Last Updated: June 17, 2025

Cookies Policy

This Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how Gosca (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies on our website (www.gosca.co.za), and your choices regarding cookies. This policy should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy.

Cookies Policy Our Contact Details:

• Phone: 076 481 4165
• Email: jjdye@gosca.co.za
• Address: 27 Erfdeel Crescent, Pellisier, Bloemfontein, Free State, 9301

1. What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies can perform various functions, such as remembering your preferences, tracking your Browse activity, or enabling certain features.

Cookies can be “persistent” or “session” cookies:

• Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that remain on your device only for the duration of your visit to our website and are deleted when you close your browser.
• Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a longer period (or until you delete them) and are activated each time you visit the website that created that particular cookie.
  

Cookies can also be “first-party” or “third-party” cookies:

• First-Party Cookies: These are cookies set by the website you are visiting (i.e., by Gosca).
• Third-Party Cookies: These are cookies set by a domain other than the one you are visiting (e.g., by Google for analytics or social media platforms).

2. How Does Gosca Use Cookies?

We use cookies for several purposes to enhance your experience on our website:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the website to function correctly. They enable core functionalities such as security, network management, and accessibility. Without these cookies, certain services you have asked for cannot be provided. Consent is not typically required for these cookies.
  
  • Example: Cookies that remember items in your shopping cart (if applicable).
• Performance / Analytical Cookies: These cookies collect information about how you use our website (e.g., which pages you visit most often, if you encounter error messages). This helps us understand how our website is performing and identify areas for improvement. The information collected is typically aggregated and anonymous.
  
  • Example: Google Analytics cookies.
• Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. They can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other parts of web pages that you can customize.
  
  • Example: Remembering your login details for a return visit.
• Advertising / 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 and help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission.
  
  • Example: Cookies used by Google Ads or social media advertising platforms (if integrated).

3. What Specific Cookies Do We Use?

While the exact list of cookies can vary, our website may use:

• Google Analytics Cookies: Used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. Cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from, and the pages they visited.
• Session Cookies: For website functionality, e.g., maintaining your logged-in state or shopping cart contents during a single Browse session.
• [Add any other specific cookies if you know them, e.g., “WordPress cookies for logged-in users”, “WooCommerce cookies for e-commerce functionality”, “Specific cookies for any integrated live chat or support tools”].

4. Your Choices Regarding Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can manage your cookie preferences in the following ways:

• Cookie Consent Banner: Upon your first visit to our website, you will typically see a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or reject certain categories of cookies (e.g., analytical, marketing). You can usually change your preferences at any time by revisiting the consent banner or a dedicated “Cookie Settings” link on our website.
• Browser Settings: Most web browsersallow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. For more information on how to manage cookies, refer to your browser’s help menu or visit:
  
  • Chrome:https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
  • Firefox:https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
    
  • Safari: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
  • Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-5791-d2d1a297bb6e
• Opt-Out Tools: Some third-party service providers offer opt-out tools. For example, to opt-out of Google Analytics across all websites, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Please note: If you disable or refuse cookies, some parts of our website may become inaccessible or not function properly. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled as they are essential for the website’s operation.

5. Changes to This Cookies Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Any updates will be posted on our website. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

6. Contact Us about Cookies Policy

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

• By email: jjdye@gosca.co.za
• By phone: 076 481 4165
• By mail: 27 Erfdeel Crescent, Pellisier, Bloemfontein, Free State, 9301