The short version
- No cookies are set by this website. Not first-party, not third-party, not session, not persistent.
- No analytics. There is no Google Analytics, no tag manager and no measurement script of any kind.
- No advertising or tracking pixels, and no social media widgets or embedded video — the things that usually set third-party cookies on a business site.
- One item is stored on your device: your enquiry list. It is written to your browser's local storage so that it survives moving between pages, and it never leaves your device until you choose to submit a quote request.
- Two third-party requests do reveal your IP address — the web fonts on every page, and reference logos on the Evidence page. Neither sets a cookie. Section 4 covers both.
What this site stores, in full
This is the complete list. There is nothing else.
| Name | Type | Purpose | Lasts |
|---|---|---|---|
afiyatech.enquiry.v1 |
Local storage (not a cookie) | Holds the catalogue items you have added to your enquiry, so the list survives navigating between pages and returning later | Until you clear it, or clear your browser's site data |
Why local storage rather than a cookie. A cookie is sent to the server with every single request. Local storage is not — it stays in the browser until a script on the page reads it. For a shopping-list feature that we have no reason to see until you send it, local storage is the more private of the two, and that is why it was chosen.
The enquiry list, in detail
When you press Add to enquiry on a catalogue row, the product's name and manufacturer are written into afiyatech.enquiry.v1 on your device. The count in the header updates from that same list.
- It contains product references only. No name, no email, no telephone number, no identifier for you.
- It is not transmitted to Afiyatech, to our host or to anyone else while you browse. We cannot see it.
- It is read once, at the moment you submit the quote form, and its contents are included in that submission — so that we know what to quote for.
- It is specific to the browser and device you are using. It does not follow you to another device, and it is not used to recognise you.
- Pressing Clear in the enquiry tray deletes it immediately.
If your browser blocks storage, or you are in a private window with storage disabled, the site still works — the list simply resets when you navigate, and you can type what you need into the notes field on the quote form instead.
Third-party requests your browser makes
Two things on this site are loaded from other operators' servers. Neither sets a cookie, but because your browser has to ask them for a file, each request discloses your IP address, the page you are on and your browser details to that operator. We would rather say so than let you find out from a network inspector.
| Operator | What is loaded | Where | Cookie set |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google (Google Fonts) | The typefaces the site is set in — IBM Plex Sans, IBM Plex Serif and IBM Plex Mono — from fonts.googleapis.com and fonts.gstatic.com. IBM Plex Sans Arabic is declared but only downloaded if Arabic text is shown | Every page | No |
| Wikimedia Foundation | Reference logos of cited organisations, from upload.wikimedia.org | Evidence page only | No |
| FormSubmit | Nothing on page load. Contacted only at the moment you press submit on a form, to deliver that submission to us as an email | Quote and For suppliers pages, on submit | No |
Links are not embeds. The address on this site links out to Google Maps, and the manufacturer and regulator references link to their own websites. Nothing is embedded in the page, so no request is made to any of them unless you click the link — at which point you are on their site, under their terms.
Where these requests sit in the wider picture — including the fact that two of them involve processing outside the Kingdom — is set out in sections 6 and 7 of the privacy policy.
Server logs
Separately from anything stored in your browser, our hosting provider records standard web server logs: IP address, page requested, date and time, referring page, and the browser and operating system your device reports. These are kept for a short period to keep the site available and to investigate faults and abuse. They are not used to build a profile of you and are not combined with anything you submit through a form.
How to clear it, and how to block it
6.1 Clear the enquiry list
The direct way: open the enquiry tray at the foot of the What we supply page and press Clear. The list is deleted from your device immediately.
6.2 Clear it through your browser
Clearing site data for www.afiyatech.com removes it too. In most browsers this is under Settings → Privacy → Clear browsing data, choosing Cookies and other site data. In Chrome and Edge you can also do it for this site alone from the padlock icon in the address bar, under Cookies and site data.
6.3 Stop it being written at all
Blocking site data for this domain in your browser settings, or browsing in a private or incognito window, prevents the list from persisting. The site remains fully usable: every page, the catalogue, the search, the filters and both forms work normally. The only thing you lose is the enquiry list surviving between pages.
6.4 Control the font and image requests
These are made by your browser as it loads the page, so they cannot be switched off from within the site. A content blocker, a privacy-focused browser or a VPN will each change what those operators receive. If you need the site to make no external request at all, tell us and we will send the information you need by email instead.
Why there is no cookie banner
Because there is nothing to consent to. Consent banners exist to obtain permission for tracking, analytics and advertising storage. This site does none of those things, and the single item it does store is strictly necessary to deliver a feature you asked for by pressing Add to enquiry — and is deleted the moment you press Clear.
Putting a banner in front of you to obtain permission we do not need would be theatre. If that changes, so will this page, and the banner will arrive with it.
If we ever add analytics
We may at some point want to understand which catalogue categories are most looked at. If we do:
- This page will be updated before the change goes live, with the tool named and what it stores set out in the table in section 2.
- Section 13 of the privacy policy will be updated to match, and the version numbers on both documents will change.
- Anything that is not strictly necessary will ask for your consent first, and will not run until you give it.
- We will favour a measurement approach that does not identify individual visitors.
Contact
Questions about anything on this page, or about what the site does in your browser:
| contact@afiyatech.com | |
| Telephone | +966 58 121 8534, Sunday – Thursday, 08:30 – 17:30 (AST) |
| Post | Afiyatech Commercial Company, Zaid Ibn Thabit, Al Malaz District, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Verify it yourself: open your browser's developer tools on any page of this site, look under Application → Storage, and you will find one local storage entry and an empty cookie jar. We would rather you checked than took our word for it.