YEN.com.gh Cookie Policy
Our website relies on cookies and other tracking technologies to improve functionality and user experience. This policy explains what these technologies do, why we use them, and how you can control their settings.
For further information, you can reach us at info@yen.com.gh.
Cookies
A cookie is a small text file stored on your device (such as a computer, smartphone, or other electronic device) when you visit our website. It helps save various details, including your language preferences and the browser or device you use to access the site. These cookies, set by us, are known as first-party cookies. Additionally, we utilize third-party cookies, which come from domains other than our own, primarily for advertising and marketing purposes.
Session cookies are temporary and disappear once you close your browser. They help link your activities within a single browsing session.
Persistent cookies, on the other hand, remain on your device for a set period or until manually deleted. These cookies store your preferences and actions between visits, ensuring a more seamless browsing experience.
Similar technologies
- A web beacon is a tiny, invisible image (also called a "pixel tag," "web bug," or "GIF") with a unique identifier. It is embedded in websites or emails. When your browser loads the webpage or email, it communicates with our server to display the image. Through this process, we gather details such as your device’s technical specifications, operating system, and settings. Web beacons can also track your activity during a session and detect when an email is opened, from which IP address, and on which device. This data helps us enhance our email communication.
- Software development kits (SDKs) are third-party tools integrated into our mobile applications. They allow us to analyze user interactions and gather information about the devices and networks used to access the app.
- Local shared objects, commonly referred to as "Flash cookies," store data related to Adobe Flash functionalities. We use Adobe Flash for interactive elements like animations and videos. These cookies track similar information as standard cookies but also record specific usage details, such as how much of a video was watched and where playback stopped. You can manage Flash cookies through Adobe’s website.
- HTML5 local storage is a feature of the HTML5 standard that enables data to be stored directly in your browser. Unlike traditional cookies, HTML5 storage can hold more information and does not require continuous data exchange with a website’s server.
- Fingerprinting is a method of identifying devices by analyzing multiple data points, such as system configurations, browser settings, installed plugins, API usage, and clock settings. This technique helps create a unique profile for each device.
- Device Identifiers are unique alphanumeric codes assigned to specific devices, such as Apple’s ID for Advertisers (IDFA) and Google’s Android Advertising ID (AAID). These identifiers help track users across different apps and devices for marketing purposes. You can reset or opt out of personalized advertising in your device settings.
How can you manage your cookies and similar technologies?
1. Consent management tool
You can manage your cookie preferences by clicking on the icon in the lower right corner of any page on our site. You can then adjust sliders to reflect your privacy preferences. It may be necessary to refresh the page for the updated settings to take effect. Essential cookies cannot be disabled, nor can the tool be used to block cookies on third-party websites linked from our website.
2. Browser and device settings
Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:
The detailed instructions on how to control your cookies through browser setting can also be found here: https://www.aboutcookies.org/how-to-control-cookies/.
Please note that blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites. If you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website.
To opt out of data usage by Google Analytics follow instructions: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
To reset your device identifier or opt-out of personalized advertising, follow Google instructions or Apple instructions.
3. Opt-out of internet-based advertising
The third-party advertisers, ad agencies and vendors with which we work may be members of the Network Advertising Initiative, the Digital Advertising Alliance Self-Regulatory Program for Online Behavioral Advertising, the European Digital Advertising Alliance. To opt-out of interest-based advertising from the participating companies, visit the following links:
- Network Advertising Initiative – https://optout.networkadvertising.org
- Digital Advertising Alliance – https://optout.aboutads.info
- Digital Advertising Alliance (Canada) – https://youradchoices.ca/choices
- Digital Advertising Alliance (EU) – https://www.youronlinechoices.com
- DAA AppChoices page – https://www.aboutads.info/appchoices
Cookies list
For detailed information about the specific cookies we use and their intended purposes, please refer to the table below.
1. Strictly necessary cookies.
These cookies are essential for the website's functionality and cannot be disabled in our system. They are typically activated in response to your actions, such as adjusting privacy settings, logging in, or submitting forms. While you can configure your browser to block or notify you about these cookies, certain website features may not function properly as a result.
| Cookie | Type | Source | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| suid | Third-party | simpli.fi | To store a unique session ID. | 1 year |
| li_gc | Third-party | linkedin.com | Used to store guest consent to the use of cookies for non-essential purposes | 6 months |
| __cf_bm | Third-party | onesignal.com | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | 30 minutes |
| _csrf | First-party | This cookie is essential for the security of the website and visitor. It ensures visitor browsing security by preventing cross-site request forgery. | After closing your browser | |
| akamai_dsa | First-party | This cookie is essential for caching content on Akamai's CDN | 1 month |
2. Analytical or performance cookies.
These cookies help us track and analyze website traffic, allowing us to identify popular and less-visited pages and understand how users navigate through our site. This insight enables us to enhance the website’s functionality, ensuring users can easily find the information they need. If you choose to disable these cookies, we won’t be able to track your visits or assess the site’s performance.
| Cookie | Type | Source | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Example: _ga | First-party | Google Analytics | This cookie enables us to distinguish unique users, remember the number and time of their previous visits, remember traffic source information, determine the start and end of sessions. We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of our website. Privacy Policy. | 1 year 1 month |
| AMP_TOKEN | First-party | Google Analytics | This cookie contains a token that can be used to retrieve a Client ID from AMP Client ID service. Other possible values indicate opt-out, inflight request or an error retrieving a Client ID from AMP Client ID service. | 1 hour |
| Example: _gid | First-party | Google Analytics | This cookie is set by Google Analytics. It stores and update a unique value for each page visited and is used to count and track pageviews. | 1 day |
| Example: _io | First-party | These cookies enable us to distinguish unique users, remember the number and time of their previous visits, remember traffic source information, determine the start and end of sessions. We use IO Technologies to analyze the use of our website. | 1 year |
3. Functionality cookies.
These cookies help us recognize you when you revisit our website, allowing us to personalize your experience by remembering your preferences, such as language or region settings, and even greeting you by name. They may be placed by us or by third-party providers whose services we integrate into our site. Disabling these cookies may result in some features not working correctly.
| Cookie | Type | Source | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| audit | Third-party | rubiconproject.com | This cookie is set by Rubicon Project and is used for recording cookie consent data. | 1 year |
| Example: PugT | Third-party | pubmatic.com | PubMatic sets this cookie to check when the cookies were updated on the browser in order to limit the number of calls to the server-side cookie store. | |
| mf_user_id | First-party | This cookie is essential to work with Sendios. | 1 year |
4. Targeting cookies.
These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. These cookies are third-party cookies. They may be set through our website by our advertising partners, full list of which is provided here or you can find it on Consent Management Tool. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.
| Cookie | Type | Source | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _gcl_au | First-party | Google AdSense | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services | 3 months |
| Example: IDE | Third-party | doubleclick.net | This cookie is set by Doubleclick and carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website. | |
| Example: ad-id, ad-privacy | Third-party | amazon-adsystem.com | This cookie is generally provided by amazon-adsystem.com for advertising purposes. | |
| Example: A3 | Third-party | yahoo.com | Ads targeting cookie for Yahoo. | |
| Example: khaos | Third-party | rubiconproject.com | Rubicon Project sets this cookie as an internal user identifier that stores user data to be used for analytics. | |
| Example: KADUSERCOOKIE, KRTBCOOKIE, SyncRTB | Third-party | pubmatic.com | The cookie, set by PubMatic, registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device across websites that use the same ad network. The ID is used for targeted ads. |
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy periodically. When changes are made, we will notify you by updating the "Last updated" date below.
Last Updated: 13.03.2025
