Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP) uses cookies to track user activity on its websites. 

1. What is a cookie?
   Cookies connect users and websites; a cookie is a small text file that is placed on your computer or mobile device (internet browser) to help ensure that you get the best possible experience when you visit a website based on your preferences.


2. Why does Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP) use cookies?
   Cookies allow us to improve the website’s content, functionality and speed, while their tracking ability also helps us to understand your likes and dislikes, which means we can respond quickly and adapt the site accordingly. We use cookies because it is important to us that the time you spend on our website, is as useful and intuitive as possible.
   Without cookie placement, a website cannot remember your preferences or registration details for your next visit.
   The important thing to remember about all of this is that whilst some cookies are used to track your use of our website, they cannot be used to identify you personally or tell us who you are.
   
   Below is a list of all the types of cookies we use on our website:
3. What cookies does Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP) use?
   • Third-party cookies
     Third-party cookies enable visitors to our website to see and interact with content such as videos and advertising provided to us by other companies. The same cookies can also help us with website analytics. 
   • Essential Cookies
     Essential cookies are a website’s basic form of memory, used to store the preferences selected by a user on a given site. As the name implies, they are essential to a website’s functionality and cannot be disabled by users. For example, an essential cookie may be used to prevent users from having to log in each time they visit a new page in the same session.
   • Performance and Functionality Cookies
     These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of a website, but are not essential to its use. However, without these cookies, certain functions (like videos, languages, etc.) may become unavailable.
   • Session and Persistent Cookies
     Session cookies exist only for the length of time that you visit our site and are deleted once you close your browser, along with ‘permanent cookies’ also known as ‘persistent cookies’ which remain stored on your browser ready for use the next time you visit our website.
   • Web Analytics and Customization Cookies
     Analytics and customization cookies track user activity, so that website owners can better understand how their site is being accessed and used.
   • Social networking cookies
     Social Networking Cookies allow visitors to share our pages and content through third-party social networking websites.


4. How can you manage cookies?
   You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies whenever you like, but please remember if you do choose to reject cookies, your access to some of the functionality and areas of our website may be restricted.
   By opting in to our cookie policy, you allow us to show you content, ads and emails that we think you will want to see; to collect data so we can improve your site experience; and to share information about your use of the site with third-party advertising and analytics partners.