Cookies Policy

Last updated: November 9, 2025

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.

Cookies allow us to recognize your device and remember information about your visit, such as your preferences and how you use our website.

2. How We Use Cookies

HomiFi uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze website traffic, and improve our services. We use cookies for the following purposes:

  • Essential Website Functionality: To enable core features and ensure the website operates correctly
  • Performance and Analytics: To understand how visitors interact with our website
  • User Experience: To remember your preferences and settings
  • Marketing and Advertising: To deliver relevant advertisements and measure campaign effectiveness
  • Security: To protect against fraudulent activity and ensure secure browsing

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation, secure access to certain areas, and form submissions. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Examples:

  • Session management cookies
  • Security and authentication cookies
  • Load balancing cookies

Duration: Session or up to 24 hours

3.2 Performance and Analytics Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and whether users receive error messages. This helps us improve website performance and user experience.

Examples:

  • Google Analytics (_ga, _gid, _gat): Tracks website usage, visitor behavior, and traffic sources
  • Google Tag Manager (_gtm): Manages tracking codes and marketing tags
  • Hotjar (_hj*): Records user interactions to understand behavior patterns

Duration: Up to 2 years

Data collected: Pages viewed, time on site, browser type, device type, geographic location, referral source

3.3 Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as language preferences or region) and provide enhanced, personalized features.

Examples:

  • Language and region preferences
  • Contact form auto-fill information
  • User interface customization settings

Duration: Up to 1 year

3.4 Targeting and Advertising Cookies

These cookies track your browsing activity across websites to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They also help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

Examples:

  • Google Ads (_gcl_au): Delivers personalized ads and measures conversions
  • Facebook Pixel (_fbp, _fbc): Tracks conversions from Facebook ads and builds custom audiences
  • LinkedIn Insight Tag: Measures ad campaign performance and retargets visitors
  • Instagram/Meta Pixel: Tracks engagement from social media campaigns

Duration: Up to 2 years

Data collected: Browsing behavior, ad interactions, demographic information, interests

3.5 Social Media Cookies

These cookies enable social media features and allow you to share content from our website on social platforms. They also track your interaction with social media widgets embedded on our site.

Examples:

  • Instagram share and embed cookies
  • Facebook like and share buttons
  • WhatsApp integration cookies

Duration: Varies by platform, up to 2 years

4. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we use third-party services that may set cookies on your device. These third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies, which we encourage you to review:

5. How to Control and Delete Cookies

You have the right to accept or reject cookies. You can control cookie preferences through:

5.1 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to:

  • Block all cookies
  • Accept only first-party cookies
  • Delete cookies when you close the browser
  • Notify you before accepting cookies

Browser-specific instructions:

  • Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
  • Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
  • Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
  • Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions

5.2 Opt-Out Tools

You can opt out of specific tracking services:

5.3 Mobile Device Settings

On mobile devices, you can limit ad tracking:

  • iOS: Settings → Privacy → Tracking → Disable "Allow Apps to Request to Track"
  • Android: Settings → Privacy → Ads → Opt out of Ads Personalization

6. Impact of Disabling Cookies

Please note that disabling cookies may affect your experience on our website:

  • Some features may not function correctly
  • You may need to re-enter information on each visit
  • Personalization features will not work
  • We will not be able to remember your preferences

Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled as they are essential for website functionality.

7. Cookie Duration

Cookies are stored for different durations:

  • Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
  • Persistent cookies: Remain on your device for a set period (from days to years) or until you manually delete them

8. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want your online activity tracked. Currently, there is no industry standard for how DNT signals should be handled. Our website does not currently respond to DNT signals, but we comply with your browser's cookie settings.

9. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our business practices. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. The "Last updated" date at the top indicates when the policy was last revised.

10. More Information

For more information about how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.

For general information about cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

HomiFi

Email: info@homifi.ae

WhatsApp: +971 50 554 7744

Website: homifi.ae