• 1.  Measure the effectiveness of email communications.
• 2.  Improve the performance of the delivered messages.
• 3.  Determine whether emails were opened or whether embedded links were clicked.

• 1. Persistent Cookies: These are used to enhance the user experience, such as by recording the user’s consent to the Cookie Policy so that the notification banner does not reappear upon subsequent visits.
• 2. Session Cookies: These are used to track user activity during a single browsing session and are automatically deleted once the browser is closed.

• 1. Strictly Necessary – Technical: These cookies are essential for the proper functioning of our Sites. They enable users to access requested information, assist in recognizing whether a user has created an account or signed in, retain prior actions within the same browsing session, and contribute to securing the Sites.
• 2. Analytical – Performance: These cookies are used to analyze the performance of the Sites and to understand how visitors interact with them. For example, they help track the most visited pages and identify the geographic origin of visits. If a user subscribes to a newsletter or registers on the Site, these cookies may be linked to such actions. Examples include Adobe Analytics cookies.
• 3. Functional: These cookies allow the Sites to remember user preferences, such as usernames, language selections, text size, or other display customizations. They facilitate a consistent and personalized experience on subsequent visits.
• 4. Third-Party Targeting: These cookies collect information regarding the user’s activity on our Sites to display targeted advertisements that align with the user’s interests. Third-party service providers—such as Adobe, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook—may be permitted to use their own cookies for similar purposes, including tracking user behavior across different websites over time. Such providers are subject to their own privacy policies.

Users may limit the effectiveness of web beacons by adjusting their email settings—for example, by disabling the automatic loading of images or enabling features that block click tracking within email messages. Such measures help reduce the amount of data that can be collected through web beacons embedded in email communications.

AHAD collects personal data in the course of its business activities, including in connection with some client services. We also collect personal data on certain areas of the Sites when you register for or apply for jobs through the AHAD Recruitment Portal, sign up for conferences and events, and/or participate in public user posting areas (such as bulletin boards, discussion forums and surveys). The personal data collected varies and may include information that you provide, such as your name, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone number, and background information required to apply for a job. We may also automatically collect information about the devices you use to interact with our Sites. The information we automatically collect may include IP address, device identifier, web browser, and browsing information collected through cookies, web beacons, pixels, clear gifs, and other similar technologies (collectively “Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies”) on our Sites. We may also automatically collect information about how you use the Sites, such as what you have searched for and viewed on the Sites. The information automatically collected may be associated with a unique identifier as well as with any other personal data you have provided. Internal AHAD may also collect personal data about you from third parties, such as data brokers or aggregators, in the course of its business activities including in connection with some client services. This includes demographic, professional and other information that is publicly available online, including information you choose to make public through social media platforms and other public online forums. We may combine this data with existing information we have about you or use it independently, for the purposes of our benchmarking and data analytics activities. We will always seek to confirm that the third party has provided transparent information about its use of this data, including its disclosure to third parties like AHAD, in compliance with applicable law.

• If you have any other questions about our Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
  AHAD Business Services, Legal Department, Olaya St, As Sahafah, Riyadh 13321, Phone: 920029995, Email: info@ahad.sa