This Cookie Policy ("Policy") explains how Sonne ("we," "us," "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website ("Website"). By accessing or using our Website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this Policy. If you do not agree with our use of cookies, you should set your browser settings accordingly or refrain from using our Website. Please note that disabling cookies may affect your experience and the functionality of our Website.

1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, smartphone, or other electronic devices) when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites function properly or more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies can be "session cookies" (temporary cookies that remain on your device until you leave the Website) or "persistent cookies" (cookies that remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them).

2. Why Do We Use Cookies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for several reasons:

• Essential Cookies: Some cookies are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of our Website. These cookies are required for you to navigate our Website and use its features.
• Performance and Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our Website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This information helps us improve our Website’s performance and user experience.
• Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow us to remember the choices you make, such as your language or region, and provide enhanced, more personalized features.
• Advertising and Targeting Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They help limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

3. Types of Cookies We Use
We use both first-party and third-party cookies on our Website:

• First-Party Cookies: These cookies are set directly by us. They include:
• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential to provide you with services available through our Website.
• Functional Cookies: These cookies remember your preferences to enhance your experience on our Website.
• Third-Party Cookies: These cookies are set by domains other than the one you are visiting. For example, if we use an analytics tool from a third party, that third party may set its cookies on your device to help us analyze how our visitors use the Website.

4. Cookies Used on Our Website
The cookies we use on our Website may include but are not limited to:

• Session Cookies: These cookies are temporary and are erased when you close your browser. They do not collect personal information and are used to help you navigate the Website.
• Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a period specified in the cookie and help us recognize you as an existing user so you can easily return to the Website or interact with our services.
• Analytical Cookies: We use these cookies to collect information about how you use our Website, such as which pages you visit most often and whether you receive error messages. These cookies do not collect information that identifies you; all information is aggregated and anonymous.
• Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver relevant advertisements to you, based on your interests, and to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have the right to choose whether or not to accept cookies. You can exercise this right by setting your preferences in your browser. Most browsers allow you to:

• Delete all cookies: This removes cookies from your device.
• Block all cookies: This prevents any cookies from being placed on your device.
• Block third-party cookies: This prevents only third-party cookies from being placed on your device.
• Clear all cookies when you close the browser: This ensures all cookies are deleted each time you close your browser.
• Open a 'private browsing' or 'incognito' session: This allows you to browse without storing local data or cookies.

To find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers, you can use the following links:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Microsoft Edge
• Safari

6. Cookies and UAE Legal Compliance
In compliance with the Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data ("UAE Data Protection Law"), we ensure that our use of cookies and similar technologies respects the privacy and rights of our users. This includes obtaining your consent before using cookies that collect personal data or that are not strictly necessary for the operation of the Website.
Additionally, where cookies involve the collection of personal data and cross-border data transfers, we ensure that such transfers are conducted in compliance with applicable UAE data protection laws.

7. Third-Party Cookies
Some content or applications, including advertisements, on our Website are served by third parties, including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers, and application providers. These third parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction
with web beacons or other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use our Website. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. These third parties may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content. We do not control these third-party tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.

8. Specific Third-Party Cookies We Use
We use a variety of third-party cookies on our Website to improve functionality and monitor performance. These may include, but are not limited to:

• Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to analyze how visitors interact with our Website. Google Analytics cookies collect information about your use of the Website, including your IP address, which will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. You can opt out of Google Analytics cookies by installing a browser add-on from Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
• Advertising Networks: Cookies from advertising networks like Google AdSense or Facebook Pixel may be used to provide you with personalized advertising based on your browsing activities and interests. These cookies may track your browsing activities across different websites and may use your data to display targeted ads. You can control your ad preferences and opt out of targeted ads by visiting the ad settings pages of these networks, such as Google Ads Settings or Facebook Ad Preferences.
• Social Media Plugins: Our Website may use social media plugins, such as Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn buttons, to allow you to share content easily. When you use these plugins, the social media platforms may set cookies on your device to track your interactions and use this information according to their privacy policies.

9. How to Withdraw Your Consent
If you wish to withdraw your consent for our use of cookies, you can delete cookies from your browser settings and adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies in the future. Additionally, many advertising networks offer tools that allow you to opt out of targeted advertising. You can visit Network Advertising Initiative or Digital Advertising Alliance for more information on how to opt out of interest-based advertising.

10. Legal Basis for Using Cookies
The legal basis for our use of cookies and similar technologies depends on the type of cookie involved. For cookies that are strictly necessary for the operation of the Website, we rely on our legitimate interests to provide and operate the Website effectively. For all other types of cookies, we obtain your consent in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the UAE Data Protection Law and the GDPR (for users in the EEA).

11. Data Transfers and International Compliance
We may transfer the information collected through cookies to third parties located in countries outside the United Arab Emirates or your country of residence. Where such transfers occur, we will ensure that your data is protected by appropriate safeguards as required under the UAE Data Protection Law or other applicable laws, such as entering into standard contractual clauses with third parties to protect your data.

12. Data Retention for Cookies
The duration for which cookies remain on your device varies depending on whether the cookie is a "session" or "persistent" cookie. Session cookies remain on your device only while your browser is open. Persistent cookies remain on your device until they expire or are deleted. The specific retention period for each cookie can be found in your browser settings.

13. Your Rights Regarding Cookies and Personal Data
Under the UAE Data Protection Law and other applicable data protection laws, you have rights concerning your personal information, including the right to:

• Access Your Information: Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
• Correct Your Information: Request that we correct any inaccuracies in the personal data we hold.
• Erase Your Information: Request that we delete your personal data where it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or where you have withdrawn your consent to our use of cookies.
• Restrict Processing: Request that we restrict processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.
• Object to Processing: Object to the processing of your personal data where we rely on our legitimate interests or those of a third party.
• Data Portability: Request the transfer of your personal data to another party in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at sonne.fz.llc@proton.me.

14. Security Measures
We take the security of your personal data seriously. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction, or damage. While we strive to protect your data, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, but we do our best to protect your information.

15. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal or regulatory requirements, or other operational reasons. When we update this Cookie Policy, we will revise the "Effective Date" at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies and protect your privacy.
Your continued use of our Website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Cookie Policy.

16. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
This Cookie Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United Arab Emirates. Any disputes arising out of or in connection with this Cookie Policy shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the UAE.

17. Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Cookie Policy or your personal data, please contact us at:
Email: sonne.fz.llc@proton.me
Address: Compass Building, Al Shohada Road, AL Hamra Industrial Zone-FZ, Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, Postal Code: FDBC2174

18. Additional Information for EEA Residents
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe that our processing of your personal data infringes the GDPR.
For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the EEA.

19. Definitions

• Cookies: Small text files that are stored on your device when you visit our Website.
• Web Beacons: Small graphic images or other web programming code that may be included on our Website.
• Personal Data: Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.