Effective Date: 16 April 2026
Last Updated: 16 April 2026
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide usage information to site owners. Cookies may be set by the website you are visiting (“first-party cookies”) or by third-party services operating on that website (“third-party cookies”).
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies on https://biglab.ae for the following purposes:
2.1 Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled. They handle basic functions such as session management, security, and remembering your cookie consent choice.
2.2 Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting information about pages visited, time on site, and traffic sources. Analytics cookies are loaded only after you provide consent through our cookie banner. We use Google Analytics for this purpose.
2.3 Functional Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality such as remembering your language preference and detecting your country for the phone input field on our contact forms.
3. Cookie Table
Below is a detailed list of cookies used on our website:
Essential Cookies
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress_sec_* | biglab.ae | WordPress authentication and session security for logged-in users | Session | First-party |
| wordpress_logged_in_* | biglab.ae | Identifies logged-in users and their authentication status | Session | First-party |
| wp_lang | biglab.ae | Stores the user’s selected language preference | Session | First-party |
| biglab_cookie_consent | biglab.ae | Records your cookie consent preferences to avoid repeated prompts | 12 months | First-party |
Analytics Cookies (loaded only after consent)
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique visitors by assigning a randomly generated identifier | 2 years | Third-party |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics | Maintains session state for Google Analytics 4 | 2 years | Third-party |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Distinguishes users for analytics reporting within a 24-hour window | 24 hours | Third-party |
| _gat | Google Analytics | Throttles request rate to Google Analytics to manage data collection volume | 1 minute | Third-party |
Functional Cookies
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pll_language | biglab.ae | Stores the selected site language for multilingual content delivery | 1 year | First-party |
Third-Party Service Requests
In addition to cookies, the following third-party service makes network requests that may process limited personal data:
| Service | Provider | Purpose | Data Sent |
|---|---|---|---|
| ipapi.co | ipapi | Detects your country based on IP address to pre-select the country code in our phone input field | IP address |
4. Managing Cookies
You can control and manage cookies in several ways:
4.1 Cookie Consent Banner
When you first visit our website, a cookie banner allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. Analytics cookies will not be loaded until you provide consent. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the cookie settings link in the footer of our website.
4.2 Browser Settings
Most browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings. You can typically:
- View and delete existing cookies.
- Block all cookies or only third-party cookies.
- Set your browser to notify you when a cookie is being placed.
Instructions for managing cookies in common browsers:
Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website.
5. Third-Party Cookies
Third-party cookies on our website are set by the following services:
- Google Analytics / Google Tag Manager (Google LLC): used for website traffic analysis and tag management. These are activated only after you consent via our cookie banner. Google may process data in the United States. See Google’s Privacy Policy.
- ipapi.co: used for IP-based country detection to pre-fill phone number country codes. See ipapi.co Privacy Policy.
6. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. When changes are made, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. We recommend reviewing this page periodically.
7. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, contact us:
BIG LAB IT SOLUTIONS L.L.C
Dubai Branch Building, Mankhool, Plot 623-0, Dubai, UAE
Email: info@biglab.ae
Phone: +971 58 599 5032
For full details on how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.