How we use cookies to enhance your experience
Effective Date: January 1, 2025 | Last Updated: September 23, 2025
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and provide information to the owners of the site. The African Union Sports Council Region 5 (AUSC R5) uses cookies to enhance your experience on our website and improve our services.
We use cookies for the following purposes:
These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They include:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| session_id | Maintains user session | Session |
| csrf_token | Security - prevents cross-site request forgery | Session |
| cookie_consent | Stores cookie consent preferences | 1 year |
These cookies enable personalized features and remember your preferences:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| language | Remembers language preference | 1 year |
| theme | Stores light/dark mode preference | 1 year |
| timezone | Stores user timezone for event times | 30 days |
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics - distinguishes users | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics - distinguishes users | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics - throttle request rate | 1 minute |
Some of our pages may contain content from third-party services (such as YouTube videos, social media widgets, or embedded maps). These third parties may set their own cookies. We do not control these cookies and recommend reviewing the cookie policies of these third parties.
You have several options for managing cookies:
Here are links to cookie management instructions for popular browsers:
Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website. Without essential cookies, you may not be able to: - Log in to your account - Access secure areas of the website - Complete registration forms - Remember your preferences - Use certain interactive features
In addition to cookies, we may use local storage (HTML5) to store preferences and improve performance. Local storage is similar to cookies but can store larger amounts of data. You can clear local storage through your browser settings.
Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) signal. Currently, our website does not respond differently to DNT signals, but we respect your cookie preferences as set through our cookie consent tool or your browser settings.
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by updating the "Last Updated" date and, where appropriate, through prominent notice on our website.
If you have questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:
AUSC Region 5 Data Protection Officer
Plot 54372, CBD, Gaborone, Botswana
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +267 3188 350
Cookie Consent: By continuing to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy. You can change your cookie preferences at any time through your browser settings or our cookie consent tool.