Cookie Policy — How Riyadh Residential Uses Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Detailed cookie policy for Riyadh Residential explaining the types of cookies used, their purposes, third-party cookie providers including Google AdSense, and how users can manage cookie preferences.
Cookie Policy — How Riyadh Residential Uses Cookies and Tracking Technologies
This Cookie Policy explains how The Vanderbilt Portfolio (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit the Riyadh Residential website at riyadhresidential.com (“the Site”). This policy provides detailed information about what cookies are, which cookies we use, why we use them, how third-party cookies operate on our Site, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
This Cookie Policy should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy, which provides comprehensive information about how we collect, use, and protect your personal information. You may also wish to review our Terms of Service and data collection methodology to understand how we handle information across the Site. This Cookie Policy was last updated on March 23, 2026.
What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit a website. Cookies serve a variety of essential and functional purposes, from enabling basic website functionality to providing analytical insights about visitor behavior and supporting advertising services.
Cookies can be classified along several dimensions:
By Duration:
- Session Cookies are temporary cookies that are stored in your browser’s memory only during your browsing session. They are automatically deleted when you close your browser. Session cookies enable core functions like maintaining your browsing state as you navigate between pages.
- Persistent Cookies remain on your device for a set period (ranging from minutes to years, depending on the cookie) or until you manually delete them. Persistent cookies remember your preferences and recognize you on return visits.
By Origin:
- First-Party Cookies are set directly by the website you are visiting (in this case, riyadhresidential.com). They are used for core functionality, preferences, and analytics directly related to our Site.
- Third-Party Cookies are set by domains other than the website you are visiting. On our Site, third-party cookies are set by services such as Google AdSense (advertising) and analytics providers. These cookies enable the third party to recognize your browser across multiple websites.
By Purpose:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies enable essential website functions that you have requested, such as navigating pages and accessing secure areas. The Site cannot function properly without these cookies.
- Functional Cookies enable enhanced features and personalization, such as remembering your preferences and settings.
- Analytics Cookies collect information about how visitors use the Site, which pages are most popular, how visitors navigate, and whether error messages are encountered. This information helps us improve the Site.
- Advertising Cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to your interests. They also limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure advertising campaign effectiveness.
Cookies We Use
The following tables detail the specific cookies used on Riyadh Residential, organized by category.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID / session_id | riyadhresidential.com | Maintains your browsing session state | Session | First-party |
| csrf_token | riyadhresidential.com | Protects against cross-site request forgery attacks | Session | First-party |
| cookie_consent | riyadhresidential.com | Records your cookie consent preferences | 1 year | First-party |
These cookies are essential for the Site to operate. They cannot be disabled without compromising core functionality.
Functional Cookies
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| theme_preference | riyadhresidential.com | Remembers your display preference (light/dark mode) | 1 year | First-party |
| font_size | riyadhresidential.com | Remembers your preferred text size setting | 1 year | First-party |
| recently_viewed | riyadhresidential.com | Tracks recently viewed articles for navigation convenience | 30 days | First-party |
| newsletter_dismiss | riyadhresidential.com | Records dismissal of newsletter subscription prompts | 90 days | First-party |
Functional cookies enhance your browsing experience by remembering your preferences. Disabling these cookies may result in less personalized functionality.
Analytics Cookies
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique visitors using a randomly generated number | 2 years | Third-party |
| ga* | Google Analytics | Used to maintain session state | 2 years | Third-party |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique visitors | 24 hours | Third-party |
| _gat | Google Analytics | Throttles request rate to limit data collection on high-traffic sites | 1 minute | Third-party |
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the Site. The data collected is aggregated and anonymous — it does not identify individual visitors. We use this information to measure content performance, identify popular sections, understand navigation patterns, and improve the overall user experience.
Google Analytics is our primary analytics service. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about Site usage without personally identifying individual visitors. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Site (including your IP address) is transmitted to and stored by Google on its servers. Google uses this information to evaluate your use of the Site, compile reports on Site activity, and provide additional services related to website activity and internet usage.
