Cookie Policy for the Ektefa Website

1. Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how ZADIP GROUP LTD uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit the informational website of its product Ektefa, available at:

https://ektefa.net

Ektefa is one of the products of ZADIP GROUP LTD, and the Ektefa trademark is a registered trademark owned by the Company.

This Policy should be read together with:

• The Ektefa Website Privacy Policy.
• The Ektefa Website Terms of Use.

This Policy applies only to the Ektefa informational Website and does not govern cookies or similar technologies used within the Ektefa platform, applications, or operational services, which may be subject to separate policies.

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small electronic files or pieces of data that may be stored on a user's device when visiting a website.

Cookies allow a website or authorized technology providers to remember certain information relating to a user's visit, such as:

• Website settings.
• User preferences.
• Session information.
• Device or browser information.
• Interaction with Website pages.
• Certain information relating to Website performance.

Other technologies that perform similar functions may also be used, including local storage, tracking technologies, pixels, tags, or similar mechanisms.

For the purposes of this Policy, these are collectively referred to as “Cookies and Similar Technologies.”

3. Why We Use Cookies

ZADIP GROUP LTD may use Cookies and Similar Technologies for purposes including:

• Operating the Website and its essential functions.
• Maintaining Website security.
• Remembering user preferences.
• Improving the browsing experience.
• Understanding how visitors use the Website.
• Measuring page and content performance.
• Identifying technical errors and issues.
• Improving Website design and user experience.
• Measuring the effectiveness of marketing campaigns, where such tools are used.
• Providing more relevant content, where applicable and after obtaining any consent required by law.

4. Types of Cookies We May Use

The Ektefa Website may use the following categories of Cookies depending on the functions and technology services actually enabled on the Website.

4.1 Necessary Cookies

These Cookies are required to operate the Website and enable its essential functions.

They may be used for purposes such as:

• Maintaining Website security.
• Managing sessions.
• Preventing unlawful or abusive use.
• Saving privacy preferences.
• Operating forms or essential Website features.
• Load balancing or maintaining Website stability.

Certain parts of the Website may not function properly without these Cookies.

Where these Cookies are strictly necessary to provide the Website or a functionality requested by the user, they may not require separate opt-in consent to the extent permitted by applicable law.

4.2 Preference and Functional Cookies

These Cookies help remember choices made by users to improve their experience on the Website.

They may include, for example:

• Preferred language.
• Display settings.
• Certain user preferences.
• Choices previously selected on the Website.

Disabling these Cookies may affect the availability of certain preferences or functions.

4.3 Analytics and Performance Cookies

These Cookies may be used to understand how visitors use the Website and to measure its performance.

They may help us understand information such as:

• Number of visits.
• Most visited pages.
• Duration of browsing.
• How users navigate between pages.
• Referral source.
• Interaction with specific Website elements.
• Technical errors.
• Website performance.

This information may be used to improve the Website, its content, and the overall user experience.

Where analytics Cookies involve the processing of personal data or identifiers that may be linked to an individual visitor, such data will be handled in accordance with the Privacy Policy and applicable legal requirements.

4.4 Marketing and Advertising Cookies

The Website may use Cookies or similar technologies for marketing purposes where tools of this nature are enabled.

These Cookies may be used to:

• Measure advertising campaign performance.
• Determine whether a user interacted with a particular advertisement.
• Measure conversions.
• Limit the frequency of certain advertisements.
• Provide more relevant content or advertising.
• Generate statistics relating to campaign performance.

Non-essential marketing Cookies that require user consent will only be used in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

5. First-Party and Third-Party Cookies

Cookies used on the Website may fall into two categories:

First-Party Cookies

These Cookies are set or managed directly through the Ektefa Website or systems used to operate the Website.

Third-Party Cookies

The Website may use technology services or tools provided by third parties, and such providers may place Cookies or use similar technologies in connection with the functions they provide.

