Cookies Policy

COOKIES POLICY

(*Effective as of November 2021)

This Policy, read together with all other legal documents on the Website, shall be legally binding on any person or entity who accesses or uses the www.parra.org.za Website (hereinafter referred to as the “Website”). The User shall be bound by all the Terms & Conditions contained herein, as well as any regulations and laws applicable to the particular jurisdiction from which the User accesses the Website from.  Users are urged to read the Website’s Cookies Policy carefully. This Policy shall replace all previous versions.

1. WHAT IS A COOKIE?
1.1. A “Cookie” is a small piece of data which the Website stores on the User’s computer and/or mobile device and is accessed each time the Website is visited.
1.2. The Website makes the use of Cookies to collect information about the User and its activities while accessing the Website, which may include, where available, the IP address, operating system and browser type used by the User.
1.3. This information is collected as statistical data about the Website User’s browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual in particular.
1.4. For the same reason, the Website may obtain information about the Users general internet usage by using cookies.
1.5. The User is responsible for ensuring their computer and/or mobile devices settings are correct and can therefore elect to accept or decline cookies.
1.6. Cookies help the Company improve their Website(s) and/or Application and to deliver better and more personalized service.

2. TYPES OF COOKIES AND HOW THEY ARE USED
2.1. Essential Cookies – are cookies which are crucial to the User experience of the Website, enabling core functions like user logins, account management, shopping carts and payment processing. These are used to enable certain function on the Website. This Website uses essential cookies on the site.
2.2. Performance Cookies – are cookies used in the tracking of how the User uses the Website during a visit, without collecting personal information about the User. Typically, this information is anonymous and aggregated with information tracked across all the Website Users, to help companies understand visitor usage patterns, identify and diagnose problems or errors their users may encounter, and make better strategic decisions in improving their audience’s overall website experience. These cookies may be set by the Website which the User is visiting or by third-party services. This Website uses performance cookies on the site.
2.3. Functionality Cookies – are used in collecting information about the User’s device and any settings the User may configure on the website which it is visiting (like language and time zone settings). With this information, websites can provide the User with customized enhanced or optimized content and services. These cookies may be set by the website the User is visiting or by third-party services. This Website uses functionality cookies for selected features on the site.

3. THE FUNCTION OF COOKIES
3.1. Cookies enable the Website to:
3.1.1. Estimate the audience size and usage pattern;
3.1.2. Store information about the Users preferences, and therefore customize and optimize the Website according to the Users individual interests;
3.1.3. Speed up the Users searches; and
3.1.4. Recognize the User when they return to the Website.

4. THIRD-PARTY COOKIES ON THE WEBSITE
4.1. The Website may employ third-party companies and individuals on our Website e.g. analytics providers and content partners.
4.2. The Website will grant these third-parties access to selected information to perform specific tasks on the Users behalf.
4.3. They may also set third-party cookies in order to deliver the services they are providing.
4.4. Third-party cookies can be used to track the User on other websites that use the same third-party service.
4.5. This Website has no control over third-party cookies and therefore their cookies policies are not covered in this Websites Cookie Policy.
4.6. This Websites third-party privacy promise:
4.6.1. The Website reviews the privacy policies of all its third-party providers before enlisting their services to ensure their practices align with its own.
4.6.2. The Website will never knowingly include third-party services that compromise or violate the privacy of this Website’s Users.

5. USER CONTROL OR HOW TO OPT OUT OF COOKIES
5.1. Should the User not wish to accept cookies from this Website, the User can instruct its browser to refuse cookies from this Website.
5.2. Most browsers are configured to accept cookies by default, but the User can update these settings to either refuse cookies altogether, or to notify the User when a website is trying to set or update a cookie.
5.3. Should the User browse websites from multiple devices, the User may need to update its settings on each individual device.
5.4. Although some cookies can be blocked with little impact on to the User experience of a website, blocking all cookies may mean that the User is unable to access certain features and content across the sites it visits.

6. AMENDMENTS TO THE COOKIE POLICY
6.1. The Cookies Policy may be amended and updated from time to time, without notice, and shall be effective immediately.
6.2. The amended Cookies Policy shall immediately replace any previous versions on the Website.
6.3. The User is urged to regularly visit the Website to ascertain whether there have been any updates to the Cookies Policy.
6.4. The User’s continued use of the Website will constitute an unequivocal tacit acceptance of the amended Cookies Policy listed on the Website.
6.5. Should the User not accept the amended Website Cookies Policy, the User is to immediately refrain from using and accessing the Website.