Necessary cookies help ensure that the official VOV by Sumea International websites remain secure, accessible and fully operational. These cookies support essential website functions including page navigation, session continuity, cookie preference retention, request processing, form security and access to protected areas.

This section applies to:

• https://vov.ae/
• https://vovinternational.com/en

Without these cookies, certain parts of the websites may not function correctly. Necessary cookies are activated automatically because they are required to provide requested services, maintain website security and preserve system integrity.

Necessary cookies are not used for advertising, behavioural profiling or unrelated marketing activities. Restricting these cookies through browser settings may affect website availability, secure login sessions, form submissions or the operation of certain website features.

For users located in United Arab Emirates (UAE), necessary cookies are processed in accordance with the applicable laws of the United Arab Emirates, including the UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (PDPL), Federal Decree-Law No. 14 of 2023 Concerning Modern Technology-Based Trade, Federal Decree-Law No. 15 of 2020 on Consumer Protection (as amended), applicable Electronic Transactions legislation, and other applicable laws and regulations of the United Arab Emirates, including where processing is required to provide requested services, maintain website security or support essential operational functions.

Essential Website Cookies

Essential website cookies support the operation, security and accessibility of the VOV websites. These cookies may:

• Maintain secure browsing sessions.
• Support website navigation.
• Retain cookie consent preferences.
• Protect forms and website requests.
• Prevent unauthorised access.
• Enable access to restricted areas.
• Maintain system integrity.
• Support secure communication between the user and the website.

These cookies remain active by default because the websites cannot operate correctly without them.

Legal and Functional Basis

Necessary cookies remain active because they are required for:

• Website operation.
• Website security.
• Session management.
• Request processing.
• Fraud prevention.
• Cookie consent retention.
• Delivery of services requested by users.

Where required under the applicable laws of the United Arab Emirates, including the UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (PDPL), Federal Decree-Law No. 14 of 2023 Concerning Modern Technology-Based Trade, Federal Decree-Law No. 15 of 2020 on Consumer Protection (as amended), applicable Electronic Transactions legislation, and other applicable laws and regulations of the United Arab Emirates, users will be informed about the purpose of these cookies. However, consent may not be required where cookies are strictly necessary to provide a service expressly requested by the user or to maintain essential website security.

Functional and Preference Cookies allow the VOV websites to remember choices made by users and apply those selections during future visits. These cookies help provide a consistent browsing experience by retaining preferences that would otherwise need to be selected during every visit.

These cookies may remember:

• Preferred language.
• Regional website selection.
• Display settings.
• User interface preferences.
• Accessibility settings.
• Other website configuration options selected by the user.

Where consent is required under the applicable laws of the United Arab Emirates, including the UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (PDPL), Federal Decree-Law No. 14 of 2023 Concerning Modern Technology-Based Trade, Federal Decree-Law No. 15 of 2020 on Consumer Protection (as amended), applicable Electronic Transactions legislation, and other applicable laws and regulations of the United Arab Emirates, these cookies are activated only after the user has provided consent.

If these cookies are disabled, the websites will generally remain accessible, although certain personalised features or convenience settings may not function as intended.

For users located in United Arab Emirates (UAE), Functional and Preference Cookies are processed in accordance with the applicable laws of the United Arab Emirates, including the UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (PDPL), Federal Decree-Law No. 14 of 2023 Concerning Modern Technology-Based Trade, Federal Decree-Law No. 15 of 2020 on Consumer Protection (as amended), applicable Electronic Transactions legislation, and other applicable laws and regulations of the United Arab Emirates, including applicable requirements relating to user consent, transparency and preference management.

Statistics and Analytics Cookies help VOV understand how visitors access, navigate and interact with its websites. These cookies may collect information relating to website usage, page visits, navigation behaviour, feature usage, technical performance and interaction patterns.