These services may include, where actually used:

• Website analytics tools.
• Content hosting services.
• Video services.
• Mapping services.
• Booking tools.
• Communication or chat systems.
• Marketing campaign measurement services.
• Security and cybersecurity tools.

The processing of data by third-party providers may be subject to the relevant contracts, their own privacy policies, and applicable legal requirements.

6. Consent to Cookies

When a user visits the Website, a notice or consent management tool may be displayed to allow the user to manage Cookie preferences.

Where consent is required by law, we seek to ensure that such consent is:

• Freely given.
• Linked to clear and specific purposes.
• Based on clear information provided to the user.
• Capable of being demonstrated and documented.
• Capable of being withdrawn or modified in accordance with applicable law.

Continuing to browse the Website does not, by itself, constitute consent to optional Cookies where applicable law requires explicit or specific consent before such Cookies are activated.

7. Managing Cookie Preferences

Where a Cookie management tool is available on the Website, users may choose which categories of Cookies they wish to allow.

Available options may include:

• Accept all Cookies.
• Reject non-essential Cookies.
• Customize preferences by Cookie category.
• Change previously selected preferences.

Rejecting non-essential Cookies should not prevent access to the basic content of the Website, except where a particular function legitimately depends on a specific technology.

8. Withdrawing or Changing Consent

If a user has previously consented to optional Cookies, the user may change their choices or withdraw consent through the Cookie management tool, where available.

In some cases, users may also need to delete previously stored Cookies through their browser settings.

Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.

9. Managing Cookies Through Your Browser

Most internet browsers allow users to manage Cookies through browser settings.

Depending on the browser, users may be able to:

• View stored Cookies.
• Delete Cookies.
• Block new Cookies.
• Block third-party Cookies.
• Delete Cookies when closing the browser.
• Receive notifications before Cookies are stored.

These options vary depending on the browser and device being used.

Disabling all Cookies through browser settings may affect the functionality of certain parts of the Website.

10. Data That May Be Associated with Cookies

Depending on the type of Cookies used, information collected or associated with them may include:

• Internet Protocol (IP) address.
• Device or browser identifiers.
• Device type.
• Operating system.
• Browser type and version.
• Language settings.
• Date and time of visit.
• Pages visited.
• Duration of browsing.
• Referral source.
• Interaction with Website elements.
• Session information.
• Other technical or electronic identifiers.

Certain information may constitute personal data where it can be used, alone or in combination with other information, to identify an individual directly or indirectly.

Where Cookies and Similar Technologies involve the collection or processing of personal data, such processing is also subject to the Ektefa Website Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws.

11. Duration of Cookies

Cookies may generally be classified by duration as follows:

Session Cookies

These are temporary Cookies that usually expire or are deleted when the browser is closed or the session ends.

Persistent Cookies

These Cookies remain on the user's device for a specified period or until the user deletes them, depending on their purpose and settings.

The actual duration of each Cookie depends on the relevant service or technology used on the Website.

We seek not to retain data associated with Cookies for longer than necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was collected, unless there is a lawful basis for longer retention.

12. Use of Cookies for Analytics

We may use analytics tools to help us understand Website performance and how visitors interact with it.

Such tools may help generate reports and statistics regarding Website usage.

Depending on the nature of the tool used, we seek to:

• Minimize the amount of data collected.
• Use data only for specified purposes.
• Restrict access to such data.
• Apply appropriate privacy settings.
• Comply with applicable requirements relating to consent and personal data processing.

Nothing in this section should be interpreted as confirmation that a specific analytics provider is used unless that provider is actually enabled on the Website.

13. Use of Cookies for Marketing

If the Website uses marketing or advertising measurement tools, such tools may help measure campaign performance or user interaction with advertisements.

Where such processing requires user consent, the relevant Cookies or technologies will not be activated until the required consent has been obtained.

Users may also withdraw consent or change their preferences through the available methods on the Website.

