Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how iQLY Global Ltd dba iQLY uses cookies and similar technologies on www.iqly.net (the "Platform"). It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.

Plain-English summary: We use a small number of cookies. Some are essential for the Platform to work (you cannot turn these off). Others help us understand how the Platform is used and improve it. We ask for your consent before setting any non-essential cookies, and you can change your choice at any time.

WHAT ARE COOKIES

Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device when you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, to make them work more efficiently, and to provide information to the website owner.

We also use similar technologies, including local storage and pixels, which work in similar ways. In this Policy, "cookies" refers to all of these technologies.

CATEGORIES OF COOKIES WE USE

We classify the cookies we use into four categories:

  1. Strictly necessary cookies
    These are required for the Platform to work. They include cookies that keep you logged in, remember items in a session, and protect against fraud and security threats. You cannot turn these off, but you can block all cookies in your browser settings (this will stop the Platform from working properly).
  2. Functional cookies
    These help the Platform remember your preferences (such as language, region, and consent choices) so you do not have to re-enter them each visit.
  3. Analytics cookies
    These help us understand how people use the Platform — which pages are visited, how long people stay, where they come from — so we can improve it. We use these only with your consent.
  4. Marketing cookies
    These are used to deliver relevant content and to measure the effectiveness of any advertising or campaign-promotion activity we run. We use these only with your consent.
  5. The cookies we currently use
    The list below sets out the main cookies we use at the time this Policy was last updated. Specific cookie names and lifetimes may change as our providers update their products. We will keep this list under review.
    • iQLY - Authentication and session management
      Category: Strictly necessary
      Typical lifetime: Session / up to 30 days
    • iQLY - CSRF protection and security
      Category: Strictly necessary
      Typical lifetime: Session
    • iQLY - Cookie consent preferences
      Category: Functional
      Typical lifetime: 12 months
    • Cloudflare - Bot detection, DDoS protection, security
      Category: Strictly necessary
      Typical lifetime: Up to 30 days
    • PostHog - Product analytics, feature usage, session insights
      Category: Analytics
      Typical lifetime: Up to 12 months
    • Sentry - Error tracking and performance monitoring
      Category: Strictly necessary (operational)
      Typical lifetime: Session / up to 90 days
    • Google Analytics (GA4) - Web analytics, audience insights
      Category: Analytics
      Typical lifetime: Up to 14 months
    • Meta Pixel, Google Ads (if enabled in future) - Advertising and conversion measurement (only if enabled)
      Category: Marketing
      Typical lifetime: Up to 24 months

Sentry is operational rather than analytical. It captures error and performance data needed to keep the Platform reliable. We treat it as strictly necessary, but we anonymise where possible and do not use it for tracking individual users across sites.

LAWFUL BASIS

  1. Under the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 and the General Application and Implementation Directive 2025, we rely on the following lawful bases for setting cookies:
    1. Strictly necessary cookies: legitimate interest — the Platform cannot function without them.
    2. Functional, analytics, and marketing cookies: your consent, given through our cookie banner. You can withdraw consent at any time.

HOW YOU CAN MANAGE COOKIES

  1. Our cookie banner
    When you first visit the Platform, we show a cookie banner that lets you accept all cookies, reject all non-essential cookies, or choose your own preferences by category. You can change your choice at any time by clicking "Cookie preferences" in the footer of the Platform.
  2. Browser settings
    Most browsers let you control cookies through their settings. You can typically:
    1. See what cookies are stored and delete them.
    2. Block all cookies, or block cookies from specific sites.
    3. Block third-party cookies.
    4. Be warned before a cookie is set.

      Blocking essential cookies will prevent parts of the Platform from working. Help pages for the most common browsers are available at:
  1. Mobile device settings
    You can also manage tracking through your mobile device settings. On iOS, see Settings → Privacy & Security. On Android, see Settings → Privacy.

THIRD-PARTY COOKIES AND CROSS-BORDER TRANSFERS

Some of our cookie providers are based outside Nigeria — primarily in the United States, the European Union, and on global edge networks. When you accept analytics or marketing cookies, you also consent to the related transfer of data to these providers. See our Privacy Policy for details on the safeguards that apply to cross-border transfers.

"DO NOT TRACK" SIGNALS

Some browsers send a "Do Not Track" signal to websites. There is no agreed industry standard for how websites should respond to this signal. We respect your choices through our cookie banner, which provides a more granular and reliable way to express your preferences than the Do Not Track signal alone.

CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or in legal requirements. The "Last updated" date at the top tells you when it was last revised.

CONTACT US

Privacy and cookies: privacy@iqly.net