Last Updated: 22/09/2025

1. INTRODUCTION

This Cookie Policy explains how Angaza Design Inc. (“Angaza,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website www.angaza.com (the “Site”). This policy should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy.

2. WHAT ARE COOKIES AND WHY DO WE USE THEM?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your browser when you visit our website. They help us recognize your device, improve your user experience by remembering your preferences and understanding how you use our Site.

3. TYPES OF COOKIES WE USE

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the operation of our Site and cannot be disabled. They are required for core functionality like authentication and security. These do not store any information and only enable us to maintain a session while you are logged in and access content you otherwise could not see. For this reason, they cannot be turned off. They include:

  • Session management cookies
  • Security cookies for fraud prevention
  • Load balancing cookies

3.2 Performance and Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our Site for example popular pages or pages with error messages. Information collected by these cookies helps us improve our website performance and user experience:

  • Google Analytics: Collects information about Site usage, page views, and user behavior
  • Google Tag Manager: Manages and deploys marketing and analytics tags
  • Conversion tracking: Measures the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns

Data Collected: Page views, time spent on Site, bounce rate, referral sources, anonymized IP addresses (truncated), device and browser information

3.3 Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization. They allow our site to remember your preferences (such as your username, language, the region you are in) to provide you with enhanced, more personal features. If these are not allowed, you will be unable to use some features of our website. We highly recommend these cookies are used for the optimal experience on our website.They include:  

  • User preference cookies
  • Language selection cookies
  • Form completion assistance

 

3.4 Marketing and Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver relevant advertisements and track campaign performance. They help us show you ads that are more relevant to your interests and measure how effective our marketing efforts are:

  • Facebook Custom Audiences: Enables targeted advertising on Facebook based on website visitors
  • Remarketing pixels: Track visitors to show relevant ads on other websites
  • Campaign tracking cookies: Measure conversion rates and ad performance
  • Third-party advertising networks: May be used to display relevant ads on other websites

Data Collected: Website interactions, pages visited, referral sources, advertising campaign identifiers, and anonymized behavioral data for ad targeting purposes.

 

4. COOKIE DETAILS

Cookie Name Type Purpose Duration Third Party
_ga Analytics Google Analytics tracking 2 years Google
_gid Analytics Google Analytics tracking 24 hours Google
gtm_* Analytics Google Tag Manager Session Google
user_consent Functional Stores user consent preferences 1 year Angaza
wp-* Necessary WordPress session management Session Angaza

5. YOUR COOKIE CHOICES

5.1 Consent Management and Opt Out Mechanisms

We provide cookie consent tools that allow you to opt in or out of non-essential cookies.You can manage your preferences through:

  • Our cookie consent banner (when first visiting the Site) (This is a popup on load of the site for the first time by the user)
  • Browser settings. You can set your browser to block cookies, please check your browser for instructions on how to do this. The effect of disabling cookies depends on which cookies you disable but, in general, the website may not operate properly if all cookies are switched off.
  • Opt-out URL parameters: Visit any page with ?user_consent=0 to opt out or ?user_consent=1 to opt back in
  • Third-Party Opt-Outs: Use industry opt-out tools

5.2 Browser Controls

Most browsers allow you to:

  • See what cookies you have and delete them individually
  • Block third-party cookies
  • Block cookies from specific sites
  • Block all cookies from being set
  • Delete all cookies when you close your browser

Note: Blocking all cookies may affect Site functionality.

6. THIRD-PARTY COOKIES

We may allow trusted third parties to place cookies for analytics, advertising, and social media integration purposes. We use the following third-party services that may set cookies:

We use the following third-party services that may set cookies:

6.1 Google Services

6.2 Facebook

6.3 Security Services

  • Sucuri Security: May set cookies for security monitoring and threat protection

7. DATA RETENTION

  • Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
  • Persistent cookies: Retained for the duration specified in our cookie table
  • Analytics data: Retained according to our data retention policy (typically 26 months)
  • Consent records: Retained for 3 years for compliance purposes

8. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Our Site is not intended for use by children under 13 (or 16 in certain jurisdictions). We do not knowingly collect personal information from the children and we do not knowingly use cookies or other means to track or target children.

Parents or guardians who believe their child may have provided us with personal information can contact us using the contact information below.

9. UPDATES TO THIS POLICY

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

10. YOUR RIGHTS

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding cookies and related data:

  • Right to withdraw consent: Where we rely on your consent to use cookies, you may withdraw it at any time via our cookie settings or browser controls.
  • Right of access: You can request information about the cookies we use
  • Right to rectification: You can request correction of inaccurate data
  • Right to erasure: You can request deletion of your datas ubject to legal and contractual obligations.
  • Right to object: You can object to certain types of processing e.g for direct marketing

11. CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us:


 Email: privacy@angaza.com
 Website: www.angaza.com/cookie-policy

For data protection inquiries specifically, please use the subject line “Cookie Policy Inquiry.”

12. LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING

We process cookie data based on:

  • Consent: For non-essential cookies (analytics, marketing)
  • Legitimate interests: For essential cookies and security purposes
  • Legal obligation: For compliance with applicable laws