Cookie Policy
Last updated: 27 September 2024
Hypersequent DMCC ("Company", "we", "us", "our") operates the website https://qasphere.com ("Website"). This Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies on our Website and application.
Learn more about who we are, how you can contact us, and how we process personal data when you use the Website in our Privacy Policy.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
2. How We Use Cookies
On this Website, we use cookies. They are used to remember your preferences, device and browser settings. While cookies may not always directly identify you, they enhance the personalised browsing experience on the Internet.
Depending on the period of expiry, cookies may be either persistent or session:
- a persistent cookie is stored by a web browser and remains valid until its set expiry date (unless deleted by the user before the expiry date);
- a session cookie will expire at the end of the user session when the web browser is closed.
There are two types of cookies, depending on the provider:
- first-party cookies: cookies that are placed on websites by hosts of domains;
- third-party cookies: cookies that are placed on websites by domains other than the one the user is visiting.
Depending on the purpose, there are four main types of cookies, namely:
- Necessary cookies: enable users to use websites by providing basic functions, e.g., ensuring security. Websites cannot function properly without these cookies;
- Preferences (or functionality) cookies enable websites to remember your choices (such as language preferences, username, region).
- Performance (or statistics) cookies: these cookies are used to collect information about how users interact with websites (e.g., page visits and page load speed). These cookies are sometimes placed by third-party providers of web traffic analysis services.
- Targeting (or marketing) cookies: these cookies are used to track the visitor’s interest in a particular product, measure the number of unique visits, recognise returning users, and deliver a targeted advertisement to users.
Necessary cookies are always active. We collect necessary cookies based on our legitimate interest, namely for such purposes:
- to preserve user session state across page requests;
- to distinguish between humans and bots for forgery prevention and security purposes;
- for other purposes necessary for the Website functionality.
Preferences cookies are off unless the user has explicitly requested the service, such as changing the language. In this case, they turn on automatically to ensure the user’s request.
Other cookies, namely the performance and targeting cookies, are used only based on your consent.
3. Cookies Used on Our Website
The following table sets out the different categories of cookies we use, their providers, purposes and storage periods. Please note that the cookie list may not always be fully up to date due to the changing nature of our Website and the third-party services we may rely on.
4. Managing Cookies
You have the option to accept or decline specific cookies in the cookie banner on our Website.
Please note that cookies are integral to our Website’s functionality. If you choose to block or delete some cookies, certain features of our Website may not work properly or may be inaccessible.
5. Third-Party Cookies
We may use third-party service providers to help us analyze and improve our Website. These third parties may set cookies on your device to collect information about your online activities on our Website and across other websites over time.
For more information on how these third-party providers use cookies, please refer to their privacy policies:
6. Changes to This Cookie Policy
The Cookie Policy and the relationships falling under its effect are regulated by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and the UAE’s Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL). Existing laws and requirements for processing personal data are subject to change. In addition, updates to this Cookie Policy may be necessary due to changes in our services, technologies, or the structure of the Website. When these changes occur, we will publish an updated version of the Cookie Policy on the Website.
If we make substantial changes to the Cookie Policy or the Website that affect your data privacy rights, we will notify you by email or display information on the Website and ask you to read it. We will notify you in advance, and if you continue using the Website after the changes come into effect, it shall be deemed that you have agreed to and accepted the updated Cookie Policy.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us at: [email protected]