Cookie Policy

AFRACA digital services

Please read this document carefully. It explains the principles that guide your use of AFRACA's website and knowledge services.

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit websites. They are widely used to make websites work or run more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information and remember your preferences.

2. How We Use Cookies

AFRACA uses cookies and local storage to deliver a high-quality digital experience. Specifically, we use cookies to:

Remember your interface preferences, such as language (English or French).
Store your cookie consent selections.
Ensure stable session state when accessing gated files or completing forms.
With your consent, measure page speed (Vercel Speed Insights) and record the pages you view in our customer relationship system (Odoo).

3. Cookie Inventory & Categories

The cookies and client-side storage keys utilized on the AFRACA portal are divided into the following categories:

Category A: Essential Storage (Always Active)

Required for security, core navigation, and user-initiated selections. These do not require optional consent.

Key / Cookie Name	Provider	Purpose	Duration
afraca-site-language	AFRACA (First-party)	Persists your selected interface language (EN/FR).	Persistent (Local Storage)
afraca_cookie_consent	AFRACA (First-party)	Remembers your cookie categories choice and preferences in local storage.	Persistent (Local Storage)
afraca-cookie-consent	AFRACA (First-party)	Records your versioned consent choices as a first-party cookie, shared across afraca.org and its subdomains so you are asked only once.	1 Year
afraca_saved_kmp_docs	AFRACA (First-party)	Stores bookmarks of your saved KMP research documents.	Persistent (Local Storage)
afraca_kmp_user	AFRACA (First-party)	Pre-populates name/institution in document request forms.	Persistent (Local Storage)

Category B: Performance & Analytics (Optional)

Measure page speed and record the pages you view. These are blocked until you opt in. Without your consent we still count page views, with no cookie and nothing that identifies you: through Vercel Web Analytics, and in our CRM (Odoo) under one shared anonymous record.

Cookie Name	Provider	Purpose	Duration
_vercelspeed_insights	Vercel (Third-party)	Measures and records Core Web Vitals to optimize page speed.	Session
Vercel Web Analytics	Vercel (Third-party)	Counts page views for every visitor without cookies or identifying you. Custom engagement events, such as document downloads, are sent only after you opt in.	No cookie
afraca-visitor	AFRACA (First-party)	A random identifier under which the pages you view are recorded in our CRM (Odoo). Linked to you only if you submit a form or register for an event. Deleted when you withdraw analytics consent.	1 Year

4. Embedded Services

Some pages can display content from external providers. Google Maps is used for the Secretariat location, Google Docs Viewer can preview selected office documents, and YouTube videos load after a visitor chooses to play embedded media. These providers may process technical request data under their own privacy terms.

AFRACA does not use these embedded services as general audience analytics tools. Visitors can avoid loading optional previews by not opening a document preview or playing embedded media.

5. Managing Cookie Preferences

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject optional cookies. You can adjust your consent at any time by clicking the “Manage Preferences” link located in the footer of this website, which will re-open the cookie options drawer and allow you to update your selections.