14. Transfers of Data Outside the Kingdom

Certain technology providers used by the Website may process or host data outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Where the use of Cookies or Similar Technologies results in the transfer of personal data outside the Kingdom, such transfer will be handled in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Saudi Personal Data Protection Law, its Implementing Regulations, and other applicable requirements governing cross-border transfers of personal data.

15. Protecting Data Associated with Cookies

ZADIP GROUP LTD applies appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data processed through the Website and related technologies, taking into account the nature of the data and the risks associated with the processing.

Such measures may include:

• Restricting access permissions.
• Managing access to systems.
• Technical security controls.
• System monitoring.
• Protecting communications.
• Reviewing third-party services used.
• Applying appropriate data protection and cybersecurity controls.

16. No Sale of Personal Data

ZADIP GROUP LTD does not sell the personal data of visitors to the Ektefa Website.

Where third-party providers are used to operate Cookies or Similar Technologies, such providers are engaged as necessary for specific purposes and in accordance with applicable legal requirements and contractual arrangements.

17. External Websites and Links

The Ektefa Website may contain links to websites or electronic services operated by third parties.

Such external websites may use Cookies that differ from those used on the Ektefa Website.

ZADIP GROUP LTD does not control Cookies used by external websites after a user leaves the Ektefa Website and accesses a service not operated by the Company.

Users are encouraged to review the privacy and Cookie policies of those external websites.

18. Ektefa Platform

This Cookie Policy applies only to the informational Website available at:

https://ektefa.net

It does not govern Cookies or technologies used when accessing the Ektefa platform, applications, or other operational services.

Those services may be subject to separate privacy, Cookie, or service-specific policies depending on their nature.

19. Updates to the Cookie List

The Cookies used on the Website may change from time to time due to:

• Website development.
• Changes in service providers.
• New Website functionality.
• Addition or removal of analytics tools.
• Addition or removal of marketing tools.
• Updates to security technologies.

Accordingly, this Policy or the Website's Cookie list may be updated to reflect the technologies actually used.

20. Cookie Details Table

Once the Website's final technology tools are confirmed, a detailed table may be published identifying the Cookies actually used.

The table may include:

Cookie Name:

The technical name of the Cookie.

Provider:

Ektefa / ZADIP GROUP LTD / Third-party service provider.

Category:

Necessary / Preferences / Analytics / Marketing.

Purpose:

The reason for using the Cookie.

Duration:

How long the Cookie remains active.

Party:

First-party or third-party.

This table may be updated as the technologies used on the Website change.

21. Relationship with the Privacy Policy

Where Cookies result in the collection or processing of personal data, such processing is also governed by the Ektefa Website Privacy Policy.

The Privacy Policy provides further information regarding:

• Types of personal data collected.
• Purposes of processing.
• Legal bases for processing.
• Disclosure of personal data.
• Transfers outside the Kingdom.
• Data retention.
• Data Subject rights.
• How those rights may be exercised.

22. Changes to This Policy

ZADIP GROUP LTD may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, including where:

• Technologies used on the Website change.
• Cookies are added or removed.
• Service providers change.
• Website functionality is developed.
• Applicable laws or regulatory requirements change.

The updated version will be published on the Website, and the “Last Updated” date at the top of this Policy will be revised accordingly.

Where a change requires renewed consent under applicable law, the Company will take the necessary steps to obtain such consent.

23. Ownership and Trademark

Ektefa is one of the products of ZADIP GROUP LTD, and the Ektefa trademark is a registered trademark owned by the Company.

Use of the Ektefa name independently in this Policy or on the Website does not create or imply a separate legal entity from ZADIP GROUP LTD.

24. Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding Cookies or the processing of personal data through the Ektefa Website, you may contact:

ZADIP GROUP LTD

Product: Ektefa®

Privacy Email:

policy@zadip.sa

General Email:

info@zadip.sa

Phone:

920010047

National Address / Business Address:

REMB8647

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Ektefa Website:

https://ektefa.net

ZADIP GROUP LTD Website:

https://zadip.sa