4Rabet’s Cookie Policy
What a Cookie Actually Is
Many different types of tracking tools work similarly to cookies and have slightly different names. All of these methods for collecting and storing data have slightly different processes. However, they will all be treated on this page as cookies because their purpose is very close to that of a cookie.
Why We Place Cookies
Five things cookies do on 4rabet site:
- Keep pages loading correctly and prevent crashes mid-session.
- Guard against interference with login data, transaction details, and open sessions.
- Store your previous choices – language, region, interface layout – so you skip setup on the next visit.
- Show us where the site stumbles, so we can patch slow spots and fix what confuses visitors.
- Display promotions and content closer to what you actually care about – but only where local rules allow it and only after you agree.
A cookie cannot access anything else on your device. Not your camera roll, not your documents, not your messages. It is a small text packet that travels between your browser and our server. That is the full extent of what it does.
Cookie Types – What Each One Does
Cookies that the Site Cannot Work Without
These are non-negotiable. They keep the basics alive:
- Holding your session open so you stay logged in while you move between pages.
- Blocking suspicious activity and protecting against fraud.
- Splitting traffic across servers so the site does not slow down under load.
- Making forms, navigation, account pages, and payment screens actually function.
Turn these off in your browser, and parts of the site will stop working. We cannot override that – these cookies exist because the site literally depends on them.
Cookies That Remember Your Choices
These store preferences. Language, region, and interface layout – the settings you picked so you do not have to pick them again on your next visit. Disable them, and the site still loads. But it forgets who you are in terms of preferences. Every visit starts from scratch.
Cookies That Track How the Site Performs
Analytics cookies track behaviour on the site – which pages load, how long a session lasts, where clicks land, when someone leaves, and whether anything broke along the way. The data is about patterns, not people. We look at it to catch bugs, fix pages that take too long to load, and rework sections where visitors get stuck. In jurisdictions that require consent before these cookies activate, we ask. If the answer is no, they stay off.
Cookies That Support Marketing
Marketing cookies connect your activity to the offers you see. If you look at a particular promotion, these cookies help us show related content later, rather than something random. They also measure whether a campaign worked – did people click, did they sign up, did the ad do its job?
Some of these come from partners who handle our advertising and measurement. They operate under their own privacy rules. Block marketing cookies, and you still see promotions. They just stop being tailored to you. We also lose the ability to measure whether an ad campaign was worth running.
Your Options
Where the law requires it, we obtain consent before placing any cookies beyond strictly necessary ones. You can change your mind at any time through the cookie settings panel on the website. Turning off certain categories changes the experience. That is a trade-off, not a punishment. Strictly necessary cookies stay on regardless – the site breaks without them.
Doing It Through Your Browser
You can manage cookies in the settings of any major browser. Depending on the browser you use, the following options are available:
- Block every cookie from every site.
- Block only third-party tracking technology while allowing first-party ones.
- Whitelist specific sites and block everything else.
Block everything, and the site may not function. Delete cookies and your preferences reset – next visit, you log in again from zero. That is how it works.
Cookies From Other Companies
Some cookies on the site come from third parties – companies that provide analytics, security tools, or advertising and measurement services. We do not control what happens to that data after it leaves our domain. You can limit third-party cookies through our settings panel and through your browser controls. Both work. Using both gives you the most control.
What Data Cookies Carry
Technical information, such as session ID, fingerprints of devices used by users, and previous pages viewed with date, will be stored on a user’s computer using cookies. These cookies, when viewed in isolation, cannot identify the user. Once you log in to your account, the collected cookies will be associated with your account and will then become personal data.
How Long Cookies Stay
Cookies have an expiration date. Let’s consider two possible options:
- Session cookies disappear the moment you close the browser. They exist for one visit, and then they are gone.
- Persistent tracking technologies stick around until they expire or until you delete them manually.
The lifespan of a persistent tracking technology depends on its purpose. A preference cookie can be valid for a year or so, while a statistical cookie can be valid for a few months. You can delete all of them at any time by adjusting your browser’s settings.
Do Not Track
Some browsers send a Do Not Track signal to websites. There is no industry-wide agreement on what that signal should actually do, and our site may not respond to it. If you want to limit tracking, use the cookie settings on our website and the controls in your browser. Those work regardless of Do Not Track.