Cookies Policy
This Cookies Policy explains how Taste of Ubuntu ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website, tasteofubuntu.com ("Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
What are Cookies?
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, Taste of Ubuntu) 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.
Why We Use Cookies
We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Online Properties. Finally, third parties serve cookies through our Website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.
The specific types of first-party and third-party cookies served through our Website and the purposes they perform are described in the table below:
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| session_id | Taste of Ubuntu | Used to maintain user sessions and track user activity within the website. | First-party | Session |
| _ga | Google Analytics | Used to distinguish users. | Third-party | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Used to distinguish users. | Third-party | 24 hours |
| cookie_consent | Taste of Ubuntu | Records whether the user has consented to the use of cookies. | First-party | 1 year |
| dark_mode | Taste of Ubuntu | Remembers the user's dark mode preference. | First-party | Persistent |
Types of Cookies We Use
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential to enable you to browse our website and use its features. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, for instance, which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don't collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how our website works.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other parts of web pages that you can customize. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
- Targeting or Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organization.
How Can I Control Cookies?
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 the cookie table above. You can also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. 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. 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 block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.
Most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit:
Changes to our Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookie 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 re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at privacy@tasteofubuntu.com or contact us at:
Taste of UbuntuData Protection Officer
12 Murchison Street
Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal
3370 South Africa