Cookie Policy

Introduction

This cookie policy explains how Athar, a digital cultural archive commissioned by Shubbak Festival and operated by NMO Digital, uses cookies and similar technologies on our website.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They help the website remember your preferences and understand how you use the site.

How we use cookies

We use two categories of cookies on the Athar website:

Essential cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core features such as:

• Remembering your cookie consent preferences

• Maintaining your session if you are an administrator

• Ensuring the website loads correctly

These cookies are always active and do not require your consent as they are essential for the site to operate.

CookiePurposeDurationathar-cookie-consentStores your cookie consent preferencesPersistent (localStorage)athar-admin-sessionAdmin authentication session (admin users only)Session

Analytics cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We only set these cookies if you give your consent via our cookie banner.

CookiePurposeDuration_gaGoogle Analytics — distinguishes unique visitors2 years_ga_*Google Analytics — maintains session state2 years

When analytics cookies are enabled, we use Google Analytics with the following privacy protections:

• IP anonymisation is enabled, so your full IP address is never stored

• We do not use Google Analytics for advertising purposes

• We do not share analytics data with third parties

Managing your cookie preferences

When you first visit the Athar website, you will see a cookie consent banner where you can:

• Accept All — enable both essential and analytics cookies

• Reject All — only essential cookies will be used

• Manage Preferences — choose which categories of cookies to allow

You can change your preferences at any time by clearing your browser's local storage for this website, which will cause the cookie banner to appear again on your next visit.

How to control cookies in your browser

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:

• View what cookies are stored and delete them individually

• Block third-party cookies

• Block cookies from specific sites

• Block all cookies

• Delete all cookies when you close your browser

Please note that blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of some websites.

Third-party cookies

We do not use any marketing or advertising cookies. The only third-party cookies on our site are from Google Analytics, and these are only loaded with your explicit consent.

Changes to this policy

We may update this cookie policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date.

Contact us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact:

NMO Digital
London, United Kingdom
Email: hello@nmodigital.co.uk

For more information about your privacy rights, please see our Privacy Policy.