Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. Their main function is to allow the site to remember your visit, your display preferences, and behaviour, substantially improving your browsing experience.

In addition to cookies, we use similar technologies such as tracking pixels (Meta Pixel), tags and web beacons (LinkedIn Insight Tag), as well as browser local storage (localStorage) to record your choices and site settings.

Information obtained through our own cookies is used exclusively by Aion Synapse Foundation. Additionally, the portal integrates services provided by third parties (such as Google Analytics, Meta, and LinkedIn), which install external cookies that allow them to process aggregate traffic analytics and measure the reach and interaction of our official social media accounts.

We divide the use of cookies into three distinct categories.

3.1 Necessary cookies — These are essential for browsing and the basic functioning of the website (such as session verification, the preloader, and storage of your cookie-consent status). Without them, browsing would not be secure or the site would not render correctly. These cookies do not require your consent and cannot be disabled. Examples: session cookies, security cookies, and the local record of your policy acceptance.

3.2 Analytics cookies — These allow us to collect aggregated, anonymous data about how users interact with the website: which sections are visited most frequently, how long visits last, and whether server errors are recorded. We use this information purely to optimise platform performance. Provider: Google Analytics.

3.3 Social media cookies — These cookies allow our website content to be linked with the Foundation's official social media platforms. They help us display widgets (such as Instagram content), make it easier for you to follow our professional profiles (LinkedIn), and measure the effectiveness of our official campaigns and posts. Providers: LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.

Below is the inventory of cookies installed when browsing this portal:

• Necessary — Aion Synapse Foundation — [session_id] / LocalStorage — Keep the session active and store cookie-preference status — Session / 12 months
• Analytics — Google Analytics — _ga — Distinguish unique users in aggregate traffic analysis — 2 years
• Analytics — Google Analytics — _gid — Group user behaviour during a single browsing session — 24 hours
• Analytics — Google Analytics — _gat — Throttle the rate of data-collection requests to avoid server overload — 1 minute
• Social — Meta (Facebook) — _fbp — Deliver advertising and track conversions on Facebook/Instagram — 3 months
• Social — LinkedIn — li_at / liap / bscookie — LinkedIn Insight Tag functionality for measuring corporate interactions — Variable (up to 1 year)

You have full control over the configuration of cookies that are not strictly necessary. The first time you enter the website, an informational banner is shown offering the following options:

• Accept all: simultaneously enables all categories (necessary, analytics, and social media).
• Reject all: keeps only essential cookies active, blocking analytics and social cookies entirely.
• Configure cookies: opens a floating preferences panel to enable or disable each category individually.
• You can change your consent at any time via the "Cookie Settings" link permanently visible in the footer of all our pages.
• You can also block or delete installed cookies by directly configuring the privacy options of your web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, etc.). Note that disabling all cookies may cause the website to lose some dynamic functionality and degrade your experience.

For the installation of analytics and social media (third-party) cookies, we request your prior, specific, and informed consent. Necessary cookies are enabled by default, as we would otherwise be unable to deliver the basic web service.

The Foundation keeps an anonymous, digital record of cookie consent (in accordance with DIFC guidelines and GDPR regulations), recording the date, exact time, the categories you accepted, and the active version of the cookie policy at the time of your choice. This consent record is stored locally for a period of 12 months.

The Foundation may periodically update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in the tracking technologies implemented or in applicable legal regulations. We recommend reviewing it regularly to stay informed about how we protect your browsing.

If you have questions or concerns related to our Cookie Policy or the site's privacy settings system, please contact us at:

Aion Synapse Foundation — Email: grants​[at]​aionsynapse.org — Address: Premises/Floor No IH-00-01-02-OF-01, Level 2, Innovation One Building, Dubai International Financial Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.