Cookie Policy
Prajna Institute of Alternative Healing | Last updated: March 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how Prajna Institute of Alternative Healing (“the Institute”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on www.prajnainstitute.co.za. It should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to website owners about how visitors interact with their site.
Similar technologies — such as web beacons, pixel tags, and local storage — may also be used for the same or similar purposes. In this policy, we refer to all of these collectively as “cookies”.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- To ensure the website functions correctly and securely.
- To remember your cookie consent preferences.
- To protect our forms against spam and automated abuse (CAPTCHA / bot protection).
- To analyse how visitors use our website, so we can improve it (only with your consent).
- To deliver relevant advertising (only with your consent, and disabled by default).
3. Categories of Cookies We Use
3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They cannot be disabled without breaking core site functionality. No consent is required for these cookies.
| Cookie / Technology | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Session cookie | Maintains your session as you browse the site | Session (deleted when browser closes) |
| Security token | Protects against cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks | Session |
| Cookie consent preference | Remembers your cookie consent choices so you are not asked again on every page | 30 days |
3.2 Functional / Preference Cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as language or accessibility settings) and provide enhanced functionality. Consent is required.
| Cookie / Technology | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Language preference | Stores your preferred display language | Until cleared |
| Accessibility settings | Remembers accessibility adjustments (e.g., text size) | Until cleared |
3.3 Statistics / Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. They are only activated with your explicit consent and are disabled by default.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics (Google LLC) | Distinguishes unique users and sessions; used to calculate visitor statistics | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics (Google LLC) | Distinguishes unique users; stores and updates a unique value for each page visited | 24 hours |
| _gat / _gat_UA-* | Google Analytics (Google LLC) | Used to throttle request rate to Google Analytics | 1 minute |
3.4 Marketing / Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to track visitors across websites to display relevant advertisements. They are disabled by default and only activated with your explicit consent.
| Cookie / Technology | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Ads conversion tracking | Google LLC | Tracks actions taken on our site after clicking a Google Ad; used to measure ad effectiveness | Up to 90 days |
4. Third-Party Cookies and Services
Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control these third-party cookies. Please refer to each provider’s privacy and cookie policy for more information.
| Service | Provider | Purpose | Consent Required? | Privacy Policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | Google LLC | Website traffic analysis and visitor statistics | Yes — disabled by default | Google Privacy Policy |
| Google reCAPTCHA | Google LLC | Protects forms from spam and automated abuse; collects behavioural signals | No (strictly necessary for security) | Google Privacy Policy |
| Google Ads / Marketing | Google LLC | Advertising and conversion tracking | Yes — disabled by default | Google Privacy Policy |
| Google Site Kit | Google / Automattic | Integration of Google services (Analytics, Search Console) with the WordPress platform | Yes (where analytics are involved) | Google Privacy Policy |
| Cloudflare Turnstile | Cloudflare, Inc. | Bot protection and security verification without intrusive CAPTCHAs; may collect limited behavioural data | No (strictly necessary for security) | Cloudflare Privacy Policy |
| Cloudinary | Cloudinary Ltd. | Delivery and optimisation of images and media files served on the website | No (technical delivery) | Cloudinary Privacy Policy |
| Cookie-script.com | Cookie Script | Cookie consent management banner — records and enforces your consent choices | No (strictly necessary for consent management) | Cookie Script documentation |
5. Your Consent and How to Manage It
5.1 Our Default Position
When you first visit our website, non-essential cookies are denied by default. A cookie consent banner will appear, allowing you to choose which categories of cookies you accept. Only strictly necessary cookies are active before you make a choice.
Your consent preference is stored for 30 days. After this period, you will be asked again.
5.2 Changing Your Preferences
You can update or withdraw your cookie consent at any time:
- Via the cookie banner: Click the cookie settings link displayed in the site footer or the consent banner to reopen your preferences panel.
- Via your browser settings: Most browsers allow you to view, block, or delete cookies through their privacy or settings menu. Please note that blocking all cookies may affect how the website functions.
For guidance on managing cookies in your specific browser, please visit:
5.3 Opting Out of Google Analytics
You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
6. Cookies and Your Personal Data
Some cookies (particularly analytics and marketing cookies) may process personal data such as your IP address or browsing behaviour. This processing is governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains in full detail how we handle personal data, your rights, and our legal basis for processing under the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPI Act) and, where applicable, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
7. Cross-Border Data Transfers
Some third-party cookie providers — including Google and Cloudflare — are based outside South Africa. Where personal data collected via cookies is transferred internationally, appropriate safeguards are in place as required by POPI Act Section 72 (e.g., standard contractual clauses or equivalent data protection agreements).
8. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or about how we use cookies, please contact our responsible party:
Bavisha Naransamy
Prajna Institute of Alternative Healing / Manjushri Healing Center
Email: admin@manjushrihealing.com
General enquiries: info@prajnainstitute.co.za
Phone / WhatsApp: +27 83 388 7969
Website: www.prajnainstitute.co.za