The information collected may be used to:

• Understand website usage.
• Measure page performance.
• Identify technical issues.
• Evaluate navigation behaviour.
• Improve website structure.
• Enhance website functionality.
• Support ongoing service improvements.

Where reasonably practicable, analytics information is processed in an aggregated or pseudonymised manner. The precise information collected depends upon the analytics technologies implemented on the websites.

These cookies are activated only where user consent is required and has been obtained.

For users located in United Arab Emirates (UAE), Statistics and Analytics Cookies are processed in accordance with the applicable laws of the United Arab Emirates, including the UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (PDPL), Federal Decree-Law No. 14 of 2023 Concerning Modern Technology-Based Trade, Federal Decree-Law No. 15 of 2020 on Consumer Protection (as amended), applicable Electronic Transactions legislation, and other applicable laws and regulations of the United Arab Emirates.

Disabling these cookies will generally not prevent access to the websites, although it may reduce the ability to measure website performance and improve user experience.

Advertising and Targeting Cookies may be used to understand visitor interests, deliver relevant promotional content and evaluate the effectiveness of advertising activities.

Depending upon the technologies implemented, these cookies may:

• Manage advertising frequency.
• Measure advertising performance.
• Support audience segmentation.
• Deliver relevant promotional content.
• Support advertising on third-party platforms.
• Evaluate campaign effectiveness.

Advertising and Targeting Cookies may be placed by VOV or approved third-party technology providers.

These cookies are activated only where user consent has been provided or where otherwise permitted under the applicable laws of the United Arab Emirates, including the UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (PDPL), Federal Decree-Law No. 14 of 2023 Concerning Modern Technology-Based Trade, Federal Decree-Law No. 15 of 2020 on Consumer Protection (as amended), applicable Electronic Transactions legislation, and other applicable laws and regulations of the United Arab Emirates.

For users located in United Arab Emirates (UAE), processing is carried out in accordance with legal requirements relating to consent, profiling and targeted communication.

Disabling these cookies may reduce the relevance of promotional content presented to users but will not necessarily reduce the total amount of advertising displayed.

Marketing Cookies may be used to support communication activities, campaign management and the measurement of engagement with promotional or informational content.

Depending upon the services used by VOV, these cookies may assist in:

• Coordinating communication campaigns.
• Measuring campaign effectiveness.
• Managing communication frequency.
• Understanding engagement with website content.
• Maintaining communication consistency.
• Reducing repetitive promotional messaging.

Marketing Cookies may involve approved third-party providers operating under applicable contractual and legal requirements.

These cookies are activated only where user consent has been obtained where required under the applicable laws of the United Arab Emirates, including the UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (PDPL), Federal Decree-Law No. 14 of 2023 Concerning Modern Technology-Based Trade, Federal Decree-Law No. 15 of 2020 on Consumer Protection (as amended), applicable Electronic Transactions legislation, and other applicable laws and regulations of the United Arab Emirates.

Restricting Marketing Cookies may reduce VOV's ability to evaluate campaign performance or personalise communications based upon previous website interactions.

Unclassified Cookies are cookies detected on a VOV website that have not yet been assigned to a confirmed category.

Such cookies may arise from:

• New website functionality.
• Third-party integrations.
• Technical testing.
• Temporary system configurations.
• Website updates.
• Software changes.
• External service provider modifications.

Each unclassified cookie is reviewed to determine:

• Its purpose.
• Its provider.
• Storage duration.
• Data processing activities.
• Appropriate cookie category.

No cookie should be classified as Necessary unless its operational function has been technically verified.

Where the purpose of an unclassified cookie is unknown, it should remain inactive until consent has been obtained where required, unless its operation is demonstrably necessary under the applicable laws of the United Arab Emirates, including the UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (PDPL), Federal Decree-Law No. 14 of 2023 Concerning Modern Technology-Based Trade, Federal Decree-Law No. 15 of 2020 on Consumer Protection (as amended), applicable Electronic Transactions legislation, and other applicable laws and regulations of the United Arab Emirates.