This Cookie Policy explains how Ubuntu Eats (Pty) Ltd ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website, Flavors of Ubuntu ("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 Eats (Pty) Ltd) 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.
We use cookies to:
Here’s a breakdown of the types of cookies you might encounter on Flavors of Ubuntu:
These cookies are essential for you to browse the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the site. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.
These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how a website works.
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located. Functionality cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages that you can customize. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organization.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Domain | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. | flavorsofubuntu.com | 2 years |
| _gid | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. | flavorsofubuntu.com | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. | flavorsofubuntu.com | 1 minute |
| cookie_consent | Records user's consent to cookie usage. | flavorsofubuntu.com | 1 year |
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by clicking on the appropriate opt-out links provided in the cookie table above, or by setting your preferences in your web browser.
You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
You can also learn more about cookies by visiting www.allaboutcookies.org which includes additional useful information on cookies and how to block cookies using different types of browser.
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.
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
Ubuntu Eats (Pty) Ltd
12 Long Street
Cape Town, 8001
Phone: +237 0568
Email: privacy@flavorsofubuntu.com
Legal entity: Ubuntu Eats (Pty) Ltd, OGRN 3 78 92 645 12345, TIN 8858699154, Address: 12 Long Street, Cape Town, 8001, Phone: +27 49 220 6834.
This policy was last updated on October 26, 2023.