UHAFD Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy

Understanding how UHAFD uses cookies to improve your online experience

Last Updated: June 17, 2025

Introduction

United Humanity Agency for Development ("UHAFD," "we," "our," or "us") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website (the "Website"). This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, your choices regarding cookies, and further information about cookies. By using our Website, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with this Cookie Policy.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, tablet, mobile phone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide information to website owners. Cookies cannot harm your device, and they cannot access other information stored on your device.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for the Website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and account accessibility. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this will affect how the Website functions.

Performance and Analytics Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our Website, such as which pages visitors go to most often and if they receive error messages. These cookies don't collect information that identifies individual visitors. The information these cookies collect is aggregated and anonymous, and is used to improve how our Website works.

Functionality Cookies

These cookies remember choices you make to improve your experience. They allow the Website to remember information that changes the way the Website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region you are in.

Targeting 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 advertising campaigns. They remember that you have visited a website and this information may be shared with other organizations such as advertisers.

Specific Cookies We Use

Name Purpose Type Duration
XSRF-TOKEN This cookie is used for security purposes to protect against cross-site request forgery attacks. Essential Session
uhafd_session This cookie is used to identify a user's session on the website. Essential Session
_ga Google Analytics cookie used to distinguish unique users. Analytics 2 years
_gid Google Analytics cookie used to distinguish users. Analytics 24 hours
_gat Google Analytics cookie used to throttle request rate. Analytics 1 minute
uhafd_preferences Stores user preferences like language, theme, and accessibility options. Functionality 1 year

Third-Party Cookies

We may allow third parties to place cookies on your device when you visit our Website to help us understand how our Website is being used or to improve our services. These third parties include:

  • Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use our Website. For information on how Google Analytics collects and processes data, please visit: Google Privacy & Terms.
  • Social Media Platforms: When you use social media sharing buttons on our Website, the social media platforms may place cookies on your device to track the sharing activity.

How to Manage Cookies

Most web browsers allow some control of cookies through the browser settings. You can typically find these settings in the "options" or "preferences" menu of your browser. To understand these settings, the following links may be helpful:

Please be aware that restricting cookies may impact the functionality of our Website. If you wish to opt-out of analytics tracking, you can use the browser add-on provided by Google: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Your Cookie Choices

When you first visit our Website, you will be presented with a cookie banner that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our Website.

Cookie Policy Updates

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, regulation, or our business practices. Any changes will become effective when we post the revised Cookie Policy on our Website. We encourage you to check this page periodically for any updates.

Legal Compliance

Our cookie practices comply with applicable data protection laws, including:

  • The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for users in the European Union
  • The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) for users in California
  • The UK Data Protection Act for users in the United Kingdom

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our Cookie Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Email: [email protected]
Postal Address: United Humanity Agency for Development, Data Privacy Office, London, United Kingdom