Cookie Policy of homesmiths.ae

Cookies and other Identifiers consist of portions of code placed on the User’s device that assist the Owner in providing the Service according to the purposes described.

Some of the purposes for which Identifiers are used may also require the User's consent. Whenever consent is given, it can be freely withdrawn at any time following the instructions provided in this document.

Activities strictly necessary for the operation of homesmiths.ae and delivery of the Service

Homesmiths.ae uses Cookies or other Identifiers to carry out activities that are strictly necessary for the operation or delivery of the Service and, therefore, do not require Users to consent. Users can disable such Identifiers by modifying their browser or device settings as described in more detail within this document, but this may affect core operational functions or result in the unavailability of the Service.

• SPAM protection

  This type of service analyzes the traffic of homesmiths.ae, potentially containing Users' Personal Data, with the purpose of filtering it from parts of traffic, messages and content that are recognized as SPAM.

  Google reCAPTCHA (Google LLC)

  Google reCAPTCHA is a SPAM protection service provided by Google LLC.
  The use of reCAPTCHA is subject to the Google privacy policy and terms of use.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.

• Handling payments

  Unless otherwise specified, homesmiths.ae processes any payments by credit card, bank transfer or other means via external payment service providers. In general and unless where otherwise stated, Users are requested to provide their payment details and personal information directly to such payment service providers. Homesmiths.ae isn't involved in the collection and processing of such information: instead, it will only receive a notification by the relevant payment service provider as to whether payment has been successfully completed.

  Payfort Payments

  Payfort is a payment service provided by Payfort International FZ LLC which allows Users to make online payments using their Credit/Debit Card. Payfort also stores Credit/Debit Card details and personal identifiable information of a user on their server and processes a token for information stored.

Other activities

Experience enhancement

Homesmiths.ae uses Cookies or other Identifiers to provide a personalized user experience by improving the quality of preference management options, and by enabling interaction with external networks and platforms.

• Displaying content from external platforms

  This type of service allows you to view content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of homesmiths.ae and interact with them.
  This type of service might still collect web traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.

  Google Maps widget (Google LLC)

  Google Maps is a maps visualization service provided by Google LLC that allows homesmiths.ae to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.

  YouTube video widget (Google LLC)

  YouTube is a video content visualization service provided by Google LLC that allows homesmiths.ae to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.

Measurement

Homesmiths.ae uses Cookies or other Identifiers to measure traffic and analyze User behavior with the goal of improving the Service.

• Analytics

  The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behavior.

  Facebook Ads conversion tracking (Facebook pixel) (Facebook, Inc.)

  Facebook Ads conversion tracking (Facebook pixel) is an analytics service provided by Facebook, Inc. that connects data from the Facebook advertising network with actions performed on homesmiths.ae. The Facebook pixel tracks conversions that can be attributed to ads on Facebook, Instagram and Audience Network.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.

  Google Ads conversion tracking (Google LLC)

  Google Ads conversion tracking is an analytics service provided by Google LLC that connects data from the Google Ads advertising network with actions performed on homesmiths.ae.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.

  Google Analytics (Google LLC)

  Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google LLC (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of homesmiths.ae, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
  Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out . Privacy Shield participant.

  Google Analytics Advertising Reporting Features (Google LLC)

  Google Analytics on homesmiths.ae has Advertising Reporting Features activated, which collects additional information from the DoubleClick cookie (web activity) and from device advertising IDs (app activity). It allows the Owner to analyze specific behavior and interests Data (traffic Data and Users' ads interaction Data) and, if enabled, demographic Data (information about the age and gender).

  Users can opt out of Google's use of cookies by visiting Google's Ads Settings.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies, unique device identifiers for advertising (Google Advertiser ID or IDFA, for example) and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out . Privacy Shield participant.

  Google Analytics Demographics and Interests reports (Google LLC)

  Google Analytics Demographics and Interests reports is a Google Advertising Reporting feature that makes available demographic and interests Data inside Google Analytics for homesmiths.ae (demographics means age and gender Data).

  Users can opt out of Google's use of cookies by visiting Google's Ads Settings.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies and unique device identifiers for advertising (Google Advertiser ID or IDFA, for example).

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out . Privacy Shield participant.

  User ID extension for Google Analytics (Google LLC)

  Google Analytics on homesmiths.ae makes use of a feature called User ID. This setup allows for a more accurate tracking of Users by associating that User with the same ID over various sessions and devices. It is set up in a way that doesn’t allow Google to personally identify an individual or permanently identify a particular device.
  The User ID extension might make it possible to connect Data from Google Analytics with other Data about the User collected by homesmiths.ae.
  The opt-out link below will only opt you out for the device you are on, but not from tracking performed independently by the Owner. Contact the Owner via the email address provided in this privacy policy to object to the aforementioned tracking as well.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out . Privacy Shield participant.

Targeting & Advertising

Homesmiths.ae uses Cookies or other Identifiers to deliver personalized marketing content based on User behavior and to operate, serve and track ads.

