Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device to make the site work, to keep you signed in, and to remember your choices.

"Similar technologies" include browser local storage, which stores small amounts of data on your device in the same way but is not sent back to the website's servers. Where this policy refers to cookies, it also covers these similar technologies.

Cookies may be set by us (first-party) or by the services we rely on to run the site (third-party). They may last only for your current visit (session cookies) or remain on your device for a set period (persistent cookies).

We take a privacy-first approach. Today we set only the strictly necessary cookies required for the website and your account to work.

We do not use analytics, advertising, retargeting, or cross-site tracking cookies, and we do not sell or share your data with advertising networks.

We also count visits by people to the site with Vercel Web Analytics, and measure how quickly pages load; both are anonymous, set no cookies and store nothing on your device (see "Visit statistics and page speed" below).

If we introduce any non-essential cookies in future, we will update this policy and ask for your consent before those cookies are set.

Cookies are commonly grouped into the categories below. Only strictly necessary cookies can be used without your consent; all others require it.

- Strictly necessary — required for the site to function and for you to sign in and use your account. These are the only cookies we currently use.

- Functional / preferences — remember choices you make to improve your experience. We do not currently use these.

- Analytics / performance — measure how visitors use the site so it can be improved. We do not use analytics cookies; our cookie-free visit statistics and anonymous page-speed measurement run for every person who uses the site, whatever their cookie choice, and not for automated browsers or crawlers.

- Advertising / marketing — used to build a profile and show targeted ads. We do not use these, and have no plans to.

The only cookies we set are strictly necessary, and they are set only once you sign in:

- sb-ujhbjfmjjaoqpzemibqc-auth-token — set by Supabase (our authentication and database provider) to keep you securely signed in. It holds your session and, because it can be large, is split into two parts (…-auth-token.0 and …-auth-token.1). Persistent — it expires roughly a year after you sign in, and is removed when you sign out. Strictly necessary.

Until you sign in, the site sets no cookies at all. Your cookie-banner choice is stored separately in your browser's local storage (not a cookie), so we can remember your preference; it stays on your device and is never transmitted to us.

To be explicit, we do not use:

- Analytics or performance cookies (for example, Google Analytics)

- Advertising, marketing, or retargeting cookies

- Social-media tracking pixels or share-button trackers

- Any cookies that track you across other websites

We run no advertising scripts on this site. The only analytics we run are cookie-free visit statistics and anonymous page-speed measurement, both described below.

Once you use a page (move the pointer, touch the screen, scroll with a wheel or press a key), the site loads Vercel Web Analytics, provided by Vercel, our hosting provider. It does not load for automated browsers or crawlers, so bots are not counted as visitors. We use it for one purpose: to see how the website is used so we can improve it, for example which pages people find useful, whether most visitors use a phone, and whether the site should be offered in another language.

From it we keep only three things, as daily totals: the pages viewed, the country visitors come from, and the type of device (phone, tablet or computer). We do not record who you are, your city, the site that sent you, or anything you type.

It sets no cookies and stores nothing on your device. To count visitors within a day, Vercel works out a value from your request that is discarded after 24 hours, so it cannot identify you, recognise you on a later day, or follow you across other websites. Like any request to a website, the request carries technical details such as your browser and the page that linked to ours; Vercel uses them only to produce aggregated statistics for us, and we do not keep them. Your internet address is used to work out your country and is not stored. Sign-in links and other addresses that carry a code or token are sent without it. Nothing is shared with advertising networks.

Visit statistics do not depend on your cookie choice, because they record nothing about you, and they do not run if your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal.

Page speed. The site measures how quickly each page loads and responds on your device, using Vercel Speed Insights (also provided by Vercel), so we can find and fix slow pages (for example, how long the main photo takes to appear). A measurement is sent only once you have used the page, and never from automated browsers or crawlers. With each measurement it records the page, your type of device, its operating system and browser, your network speed (for example 4G) and your country. It sets no cookies, stores nothing on your device, and is not linked to you or your internet address; addresses that carry a code or token are sent without it. It does not depend on your cookie choice, because it records nothing about you, and it does not run if your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal.

We rely on a small number of trusted providers to run the website. Any cookies they set are limited to what is needed to deliver the service:

- Supabase — authentication, database, and file storage. Sets the strictly necessary sign-in cookie described above.

- Vercel — website hosting and content delivery. May set strictly necessary cookies for security and load balancing. Also provides our anonymous page-speed measurement and cookie-free visit statistics.

We do not control cookies set directly by third parties; please refer to each provider's own privacy and cookie policies for details.

When you first visit, our cookie banner lets you choose:

- Essential only — only strictly necessary cookies are used.

- Accept all — also permits non-essential cookies should we ever introduce them.

We set no non-essential cookies today, so the two choices currently make no difference to what the site does. Cookie-free visit statistics and anonymous page-speed measurement run whichever you choose.

You can change or withdraw your choice at any time using the "Cookie settings" link in the site footer, which re-opens the banner.

You can also view, block, or delete cookies through your browser settings, usually found under Settings, then Privacy or Security, in Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge. Your browser's help pages explain the exact steps.

Please note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may stop parts of the site from working — for example, you may not be able to stay signed in.

Some browsers can send "Do Not Track" or Global Privacy Control signals. We do not track you across sites or run advertising or analytics cookies.

If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, our visit statistics and page-speed measurement do not run, whatever you have chosen in the banner.

We aim to handle cookies in line with the UAE Personal Data Protection Law (Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021) and, where relevant, the DIFC Data Protection Law. For visitors in the EEA or UK, the EU General Data Protection Regulation and ePrivacy rules also inform our approach, under which strictly necessary cookies are exempt from consent and all others require it.

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time — for example, if we add new cookies or change providers. The "last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the latest version, and we will always update this policy before enabling any new non-essential cookies.

Questions about cookies or this policy: info@impera.ae