Cookie Policy
The website www.africafoundation.heineken.com (hereafter “Website”), made available by The HEINEKEN Africa Foundation (HAF), registered as Heineken Afrika Stichting, Tweede Weteringplantsoen 21, 1017 ZD Amsterdam, the Netherlands (hereafter ‘HAF’ or ‘we’ or ‘us’), uses cookies to give you a better online experience. In order to make full use of the Website, your computer, tablet or mobile phone will need to accept cookies. We feel that it is important that you know what cookies our Website uses and for what purposes. This will help to protect your privacy, while at the same time providing you with the best online experience.
WHAT IS A COOKIE?
Cookies are small text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded and may be stored on your user device e.g. your computer (or other internet enabled devices, such as a smartphone or tablet). This Cookie Policy provides you with information about the cookies we use and why. Our Privacy Policy sets out full details of the other information we may collect and how we may use your personal information.
COOKIES USED ON THE WEBSITE
By clicking ‘Yes’ on the cookie banner, you give your consent to HAF and Squarespace to place and/or read cookies from the Website you are visiting. HAF and Squarespace use several different types of cookies. Some of these are session cookies which are temporary and allow us to link your actions during a browser session. Session cookies are erased when you close the browser. Other cookies are persistent cookies which remain on your device for the period of time specified in the cookie. The Website uses cookies for the following purposes:
FUNCTIONAL & REQUIRED COOKIES
Functional cookies are essential and help you navigate the Website. They enhance the user friendliness of the Website for visitors. These cookies make sure that you only have to pass the age-gate once and that your basket is saved during all the steps of your checkout process. These cookies also help to support website security and basic functionality.
ANALYTICS & PERFORMANCE COOKIES
Analytics cookies help us to understand the behaviour of our visitors and the usage of the Website in an aggregated manner. For instance, we can use these cookies to gain insight into how our visitors use our Website. This means we can find out what works and what doesn’t, it allows us to continuously improve the Website, and measure how effective our advertising and communication is. We share analytics information with Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.
CONTROL YOUR COOKIE SETTINGS
HAF may also offer you the possibility to set your preferences regarding cookies. By clicking ‘Cookie settings’ you can choose which type of cookies you would like our website to use. You can change your preferences at any time – including completely withdrawing the consent you have previously given to us. Under ‘Cookie Settings/Set Preferences’ you can also find a list of all cookies within the categories ‘analytical’ and ‘advertising’.
Please be aware that HAF currently does not make use of a technical solution that would enable us to respond to your browser's 'Do Not Track' signals. Besides using the Cookie Settings section on our website, you may manage your cookie settings in your browser settings at any time. Please be aware that your browser settings may not offer you the same ease of use as the Cookie Settings on our website. If you simply disable all cookies or all of our cookies in your browser settings, you may find that certain sections or features of our website(s) will not work, because your browser may prevent us from setting functionally required cookies. Therefore, it is recommended to use the Cookie Settings on our website instead of disabling all cookies via your web browser.
COOKIE OVERVIEW
Below is a full list of the cookies used on this Website:
| Essential Functionality Cookies | ||
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Expiry |
| _dd_cookie_test | Tests if cookies are supported | Expires instantly |
| _dd_s | Tracks browser errors | Four hours |
| _dd_site_test | Tests if cookies are supported | Expires instantly |
| _ssid | Remembers devices for anti-fraud purposes | Four years |
| Crumb | Prevents cross-site request forgery (CSRF), which is an attack vector that tricks a browser into taking unwanted action in an application when someone’s logged in. | Session |
| Locked | Prevents the password-protected screen from displaying if a visitor enters the correct site-wide password | Session |
| RecentRedirect | Prevents redirect loops if a site has custom URL redirects. | 30 minutes |
| siteUserCrumb | Prevents cross-site request forgery (CSRF), which is an attack vector that tricks a browser into taking unwanted action in an application when someone’s logged in. | Three years |
| squarespace-announcement-bar | Prevents the announcement bar from displaying if a visitor dismisses it | Persistent |
| squarespace-likes | Shows when you've already "liked" a blog post | Persistent |
| squarespace-popup-overlay | Prevents the promotional pop-up from displaying if a visitor dismisses it | Persistent |
| ss_cookieAllowed | Remembers if a visitor agreed to placing analytics cookies on their browser if a site is restricting the placement of cookies | 31 days |
| ss_sd | Ensures that visitors on the Squarespace 5 platform remain authenticated during their sessions | Session |
| Test | Investigates if the browser supports cookies and prevents errors | Session |
| _dd_cookie_test | Tests if cookies are supported | Expires instantly |
| _dd_s | Tracks browser errors | Four hours |
| _dd_site_test | Tests if cookies are supported | Expires instantly |
| _ssid | Remembers devices for anti-fraud purposes | Four years |
| Non-Essential Performance & Analytics Cookies | ||
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Expiry |
| ss_cid | Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site | Two years |
| ss_cpvisit | Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site | Two years |
| ss_cvisit | Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site | 30 minutes |
| ss_cvr | Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site | Two years |
| ss_cvt | Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site | 30 minutes |
CONCLUDING REMARKS
We will keep this Cookie Policy under review and make updates from time to time. Any changes to this Cookie Policy will be posted on our Website page and to the extent reasonably possible, will be communicated to you. You can consult this web page for the latest version.
If you have any further questions and/or comments, please reach out to us with a data privacy request.
The most recent version of this cookie policy is dated March 2024, and content is derived from the Squarespace policy dated February 2024 as well as the HEINEKEN Company policy dated February 2020.