Cookies Policy
This Cookies Policy explains how Empower Uganda ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website, https://www.empoweruganda.org/ ("Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
What are Cookies?
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, Empower Uganda) 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.
Why We Use Cookies
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. For example, we use cookies to:
- Help us remember your information so you do not have to re-enter it during your visit or the next time you visit the site;
- Monitor and analyze the effectiveness of our Website;
- Track user activity and navigation on our Website;
- Improve the Website's usability and user experience;
- Understand which parts of our website are the most popular.
- Enable social media integration for sharing educational content.
Ultimately, these cookies help us provide accessible and quality education resources to students across Uganda, supporting our mission to empower the next generation of leaders.
Types of Cookies We Use
The specific types of first-party and third-party cookies served through our Website and the purposes they perform are described in more detail below:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential to enable you to browse our Website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the Website.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our 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 our Website works. We use Google Analytics for this purpose.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our Website to remember choices you make (such as your language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. These 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.
- Targeting or Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements 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 campaigns. 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.
- Social Media Cookies: These cookies are used when you share information using a social media sharing button or “like” button on our Website or you link your account or engage with our content on or through a social networking website such as Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn. The social network will record that you have done this.
Specific Cookies Used
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Used to distinguish users. | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Used to distinguish users. | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics | Used to throttle request rate. | 1 minute |
| CONSENT | YouTube | Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. | 2 years |
| NID | Google sets a number of cookies on any page that includes a Google Map. | 6 months |
How Can I Control Cookies?
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.
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.
Most advertising networks also offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. To find out more, please visit: http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or http://www.youronlinechoices.com/.
Updates to this Cookie Policy
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.
Where Can I Get Further Information?
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us at:
Empower Uganda Team
Attn: Privacy Officer
Plot 23B, Nakasero Hill Road
Kampala, Uganda
Email: privacy@empoweruganda.org
Phone: +256 30 4909977