Cookies Policy
Last updated: June 2026
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and give website owners useful information about how their site is being used.
2. How We Use Cookies
Beyond Africa Safaris uses cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential Cookies: Required for the website to function properly. These include session cookies for authentication, shopping cart functionality, and security tokens.
- Preference Cookies: Remember your settings such as language preference, currency selection, and cookie consent choices.
- Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting anonymous usage data (pages visited, time spent, navigation paths).
- Marketing Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements and track the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| next-auth.session-token | User authentication session | Session | Essential |
| cookie-consent | Records your cookie consent preference | 1 year | Essential |
| preferred-currency | Remembers your selected display currency | 1 year | Preference |
| googtrans | Google Translate language preference | Session | Preference |
| _ga / _gid | Google Analytics visitor tracking | 2 years / 24 hours | Analytics |
4. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are set by third-party services that appear on our pages:
- Google Analytics: Collects anonymous data about website usage to help us improve our services.
- Google Translate: Enables translation of our website content into your preferred language.
- PayPal: Used when processing payments through PayPal's payment gateway.
- Yoco: Used when processing credit/debit card payments.
5. Managing Cookies
You have control over how cookies are used on your device:
- Cookie Consent Banner: When you first visit our website, you can choose to accept or decline non-essential cookies through our cookie consent banner.
- Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to block cookies, delete existing cookies, or notify you when a new cookie is being set.
- Impact of Disabling Cookies: Please note that disabling essential cookies may affect the functionality of our website. You may not be able to use features like the shopping cart, user authentication, or currency conversion.
Common browsers and their cookie settings:
- Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies
- Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and Website Data
- Edge: Settings > Privacy, Search and Services > Cookies
6. Data Protection
Cookie data is handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy. We comply with South African data protection legislation, including the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).
7. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our data practices. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Changes will be indicated by the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.
8. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: +27 78 471 4852
- WhatsApp: +27 77 431 5578 (Sales) / +27 61 503 8219 (Support)
- Address: Cape Town, South Africa