Cookie Policy
INTRODUCTION
At Africa Is Learning, we believe in being clear and open about how we collect and process data about you. This page is designed to inform you about our practices regarding cookies, and to explain how you can manage them.
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small text files that are sent to or accessed from your web browser or your device’s memory. A cookie typically contains the name of the domain (Internet location) from which the cookie originated, the “lifetime” of the cookie (i.e., when it expires) and a randomly generated unique number or similar identifier. A cookie may also contain information about your device, such as user settings, browsing history and activities conducted while using our services.
ARE THERE DIFFERENT TYPES OF COOKIES?
FIRST-PARTY AND THIRD-PARTY COOKIES
There are first-party cookies and third-party cookies. First-party cookies are placed on your device directly by Africa Is Learning. For example, we use first-party cookies to adapt our website to your browser’s language preferences and to better understand your use of our website.
Third-party cookies are placed on your device by our partners and service providers. You can learn more about these partners and service providers via our website and in-app consent management tools. For details on these tools, see “How can you control cookies?” below.
SESSION AND PERSISTENT COOKIES
There are session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies only last until you close your browser. We use session cookies for a variety of reasons, including to learn more about your use of our website during one single browser session, and to help you use our website more efficiently.
Persistent cookies have a longer lifespan and last beyond the current session. These types of cookies can be used to help you sign in to our website again, for analytical purposes and for other reasons, described below.
WHAT ABOUT OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES, SUCH AS WEB BEACONS AND SDKS?
Other technologies such as web beacons (also called pixels, tags or clear gifs), tracking URLs or software development kits (SDKs) are used for similar purposes as cookies. Web beacons are tiny graphics files that contain a unique identifier, enabling Africa Is Learning to recognize when someone has visited our service or opened an email, we’ve sent them.
Tracking URLs are custom-generated links that help Africa Is Learning understand where the traffic to our webpages comes from. SDKs are small pieces of code included in apps, which function like cookies and web beacons.
For simplicity, we also refer to these technologies as “cookies” in this Cookie Policy.
WHAT DO WE USE COOKIES FOR?
Like other providers of online services, we use cookies to provide, secure and improve our services, including by remembering your preferences, recognizing you when you visit our website, measuring the success of our marketing campaigns and personalizing and tailoring ads to your interests.
To achieve these aims, we may also link information from cookies with other personal information we hold about you.
When you use our services, some or all of the following types of cookies may be set on your device.
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide our services to you, such as enabling you to log in, remembering your preferences and keeping you safe by detecting malicious activity.
BROWSER AND DEVICES CONTROL
Some web browsers provide settings that allow you to control or reject cookies, or that alert you when a cookie is placed on your computer. The procedure for managing cookies is slightly different for each Internet browser. You can check the specific steps in your browser’s help menu.
You may also be able to reset device identifiers or opt out from having identifiers collected or processed by using the appropriate setting on your mobile device. The procedures for managing identifiers are slightly different for each device. You can check the specific steps in the help or settings menu of your device.
HOW TO CONTACT US?
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, here’s how you can get in touch with Africa Is Learning:
Email: karibu[at]cygnite.africa
Find Africa Is Learning Privacy Policy here