Ali Bin Ali Fresh Food Industry W.L.L. (referred to as “ABA Fresh Food”, “we” or “us”) uses a limited number of cookies and similar technologies to operate and protect the Khafayef website (the “Website”).
This Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences when using the Website.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files containing a unique identifier which are stored on your device when you visit a website. Cookies enable a website to recognize your device and remember certain information about your visit.
Cookies may be used for a variety of purposes, including enabling the proper functioning of a website, improving user experience, understanding how a website is being used and helping to maintain the security of the website.
Other technologies, such as pixels, tags and web beacons, can operate in a similar manner to cookies. The Website does not currently use such technologies for analytics or advertising purposes.
How We Use Cookies
We and our third-party service providers use cookies on the Website solely to ensure that the Website functions properly and securely.
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- maintaining your session so that pages and forms on the Website function securely;
- protecting the Contact Us, Become a Partner and Newsletter forms against cross-site request forgery;
- protecting the Contact Us and Become a Partner forms against spam and automated submissions; and
- distinguishing human visitors from automated or malicious traffic and protecting the Website against security threats.
The Website does not currently use analytics, advertising or social media cookies. The social media icons displayed on the Website are standard links to our social media pages and do not place cookies on your device when you visit the Website.
The specific cookies and technologies used on the Website are set out below:
| Cookie | Technology | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
| khafayef-session | Cookie | Khafayef | Maintains the visitor’s session to ensure that pages and forms on the Website function securely. | 2 hours of inactivity | Strictly Necessary |
| XSRF-TOKEN | Cookie | Khafayef | Protects the Contact Us, Become a Partner and Newsletter forms against cross-site request forgery (CSRF). | 2 hours | Strictly Necessary |
| _GRECAPTCHA | Cookie | Google LLC | Provides spam and bot protection on the Contact Us and Become a Partner forms through Google reCAPTCHA v3. It is set only on these pages. | Approximately 6 months | Strictly Necessary |
| __cf_bm | Cookie | Cloudflare, Inc. | Helps distinguish human visitors from automated traffic and supports Cloudflare’s bot protection. | Approximately 30 minutes | Strictly Necessary |
| cf_clearance | Cookie | Cloudflare, Inc. | Stores proof that a visitor has passed a Cloudflare security check, to avoid repeated challenges during the clearance period. It is set only when a challenge is presented. | Approximately 30 minutes | Strictly Necessary |
| _cfuvid | Cookie | Cloudflare, Inc. | Supports Cloudflare rate limiting by assigning a temporary visitor identifier. It does not identify the visitor. | Browser session | Strictly Necessary |
Expiry periods are approximate and may vary depending on the relevant provider’s configuration and your browser settings.
Types of Cookies
a. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the Website to function properly and securely and cannot be switched off in our systems. All cookies currently used on the Website are Strictly Necessary cookies.
They are generally set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as submitting the Contact Us, Become a Partner or Newsletter forms, and to protect the Website against spam, automated traffic and other security threats.
You may set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the Website may not then function properly.
b. Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies allow a website to count visits and traffic sources and to understand how visitors move around it. The Website does not currently use performance or analytics cookies.
c. Functional Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your preferences. The Website does not currently use functional cookies.
d. Advertising and Targeting Cookies
These cookies are used to build a profile of your interests and to show you relevant advertising, including on other websites. The Website does not currently use advertising, targeting or retargeting cookies, and does not use any social media advertising pixels or tags.
e. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on the Website are placed by third-party service providers, namely Cloudflare, Inc. and Google LLC, as set out in the table above and in the Third-Party Providers section below.
These third parties may use cookies or similar technologies to collect technical information about your use of the Website, subject to their own privacy policies and applicable terms.
ABA Fresh Food does not control the cookies placed by third parties and recommends that you review the relevant third party's privacy policy for further information.
Should we introduce performance, analytics, functional or advertising cookies in the future, we will update this Cookies Policy and, where required, request your consent before placing them.
Third-Party Providers
The Website uses Cloudflare, Inc. to protect the live Website from malicious and automated traffic, and Google LLC (reCAPTCHA) to protect the Contact Us and Become a Partner forms from spam. Both services are used for security purposes only.
In providing these services, Cloudflare, Inc. and Google LLC may process technical information such as your Internet Protocol address, browser type and version, and information about your interactions with the relevant pages, in order to assess whether traffic is legitimate. The use of Google reCAPTCHA is subject to the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
The Website does not currently use web analytics services, advertising networks or social media tracking technologies.
Managing Cookies
As the Website currently uses only Strictly Necessary cookies, these cookies are placed automatically when you use the Website, since the Website cannot function properly or securely without them.
If we introduce non-essential cookies in the future, we will make available a cookie banner or other mechanism allowing you to accept or reject them before they are placed.
You may also control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies, delete existing cookies or receive a notification before a cookie is stored on your device.
Please note that disabling or blocking cookies may affect the functionality of the Website. In particular, blocking the cookies listed above may prevent you from submitting the forms on the Website or may result in repeated security checks when accessing the Website.
Cookies and Personal Data
Some cookies or similar technologies may collect information that constitutes Personal Data or that may be combined with other information to identify you.
Where this is the case, such information will be processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable laws of the State of Qatar.
For further information about how ABA Fresh Food collects, uses, stores and protects Personal Data, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
Changes to this Cookies Policy
ABA Fresh Food reserves the right to update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies and technologies used on the Website, our practices or applicable law.
Any changes will be posted on the Website and will become effective when posted, unless otherwise stated.
You are advised to periodically review this Cookies Policy to remain informed about how we use cookies and similar technologies.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Cookies Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us at:
Ali Bin Ali Fresh Food Industry W.L.L.
P.O. Box 75, Doha, Qatar
Email: info@khafayef.qa
This Cookies Policy was last updated in September 2026.