OBUYANZI FOUNDATION
Community-Based Organisation — Bungoma County, Kenya
COOKIE POLICY
Effective Date: 11 May 2026
Last Updated: 11 May 2026
Website: https://obuyanzi.org
Contact: info@obuyanzi.org | +254 726945086
This Cookie Policy is part of and should be read together with Obuyanzi Foundation’s Privacy Policy (https://obuyanzi.org/privacy-policy/) and Terms and Conditions (https://obuyanzi.org/terms-and-conditions/). It explains specifically what cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can control them.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, phone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to the website owner about how the site is being used.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Obuyanzi Foundation) are called first-party cookies. Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called third-party cookies. Third-party cookies enable features or functionality provided by a third party to be present on or through the website (such as social media buttons or embedded videos).
Cookies can be either
- Session cookies — temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies — cookies that remain on your device for a set period of time or until you manually delete them.
2. Why We Use Cookies
Obuyanzi Foundation uses cookies for the following purposes:
- To make the website work correctly and securely (essential functionality).
- To keep you logged in to your Donor Dashboard during your visit.
- To remember your preferences if you choose to save them.
- To protect against spam and fraudulent form submissions.
- To understand how visitors use our website so we can improve it (analytics).
- To enable embedded content from social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram.
We do not use cookies to:
- Serve advertising or track you across other websites for commercial advertising purposes.
- Build personal profiles for marketing or data brokering.
- Share your data with advertisers.
3. Cookies We Use
The tables below list the specific cookies placed on your device when you use obuyanzi.org, organized by category.
3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function. The website cannot operate properly without them. They do not require your consent under applicable law, but we disclose them here in the interest of transparency.
|
Cookie Name |
Purpose |
Duration |
Category |
|
wordpress_logged_in_[hash] |
Confirms you are logged in to your Donor Dashboard account and which account you are using. |
Session / 2 days |
Essential |
|
wordpress_sec_[hash] |
A security token used to protect admin and login areas from cross-site attacks. |
Session |
Essential |
|
wp-settings-[user_id] |
Stores your WordPress display preferences (e.g., editor layout). |
1 year |
Essential |
|
wp-settings-time-[user_id] |
Records the time of the last update to your WordPress display settings. |
1 year |
Essential |
|
wordpress_test_cookie |
Checks whether your browser is set to accept cookies. Contains no personal data. Deleted when you close your browser. |
Session |
Essential |
|
wfwaf-authcookie-[hash] |
Set by Wordfence (WordPress security plugin) to verify you are a legitimate logged-in user and not a bot. |
Session |
Essential (Security) |
|
wf_loginalerted_[hash] |
Wordfence security plugin—tracks whether a login alert has been sent for the current session. |
Session |
Essential (Security) |
3.2 Functional / Preference Cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you have made and provide a more personalized experience. You can disable these in your browser settings, but some features may not work as expected.
|
Cookie Name |
Purpose |
Duration |
Category |
|
wordpress_sec_[hash] (Remember Me) |
If you select ‘Remember Me’ at login, this cookie keeps you logged in for up to 14 days without re-entering your password. |
14 days |
Functional |
|
comment_author_[hash] |
If you leave a comment on the site, this cookie saves your name so you do not have to re-enter it next time. |
1 year |
Functional |
|
comment_author_email_[hash] |
Saves your email address from a previous comment submission for convenience. |
1 year |
Functional |
|
comment_author_url_[hash] |
Saves your website URL from a previous comment submission for convenience. |
1 year |
Functional |
3.3 Analytics Cookies
If analytics tools are enabled on the website, these cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website—which pages are most popular, where visitors come from, and how long they stay. This data is used in aggregate and does not identify individual users.
Obuyanzi Foundation may use Google Analytics or a privacy-friendly alternative. If Google Analytics is active, please review Google’s privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
|
Cookie Name |
Purpose |
Duration |
Category |
|
_ga |
Google Analytics distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. Used to calculate visitor, session, and campaign data for site analytics. |
2 years |
Analytics |
|
_ga_[ID] |
Google Analytics 4 — used to persist session state. |
2 years |
Analytics |
|
_gid |
Google Analytics stores and updates a unique value for each page visited. |
24 hours |
Analytics |
|
_gat |
Google Analytics — used to throttle request rate (limits data collection on high-traffic sites). |
1 minute |
Analytics |
Analytics cookies are only active if you have consented to them via the cookie consent banner. You may opt out of Google Analytics at any time using Google’s opt-out browser add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
3.4 Third-Party and Embedded Content Cookies
When our website includes embedded content from other platforms (such as Facebook or Instagram posts or YouTube videos), those platforms may set their own cookies on your device. Obuyanzi Foundation has no control over these cookies.
