Cookie Policy for TamaleGhana.com
Last Updated: 5th November, 2025.
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how TamaleGhana.com (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses them, the types of cookies we use, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide reporting information, and help remember your preferences.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential Operation: To enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas.
- Performance & Analytics: To understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our content and user experience.
- Functionality: To remember your preferences (like your preferred language) to provide enhanced, more personal features.
- Advertising/Targeting: To deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests, and to limit the number of times you see an ad. They are also used to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. These cookies are often placed by third-party advertising networks like Google AdSense.
- Social Media: To enable you to share our content on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, and for these platforms to track your browsing for their own purposes.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
The table below outlines the main categories of cookies used on our site.
| Cookie Category | Who Serves Them | Purpose | How to Manage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential/Strictly Necessary | TamaleGhana.com | These are required for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are usually set in response to actions you take, such as setting your privacy preferences or filling in forms. | You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. |
| Performance/Analytics | Google Analytics | These allow us to count visits and traffic sources to measure and improve site performance. They help us know which pages are popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information is aggregated and anonymous. | You can opt-out via your browser settings or use Google’s opt-out browser add-on. |
| Advertising/Targeting | Google AdSense, Affiliate Partners (e.g., Amazon, Booking.com) | Used to build a profile of your interests, show you relevant ads on this and other sites, and track conversions from our affiliate links. They are also used to limit ad frequency and measure campaign effectiveness. | Manage preferences via Google’s Ad Settings. For other partners, visit the Your Online Choices site. |
| Functional | TamaleGhana.com, Third-party plugins | Used to remember choices you make (like username, language, or region) to provide enhanced and more personal features. | These can be disabled in your browser settings, but may impact site functionality. |
| Social Media | Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc. | These are set by social media services we have added to the site to enable you to share our content. They can track your browser across other sites to build a profile of your interests. | You can manage these through the respective social media platform’s privacy settings. |
4. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we use various trusted third-party services that may set cookies on your device when you visit our site. These third parties (like Google and social media platforms) have their own privacy and cookie policies. We do not have control over these cookies.
5. Your Consent & How to Manage Cookies
When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner. You can accept all, reject non-essential cookies, or customize your preferences. Essential cookies cannot be rejected as they are necessary for the site to work.
You can also change your cookie preferences at any time:
- Through Our Consent Tool: Click the “Cookie Settings” or similar link in our website footer to reopen the consent manager.
- Through Your Browser: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse all or some cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. Please note that if you disable or refuse cookies, some parts of our website may become inaccessible or not function properly.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at:
Email: info@tamaleghana.com
Website: TamaleGhana.com/contact
7. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our data practices. We will notify you of any material changes by updating the “Last Updated” date.