Cookie Policy — Invest Riyadh
Cookie Policy for Invest Riyadh (investriyadh.ai) — what cookies we use, why we use them, how to manage your preferences, and third-party cookies including Google Analytics and AdSense.
Cookie Policy
Effective Date: March 23, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how The Vanderbilt Portfolio (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on the website investriyadh.ai (“the Site”). This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which provides comprehensive information about how we collect, use, and protect your personal information.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by websites to make them work efficiently, to provide information to the site owner, and to enable certain features and functionality.
Cookies can be “first-party” (set by the website you are visiting) or “third-party” (set by a domain other than the website you are visiting). Cookies can also be “session” cookies (which are deleted when you close your browser) or “persistent” cookies (which remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them).
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the Site to function properly. They enable basic features such as page navigation, access to secure areas, and form submission. The Site cannot function properly without these cookies.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session identifier | Maintains your session while browsing | Session | First-party |
| Security tokens | Prevents cross-site request forgery | Session | First-party |
| Cookie consent | Remembers your cookie preferences | 12 months | First-party |
Analytics Cookies
We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our Site, which pages are most popular, and how visitors navigate between pages. This information helps us improve the Site’s content, design, and functionality.
Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about your browsing behavior in an anonymized form. The information collected is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google uses this information to evaluate your use of the Site, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to website activity and internet usage.
Google Analytics cookies include:
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Distinguishes unique users | 2 years |
| ga[ID] | Maintains session state | 2 years |
| _gid | Distinguishes unique users | 24 hours |
| _gat | Throttles request rate | 1 minute |
You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
For more information about how Google uses data collected through Google Analytics, visit: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
Advertising Cookies
We display advertisements on the Site to support our operations. Our advertising partners use cookies and similar technologies to serve relevant advertisements based on your browsing history and interests.
Google AdSense: We use Google AdSense, an advertising service provided by Google LLC, to display advertisements on the Site. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to the Site and other websites. Google and its advertising partners may use cookies to serve ads based on your interests (interest-based advertising).
Google AdSense cookies include:
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| IDE | Used for targeted advertising | 13 months |
| DSID | Used for targeted advertising | 2 weeks |
| NID | Used for advertising preferences | 6 months |
| __gads | Used for advertising delivery | 13 months |
| __gpi | Used for advertising delivery | 13 months |
Managing advertising preferences: You can manage your Google advertising preferences and opt out of interest-based advertising by visiting Google’s Ad Settings page at https://adssettings.google.com. You can also opt out of interest-based advertising from many advertising networks by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative’s opt-out page at http://optout.networkadvertising.org or the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out page at http://optout.aboutads.info.
Functionality Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your preferences, language settings, and previous search queries.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Theme preference | Remembers dark/light mode selection | 12 months |
| Language preference | Remembers your language selection | 12 months |
| Font size | Remembers your text size preference | 12 months |
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to manage your cookie preferences through the browser settings. You can typically:
- View cookies: See which cookies are stored on your device
- Delete cookies: Remove individual cookies or all cookies
- Block cookies: Prevent websites from setting cookies on your device
- Allow/block third-party cookies: Control whether third-party cookies (from domains other than the site you are visiting) can be set
Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect the functionality of the Site. Some features may not work properly if cookies are disabled.
Browser-specific instructions:
- Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
- Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and website data
- Edge: Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies and site permissions
Do Not Track
Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” (DNT) feature that sends a signal to websites requesting that they not track your browsing activity. The Site does not currently respond to DNT signals, as there is no industry-standard technology for recognizing and implementing DNT signals.
