The information that we receive from cookies may include:

• browser type,
• language preference,
• referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request,
• location and IP address,

Cookies help us to improve our Website and services to you. We use cookies to:

• remember user preferences between visits
• improve the speed and security of our website
• learn from user visits and improve our website
• allow proper site functionality
• improve our marketing efforts
• allow our content to be shared on social networks

You can manage or withdraw your consent to the use of non-essential cookies at any time by:

• Clicking on the “Cookie Settings” link on our website footer
• Adjusting your browser settings to block or delete cookies
• Using opt-out tools provided by third party services

Our websites rely on cookies for certain website functionality. If you choose to disable cookies, some of the features of our websites may not work as we intended.

We may engage third-party service providers to help us analyse the activities of visitors to our website. These providers may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect information about your interaction with the website, such as pages visited, links clicked, and session behavior. This enables us to understand site usage, conduct session recordings, improve user experience, and deliver targeted content. Such access to and use of personal information by these third parties is governed by their own privacy policies. We ensure that all service providers commit to processing personal information in accordance with the South African Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”) and the Mauritian Data Protection Act 2017 (“DPA”) or similar legislative requirements in their country.

The various types of cookies (distinguished by their function, lifespan and origin) that we may collect include the following:

• First party cookies. Cookies that are stored by the actual website you are visiting. Third party cookies are cookies set by a domain other than the one being visited and if a separate company sets a cookie for the website being visited, the cookie is a third party cookie and not a first party cookie.
• Necessary cookies. Cookies that are necessary for the technical operation of a website. For example, they enable you to move around on a website and to use its features.
• Performance cookies. Cookies that collect data on the performance of a website. Examples include the number of persons that visit a website, the time spent on the website and errors that may arise during the use of the website.
• Functionality cookies. Cookies that increase the usability of a website by remembering a visitor's choices, such as the language preference, location of the visitor, etc.
• Targeting or advertising cookies. Cookies that enable a website to send/display to its visitors personalised advertising, often based on your browsing history.
• Session cookies. These are temporary cookies that are deleted once you close the browser. Permanent cookies are those that are stored on your device until you delete them or until your browser deletes them (after a period specified in the cookie).
• Performance and session recording cookies. These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information such as pages visited, clicks, scroll behavior and user journeys. Tools like Microsoft Clarity may use these cookies to create heatmaps and session replays. All personally identifiable input fields are excluded from recordings.