This Cookies Policy explains how South Africa Adventures ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website, southafricaadventures.com ("Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, South Africa Adventures) are called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.
We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for our Website to operate and are referred to as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Website. Third parties serve cookies through our Website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.
Specifically, we use cookies to:
Here's a breakdown of the types of cookies we use on our website:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | Maintains user session across pages. Essential for website functionality. | Session | First-Party |
| _ga | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. | 2 years | Third-Party |
| _gid | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. | 24 hours | Third-Party |
| _gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. | 1 minute | Third-Party |
| cookieconsent_status | Remembers if the user has accepted the cookie policy. | 1 year | First-Party |
| ads_prefs | Used by our advertising partners to display relevant ads. | Variable (up to 2 years) | Third-Party |
| theme | Remembers user’s preferred theme (light/dark). | 1 year | First-Party |
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by clicking on the appropriate opt-out links provided in our cookie consent banner or by setting your preferences in your web browser. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit.
You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you refuse all cookies, certain features of our website may not function properly. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser to browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
You can also manage cookies through browser settings. Here's how to manage cookies in some popular browsers:
For more information about cookies and how to manage them, you can visit the following third-party resources:
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore revisit this Cookies Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookies Policy indicates when it was last updated.
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us at:
South Africa Adventures
Attn: Data Protection Officer
12 Protea Road, Claremont
Cape Town, 7708
South Africa
Email: privacy@southafricaadventures.com
Phone: +27 97 443 5693
Our Data Protection Officer, Zola Ndlovu, is responsible for overseeing questions in relation to this cookies policy. You can contact her directly at the above email or phone number.