cookies are used by the ALJ Website:
You can find more information about the individual cookies use on the ALJ Website and the purposes for which they are used in the table below:
| Cookie | Name | Purpose | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Saves a message to let Abdul Latif Jameel know you have seen the ALJ Website’s cookie use message. | Expires after 1 month. | |
| Analytical | Google Analytics | To help analyse how users got to and use the ALJ Website. This cookie enables estimation of audience size and usage pattern and provides information to enable search engine optimisation. | For more information please see https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245. This cookie will expire after 365 days. |
| Functional | Newsroom Press Kit | Storage of session data to allow download functionality. | No personal information is collected by this cookie. This cookie expires at the end of your browsing session. |
| Functional | WPML | Stores website language preference. | No personal information is collected by this cookie. This cookie expires after 1 week. |
| Functional | Cookie Policy | Stores if user has accepted cookie policy. | No personal information is collected by this cookie. This cookie expire after 365 days. |
| Functional | Language Storage | To save user’s language selection and to redirect the website to its version in the selected for a predetermined period of time. | No personal information is collected by this cookie. Expires after 1 month. |
Accessing ALJ.com will place non-permanent cookies on your computer to enhance your experience whilst using the website. If you do not wish to have such non-permanent cookies placed on your computer you should not agree to proceed when you see the cookie ribbon on the homepage.
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. If you change your mind about permitting the use of cookies on your computer, you can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. If you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access and/or use all or parts of the ALJ Website.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics please see http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Date of policy: February 24, 2015