Cookie Policy
Throughout this policy, the following terms have the meanings set out below:
- "Cookie" means a small file placed on your computer or device by our website when you visit certain pages or use certain features, allowing the site to remember information about your visit.
- "Cookie Law" means the applicable privacy and electronic communications regulations relevant to our operations in the UAE, applied in line with internationally recognised best practices including those reflected in the EU GDPR.
- "Personal data" means any information relating to an identifiable individual who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data.
- "We / Us / Our" means Atara Development, the owner and operator of atara.ae.
Our website is owned and operated by Atara Development, a luxury property developer registered and based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. We develop bespoke island residences across Pearl Jumeirah, Al Marjan Island, Dubai Islands, and La Mer South Island.
For data and cookie queries, contact us at [email protected] or +971 56 547 9950.
When you visit atara.ae, our site may place cookies directly onto your device. These first-party cookies are used only by us for the purposes described in this policy. We use them to make our site work properly, remember your preferences, and understand how visitors interact with our content.
In addition to our own cookies, you may receive third-party cookies from services we use, such as analytics platforms and embedded video players. These are described in detail in Section 04 below.
No cookies are placed on your device without a legitimate basis. The six categories we use are outlined below.
Required for the website to function. Without them, form submissions and page security cannot work. You cannot opt out of these while using the site.
Help us understand how visitors navigate our site, which pages are most visited, and where improvements can be made. All data collected is anonymised.
Allow our site to remember choices you have made, such as language preferences or saved settings, so you do not need to reset them on every visit.
Track which pages and content you interact with, helping us understand your interests. Some data may be shared with trusted third-party advertising services.
Set by external services embedded in our site such as YouTube video players. Governed by the privacy policies of those respective third parties.
Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period and activate each time you return.
The following cookies are set directly by atara.ae:
| Cookie Name | Purpose and Type | Duration | Essential |
|---|---|---|---|
| XSRF-TOKEN | Prevents cross-site request forgery attacks, protecting form submissions and user sessions. | 2 hours | Yes |
| atara_session | Identifies and maintains your current browsing session so pages load correctly throughout your visit. | 2 hours | Yes |
| __cf_bm | Set by Cloudflare to support bot management and protect the site from automated threats. | 1 hour | Yes |
| cookie_consent | Records your cookie consent preferences so we do not request consent again on subsequent visits. | 12 months | Yes |
The following cookies may be placed by third-party services that operate on our site:
| Cookie Name | Purpose and Type | Provider | Duration | Essential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Registers a unique ID to generate statistical data on how you use our site. | Google Analytics | 2 years | No |
| _ga_* | Used by Google Analytics to persist session state across pages. | Google Analytics | 2 years | No |
| _gid | Registers a unique ID to generate statistics on how visitors use the site. Data is anonymised. | Google Analytics | 1 day | No |
| YSC | Tracks views of YouTube videos embedded on our project pages. | YouTube | Session | No |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Used by YouTube to estimate bandwidth and determine which video player to serve. | YouTube | 6 months | No |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | Stores the user's cookie consent state for the YouTube domain. | YouTube | 6 months | No |
| messagesUtk | Set by HubSpot to identify returning visitors who have interacted with contact forms on our site. | HubSpot | 6 months | No |
| __hstc | Main HubSpot tracking cookie. Stores the visitor's identity, visit timestamps, and session count. | HubSpot | 6 months | No |
| hubspotutk | Tracks visitor identity across sessions and is passed to HubSpot when a form is submitted. | HubSpot | 6 months | No |
| __hssc | Tracks session duration and whether session data in __hstc should be updated. | HubSpot | 1 hour | No |
| __hssrc | Set to indicate when a user has started a new session, separate from a continuing previous session. | HubSpot | Session | No |
Our site uses Google Analytics to collect anonymised, aggregated data about how visitors interact with atara.ae. This helps us understand which content is most useful, how visitors navigate between pages, and where technical issues may exist. You can opt out at any time using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
When you first visit atara.ae, a cookie consent banner will appear giving you the opportunity to accept all cookies, accept only strictly necessary cookies, or customise your preferences by category. Your selection will be saved and applied on all future visits.
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by clearing your cookies and revisiting the site. You can also manage cookies directly through your browser. Please note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent parts of our site from working correctly.
Managing Cookies in Your BrowserThe links below provide cookie management instructions for the most common browsers:
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our use of cookies or updates to applicable law. Any changes will take effect from the date they are published on this page. We recommend reviewing this policy periodically. If there is any conflict between the current version and a previous version, the current version takes precedence.
This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions, both of which provide additional context on how we collect and handle personal data and the rules governing your use of our site.
If you have any questions about the cookies we use, how your data is processed, or how to exercise your privacy rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.