Effective Date: 31 January 2026
Last Updated: 15 July 2026

This Cookie Policy applies to the Spice Without Borders ecosystem, including our websites, programmes, platforms, digital services, events, and affiliated initiatives.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, tablet, or mobile device when you visit a website.

They help websites function properly, remember your preferences, improve your browsing experience, and provide insights into how visitors use our digital platforms.

Cookies do not normally identify you directly, but they may be linked to information that helps us provide a better and more personalised experience.

By continuing to use our websites, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this Cookie Policy, unless you choose to disable them through your browser or device settings.

Why We Use Cookies

At Spice Without Borders, cookies help us create a secure, accessible, and engaging digital experience.

We use cookies to:

• Ensure our websites function correctly.

• Improve website performance and reliability.

• Remember your preferences and settings.

• Enhance accessibility and usability.

• Understand how visitors use our websites.

• Improve our programmes, content, and services.

• Support secure logins and online forms.

• Measure the effectiveness of campaigns and communications.

• Deliver relevant content where appropriate.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

Essential cookies are necessary for our websites to function properly.

They enable core features such as:

• Page navigation

• Security

• Session management

• Form submissions

• Website accessibility

Without these cookies, certain parts of our websites may not function correctly.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies remember choices you make to improve your experience.

These may include:

• Language preferences

• Region or country settings

• Accessibility preferences

• Remembering completed forms

• User interface preferences

These cookies help create a smoother and more personalised browsing experience.

Performance and Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our websites.

They allow us to analyse:

• Visitor numbers

• Popular pages

• Navigation patterns

• Time spent on pages

• Website performance

This information is generally aggregated and anonymised and helps us improve the quality of our websites and services.

We may use trusted analytics services such as Google Analytics or similar platforms.

Media and Social Cookies

Some pages include embedded content or links from third-party services.

These may place cookies to support features such as:

• Video playback

• Social media sharing

• Interactive maps

• Embedded presentations

• External media content

These services operate under their own privacy and cookie policies.

Marketing and Communication Cookies

Where appropriate and with applicable consent, cookies may be used to:

• Measure the effectiveness of campaigns.

• Understand newsletter engagement.

• Improve communications.

• Deliver more relevant information about our programmes, events, and opportunities.

We do not use cookies to sell your personal information.

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies may be placed by trusted third-party providers that support our websites and digital services.

These may include providers offering:

• Website analytics

• Online forms

• Event registration

• Email newsletters

• Payment processing

• Video hosting

• Social media integration

• Cloud services

Each provider manages its own cookies in accordance with its own privacy policies.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can choose whether to accept or decline cookies.

Most web browsers allow you to:

• View stored cookies.

• Delete cookies.

• Block all cookies.

• Block specific categories of cookies.

• Receive notifications before cookies are stored.

• Configure privacy settings.

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of some features, including:

• Online application forms

• Programme registrations

• Event bookings

• Embedded media

• User preferences

• Website performance

How Long Cookies Are Stored

Cookies remain on your device for different lengths of time depending on their purpose.

Some cookies are deleted automatically when you close your browser (session cookies).

Others remain until they expire or are manually deleted (persistent cookies).

Your Privacy

Cookies are only one way we collect information.

For more information about how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information, please read our Privacy Policy.

Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect:

• Changes in technology.

• Improvements to our websites.

• New programmes or digital services.

• Changes in legal or regulatory requirements.

• Best practices in privacy and data protection.

The latest version will always be published on our website together with the updated revision date.

Your continued use of our websites after any changes constitutes acceptance of the revised Cookie Policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how cookies are used across the Spice Without Borders ecosystem, please contact us.

Data Protection Officer

Spice Without Borders

P.O. Box 8512–30100

Eldoret, Kenya

Email: privacy@spicewithoutborders.org

General enquiries: info@spicewithoutborders.org

Our Commitment

We use cookies responsibly to improve your experience while respecting your privacy, protecting your information, and maintaining transparency in how our digital platforms operate.

At Spice Without Borders, trust is the foundation of every relationship—and that includes your online experience.