Google Analytics processes data in accordance with Google’s Privacy Policy (policies.google.com/privacy). You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on (tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout).
Advertising Cookies
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| __gads | Google AdSense | Serves and measures advertisements | 13 months | Third-party |
| __gpi | Google AdSense | Collects information about user interactions with ads | 13 months | Third-party |
| DSID | Google (DoubleClick) | Used for ad targeting across the web | 2 weeks | Third-party |
| IDE | Google (DoubleClick) | Stores information about how users interact with ads to improve targeting | 13 months | Third-party |
| NID | Stores preferences and information used to customize ads | 6 months | Third-party | |
| ANID | Serves targeted advertisements across Google properties | 13 months | Third-party | |
| 1P_JAR | Gathers site statistics and tracks conversion rates | 1 month | Third-party | |
| CONSENT | Stores user consent status for cookies on the current domain | 17 years | Third-party | |
| test_cookie | Google (DoubleClick) | Checks whether the browser supports cookies | Session | Third-party |
Advertising cookies are the most complex category of cookies used on the Site. They serve several related purposes:
Ad Serving. Google AdSense uses cookies to determine which advertisements to display on our pages. The ad selection process considers factors including the content of the page you are viewing, your geographic location (derived from your IP address), and your browsing interests (derived from your activity across websites that use Google advertising services).
Interest-Based Advertising. Google’s advertising cookies build a profile of your interests based on your browsing activity across websites in the Google Display Network. This profile is used to show you advertisements that are likely to be relevant to your interests. For example, if you have recently browsed real estate investment content on multiple websites, you may see advertisements related to property investment services.
Ad Measurement. Advertising cookies measure the effectiveness of advertisements by tracking impressions (how many times an ad is displayed), clicks (how many times an ad is clicked), and conversions (how many times a click leads to a desired action on the advertiser’s website). This measurement data is reported to advertisers in aggregated form and helps us optimize advertising placements on the Site.
Frequency Capping. Advertising cookies limit the number of times you see a particular advertisement, preventing excessive repetition that degrades the browsing experience.
How Google AdSense Works on Our Site
Google AdSense is our primary advertising service. Understanding how AdSense operates will help you make informed decisions about your cookie preferences.
How AdSense Selects Ads. When you visit a page on Riyadh Residential, the AdSense code on the page sends a request to Google’s ad servers. Google’s servers consider several factors to select the most relevant advertisement:
Contextual Targeting. Google analyzes the content of the page to understand its topic and selects ads related to that topic. On a page about Riyadh mortgage financing, for example, you might see ads from banks or mortgage providers. Similarly, pages covering neighborhood profiles or price trends may display ads from developers and brokerages.
Interest-Based Targeting. Using the advertising cookies described above, Google considers your browsing history across the Google Display Network to select ads aligned with your demonstrated interests.
Geographic Targeting. Your approximate geographic location (derived from your IP address) is used to display locally relevant advertisements.
Remarketing. If you have previously visited an advertiser’s website, that advertiser may use Google’s remarketing features to show you ads on the Site and other sites in the Display Network.
Opting Out of Personalized Ads. You can control personalized advertising through several mechanisms:
- Google Ad Settings: Visit adssettings.google.com to manage your advertising preferences, view and edit your interest categories, and opt out of personalized advertising.
- Digital Advertising Alliance: Visit optout.aboutads.info to opt out of interest-based advertising from participating companies.
- Network Advertising Initiative: Visit optout.networkadvertising.org to opt out of interest-based advertising from NAI member companies.
- Your Online Choices (EU): Visit youronlinechoices.com to manage cookie preferences for advertising companies operating in the European Union.
If you opt out of personalized advertising, you will still see advertisements on the Site, but they will be generic rather than tailored to your interests. Opting out does not reduce the number of ads displayed.
