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TradeAnswers uses a small number of cookies: strictly necessary ones that make the site work, and analytics cookies that show which articles are read. The embedded calculators and widgets set no cookies at all. This page lists each category, what it is for, and how to refuse or remove them.
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1What Are Cookies
1.1. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used to make websites function efficiently, to remember user preferences, and to provide website operators and their service providers with information about how a site is used.
1.2. Cookies do not, in themselves, identify you by name, but they may be associated with a unique identifier that allows a website to recognise your browser across visits.
2How We Use Cookies
2.1. We use cookies and similar technologies for the following general purposes:
- to enable core site functionality, such as maintaining your navigation state as you move between pages;
- to understand, in aggregate, how visitors use the Site, which pages are visited, how long visitors stay, and which questions generate the most interest, so that we can prioritise updates and new content;
- to remember certain preferences you may set while browsing the Site, where applicable.
3Categories of Cookies We Use
| Category | Purpose | Can be disabled? |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary cookies | Required for the Site to function correctly, including basic navigation and security functions | No, disabling these may prevent the Site from functioning correctly |
| Performance and analytics cookies | Collect aggregated information about how visitors use the Site, helping us understand which content is most useful | Yes, via your browser settings |
| Functionality cookies | Remember choices you make while browsing to provide a more personalised experience on return visits | Yes, via your browser settings |
3.1. We do not currently use cookies for third-party advertising or cross-site behavioural advertising purposes.
4Third-Party Cookies
4.1. Certain cookies on the Site may be set by third-party service providers we engage for analytics purposes. These third parties may use cookies to collect information about your use of the Site and other websites you visit, in accordance with their own privacy and cookie policies.
4.2. We do not control the cookies placed by third-party service providers and encourage you to review their respective privacy and cookie policies for further detail on how they process information collected via cookies.
5Duration of Cookies
5.1. Session cookies are temporary and are deleted from your device when you close your browser.
5.2. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period, or until you delete them manually, and are used to recognise your device on return visits to the Site.
6Managing and Disabling Cookies
6.1. Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings, including the ability to view which cookies are stored on your device, delete them individually or in bulk, and block cookies from specific or all websites.
6.2. Because the process for managing cookies differs between browsers, we recommend consulting your specific browser's help documentation for detailed, current instructions. General guidance is typically available directly from your browser provider (for example, in the settings or privacy section of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge).
6.3. Where applicable, you may also be presented with a cookie consent notice when you first visit the Site, allowing you to indicate your preferences regarding non-essential cookies at that time.
7Consequences of Disabling Cookies
7.1. You are free to disable or delete cookies at any time. However, disabling strictly necessary cookies may affect the Site's functionality, and disabling performance or functionality cookies may result in a less personalised browsing experience.
7.2. Disabling cookies will not prevent you from reading any publicly available Content on the Site, but it may affect our ability to remember your preferences across visits.
8Other Tracking Technologies
8.1. In addition to cookies, we may use related technologies such as web beacons, pixel tags, or local storage, which serve broadly similar purposes to cookies in helping us understand Site usage and improve functionality. References to "cookies" in this Policy should be read as including these related technologies where the context permits.
9Changes to This Cookie Policy
9.1. We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies and technologies we use, or for legal or regulatory reasons. The "Last updated" date at the top of this Policy indicates when it was most recently revised.
10 Our Tables Embedded on Other Websites
11.1. We publish some reference tables as an embeddable page that another website may place in an iframe. If you are reading this because you encountered one of our tables on someone else's site, this section explains what it does.
11.2. The embedded table sets no cookies. It does not use local storage, does not identify you, and does not track you across sites. It is a static table rendered from our server.
11.3. Loading it makes one request to our server, which is logged in the ordinary way described in our Privacy Policy: the request, the time, and the technical information any web server receives. We do not use those logs to build a profile of you.
11.4. The site you are visiting may set its own cookies. Those are that site's responsibility, not ours, and its own cookie notice covers them.
11Contact Information
10.1. If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us using the details below.
TradeAnswers
Email: contact@tradeanswers.co.za
See also: About Us.