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1.1 This is the cookie policy of QATAR TOURISM ("we", or "us") with its registered offices at P.O. Box 24624, Al Jasra Tower, Lusail, Doha, State of Qatar, organized and existing under the applicable laws of the State of Qatar. By using our websites, www.visitqatar.com, or www.qatartourism.com, (our “websites”) and mobile applications (including our iPhone and Android apps) (our “Mobile Apps”), you have accepted our use of first and third party cookies, IP addresses, web beacons, tracking tools and our use of other methods to collect website usage data as detailed in this Policy ("Cookie Policy"). Please read this Cookie Policy together with the terms and conditions posted elsewhere on our websites, including our Privacy Notice and our website terms and conditions.
1.2 Subject to applicable laws, the English version of this Cookie Policy will prevail over any version of this Cookie Policy in another language. In the event of any inconsistency in interpretation between the English version and any translation of the Cookie Policy, this Cookie Policy statement in English will prevail.
Cookies are small files that are stored on your browser or device by websites that "remember" that your computer or device has accessed a website. We use cookies to deliver to you a more user-friendly service by making it easier and faster for you to use our Websites or Mobile Apps. Cookies help us understand whether you came to our website via a search engine, or by some other method, and what were the most popular elements of our Websites or Mobile Apps. Cookies do not give us access to any other personal information on your computer or device other than the personal information you choose to share with us. Irrespective of saved cookies, for security reasons you must still log in each time you access areas of our site that require registration.
We use four types of cookies which are a mixture of first party cookies, which we set ourselves, and third-party cookies, which are set by our third party service providers. We use i) strictly necessary cookies ii) performance cookies iii) functionality cookies and iv) marketing cookies as detailed below:
Strictly necessary cookies are used to allow your request to access our Website and Mobile Apps, to move between pages and to receive services which you have requested. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be turned off via our website or Mobile App preferences. If you choose to disable them from your browser, this may prevent you from using certain parts of our Website and Mobile Apps. Without these cookies, you will be unable to access basic functions of our Website and Mobile Apps
Performance cookies collect anonymous information about how you use our Website and Mobile Apps and help us improve the way our Website and Mobile Apps work such as which pages you visit most often and whether or not you experience any technical errors. Performance cookies cannot be turned off via our Website or Mobile App. These cookies do not contain any information that could identify you.
Functionality cookies allow the website to recognise choices you make when you return to our Website and Mobile Apps such as your country or language or whether or not we have asked you to complete a survey and provide enhanced, more personal features.
Marketing cookies deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by our advertising networks with our permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as other third-party marketing partners and vendors. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organizations. The communication you may receive based on this can be informational, or commercial with messages being served in, but not limited to, search ads, display ads, banners, e-newsletters, emails, social media ads, and other electronic messaging, including on our website itself.
If you do not wish to be served with targeted advertising, you may opt out of our marketing cookie use by following the instructions below in Clause 4.
Most web browsers automatically accept cookies but you can configure your Internet browser to accept or reject cookies, or to notify you when a cookie is set (check the "Help" menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie settings).
Disabling cookies should not prevent you from using our Website or Mobile Apps, but certain features or functions of our Website and Mobile Apps may not be available to you if you disable or restrict the use of cookies.
Our Strictly Necessary and Performance cookies cannot be turned off. However, Functionality or Marketing cookies can be turned on or off by changing your cookie settings on our Website or Mobile Apps. If you require more information or help to change your cookie preferences in your browser, please refer to the documentation of your device or browser that you are using to access the internet.
You can turn Functional and Marketing cookies on or off right via the cookie settings page. Strictly Necessary and Performance cookies cannot be turned off as the website requires these to function correctly. Please find the cookie settings page via the link: Cookie Settings
For further information about cookies, please see www.allaboutcookies.org
Session / temporary - These cookies are deleted from your device after you leave the Website.
Permanent / persistent - These cookies are not deleted from your device after you leave the Website. They remain on your device for a longer period of time.
First-party cookies – These cookies are set by the web server of the visited page and share the same domain.
Third-party cookies – These cookies are stored by a different domain to the visited page's domain. This can happen when the webpage references a file located outside its domain. The table below summarizes the different types of first party cookies we use on the Websites, together with their respective purpose and duration (i.e. how long each cookie will remain on your device). There are two different types of lifespans in cookies.
