Instacash Privacy & Data Policy
Safeguarding Your Information: A Guide to Our Use of Cookies
Instacash Cookie Policy
Effective Date: October 26, 2023
This Cookie Policy explains how Instacash ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you use our mobile money application, website, and other related services (collectively, our "Services"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and being transparent about the technologies we use.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are sent to and stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website or use an application. They are widely used to make websites and applications work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site or app.
Cookies help us to improve your experience by:
- Remembering your preferences: So you don't have to re-enter them each time you visit.
- Delivering relevant marketing: To ensure you see offers and information that are most likely to interest you.
Types of Cookies We Use
We use different types of cookies for various functions. These are categorized as follows:
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary Cookies | These cookies are essential for you to move around our Services and use their features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like processing transactions, cannot be provided. You cannot opt-out of these cookies. |
| Performance and Analytics Cookies | These cookies collect information about how you use our Services, for instance, which features you use most often. This data helps us to understand and improve how our Services work. The information collected is typically aggregated and anonymized. |
| Functionality Cookies | These cookies allow our Services to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For example, they can be used to remember your login details. |
| Targeting and Advertising Cookies | These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are 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 our advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by our advertising partners with our permission. |
How to Manage Your Cookie Preferences?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences in the following ways:
Our Cookie Consent Tool: When you first visit our website or use our mobile application, you will be presented with a banner or pop-up where you can provide your consent for the use of non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time through this tool.
Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. You can find out more about how to manage cookies on popular browsers here:
Mobile Device Settings: For our mobile application, you can control certain tracking technologies through your device's privacy settings, such as the "Limit Ad Tracking" feature on iOS or the "Opt out of Ads Personalization" on Android.
Please note that if you choose to block or delete cookies, certain features of our Services may not operate correctly.
Third-Party Cookies
Some of the cookies on our Services are operated by third parties, such as analytics providers and advertising networks. These third parties may use their own cookies to collect information about your activities on our Services and other sites you visit. We do not have control over these third-party cookies. We recommend that you review the privacy and cookie policies of these third parties to understand how they use your information.
Other Tracking Technologies
In addition to cookies, we may use other similar technologies, such as web beacons (also known as "pixels" or "clear gifs") and software development kits (SDKs) in our mobile application. These technologies help us to understand how our users interact with our Services and to deliver and measure our online advertising.
Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new policy on our website and updating the "Effective Date" at the top of this policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at info@instacash.co.sz or contact our Data Protection Officer at dataprotection@instacash.co.sz
For more information about how we process your personal data, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
