Cookie Policy

Learn how we use cookies to enhance your experience on our platform and how you can manage your preferences.

Last updated: January 1, 2025

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit our website. They contain information about your browsing activities and preferences, helping us provide you with a better, more personalized experience.

Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites work more efficiently and to provide analytical information. They do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

Important: Cookies cannot access, read, or modify any other data on your computer and cannot be used to deliver viruses or malware to your device.

2. How We Use Cookies

At Yadawity Gallery, we use cookies for several important purposes:

  • Essential Functionality: To enable core features like user authentication, shopping cart functionality, and security
  • User Experience: To remember your preferences, language settings, and customize your browsing experience
  • Performance Analysis: To understand how visitors interact with our website and identify areas for improvement
  • Content Personalization: To show you relevant artworks and recommendations based on your interests
  • Marketing: To deliver targeted advertisements and measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns
  • Security: To protect against fraud and ensure the security of your account and transactions

3. Types of Cookies We Use

We categorize cookies based on their duration and origin:

By Duration:

  • Session Cookies: Temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser
  • Persistent Cookies: Cookies that remain on your device for a specified period or until manually deleted

By Origin:

  • First-Party Cookies: Set directly by Yadawity Gallery
  • Third-Party Cookies: Set by external services we use (analytics, advertising, social media)

4. Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you, such as logging in, making purchases, or setting privacy preferences.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
session_id Maintains your session while browsing Session
auth_token Keeps you logged in securely 30 days
cart_contents Remembers items in your shopping cart 7 days
csrf_token Protects against security attacks Session

5. Performance Cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us know which pages are most popular and see how visitors move around the site.

Service Purpose Duration
Google Analytics Website traffic analysis and user behavior tracking 2 years
Hotjar User experience analysis and heatmap generation 1 year
Internal Analytics Platform-specific performance metrics 1 year

6. Functionality Cookies

These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.

Function Purpose Duration
Language Preference Remembers your preferred language 1 year
Theme Settings Saves your display preferences 6 months
Wishlist Stores your saved artworks 1 year
Recently Viewed Shows recently browsed artworks 30 days

7. Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

Service Purpose Duration
Google Ads Targeted advertising and remarketing 30 days
Facebook Pixel Social media advertising optimization 90 days
Instagram Ads Visual platform advertising targeting 30 days

8. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our site are set by third-party services that appear on our pages. We use various third-party services to enhance your experience:

  • Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter widgets and sharing buttons
  • Payment Processing: Stripe, PayPal for secure payment handling
  • Customer Support: Live chat and help desk services
  • Content Delivery: CDNs for faster loading of images and assets
  • Marketing Tools: Email marketing and automation platforms
  • Security Services: Fraud detection and prevention tools

These third parties may use cookies to collect information about your online activities across different websites. Please refer to their respective privacy policies for more information.

9. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have several options for managing cookies on our website:

Cookie Consent Manager

Use our cookie consent banner to accept or reject different categories of cookies when you first visit our site.

Account Settings

Logged-in users can manage cookie preferences from their account settings page.

Go to Account Settings

10. Browser Settings

You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Here's how to manage cookies in popular browsers:

Google Chrome

  1. Click the three dots menu → Settings
  2. Navigate to Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
  3. Choose your preferred cookie settings

Mozilla Firefox

  1. Click the menu button → Options
  2. Select Privacy & Security panel
  3. In the Cookies and Site Data section, adjust your settings

Safari

  1. Safari menu → Preferences
  2. Click the Privacy tab
  3. Choose your cookie preferences

Microsoft Edge

  1. Click the three dots menu → Settings
  2. Select Cookies and site permissions
  3. Configure your cookie settings

11. Mobile Device Settings

On mobile devices, you can manage cookies through your device's browser settings or our mobile app settings:

iOS (iPhone/iPad)

  • Settings → Safari → Privacy & Security
  • Toggle "Block All Cookies" or "Prevent Cross-Site Tracking"

Android

  • Open your browser → Menu → Settings → Privacy
  • Adjust cookie settings according to your preferences

Mobile App

  • App Settings → Privacy → Cookie Preferences
  • Customize your cookie settings within the app

13. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our business practices. When we make significant changes:

  • We will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy
  • We will notify users via email or website notification
  • We may request renewed consent for new cookie uses
  • Changes will be effective immediately upon posting

We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this policy, please contact us:

Phone: +20 1099359953
Live Chat: Available on our website during business hours
Address: Yadawity Gallery
Cairo, Egypt

We are committed to addressing your privacy concerns and will respond to your inquiry within 30 days.