How to Manage Cookies
You have several options for managing cookies:
Browser Settings
All major web browsers provide cookie management tools in their settings menus. Common options include:
Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and Other Site Data. Chrome allows you to block all cookies, block only third-party cookies, clear cookies on browser exit, and manage exceptions for specific websites.
Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data. Firefox offers Standard, Strict, and Custom protection levels that control cookie blocking behavior, with options to block third-party tracking cookies, cryptominers, and fingerprinters.
Apple Safari: Safari > Settings > Privacy. Safari blocks third-party cookies by default through its Intelligent Tracking Prevention feature. You can also block all cookies or manage stored cookies for specific websites.
Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and Site Permissions > Manage and Delete Cookies and Site Data. Edge provides options to block third-party cookies, clear cookies on browser exit, and manage cookie exceptions.
Platform-Specific Controls
Mobile Devices. Both iOS and Android provide system-level controls for limiting ad tracking and managing cookies in mobile browsers. On iOS, navigate to Settings > Privacy > Tracking to control app-level tracking. On Android, navigate to Settings > Google > Ads to manage your advertising ID.
Do Not Track. Some browsers support a “Do Not Track” (DNT) signal that requests websites not to track your browsing activity. While we respect the intent of DNT signals, there is no universally accepted standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals, and our response may vary depending on the specific tracking technology in use.
Impact of Disabling Cookies
Disabling different categories of cookies will have different effects on your experience:
| Cookie Category | Impact of Disabling |
|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary | Site may not function properly; pages may not load correctly |
| Functional | Preferences will not be remembered between visits; some features may not work |
| Analytics | No impact on your experience; we will have less data to improve the Site |
| Advertising | You will still see ads, but they will not be personalized to your interests |
Blocking all cookies will result in a degraded experience, as many website features depend on cookies for basic functionality. We recommend selectively managing cookies by category rather than blocking all cookies entirely.
Web Beacons and Pixel Tags
In addition to cookies, we and our advertising partners may use web beacons (also known as pixel tags, clear GIFs, or tracking pixels). Web beacons are tiny, invisible images embedded in web pages or emails that allow us to:
- Confirm that an email has been opened and read
- Track which pages are visited and in what sequence
- Measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns
- Collect statistical data about Site usage
Web beacons typically work in conjunction with cookies. If you disable cookies, web beacons will still detect your visit but may have reduced functionality.
Local Storage and Similar Technologies
Modern web technologies include several cookie-like mechanisms for storing data on your device:
Local Storage. HTML5 local storage allows websites to store larger amounts of data on your device than traditional cookies. We may use local storage for caching content, storing preferences, and maintaining session state. Local storage data does not expire automatically but can be cleared through your browser settings.
Session Storage. Similar to local storage but limited to a single browser session. Session storage is cleared when you close your browser tab or window.
IndexedDB. A more advanced client-side database that may be used for storing structured data such as cached market data or search indices. IndexedDB can be cleared through your browser’s developer tools or site settings.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our cookie practices, the addition or removal of third-party services, changes in applicable law, or updates to browser and platform capabilities. When we make material changes, we will update the “last updated” date at the top of this policy and, where appropriate, provide notice through the Site.
Cookies in the Context of Saudi Law
We comply with applicable Saudi Arabian regulations regarding the use of cookies and tracking technologies, consistent with the broader regulatory framework administered by the Saudi government. The Saudi Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) and its implementing regulations establish requirements for the collection and processing of personal data, including data collected through cookies. We process cookie-related data in accordance with the principles of lawfulness, transparency, and purpose limitation established under the PDPL.
Contact Us About Cookies
If you have questions about our use of cookies or wish to request additional information about specific cookies used on the Site, please contact us:
Email: info@riyadhresidential.com
Subject Line: “Cookie Policy Inquiry”
We aim to respond to cookie-related inquiries within five (5) business days.
Published by Donovan Vanderbilt. Last updated March 23, 2026.
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