Website: https://southafrica1seo.co.za/
Last updated: 25 October 2026
1. Introduction
Welcome to SouthAfrica1SEO.co.za (“we,” “our,” “us,” or “the Website”).
This Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website. It describes what cookies are, why we use them, how third parties such as Google may use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
We aim to handle information responsibly and transparently in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA), where applicable.
By continuing to use our website, you acknowledge that cookies may be used as described in this policy. Where consent is legally required, we will request your consent before using non-essential cookies.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, smartphone, tablet, or other device when you visit a website.
Cookies help websites operate correctly, remember user preferences, understand how visitors interact with content, measure website performance, and deliver relevant advertisements.
We may also use similar technologies, such as pixels, web beacons, local storage, and advertising identifiers, for purposes comparable to those described in this policy.
3. How We Use Cookies
SouthAfrica1SEO.co.za may use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
3.1 Essential Cookies
Essential cookies help our website function properly. They may support security, basic website functionality, and the storage of privacy preferences.
These cookies are generally necessary for the operation of the website and cannot always be disabled through our website settings.
3.2 Analytics and Performance Cookies
We may use analytics services, such as Google Analytics, to understand how visitors use our website.
These technologies may collect information such as:
- Pages visited and the time spent on each page.
- The website or search engine that referred you to us.
- Browser type, device information, and operating system.
- Approximate geographic information derived from technical data.
- Interactions with website content and general traffic patterns.
We use this information, where available, to improve our website, content, user experience, and performance.
Analytics cookies will only be used where applicable consent and other legal requirements have been satisfied.
3.3 Advertising Cookies and Google AdSense
We may use Google AdSense to display advertisements on SouthAfrica1SEO.co.za.
Google and its advertising partners may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, and other identifiers to:
- Display advertisements on our website.
- Deliver personalised or non-personalised advertisements, depending on applicable settings and consent.
- Measure advertising performance and report impressions and clicks.
- Limit how frequently the same advertisement is displayed.
- Detect invalid advertising activity and help protect advertising systems.
- Understand interactions with advertisements.
Google and other third-party vendors may place or read cookies on your browser, or use similar technologies, when advertisements are served on our website.
The information collected through these technologies may be used to select advertisements, measure their effectiveness, and improve advertising services, subject to applicable laws, consent requirements, and provider policies.
For more information about how Google uses information from websites that use its services, visit:
For more information about Google advertising technologies, visit:
You can also manage your Google advertising preferences at:
3.4 Functionality and Preference Cookies
We may use cookies to remember certain preferences or settings to provide a more consistent browsing experience.
The availability and use of these cookies depend on the features and services implemented on our website.
4. First-Party and Third-Party Cookies
First-Party Cookies
First-party cookies are set by our website domain. They may be used to support website functionality, remember preferences, or collect website usage information.
Third-Party Cookies
Third-party cookies are set by services provided by other organisations, such as Google and other advertising or analytics providers.
These providers may collect information about your browser, device, and interactions with websites or advertisements, subject to their own privacy policies and applicable laws.
We do not control all cookies or technologies operated by third parties. We encourage you to review the privacy and cookie policies of those providers.
5. Personalised and Non-Personalised Advertising
Depending on your location, applicable consent requirements, and advertising settings, Google AdSense may display personalised or non-personalised advertisements.
Personalised advertising may use information about your interests, browsing activity, or previous interactions to show advertisements that may be more relevant to you.
Non-personalised advertising is not based on your personal interests in the same way. However, certain information may still be used for purposes such as frequency capping, aggregated reporting, fraud prevention, and contextual advertising.
Where required, we will provide an appropriate consent mechanism for the use of advertising cookies and related technologies.
You can review and manage available Google advertising settings at https://myadcenter.google.com/.
6. Your Cookie Choices and How to Disable Cookies
You can manage cookies in several ways.
6.1 Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to view, block, or delete cookies through their privacy or security settings.
You can usually configure your browser to:
- Block all cookies.
- Block cookies from specific websites.
- Delete existing cookies.
- Receive notifications when cookies are being set.
Please note that blocking essential cookies may affect certain website features or functionality.
6.2 Advertising Preferences
You can manage available Google advertising preferences through:
You may also find information about Google’s advertising and privacy practices at:
6.3 Consent Preferences
Where a cookie consent banner or preference centre is available, you can use it to accept, reject, or manage non-essential cookies according to the options provided.
Where applicable law requires consent, declining non-essential cookies should not prevent you from accessing content unless a particular feature genuinely depends on the relevant technology.
7. International Data Transfers
Some third-party service providers, including Google, may process information on servers located outside South Africa.
Where personal information is transferred internationally, the relevant processing and transfers should comply with applicable data protection requirements, including POPIA where applicable.
Third-party processing is also subject to the privacy practices and contractual arrangements of the relevant service providers.
8. Data Retention
Cookies may remain on your device for different periods.
Session cookies generally expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies may remain on your device until they expire or you delete them.
The retention period depends on the purpose of the cookie, the service provider, and the settings applied.
We do not guarantee that every third-party cookie will have the same retention period or that we can directly delete cookies set by third-party providers.
9. Protection of Personal Information
We aim to handle personal information responsibly and transparently.
Where information collected through cookies constitutes personal information under applicable law, we will process it in accordance with the applicable legal requirements and our Privacy Policy.
You may have rights under POPIA or other applicable privacy laws, including rights relating to access, correction, deletion, or objection to certain processing, subject to the relevant legal conditions.
For more information, please review our Privacy Policy once published on our website.
10. Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to external websites or services.
We are not responsible for the cookie practices, privacy policies, or content of third-party websites. If you visit an external website, we recommend reviewing its privacy and cookie policies before providing information or interacting with its services.
11. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable law.
We do not knowingly use personal information for advertising purposes in ways prohibited by applicable advertising policies or data protection laws relating to children.
If you believe that personal information has been collected or used improperly, please contact us so that we can review the matter.
12. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our website, advertising services, cookie technologies, or legal requirements.
Any updates will be published on this page, and the “Last updated” date will be revised accordingly.
We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about our cookie practices.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, our use of cookies, or our privacy practices, please contact us using the contact details provided on our website.
Website: https://southafrica1seo.co.za/ Email: [email protected]