Cookie Name
Purpose
Category
Expiration (Duration)
Cookie provider & type
OptanonAlertBoxClosed
This cookie is used to determine whether a visitor should be shown the consent banner. It is persistent and has a default lifespan of 1 year
Strictly necessary
1 year
OneTrust
First party data
_ga_*
This cookie is used to store and count pageviews
Marketing
2 years
Google
First party data
_vis_opt_test_cookie
This cookie used by Visual Web Optimizer to read if cookies can be placed
Performance
Session
Visual Web Optimizer
First party data
_vwo_referrer
This cookie stores referral info allowing VWO to identify the original Traffic source in case of the Split URL campaign
Performance
Session
Visual Web Optimizer
First party data
_ga_sandbox_UA_account_gid
This cookie is used to store and count pageviews
Marketing
2 years
Google
First party data
demdex
This cookie is placed by Adobe to provide functions across pages
Marketing
6 months
Adobe
First party data
gpv_pn
This cookie is placed by Adobe that captures the values of the pages visited.
Strictly Necessary
Session
Adobe
First party data
x-ms-cpim-csrf
This cookie is set by Microsoft for security purposes
Strictly Necessary
Session
Microsoft Azure
First party data
jcoPageCount
This cookie is used for page counts
Strictly Necessary
Session
Analytics
First party data
tableau_public_negotiated_locale
This cookie is used for the language setting on the website.
Strictly Necessary
Session
Tableau
Third party data
lux_uid
This cookie is used measure website performance
Performance
Session
Speedcurve
First party data
_vwo_uuid
This cookie generates a unique id for every visitor
Performance
Permanent
Visual Web Optimizer
First party data
tableau_locale
This cookie is set helps the system identify the language the user wishes to view the page in
Strictly Necessary
Session
Tableau
Third party data
affinity
Cookie for load balancing of our website that ensures, during any browsing session, the visitor's page requests are forwarded to the same server
Strictly Necessary
Session
Microsoft Azure
First party data
personalization_id
This cookie is set by Twitter for advertising and to identify and track the website visitor.
Marketing
Session
Twitter
Third party data
_vwo_sn
This cookie stores session-level information
Performance
Session
Visual Web Optimizer
First party data
x-ms-cpim-trans
login.microsoftonline.com Azure Active Directory B2C authentication-related cookie
Strictly Necessary
Session
Microsoft Azure
First party data
mbox
Used to enable testing optimisation and personalisation to improve our user experience.
Functional
Permanent
Adobe
First party data
s_ips
Tracks percent of page viewed (cookie from Adobe)
Functional
Session
Analytics
First party data
country
Cookie to determine the country of a visitor
Strictly Necessary
Permanent
Analytics
First party data
JSESSIONID
Cookie to determine when the session was created
Strictly Necessary
Session
Analytics
First party data
_vis_opt_s
This cookie tracks session created for a visitor
Performance
Session
Visual Web Optimizer
First party data
YSC
This cookie is set to store and track interactions
Marketing
Session
YouTube
Third party data
_vwo_ds
This cookie stores persistent visitor-level data for VWO Insights
Performance
Permanent
Visual Web Optimizer
First party data
muc_ads
Collects data on user behavior and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant.
Marketing
Permanent
Twitter
Third party data
_gcl*
This is the Google conversion tracking cookie. It allows us to count visits and traffic sources, so we can measure and improve the performance of our site.
Performance
Permanent
Google
Third party data
CONSENT
Consent status of a visitor
Marketing
Permanent
YouTube
Third party data
_gat_gtag*
To store a unique user ID
Marketing
Permanent
Google
Third party data
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
To provide bandwidth estimations.
Functional
Permanent
YouTube
Third party data
s_sq
This cookie is set and read by the JavaScript code when the SelectMap functionality or the Activity Map functionality are enabled; it contains information about the previous link that was selected on by the user
Performance
Session
Adobe
First party data
s_ips
Tracks percent of page viewed (Adobe cookie)
Performance
Session
Adobe
First party data
saml_request_path
Saves the login status to allow single sign on to applications
Strictly Necessary
Session
Adobe
First party data
language
To provide the right language on the website
Functional
Permanent
Adobe
First party data
_GRECAPTCHA
To provide spam protection
Functional
Permanent
Google
First party data
s_tp
The getPercentPageViewed plug-in measures a visitor’s scroll activity to see how much of a page they view before moving on to another page.
Performance
Session
Adobe
First party data
x-ms-cpim-cache|*
Used for maintaining the request state
Strictly Necessary
Session
Microsoft Azure
First party data
s_cc
This cookie is set and read by the JavaScript code to determine if cookies are enabled (set to “True”). Only one cookie for all accounts.