|
Cookie Name |
Purpose |
Duration |
Category |
|
_fbp |
Set by Meta (Facebook/Instagram) to deliver and measure advertisements and track user behavior across websites that use Facebook services. Only active if Facebook-embedded content is loaded. |
3 months |
Third-Party (Meta) |
|
fr |
Meta (Facebook) — advertising and analytics cookie used to deliver and measure targeted ads. |
3 months |
Third-Party (Meta) |
|
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
Set by YouTube (Google) to estimate user bandwidth on pages with embedded YouTube videos. |
6 months |
Third-Party (YouTube) |
|
YSC |
YouTube session cookie — tracks views of embedded YouTube videos. |
Session |
Third-Party (YouTube) |
|
gravatar / both |
Set by Automattic’s Gravatar service to display profile pictures next to comments, based on a hash of the commenter’s email address. |
Session |
Third-Party (Automattic) |
For more information about third-party cookies, please visit the relevant platforms’ privacy policies:
- Meta (Facebook & Instagram): https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/
- Google / YouTube: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- Automattic (Gravatar): https://automattic.com/privacy/
4. Cookie Consent
When you first visit obuyanzi.org, a cookie consent banner will be displayed. You can choose to:
- [object Object] — enables all cookie categories, including analytics and third-party cookies.
- [object Object] — Only strictly essential cookies will be set. Analytics and third-party cookies will be blocked.
- [object Object] — choose which categories of cookies to allow.
- Accept all cookies—enables all cookie categories, including analytics and third-party cookies.
- Accept necessary cookies only — only strictly essential cookies will be set. Analytics and third-party cookies will be blocked.
- Customize your preferences—choose which categories of cookies to allow.
Your cookie preferences are saved and respected on subsequent visits. You may change your preferences at any time by clicking the cookie settings link in the website footer.
Strictly necessary cookies are always active, as they are required for the website to function, regardless of your consent choice.
5. How to Control Cookies Through Your Browser
In addition to the consent banner, you can control cookies directly through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View cookies currently stored on your device.
- Delete individual cookies or all cookies.
- Block cookies from specific websites or from all websites.
- Set your browser to notify you before a cookie is stored.
Instructions for the most common browsers:
|
Cookie Name |
Purpose |
Duration |
Category |
|
Google Chrome |
Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data |
support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647 |
Desktop & Mobile |
|
Mozilla Firefox |
Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data |
support.mozilla.org/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer |
Desktop & Mobile |
|
Microsoft Edge |
Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies |
support.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge/cookies |
Desktop & Mobile |
|
Safari (Mac) |
Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data |
support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies |
Desktop |
|
Safari (iPhone/iPad) |
Settings > Safari > Privacy & Security > Block All Cookies |
support.apple.com/en-us/HT201265 |
iOS |
|
Samsung Internet |
Settings > Privacy > Smart Anti-Tracking or Cookies |
samsung.com/browser |
Android |
Please note: disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain features on this website, including the donor dashboard, account login, and donation confirmation forms.
6. Do Not Track
Some browsers include a “Do Not Track” (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want to be tracked. Currently, there is no universal standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals. Obuyanzi Foundation does not currently alter its data collection practices in response to DNT browser signals, but we do respect your cookie consent choices made through our banner.
7. Cookies and Children
Obuyanzi Foundation’s website is not intentionally directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly use cookies to track minors. If you are a parent or guardian and believe a child has interacted with our website in a way that resulted in their data being collected, please contact us at info@obuyanzi.org.
8. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time as our website features change, new cookies are introduced, or legal requirements evolve. When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, notify you through the cookie consent banner.
We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.
9. More Information and Contact
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, how we use cookies, or your rights in relation to your data, please contact us:
Obuyanzi Foundation
Bungoma County, Kenya
Email: info@obuyanzi.org
Phone: +254 726945086
Website: https://obuyanzi.org
You also have the right to raise concerns with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) of Kenya:
Website: www.odpc.go.ke | Email: info@odpc.go.ke