Cookie Policy

Last updated: 2026-06-01

This Cookie Policy explains how Coded Roots Software uses cookies and similar technologies on this website, what they do, and how you can manage your preferences.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser when you visit a website. They help websites function properly, remember choices, improve security, and, in some cases, measure usage.

2. Cookie Categories We Use

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies — essential for website operation, security, and session integrity. These cookies do not require consent and are always active.
  • Analytics Cookies — help us understand website traffic and usage patterns so that we can improve the website. These cookies are only used after you opt in.

3. Cookies and Similar Technologies We Use

The cookies, storage items, and services used on this website may include:

  • .AspNetCore.Antiforgery.* — helps protect forms against cross-site request forgery. Provider: Coded Roots Software (first party). Duration: Session. Category: Strictly necessary.
  • .AspNetCore.Identity.Application (and related identity cookies) — maintains a signed-in session for the client portal where applicable. Provider: Coded Roots Software (first party). Duration: Session or as configured by the application. Category: Strictly necessary when login functionality is used.
  • codedroots_cookie_consent_v1 (or equivalent browser storage key) — remembers your cookie preference choice. Provider: Coded Roots Software (first party). Duration: Until cleared or updated. Category: Strictly necessary.
  • _ga, _ga_* — used by Google Analytics 4 to distinguish users and sessions. Provider: Google (third party). Duration: Up to 2 years, depending on Google’s settings. Category: Analytics, only after opt-in.

4. Third-Party Analytics

Where you consent to analytics cookies, we load Google Analytics 4 using Measurement ID G-3GLHK3VW3X from:

https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js

Google may process usage-related information on servers outside South Africa. You can read more in Google’s Privacy Policy:

https://policies.google.com/privacy

If you decline analytics cookies, Google Analytics scripts and related analytics cookies are not loaded.

5. How to Manage Your Preferences

You can accept or decline analytics cookies through our cookie banner when you first visit the website. You can also change your preferences later using the cookie preferences control made available on the website.

You may also block or delete cookies through your browser settings, although doing so may affect website functionality where strictly necessary cookies are involved.

6. Information Collected Through Cookies

Depending on your choices, cookies and similar technologies may collect information such as browser type, device information, IP address, pages visited, navigation paths, approximate location derived from technical data, and aggregated website usage statistics.

7. More Information

For more information on how we process personal information, please see our POPIA Privacy Policy.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be published on this page with the revised “Last updated” date.