Cookie Policy
Last updated: July 26, 2026
🍪 What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They help the website remember information about your visit, preferences, and interactions — making your experience smoother and more personalised.
Cookies are widely used across the internet and are essential for many features to work correctly, such as keeping you logged in or remembering items in your shopping cart.
🔧 How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to:
- Keep you logged in — so you don't have to re-enter your password on every page.
- Remember your preferences — such as language, country, currency, and search filters.
- Understand how you use the platform — which pages you visit, what you search for, and how you interact with listings. This helps us improve the user experience.
- Personalise your experience — showing you relevant products, categories, and AI-matched suggestions.
- Enable secure transactions — to protect against fraud and ensure your payment details are handled safely.
📋 Types of Cookies We Use
1. Essential Cookies (Strictly Necessary)
These cookies are essential for the platform to function properly. You cannot opt out of these because they enable core functionality like logging in, processing orders, and keeping your session secure.
2. Preference Cookies
These remember your choices — such as your language, country, and preferred categories — so you don't have to set them every time you visit.
3. Analytics Cookies
We use tools like Google Analytics to understand how users interact with the platform — which pages are popular, how long people stay, and where they drop off. This helps us improve performance and content. All data is anonymised and aggregated.
4. Marketing Cookies
These cookies are used to show you relevant advertisements and promotional content on other websites based on your activity on Akatare. We do not sell your data to advertisers — we use trusted partners to help deliver targeted marketing.
🔗 Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are placed by third-party services we integrate with:
- Payment processors (e.g., mobile money, card gateways) — to securely process transactions.
- Analytics providers (e.g., Google Analytics) — to understand platform usage and improve performance.
- Social media platforms — if you share content via social media, those platforms may set their own cookies.
- Advertising partners — to help us deliver relevant ads and measure campaign effectiveness.
We do not control third-party cookies — please refer to the respective privacy policies of those services for more information.
⚙️ Manage Your Cookie Preferences
You have the right to control which cookies are stored on your device. Here's how:
Browser Settings
Most browsers allow you to:
- View all cookies stored on your device.
- Delete individual or all cookies.
- Block third-party cookies.
- Prevent websites from setting any cookies at all.
Please note: disabling essential cookies may affect platform functionality — you may be logged out more frequently or lose saved preferences.
Cookie Consent Banner
When you first visit Akatare, you'll see a cookie consent banner. You can choose to accept all cookies, or customise your preferences for analytics and marketing cookies. You can change your preferences at any time via the "Cookie Settings" link in our footer.
📝 Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legal requirements, or how we operate. We'll notify you of significant changes via the platform or email, and the "Last updated" date at the top of this page will be revised accordingly.
We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.