Last Updated: June 21, 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how Ghana International Awards ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
This Cookie Policy covers:
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies enhance user experience by:
We use different types of cookies for various purposes. These include:
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. They help us improve the way our website works.
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
Below is a detailed list of the cookies we use on our website:
| Cookie Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Performance | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users | 2 years |
| _gid | Performance | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users | 24 hours |
| _gat | Performance | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | 1 minute |
| session_id | Essential | Maintains user session state across page requests | Session |
| user_preferences | Functionality | Remembers user preferences (e.g., language, region) | 1 year |
| voted_categories | Functionality | Tracks which award categories a user has already voted in | 1 month |
| fb_pixel | Targeting/Advertising | Used by Facebook to track conversions from Facebook ads | 3 months |
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the website, deliver advertisements on and through the website, and so on.
These third parties may include:
You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed. However, if you do this, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site and some services and functionalities may not work.
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:
When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie banner that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking on the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our website.
Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that lets you tell websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. At this time, we do not respond to browser "Do Not Track" signals.
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us at:
Email: privacy@ghanainternationalawards.com
Postal address: 123 Independence Avenue, Accra, Ghana
Phone: +233 (0) 302 123 456