1. What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, phone, tablet) when you visit a website. They allow systems to remember information about your visit, such as security status, preferences, or session identifiers.
Similar technologies may include local storage, session storage, pixels, tags, and device identifiers. For simplicity, all such technologies are referred to as “cookies” in this policy.
2. Why We Use Cookies
- • To maintain secure sessions and prevent unauthorized access
- • To protect donation flows from fraud, bots, and abuse
- • To remember user preferences and accessibility settings
- • To measure site reliability and performance
- • To comply with legal and regulatory obligations worldwide
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Required for site security, authentication, and basic functionality. These cookies cannot be disabled without impairing the service.
Used to detect suspicious behavior, prevent payment abuse, and protect donors, beneficiaries, and platforms.
Remember language, region, or display settings to improve usability.
Help us understand site performance and reliability in aggregated, non-intrusive ways.
4. Legal Bases & Global Laws
Cookie usage is governed by international and regional laws, including but not limited to GDPR (EU/EEA), UK GDPR, CCPA/CPRA (United States), NDPR (Nigeria), PIPEDA (Canada), LGPD (Brazil), POPIA (South Africa), and equivalent regulations worldwide.
Where required, cookies are used based on user consent. Where permitted, essential and security cookies are used based on legitimate interest to protect users, funds, and services.
5. Your Choices & Controls
- • You can block or delete cookies via browser settings
- • You can limit third-party cookies independently
- • You can use private browsing modes where supported
- • Some security cookies cannot be disabled for safety reasons
6. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies may be set by trusted third-party services that support payments, security, or infrastructure. These currently include payment processors such as Stripe and Flutterwave.
Third-party cookies are governed by the privacy policies of those providers. We do not permit unauthorized advertising trackers.
7. Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers transmit “Do Not Track” (DNT) signals. As there is no global standard, we currently respond by limiting non-essential tracking where technically feasible.
8. Policy Updates
This Cookies Policy may be updated to reflect legal, technical, or operational changes. Updates will be published on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.