Cookie Policy
Last Updated: October 2026
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, tablet, or smartphone when you visit a website. They are widely used by web publishers to make websites function efficiently, remember preferences, improve navigation, and deliver relevant advertising.
2. How AfricaDeep AI Uses Cookies
AfricaDeep AI uses both first-party and third-party cookies for the following operational purposes:
- Ensuring core platform security and maintaining authenticated sessions for registered contributors.
- Remembering your interface preferences, such as light/dark mode selection.
- Gathering aggregated, privacy-preserving analytics on article readership, category demand, and load times.
- Delivering contextual and personalized advertisements through Google AdSense and authorized advertising partners to sustainably support our independent technology journalism.
3. Categories of Cookies We Use
We classify the cookies utilized on our platform into four distinct categories:
A. Strictly Necessary & Essential Cookies
These cookies are indispensable for the core operation of the website, including routing, security defense against automated attacks, and authentication tokens. They cannot be switched off in our systems.
B. Preference & Functionality Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your chosen color theme (light or dark mode) across browser sessions.
C. Performance & Analytics Cookies
We use aggregated analytics tools (such as Google Analytics 4) to quantify visits and traffic sources, helping us understand which African AI technologies and research insights resonate most with our community. All IP addresses are anonymized.
D. Advertising & Targeting Cookies (Google AdSense & Partners)
These cookies are set across our site by our advertising partners, primarily Google AdSense (and through our IAB-certified Consent Management Platform, Emerald CMP). They are used by third-party ad networks to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on AfricaDeep AI and other websites.
Common advertising cookies include __gads, __gpi, and IDE (DoubleClick). They function by uniquely identifying your browser and internet device without storing direct personal identification such as your real name or home address.
4. Managing and Opting Out of Cookies
You have multiple controls to manage or disable cookies according to your personal privacy choices:
Personalized Advertising Opt-Out:
- Google Ads Settings: Opt out of personalized advertising delivered by Google across the web at https://www.google.com/settings/ads.
- Digital Advertising Alliance (US): https://www.aboutads.info/choices/
- European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EU/UK): https://www.youronlinechoices.eu/
- Network Advertising Initiative (NAI): https://optout.networkadvertising.org/
Browser-Level Cookie Controls:
Most modern web browsers allow you to view, block, or delete cookies through browser settings:
- Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Third-party cookies
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Enhanced Tracking Protection
- Apple Safari: Settings > Safari > Advanced > Block all cookies
- Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies
Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies may impair portal features, such as persistent dark/light theme choices or portal logins.
5. Inquiries & Further Information
For more details on how we safeguard visitor data, please read our full Privacy Policy. If you have questions regarding our cookie practices, contact our team at hello@africadeep.com.