Cookie Policy
A legal disclaimer - POPI Act Cookies Policy
The Protection of Personal Information Act 2013, is a piece of legislation which governs the law of data protection and privacy in South Africa.
Cookie Policy - Collection of Data
Cookies are small data stored in text files saved on your computer or other devices when websites are loaded in a browser. They are widely used to remember you and your preferences, either for a single visit (through a “session cookie”) or for multiple repeat visits (using a “persistent cookie”).
Session cookies are temporary cookies used during your Website visit and expire when you close the web browser.
Persistent cookies are used to remember your preferences within our Website and remain on your desktop or mobile device even after you close your browser or restart your computer. They ensure a consistent and efficient experience for you while visiting our Website or using our Services.
Cookies may be set by the Website (“first-party cookies”) or by third parties, such as those who serve content or provide advertising or analytics services on the Website (“third-party cookies”). These third parties can recognize you when you visit our Website and other websites.
Type of cookies?
Necessary cookies:
Necessary cookies allow us to offer you the best possible experience when accessing and navigating our Website and using its features. For example, these cookies let us recognize that you have created an account and have logged into that account to access the content.
Functionality cookies:
Functionality cookies let us operate the Website and our Services according to your choices. For example, we will recognize your username and remember how you customized the Website and Services during future visits.
Analytical cookies:
These cookies enable third-party services and us to collect aggregated data on how our visitors use the Website for statistical purposes. These cookies do not contain personal information such as names and email addresses and are used to help us improve your website user experience.
Advertising cookies:
Advertising cookies allow us and third parties to serve relevant ads to you more effectively. They also help us collect aggregated audit data, research, and performance reporting for advertisers. They also enable us to understand and improve the delivery of ads and know when certain ads have been shown to you.
Your web browser may request advertisements directly from ad network servers; these networks can view, edit, or set their cookies, just as if you had requested a web page from their Website.
Although we do not use cookies to create a profile of your browsing behaviour on third-party sites, we use aggregate data from third parties to show you relevant, interest-based advertising.
Social media cookies:
Third-party cookies from social media sites (such as Facebook, Instagram, etc.) let us track social network users when they visit our Website, use our Services, or share content by using a tagging mechanism provided by those social networks.
These cookies are also used for event tracking and remarketing purposes. Any data collected with these tags will be used by our privacy policies and those of social networks. We will not collect or share any personally identifiable information from the user.
Web beacons or tracking pixels?
Our emails may contain a “web beacon” (or “tracking pixel”) to tell us whether our emails are opened and verify any clicks through to links or advertisements within the email.
We may use this information to determine which of our emails are more attractive to users and to query whether users who do not open our emails wish to continue receiving them.
When you delete the email, the pixel will be deleted. If you do not wish the pixel to be downloaded to your device, you should read the email in plain text view or with images disabled.
What are your cookie options?
If you don’t like the idea of cookies or certain types of cookies, you can change your browser’s settings to delete cookies that have already been set and not accept new cookies. To learn more about how to do this or to learn more about cookies, visit internetcookies.org
Please note, however, that if you delete cookies or do not accept them, you might be unable to use all of the features our Website and Services offer.
Changes and amendments:
We reserve the right to modify this Policy relating to the Website or Services at any time, effePolicyupon posting an updated version on the Website. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. Continued use of the Website after any such changes shall constitute your consent to such changes.
Acceptance of this Policy:
You acknowledge that you have read this Policy and aPolicyo all its terms and conditions. By using the policy site or its Services, you agree to be bound by this Policy. If you do not agree to abide by the terms of this Policy, you are not authorized to use or access the Website Policy Services.
Updated on 30 March 2024