Cookie Policy
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, tablet, or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used by website owners to make their websites work more efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide reporting information about how the site is used.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, East Prowess Limited) 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 — such as analytics and embedded maps.
Cookies are not programs and cannot carry viruses or install malware on your device. They contain only text data and are harmless to your device and files.
2. Why We Use Cookies
East Prowess Limited uses cookies for the following purposes:
- Improving your browsing experience: Essential cookies ensure the website loads and functions correctly for every visitor.
- Understanding how visitors use our site: Analytics cookies help us understand which pages are most popular, how visitors navigate between pages, and where they enter and exit the site — allowing us to improve our content and user experience.
- Remembering your preferences: Preference cookies remember choices you have made — such as whether you have accepted or declined non-essential cookies — so you are not asked repeatedly on return visits.
- Enabling third-party features: Some third-party services we use (such as Google Maps on our contact page) place their own cookies to deliver their functionality.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
3.1 Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function. They cannot be switched off in our systems, and they do not store any personally identifiable information. They are usually set in response to actions you take, such as setting your cookie preferences. You can configure your browser to block these cookies, but if you do, parts of the website may not work as intended.
3.2 Analytics Cookies
We use Google Analytics to collect anonymous information about how visitors use our website. Analytics cookies help us understand metrics such as which pages receive the most visits, how long visitors spend on the site, and which search terms led them here. This data is aggregated and anonymised — it does not identify you personally.
Analytics cookies are only placed on your device if you click "Accept All" on our cookie consent banner. If you decline, no analytics cookies are set and your visit is not tracked by Google Analytics.
3.3 Preference Cookies
Preference cookies remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks — most importantly, your cookie consent decision. When you click "Accept All" or "Decline" on our cookie banner, a preference cookie records your choice so you are not asked again on your next visit (within the cookie's validity period).
3.4 Third-Party Cookies
Some pages of our website embed content or functionality provided by third parties. When this content is loaded, those third parties may set their own cookies on your device:
- Google Maps: When our contact page loads a Google Maps embed, Google may place cookies associated with the Maps service. These are subject to Google's Cookie Policy.
- Google Fonts: When our website loads fonts from Google Fonts CDN, Google's servers may log your IP address as part of standard CDN delivery. This does not set a persistent cookie but does constitute a data transfer to Google.
East Prowess Limited does not control third-party cookies and has no access to the data collected by them. Please review the privacy and cookie policies of Google for full details.
4. Cookie List
The following table lists the specific cookies currently in use on the East Prowess Limited website:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ep_cookie_consent | Records whether the visitor has accepted or declined cookie consent so the banner is not shown again on return visits. | 12 months | Essential |
| _ga | Google Analytics — distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. Used to calculate visits, sessions, and campaign data for site analytics reports. | 2 years | Analytics |
| _gid | Google Analytics — distinguishes users for session-level analytics. Stores and updates a unique value for each page visited within the current browsing session. | 24 hours | Analytics |
| CONSENT | Set by Google services (Analytics, Maps, Fonts) to record the user's consent state for Google's own consent management framework. | Varies (up to 2 years) | Third-Party |
5. How to Control Cookies
You have several options for controlling or limiting how cookies are used on your device:
5.1 Our Cookie Banner
When you first visit our website, a cookie consent banner is displayed. Clicking "Accept All" enables all cookie categories (essential, analytics, and preference). Clicking "Decline" allows only strictly essential cookies. You can change your preference at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting the site.
5.2 Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings. Here is how to access cookie settings in the most common browsers:
- Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data.
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data.
- Apple Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data.
- Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data.
You can configure your browser to block all cookies, accept only certain cookies, or notify you when a cookie is being set. Please note that blocking all cookies may prevent some website functionality from working correctly, including our contact forms and embedded maps.
5.3 Opting Out of Google Analytics
To prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics across all websites, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. Once installed, this add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript code from sharing visit information with Google Analytics.
6. Your Rights
In relation to cookie data and any personal data processed through cookies, you have the same rights as described in our Privacy Policy — including the right to access, rectification, erasure, and objection.
For analytics cookies, the most practical way to exercise your right to object is to decline analytics cookies via our cookie banner, or to install the Google Analytics opt-out add-on described above.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
- Email: privacy@eastprowess.co.tz
- Post: East Prowess Limited, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
We will respond to all cookie-related queries within 10 business days.