Last Updated: April 13, 2025

Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how FinLitGhana ("we," "our," or "us") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website finlitghana.com (the "Website"). This policy is designed to help you understand what cookies are, how we use them, and the choices you have regarding their use.

By continuing to browse or use our Website, you agree to our use of cookies as described in this Cookie Policy and our Privacy Policy.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the website owners.

Cookies serve various purposes, such as allowing you to navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improving your user experience. They can also help ensure that advertisements you see online are more relevant to you and your interests.

Types of Cookies We Use

We use the following types of cookies on our Website:

Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the Website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the Website. The Website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Analytical/Performance Cookies

These cookies allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around our Website when they are using it. This helps us improve the way our Website works, for example, by ensuring that users find what they are looking for easily.

Functionality Cookies

These cookies are used to recognize you when you return to our Website. This enables us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name, and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).

Marketing/Targeting Cookies

These cookies record your visit to our Website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We use this information to make our Website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.

Specific Cookies We Use

Below is a detailed list of the cookies we use on our Website:

Cookie Name Type Purpose Duration
finlitghana_cookie_consent Necessary Stores your cookie consent preferences 1 year
finlitghana_cookie_settings Necessary Stores your specific cookie category preferences 1 year
finlitghana_session Necessary Maintains your session state across page requests Session
_ga Analytical Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users 2 years
_gid Analytical Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users 24 hours
_gat Analytical Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate 1 minute
finlitghana_user_preferences Functional Remembers user preferences (e.g., language, region) 1 year

Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Website and deliver advertisements on and through the Website.

These third-party services may include but are not limited to:

  • Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors engage with our Website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about how visitors use our site. The information is used to compile reports and help us improve the site. The 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. You can learn more about Google's privacy practices and opt-out options at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
  • Social Media Platforms: We may use social media buttons and/or plugins on our Website that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work, social media sites including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn will set cookies through our Website which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.

Your Cookie Choices

You have several options to control or limit how we and our partners use cookies and similar technologies:

Browser Controls

Most web browsers allow you to manage your cookie preferences. You can:

  • Delete cookies from your device
  • Block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies
  • Set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie

Please note that if you choose to block or delete cookies, you may not be able to access certain areas or features of our Website, and some services may not function properly.

To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

Our Cookie Consent Tool

When you first visit our Website, you will be presented with a cookie banner that allows you to:

  • Accept all cookies
  • Reject all cookies (except necessary cookies)
  • Customize your cookie preferences by category

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our Website.

Opt-Out of Third-Party Cookies

For third-party cookies, you can opt out by visiting the relevant third-party website and following their opt-out procedures:

Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that allows you to tell websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. At this time, we do not respond to browser "Do Not Track" signals, but we do provide you the option to opt out of interest-based advertising as described above.

Data Protection in Ghana

We comply with Ghana's Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843) and other applicable data protection laws in our use of cookies and processing of personal data collected through cookies.

Changes to This Cookie Policy

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 periodically review this page for the latest information on our cookie practices.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:

FinLitGhana
25 Dade St, Accra, Ghana
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +233 540 116 408