Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how Maldives Islamic Bank, together with its facilitating partner, Crowe Maldives LLP (together, "we", "us", "our"), use cookies and similar technologies on the Awards Portal (the "Portal") in connection with the MIB Guesthouse Awards 2026 (the "Programme").
This Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains more broadly how we handle personal data, and our Portal Terms of Use, which govern your use of the Portal.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website or use a web-based portal. They help the site function properly, remember your preferences, and understand how the site is used. Similar technologies (such as local storage or tracking pixels) may be used for the same purposes and are covered by this Policy.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies on the Portal for the following purposes:
Essential cookies
These enable core functionality such as keeping you logged in, remembering your progress through an entry form, and maintaining session security. The Portal cannot function properly without these, and they can only be disabled by changing your browser settings (which may prevent you from using the Portal at all).
Performance cookies
These help us understand how the Portal is used, for example, which pages are visited most, where users encounter errors, or how long an entry form takes to complete, so we can improve the Portal's design and reliability. Where possible, this information is used in aggregate form.
Functional cookies
These remember choices you've made (such as language or category selections) to make your next visit smoother, without which you may need to re-enter certain preferences each time.
We do not currently use marketing or third-party advertising cookies on the Portal. If this changes, we will update this Policy and, where required by law, seek your consent before doing so.
Third-Party Cookies
Where the Portal uses third-party services, for example, a hosting provider, analytics tool, or payment processor for any entry fee, those providers may set their own cookies as part of delivering their service to us. We require such providers to use data collected via cookies only for the purpose of providing their service to us, and not for their own independent purposes.
Managing Cookies
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings at any time. Most browsers let you:
- View what cookies are stored and delete them individually.
- Block third-party cookies.
- Block cookies from particular sites.
- Block all cookies from being set.
- Delete all cookies when you close your browser.
Please note that if you block or delete essential cookies, parts of the Portal, including entry submission and login may not work correctly.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for legal or operational reasons. The updated version will be posted here with a revised "Last updated" date.