Third-Party Cookies
In addition to the third-party cookies described above (Google Analytics, Google AdSense), other third-party services integrated into the Site may set cookies on your device. These may include:
- Social media sharing buttons: If the Site includes social media sharing buttons, the social media platforms may set cookies when you interact with these buttons
- Embedded content: If the Site embeds content from third-party services (videos, maps, widgets), those services may set cookies
We do not control the cookies set by third-party services. For information about how third parties use cookies, please refer to their respective privacy and cookie policies.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, or applicable laws. We will post any changes on this page and update the “Effective Date” at the top. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us at:
Email: info@investriyadh.ai Publisher: The Vanderbilt Portfolio
Cookie Impact Assessment
We conduct regular assessments of the cookies and tracking technologies used on our Site to ensure that our practices remain proportionate, transparent, and compliant with applicable regulations. The following assessment summarizes our current cookie usage:
Essential Cookies Assessment
Essential cookies on our Site are limited to the minimum necessary for site functionality. We use session cookies for maintaining user sessions during browsing, security tokens for preventing cross-site request forgery attacks, and a cookie consent cookie for remembering user cookie preferences. These cookies do not track users across websites, do not build user profiles, and are deleted when the browser session ends (except the consent cookie, which persists for 12 months to avoid repeated consent prompts).
Analytics Cookies Assessment
Our use of Google Analytics is configured to minimize privacy impact while providing the usage insights we need to improve our Site. Specific privacy-protective configurations include IP anonymization (the last octet of the user’s IP address is set to zeros before storage), data retention limited to 26 months, demographics and interests reporting disabled, user-ID tracking disabled, and data sharing with Google for benchmarking purposes disabled. We use analytics data in aggregate form to understand content popularity, navigation patterns, and user demographics at a high level. We do not use analytics data to identify individual users or to make decisions about individual users.
Advertising Cookies Assessment
Google AdSense cookies are used to serve relevant advertisements to our visitors. We recognize that advertising cookies are the most privacy-intrusive category of cookies on our Site. To mitigate the privacy impact, we provide clear information about advertising cookies in this policy, we offer opt-out mechanisms through Google’s Ad Settings and through industry opt-out programs (NAI and DAA), we support browser-based cookie controls, and we review our advertising cookie usage regularly to ensure that it remains proportionate to the advertising revenue it generates. Users who prefer not to receive targeted advertising can use the opt-out mechanisms described above. Non-personalized advertisements will still be displayed, but they will not be based on the user’s browsing history.
Performance and Functionality Assessment
Performance and functionality cookies on our Site are limited to remembering user preferences (theme, language, font size). These cookies improve the user experience by eliminating the need to re-select preferences on each visit. They do not track users across websites and contain no personally identifiable information.
Cookie Inventory
The following complete inventory lists all cookies that may be set on your device when you visit our Site:
| Cookie Name | Provider | Type | Purpose | Duration | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session ID | investriyadh.ai | First-party | Session management | Session | Essential |
| CSRF Token | investriyadh.ai | First-party | Security | Session | Essential |
| Cookie Consent | investriyadh.ai | First-party | Preference storage | 12 months | Essential |
| Theme Pref | investriyadh.ai | First-party | Display preference | 12 months | Functionality |
| Lang Pref | investriyadh.ai | First-party | Language preference | 12 months | Functionality |
| Font Size | investriyadh.ai | First-party | Accessibility | 12 months | Functionality |
| _ga | Third-party | Analytics | 2 years | Analytics | |
| ga[ID] | Third-party | Analytics | 2 years | Analytics | |
| _gid | Third-party | Analytics | 24 hours | Analytics | |
| _gat | Third-party | Analytics | 1 minute | Analytics | |
| IDE | Third-party | Advertising | 13 months | Advertising | |
| DSID | Third-party | Advertising | 2 weeks | Advertising | |
| NID | Third-party | Advertising | 6 months | Advertising | |
| __gads | Third-party | Advertising | 13 months | Advertising | |
| __gpi | Third-party | Advertising | 13 months | Advertising |
Legal Basis for Cookie Usage
Under the GDPR and similar data protection laws, we process cookie data under the following legal bases:
Essential cookies: Legitimate interest — these cookies are necessary for the Site to function and cannot be disabled without breaking core functionality.
Analytics cookies: Consent — we request your consent before placing analytics cookies on your device. You can withdraw consent at any time through your browser settings.
Advertising cookies: Consent — we request your consent before placing advertising cookies on your device. You can withdraw consent at any time through your browser settings or through the opt-out mechanisms described above.
