Uganda Education Hub

Empowering Futures Through Learning

Cookies Policy

This Cookies Policy explains how Uganda Education Hub ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website, ugandaeducationhub.org ("Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.

Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Uganda Education Hub) are called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.

How we use cookies

We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Online Properties. Third parties serve cookies through our Website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.

Specifically, we use cookies for the following purposes:

Types of cookies we use

Types of Cookies Used by Uganda Education Hub
Cookie Name Purpose Provider Expiration
PHPSESSID Maintains user session state. Essential for website functionality. Uganda Education Hub Session (until browser is closed)
_ga Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. Google Analytics 2 years
_gid Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. Google Analytics 24 hours
_gat Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. Google Analytics 1 minute
CONSENT Used to check if the user has accepted the cookie policy. Uganda Education Hub 1 year

Managing cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by using the cookie consent tool provided on our Website. The cookie consent tool allows you to select which categories of cookies you accept or reject.

You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.

Here are some helpful links for managing cookies in popular browsers:

Updates to this Cookies Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookies Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

The date at the top of this Cookies Policy indicates when it was last updated.

Contact us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at privacy@ugandaeducationhub.org or write to us at:

Uganda Education Hub
Plot 23, Nakasero Road
Kampala, Uganda

This policy was last updated on October 26, 2023.

Our commitment to accessibility

Uganda Education Hub is dedicated to ensuring digital accessibility for everyone. We continually work to improve the user experience for all visitors, adhering to accessibility standards. Learn more on our Accessibility page.