Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how the GCC Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution website uses cookies and similar technologies.

This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small data files stored on your computer, mobile phone or other device when you visit a website.

Cookies can help a website:

• Function correctly
• Maintain secure user sessions
• Remember preferences
• Understand how visitors use the website
• Improve performance and usability

Some cookies are deleted when you close your browser, while others may remain on your device for a defined period.

2. How We Use Cookies

The GCC Center website may use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are required for essential website functionality. They may support:

• User login
• Secure sessions
• Form submissions
• Account authentication
• Security
• Language selection
• Cookie-consent preferences

Disabling these cookies may prevent certain website functions from working correctly.

Analytics and Performance Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors use the website. Information may include:

• Pages visited
• Time spent on pages
• Navigation patterns
• Device and browser type
• General geographic information
• Website errors
• Traffic sources

This information helps improve website content, navigation and performance. The website may use tools such as Google Analytics 4 (GA4) or another approved analytics service. Where appropriate, analytics data should be aggregated and used for statistical purposes.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies may remember choices such as:

• Preferred language
• Accessibility settings
• Display preferences
• Previously selected filters

These cookies are intended to improve the user experience.

Third-Party Cookies

Certain website features may involve third-party services, including embedded video platforms, analytics services, external maps, social media links or embeds, and external training platforms.

These services may place their own cookies or collect technical information in accordance with their respective privacy policies. The GCC Center does not control cookies placed directly by independent third-party websites.

3. Cookies and Registered Accounts

Where users log into the website, cookies may be used to:

• Maintain the logged-in session
• Authenticate the user
• Protect account security
• Remember session-related settings

These cookies are generally necessary for account functionality.

4. Cookie Consent

Where required, visitors may be shown a cookie banner or consent-management option.

The visitor may be able to:

• Accept All
• Reject Optional Cookies
• Manage Preferences

Strictly necessary cookies may operate without optional consent where they are required for the website to function.

Analytics, advertising or other non-essential cookies should be activated according to the applicable consent requirements and the final technical implementation.

5. Managing Cookies

Most browsers allow users to:

• View stored cookies
• Delete cookies
• Block certain cookies
• Block all cookies
• Receive warnings before cookies are stored

Cookie controls are generally available within the privacy or security settings of the browser.

Blocking all cookies may affect parts of the GCC Center website, particularly account login, forms or preference-based functionality.

6. Analytics

The website may use analytics technologies to understand aggregate website usage and improve its digital services.

Analytics may help measure:

• Visitor volumes
• Popular pages
• User journeys
• Device usage
• Geographic traffic patterns
• Website performance

Analytics information should not be used to identify users unnecessarily.

If Google Analytics 4 is implemented, the final Cookie Policy should include the exact analytics configuration and relevant Google information before publication.

7. Email and Newsletter Tracking

If the GCC Center introduces newsletter services, email communications may contain technologies that measure:

• Email delivery
• Opens
• Link clicks
• Subscription preferences

Any such functionality will depend on the newsletter provider selected by GOIC and should be disclosed once implemented.

Newsletter subscription should remain separate from ordinary website-account registration unless explicit consent is provided.

8. Third-Party Websites

When you follow a link from the GCC Center website to another website, the external site may use different cookies.

You should review the cookie and privacy policies of those websites.

9. Cookie Retention

Different cookies may remain active for different periods.

Session cookies

Deleted when the browser session ends.

Persistent cookies

Retained for a specified period unless deleted earlier by the user.

The exact cookie name, provider, purpose and retention period should be documented after the website’s final technology stack and third-party services are confirmed.

10. Cookie Register

Before launch, the final cookie register should be completed using the actual cookies deployed on the production website.

Do not publish placeholder cookie names or durations until the developer confirms the actual cookies deployed.

11. Updates to This Cookie Policy

This policy may be updated where website functionality changes, new analytics tools are introduced, third-party services change or regulatory requirements change.

The latest version will be available on this page.

12. Contact

For questions regarding cookies or website privacy:

GCC Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Hosted and operated by GOIC
Doha, State of Qatar
Email: [Official Privacy / Website Email]