This Cookies & Advertising Policy explains how StellAfrique uses cookies, advertising technologies, and third-party services, including Google AdSense, on this website.
Use of cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. StellAfrique uses cookies to:
- Ensure the website functions properly
- Understand how visitors use our site
- Improve content performance and user experience
- Support advertising and monetisation
Cookies do not give us access to your personal files or devices.
Google AdSense and third-party advertising
StellAfrique uses Google AdSense, a third-party advertising service provided by Google, to display ads on this website.
Google and its partners may use cookies, including the DoubleClick cookie, to:
- Show ads relevant to your interests
- Measure ad performance
- Prevent repeated display of the same ads
These cookies enable Google to display advertisements based on your visits to this and other websites.
Personalised and non-personalised ads
Depending on your consent choices and location, Google may serve:
- Personalised ads, based on your interests and browsing behaviour
- Non-personalised ads, based on contextual information only
Users in the UK and EEA are presented with consent options through a cookie banner or consent management platform.
Managing your cookie preferences
You can manage or withdraw consent for cookies at any time by:
- Using the cookie settings provided on this website
- Adjusting your browser settings to block or delete cookies
You can also control Google’s advertising preferences directly by visiting:
https://adssettings.google.com
(Do not hyperlink if your theme auto-detects external URLs.)
Third-party cookies
In addition to Google AdSense, third-party services such as analytics tools may place cookies on your device to help us understand site usage and performance.
These third parties are required to process data in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Legal basis for processing (UK GDPR)
Under UK GDPR, StellAfrique processes cookie and advertising data based on:
- User consent, where required
- Legitimate interests, for site security and performance
Consent is requested through a cookie banner before non-essential cookies are activated.
Data protection and privacy
Any data collected through cookies or advertising technologies is handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
We do not sell or trade personal data collected through advertising cookies.
Updates to this policy
We may update this Cookies & Advertising Policy from time to time to reflect changes in advertising technology, legal requirements, or platform policies.
Updates will be published on this page.
Contact
If you have questions about cookies, advertising, or data protection on StellAfrique, please contact us.
