1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the website owners.

Cookies allow websites to recognize your device and remember if you have visited the site before. They can also be used to remember your preferences, track your browsing behavior, and enable certain website features.

2. How We Use Cookies

Naretu Initiatives uses cookies for various purposes to enhance your experience on our website and to help us understand how our site is being used. Specifically, we use cookies to:

• Ensure our website functions properly and securely
• Remember your preferences and settings
• Analyze website traffic and user behavior
• Improve our website performance and content
• Understand the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns
• Enable social media sharing features
• Process donations and transactions securely

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential Cookies (Strictly Necessary)

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You cannot opt out of these cookies as the website cannot function properly without them.

• Session Cookies: Maintain your session as you navigate our site
• Security Cookies: Help protect our website and your data
• Load Balancing Cookies: Ensure smooth performance during high traffic

3.2 Analytical/Performance Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. They help us improve our website's functionality and user experience.

• Google Analytics: Tracks website usage, popular pages, and user journeys
• Performance Monitoring: Identifies technical issues and slow-loading pages
• Error Tracking: Helps us detect and fix website errors

3.3 Functionality Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.

• Preference Cookies: Remember your language, region, and display settings
• Form Cookies: Save partially completed forms if you leave the site
• Accessibility Cookies: Remember your accessibility preferences

3.4 Targeting/Marketing Cookies

These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests.

• Social Media Cookies: Enable sharing and integration with social platforms
• Campaign Tracking: Measure effectiveness of our outreach campaigns
• Remarketing Cookies: Help us reach previous visitors with relevant updates

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are placed by third-party services. We use trusted third parties who may also set cookies on your device when you visit our site. These include:

Third Party	Purpose	Privacy Policy
Google Analytics	Website analytics and performance tracking	Google Privacy
Facebook/Meta	Social sharing and campaign tracking	Meta Privacy
Twitter/X	Social media integration	X Privacy
Payment Processors	Secure donation processing	See respective provider

We do not control these third-party cookies. Please check the third-party websites for more information about their cookies and how to manage them.

5. Cookie Duration

Cookies can remain on your device for different periods:

• Session Cookies: Temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser
• Persistent Cookies: Remain on your device for a set period (30 days to 2 years) or until you manually delete them

The specific duration for each cookie is detailed in our cookie consent manager when you first visit our site.

6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have the right to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences in the following ways:

6.1 Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner allowing you to:

• Accept all cookies
• Reject non-essential cookies
• Customize your cookie preferences by category

6.2 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings. You can usually find these settings in the "Options," "Preferences," or "Settings" menu of your browser. You can:

• Delete all cookies
• Block all cookies
• Allow all cookies
• Block third-party cookies
• Clear cookies when you close the browser

6.3 How to Manage Cookies in Popular Browsers

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Safari (Mac)
• Internet Explorer
• Microsoft Edge

7. Cookie Consent Withdrawal

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our website. This will reopen the consent banner where you can:

• Review your current consent status
• Enable or disable specific cookie categories
• Withdraw consent for non-essential cookies
• Accept all cookies

Please note that withdrawing consent for certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

8. Impact of Disabling Cookies

If you choose to disable cookies, please be aware that:

• Some website features may not function properly
• You may not be able to complete online donations
• Your preferences will not be saved between visits
• You may see less relevant content
• Website performance may be affected
• Security features may be limited

Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are required for the website to function.

9. Updates 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. We will notify you of any significant changes by:

• Posting the updated policy on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date
• Displaying a notice on our website homepage
• Requesting renewed consent through the cookie banner

Please revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

For more information about how we handle your personal data, please review our Privacy Policy.