Performance
Session
Adobe
First party data
_vwo_uuid_v2
To understand visitor’s behavior and track visitor journeys on the website to deliver the best experience
Performance
1 Day
Visual Web Optimizer
First party data
s_ppv
The getPercentPageViewed plug-in measures a visitor’s scroll activity to see how much of a page they view before moving on to another page.
Performance
Session
Adobe
First party data
AMCVS_
The ID service uses your organization ID, the Experience Cloud AMCV cookie, and a demdex cookie to create and store unique, persistent identifiers for your site visitors. These cookies let the ID service track visitors across your different domains and enable data sharing among different Experience Cloud solutions.
Marketing
Session
Adobe
First party data
AMCV_
The ID service uses your organization ID, the Experience Cloud AMCV cookie, and a demdex cookie to create and store unique, persistent identifiers for your site visitors. These cookies let the ID service track visitors across your different domains and enable data sharing among different Experience Cloud solutions.
Marketing
2 Years
Adobe
First party data
OptanonConsent
Consent status of a visitor
Strictly Necessary
Permanent
OneTrust
First party data
s_getNewRepeat
Determine whether a visitor to the site is a new visitor or a repeat visitor within a desired number of days
Strictly Necessary
1 Month
Adobe
First party data
_gid
To store and count pageviews
Performance
Permanent
Google
First party data
_fbp
To store and track visits across websites
Marketing
Session
Facebook
First party data
gpv_pn
Cookie that captures the values of the pages visited
Strictly Necessary
Session
Adobe
First party data
mbox
Gives the ability to test which online content and offers are more relevant to visitors
Functional
Two Years
Adobe
First party data
lux_uid
Stores a unique session ID to match performance requests
Strictly Necessary
1 Day
Speedcurve
First party data
TEST_AMCV_COOKIE_WRITE
Track visitors across your different domains
Strictly Necessary
Session
Adobe
First party data
at_check
Used to determine if a visitor supports cookies. Set each time a visitor requests a page.
Functional
Session
Adobe
First party data
optiMonkExperiments
To optimize a campaign by A/B testing
Marketing
Session
OptiMonk
First party data
_dc_gtm_UA-*
To store number of service requests
Strictly necessary
1 Minute
Google
First party data
_scid
To identify a visitor
Marketing
1 Year
Snap Inc.
First party data
_ttp
To measure and improve the performance of advertising campaigns and to personalize the user's experience
Marketing
13 Months
TikTok
First party data
optiMonkSession
The Session ID here, which is the current session of the visitor
Marketing
Session
OptiMonk
First party data
10_sec_on_any_planning_page
To track the visit time on specific pages
Strictly Necessary
Session
VisitQatar
First party data
_gcl_au
To store and track conversions
Marketing
90 Days
Google
First party data
_tt_enable_cookie
To collect data about behaviour and purchases on our website and to measure the effect of our advertising
Marketing
13 Months
TikTok
First party data
ln_or
This cookie registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website
Marketing
1 Day
LinkedIn
First party data
optiMonkClient
To store the data needed for the Campaigns: Campaign ID, date and time of the first visit, date and time of the last visit, pageview count, Variant ID, Campaign status, and Impression count for the visitor
Marketing
1 Year
OptiMonk
First party data
optiMonkClientId
To identify the visitor
Marketing
1 Year
OptiMonk
First party data
optiMonkEmbedded*
To create personalized browser experience
Marketing
Session
OptiMonk
First party data
Utag*
This allows us to use partner functionalities, such as Google Analytics visitor statistics and feedback functionalities in Tealium
Strictly Necessary
1 year
Tealium
First party data
DSID
To ensure security, functionality and advertising
Marketing
2 weeks
DoubleClick
Third party data
test_cookie
Cookie is used to check if the user's browser supports cookies
Marketing
15 minutes
DoubleClick
Third party data
id
DoubleClick uses cookies to improve advertising. Some common applications are to target advertising based on what’s relevant to a user, to improve reporting on campaign performance, and to avoid showing ads the user has already seen.
Marketing
2 years
DoubleClick
Third party data
RUL
DoubleClick uses cookies to improve advertising. Some common applications are to target advertising based on what’s relevant to a user, to improve reporting on campaign performance, and to avoid showing ads the user has already seen.
Marketing
1 year
DoubleClick
Third party data
We may amend this Cookie Policy with immediate effect from time to time to comply with law or to meet our changing business requirements without notice to you. Where local regulations require, we will obtain consent from you for any new uses of any cookie. You should read and review this page regularly to see if there have been any changes.
Should you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us per email :
privacy@visitqatar.qa
For additional information about cookies, please visit:
www.international-chamber.co.uk/our-expertise/digitaleconomy
Last updated: March 2023
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