Our Commitment to Your Privacy: BahrainNet Connect Cookie Policy
At BahrainNet Connect, we value your privacy and are committed to transparency regarding the technologies we use. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them on our website, and your choices regarding their use. By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies in accordance with this policy.
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, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies can perform various functions, such as remembering your preferences, tracking your browsing activity, or enabling certain website features. They allow us to enhance your user experience by making our website more personalized and efficient.
Cookies are primarily categorized by their duration and their source. "Session cookies" are temporary and are erased when you close your browser, while "persistent cookies" remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. "First-party cookies" are set by the website you are visiting, and "third-party cookies" are set by a domain other than the one you are visiting.
- Session Cookies: Disappear once you close your browser.
- Persistent Cookies: Remain on your device for a longer period.
- First-Party Cookies: Set by BahrainNet Connect directly.
- Third-Party Cookies: Set by external services we use.
How BahrainNet Connect Uses Cookies
BahrainNet Connect uses cookies for several important reasons, all aimed at improving your experience and understanding how our website is used. We leverage cookies to ensure the proper functioning of our site, personalize content, analyze traffic patterns, and deliver relevant advertisements. Our goal is to provide you with a seamless and tailored browsing experience.
Specifically, we use cookies for:
- Essential Website Operations: To enable core functionalities like navigation and access to secure areas of the website. Without these cookies, the website may not function properly.
- Performance and Analytics: To collect information about how visitors use our website, which pages they visit most often, and if they encounter error messages. This data helps us to improve the performance and design of our site.
- Functionality: To remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
- Advertising and Targeting: To deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests, and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
Types of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the operation of our website, enabling you to move around the site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.
Performance Cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance, which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don't collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
Functionality Cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located.
Targeting/Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver advertisements 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 campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission.
Your Cookie Choices
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by adjusting the settings in your web browser. Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. Be aware that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit.
Here's how you can typically manage cookies in popular browsers:
- Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Site Settings > Cookies and site data.
- Mozilla Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data.
- Microsoft Edge: Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Tracking prevention.
- Apple Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Remove all Website Data.
For more detailed instructions, please consult your browser's help documentation. You can also visit www.allaboutcookies.org for comprehensive information on how to manage cookies across various browsers.
Changes to Our Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this page periodically for the latest information on our cookie practices. Your continued use of our website after any changes to this Cookie Policy will signify your acceptance of those changes.
Contact Us Regarding Cookies
If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. We are here to provide clarity and ensure your comfort with our data practices.
BahrainNet Connect is committed to protecting your privacy and providing a secure online experience. We thank you for trusting us with your connectivity needs.