Taste of Ubuntu: Cookie Policy
Welcome to the Taste of Ubuntu Cookie Policy. This policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website, TasteofUbuntu.com . 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 text 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. like 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 do 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. For example, we use cookies to:
- Remember your preferences, such as language and region.
- Analyze how you use our website to improve its functionality and content.
- Personalize your experience by showing you recipes and articles that might interest you.
- Enable social media features.
- Deliver targeted advertisements.
Types of Cookies We Use
The specific types of first and third party cookies served through our website and the purposes they perform are described in more detail below:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Provider | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used to distinguish users. Part of Google Analytics. | Google Analytics | 2 years |
| _gid | Used to distinguish users. Part of Google Analytics. | Google Analytics | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to throttle request rate. Part of Google Analytics. | Google Analytics | 1 minute |
| cookie_consent | Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain. | Taste of Ubuntu | 1 year |
| PHPSESSID | Maintains user session state. | Taste of Ubuntu | Session |
How can I control cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in the Cookie Consent Manager. The Cookie Consent Manager allows you to select which categories of cookies you accept or reject. Essential cookies cannot be rejected as they are strictly necessary to provide you with services.
The Cookie Consent Manager can be found in the notification banner and on our website. 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. You may also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. 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.
Most advertising networks also offer you to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit: http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or http://www.youronlinechoices.com .
Other tracking technologies
Cookies are not the only way to recognize or track visitors to a website. We may use other, similar technologies from time to time, like web beacons (sometimes called "tracking pixels" or "clear gifs"). These are tiny graphics files that contain a unique identifier that enable us to recognize when someone has visited our Website or opened an e-mail including them. This allows us, for example, to monitor the traffic patterns of users from one page within our Website to another, to deliver or communicate with cookies, to understand whether you have come to our website from an online advertisement displayed on a third-party website, to improve site performance, and to measure the success of e-mail marketing campaigns.
Updates to this Cookie 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.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
Where can I get further information?
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us at privacy@tasteofubuntu.com or write to us at:
Taste of Ubuntu Privacy Department12 Mzansi Street
Cape Town, 8001
South Africa