• Advertising

  This type of service allows User Data to be utilized for advertising communication purposes displayed in the form of banners and other advertisements on homesmiths.ae, possibly based on User interests.
  This does not mean that all Personal Data are used for this purpose. Information and conditions of use are shown below.
  Some of the services listed below may use Cookies to identify Users or they may use the behavioral retargeting technique, i.e. displaying ads tailored to the User’s interests and behavior, including those detected outside homesmiths.ae. For more information, please check the privacy policies of the relevant services.

  In addition to any opt-out offered by any of the services below, the User may opt out of a third-party service's use of cookies for certain advertising features by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

  Users may also opt-out of certain advertising features through applicable device settings, such as the device advertising settings for mobile phones or ads settings in general .

  Facebook Lookalike Audience (Facebook, Inc.)

  Facebook Lookalike Audience is an advertising and behavioral targeting service provided by Facebook, Inc. that uses Data collected through Facebook Custom Audience in order to display ads to Users with similar behavior to Users who are already in a Custom Audience list on the base of their past use of homesmiths.ae or engagement with relevant content across the Facebook apps and services.
  On the base of these Data, personalized ads will be shown to Users suggested by Facebook Lookalike Audience.

  Users can opt out of Facebook's use of cookies for ads personalization by visiting this opt-out page.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. Privacy Shield participant.

  Google Ad Manager (Google LLC)

  Google Ad Manager is an advertising service provided by Google LLC that allows the Owner to run advertising campaigns in conjunction with external advertising networks that the Owner, unless otherwise specified in this document, has no direct relationship with. In order to opt out from being tracked by various advertising networks, Users may make use of Youronlinechoices. In order to understand Google's use of data, consult Google's partner policy.
  This service uses the “DoubleClick” Cookie, which tracks use of homesmiths.ae and User behavior concerning ads, products and services offered.  

  Users may decide to disable all the DoubleClick Cookies by going to: Google Ad Settings.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.

• Remarketing and behavioral targeting

  This type of service allows homesmiths.ae and its partners to inform, optimize and serve advertising based on past use of homesmiths.ae by the User.
  This activity is performed by tracking Usage Data and by using Cookies, information that is transferred to the partners that manage the remarketing and behavioral targeting activity.
  Some services offer a remarketing option based on email address lists.
  In addition to any opt-out offered by any of the services below, the User may opt out of a third-party service's use of cookies for certain remarketing features by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

  Users may also opt-out of certain advertising features through applicable device settings, such as the device advertising settings for mobile phones or ads settings in general .

  AdRoll (AdRoll, Inc.)

  AdRoll is an advertising service provided by AdRoll, Inc.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

  Facebook Remarketing (Facebook, Inc.)

  Facebook Remarketing is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Facebook, Inc. that connects the activity of homesmiths.ae with the Facebook advertising network.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. Privacy Shield participant.

  Google Ads Remarketing (Google LLC)

  Google Ads Remarketing is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Google LLC that connects the activity of homesmiths.ae with the Google Ads advertising network and the DoubleClick Cookie.

  Users can opt out of Google's use of cookies for ads personalization by visiting Google's Ads Settings.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. Privacy Shield participant.

How to provide or withdraw consent

Users can provide or withdraw consent to the use of Cookies and other Identifiers by setting their preferences within the cookie notice or by updating such preferences via the relevant consent-preferences widget accordingly, if available.

Additionally, Users can manage preferences regarding Identifiers directly from within their own device settings and prevent – for example – the storing of third-party Identifiers. It is also possible, via relevant browser or device features, to delete previously stored Identifiers, including those used to remember the User’s initial consent. Users can, for example, find information about how to manage Identifiers in the most commonly used browsers at the following addresses: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Microsoft Internet Explorer.

With regard to any Identifiers stored by third parties, Users can manage their preferences and withdraw their consent by clicking the related opt-out link (where provided), by using the means indicated in the third party's privacy policy, or by contacting the third party.

Notwithstanding the above, Users are hereby informed that they may follow the instructions provided by YourOnlineChoices (EU), the Network Advertising Initiative (US) and the Digital Advertising Alliance (US), DAAC (Canada), DDAI (Japan) or other similar services. Such initiatives allow Users to select their tracking preferences for most of the advertising tools. The Owner thus recommends that Users make use of these resources in addition to the information provided in this document.

Owner and Data Controller

Homesmiths - a brand of SAASA IMPEX, Um Ramool, Near Mercedes R Us, Plot Number 414-0, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Owner contact email: [email protected]

Since the storing of third-party Cookies and other Identifiers through the services used within homesmiths.ae cannot be technically controlled by the Owner, any specific references to Identifiers stored by third parties are to be considered indicative. In order to obtain complete information, the User is kindly requested to consult the privacy policies of the respective third-party services listed in this document.

Given the objective complexity surrounding technologies related to Cookies and other Identifiers, Users are encouraged to contact the Owner should they wish to receive any further information on the use of such Identifiers by homesmiths.ae.