Functionality cookies: Consent — we request your consent before placing functionality cookies on your device. Declining functionality cookies will not prevent the Site from functioning but may result in a less personalized experience.
Contact for Cookie-Related Inquiries
If you have specific questions about our cookie usage that are not addressed in this policy, please contact us at info@investriyadh.ai with the subject line “Cookie Inquiry.” We will respond within two business days with detailed information about the cookies in question.
Cookie Consent Management
We implement a layered consent management approach that provides users with meaningful control over cookie placement while maintaining transparency about how each cookie category affects their browsing experience:
Consent banner: When you first visit our Site, a clearly visible consent banner informs you that we use cookies and provides options to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customize your preferences by category. The consent banner is presented before any non-essential cookies are placed on your device, ensuring that your browsing data is not collected without your informed consent.
Granular category control: Our consent mechanism allows you to enable or disable cookies by category — essential (always enabled, required for site functionality), analytics, advertising, and functionality. This granular control enables you to accept analytics cookies while rejecting advertising cookies, or vice versa, based on your personal preferences.
Consent record: We maintain a record of your consent preferences, including the date and time of consent, the categories you accepted or rejected, and the version of the cookie policy in effect at the time. This record enables us to demonstrate compliance with GDPR and other regulatory requirements that mandate verifiable consent.
Consent withdrawal: You can change your cookie preferences at any time by accessing the cookie settings link in the footer of any page on our Site. Changes to your preferences take effect immediately — if you withdraw consent for a cookie category, cookies in that category are disabled and new cookies in that category are not placed. However, cookies already on your device must be deleted through your browser settings.
Cookie Technology Alternatives
In addition to traditional HTTP cookies, modern web technologies include several cookie-like mechanisms that can store data on your device. For transparency, we describe our use of these technologies:
| Technology | Description | Our Usage |
|---|---|---|
| HTTP cookies | Small text files stored by your browser | Yes — as described in this policy |
| Local storage | Browser-based storage that persists until cleared | Limited — theme and layout preferences only |
| Session storage | Browser-based storage cleared when tab closes | Limited — temporary session state only |
| Pixel tags / web beacons | Invisible images that confirm page views | Used by Google Analytics for pageview tracking |
| Fingerprinting | Identifying devices by technical characteristics | Not used — we do not employ browser fingerprinting |
| ETags / cache tracking | Using cache identifiers to track users | Not used — we do not employ cache-based tracking |
We do not use browser fingerprinting, canvas fingerprinting, or any other tracking technique that attempts to identify your device without placing a cookie. Our tracking is limited to the cookie-based mechanisms described in this policy, which you can control through the consent management tools and browser settings described above.
Regional Cookie Compliance
Our cookie practices are designed to comply with the privacy regulations of all jurisdictions from which our Site is accessed. The following table summarizes key regional requirements and our compliance approach:
| Region | Regulation | Consent Requirement | Our Compliance Approach |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Economic Area | GDPR / ePrivacy Directive | Prior opt-in consent for non-essential cookies | Consent banner with granular category control before cookie placement |
| United Kingdom | UK GDPR / PECR | Prior opt-in consent for non-essential cookies | Same consent mechanism as EEA |
| California | CCPA / CPRA | Right to opt out of sale/sharing via cookies | “Do Not Sell or Share” link and advertising opt-out mechanism |
| Saudi Arabia | PDPL | Consent for personal data processing | Consent mechanism aligned with SDAIA guidance |
| Brazil | LGPD | Consent for non-essential data collection | Consent banner with category-level control |
| Canada | PIPEDA | Implied consent acceptable for non-sensitive data | Consent banner with clear disclosure and opt-out options |
Where regulations differ in their requirements, we apply the most protective standard to all users. This means that all visitors to our Site — regardless of location — benefit from the opt-in consent mechanism required by the GDPR, even if their local regulations would permit a less protective approach. We believe this uniform standard simplifies our compliance obligations while providing the highest level of privacy protection to all users.
Last updated: March 23, 2026