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Cookie Policy

Last Updated: October 24, 2025

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.

Cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website, remember your preferences, and enhance your overall experience at eastuseum.com.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several important purposes:

  • To enable essential website functionality
  • To remember your preferences and settings
  • To analyze website traffic and user behavior
  • To personalize your museum experience
  • To improve our AI-powered services
  • To ensure website security

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You cannot opt out of these cookies.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
cookieConsent Stores your cookie consent preferences 1 year
sessionID Maintains your session state Session

3.2 Performance Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often. This data helps us optimize our website performance and user experience.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
analyticsID Tracks page views and user interactions 2 years
performanceMetrics Measures website loading times 1 year

3.3 Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, personalized features.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
userPreferences Stores your language and display preferences 1 year
tourHistory Remembers your virtual tour progress 6 months

3.4 Targeting Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver content more relevant to you and your interests. They may be set by our advertising partners through our site.

4. AI and Machine Learning Cookies

Our AI-powered museum services use cookies to:

  • Analyze visitor engagement patterns
  • Personalize exhibition recommendations
  • Optimize virtual tour experiences
  • Improve natural language processing for voice assistants
  • Enhance augmented reality features

These cookies help our AI systems learn and adapt to provide better personalized experiences while maintaining your privacy.

5. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are placed by third-party services. These include:

  • Google Maps (for location services)
  • Analytics providers (for website statistics)
  • Content delivery networks (for faster loading)

We do not control these third-party cookies. Please refer to the respective third-party privacy policies for more information.

6. How to Control Cookies

You have several options to manage or disable cookies:

6.1 Browser Settings

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

  • Block all cookies
  • Block third-party cookies only
  • Delete cookies after each browsing session
  • Accept cookies from specific websites

6.2 Our Cookie Consent Tool

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner. You can choose to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting our site.

6.3 Browser-Specific Instructions

Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data

Mozilla Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data

Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data

Microsoft Edge: Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Cookies and site permissions

7. Impact of Disabling Cookies

If you disable cookies, some features of our website may not function properly:

  • Personalized tour recommendations may not work
  • Your preferences will not be saved
  • Some interactive features may be unavailable
  • Virtual tour progress will not be remembered
  • AI-powered personalization will be limited

8. Cookie Duration

Cookies may be either:

  • Session cookies: Temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser
  • Persistent cookies: Remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them

9. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our business practices. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting a notice on our website.

10. Local Storage and Similar Technologies

In addition to cookies, we may use other technologies such as:

  • Local storage for saving user preferences
  • Session storage for temporary data
  • Web beacons for tracking email interactions
  • Pixel tags for analytics purposes

11. Mobile Applications

If you access our services through a mobile application, we may use mobile identifiers and similar technologies to provide personalized experiences and analytics.

12. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" feature. Currently, there is no industry standard for how to respond to these signals. We do not currently respond to Do Not Track signals.

13. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect information from children through cookies or other tracking technologies.

14. International Users

If you are visiting our website from outside Bahrain, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in Bahrain or other countries where our servers are located.

15. Contact Us About Cookies

If you have questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

eastuseum.com
Building 1901, Road 2825
Seef District, Manama
Kingdom of Bahrain
Phone: +973 1729 9999

16. Your Consent

By using our website, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with this Cookie Policy. If you do not agree to our use of cookies, you should adjust your browser settings accordingly or refrain from using our website.

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