COOKIE POLICY

1. What are cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, phone, tablet) when you visit a website. They help the website function properly, remember your preferences, and understand how people use the site. Cookies may be set by the website you are visiting (“first-party cookies”) or by third-party services operating on that website (“third-party cookies”).

2. How we use cookies

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function. They enable basic features such as page navigation, security and access to secure areas. The website cannot function properly without them. You cannot opt out of strictly necessary cookies without affecting website functionality.

Performance and analytics cookies

We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website — which pages are visited most frequently, how long visitors spend on the site, and how they arrived. This helps us improve the website’s structure and content. We use [Google Analytics / Plausible Analytics / INSERT PROVIDER]. Analytics data is collected in aggregated form and does not personally identify you. These cookies are set only with your consent.

Functional cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality such as remembering your preferences (e.g. language, region) and providing personalised features. If you do not allow these cookies, some features may not function as intended.

Marketing and targeting cookies

We may use marketing cookies to help us understand the effectiveness of our content and to display relevant information to people who have previously visited our site. These cookies may track your browsing activity across websites. Marketing cookies are only set with your explicit consent.

3. Specific cookies we use

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4. Managing your cookie preferences

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner asking for your permission to set non-essential cookies. You can accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences.
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by: clicking the cookie settings link in the website footer; adjusting your browser settings to block or delete cookies; or using browser extensions designed to manage cookie consent.
Please note that blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of our website. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled.

4. Managing your cookie preferences

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner asking for your permission to set non-essential cookies. You can accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences.
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by: clicking the cookie settings link in the website footer; adjusting your browser settings to block or delete cookies; or using browser extensions designed to manage cookie consent.
Please note that blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of our website. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled.

6. International transfers

As a UK-registered company operating in the UAE and GCC, your information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the UK and European Economic Area. Where this occurs, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including UK International Data Transfer Agreements, EU Standard Contractual Clauses, or other mechanisms approved by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

7. How long we keep your information

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes we collected it: enquiry and contact data — 12 months from last contact; client engagement data — 7 years after the engagement concludes (to meet professional, legal and regulatory obligations); website analytics data — 26 months; marketing consent records — for as long as consent remains active plus 12 months after withdrawal.

8. Your rights

Under UK data protection law (UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018), you have the right to: access the personal information we hold about you; request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information; request deletion of your information (subject to legal retention requirements); object to or restrict how we process your information; receive your information in a portable, machine-readable format; withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent; lodge a complaint with the ICO (ico.org.uk) if you are unsatisfied with how we handle your information.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at: [INSERT EMAIL ADDRESS].

9. Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, loss, destruction or alteration. This includes encryption, access controls and regular review of our security practices.To exercise any of these rights, contact us at: [INSERT EMAIL ADDRESS].

10. Third-party links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

12. Contact

If you have questions about this policy or wish to exercise your rights, contact us at:
Email: [INSERT EMAIL ADDRESS]
Post: AMANA Partnership Ltd, 1 Hardman Street, Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3HF, United Kingdom.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.