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This Cookies Policy explains how Ubuntu Living ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at [website address, e.g., www.ubuntuliving.co.za] ("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, Ubuntu Living) 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 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. Third parties serve cookies through our Website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.
Specifically, the cookies we use fall into the following categories:
The following table details the specific cookies we use on our website, including their purpose and duration:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| session_id | Maintains user session across pages. | Session | First-party |
| ub_analytics | Tracks website usage for analytics purposes. | 1 year | First-party |
| google_analytics | Used by Google Analytics to track user behavior. | 2 years | Third-party |
| ads_prefs | Used by Google AdSense to personalize ads. | 1 month | Third-party |
| user_location | Stores the user's preferred location for property search. | 30 days | First-party |
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.
You can access the Cookie Consent Manager through a notification banner displayed upon your first visit to our website, or at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our website.
In addition, most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. 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 Website.
To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
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 that we sent 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.
In many instances, these technologies are reliant on cookies to function properly, and therefore declining cookies will impair their functioning.
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.
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us at:
Ubuntu Living
Attn: Data Protection Officer
12 Mandela Square
Sandton, Johannesburg, Gauteng
2196, South Africa
Email: privacy@ubuntuliving.co.za
Phone: +27 65 572 0619