Cookies Policy
Last updated: 02 November 2026.
What Cookies and Similar Technologies Are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the site to remember actions and preferences over time. Similar technologies include pixels, web beacons and local storage that can store or access information on your device. In South Africa these tools are governed by the Protection of Personal Information Act and related electronic communications rules. They can record browsing patterns, login status, language choices and device identifiers without storing personal names unless you provide them.
Why the Site Uses Cookies
CrimZo.info operates a commercial entertainment magazine focused on celebrity culture and local South African entertainment. Cookies help deliver relevant articles, maintain login sessions for registered users, measure readership of blog posts and support advertising that funds free content. Without them many features would stop working or become less useful for readers interested in South African film, music and celebrity news.
Categories of Cookies We Deploy
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These enable core functions such as page navigation, form submission on the contact page and security protections. They do not require consent under South African rules because they are essential for the service you request.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies remember your display preferences, such as dark mode or region filters for South African content. They improve usability but are optional.
Analytics or Performance Cookies
These collect aggregated data on how visitors read blog posts about celebrities or navigate the magazine. Information helps refine content strategy without identifying individuals.
Advertising or Targeting Cookies
Advertising cookies track interests in entertainment topics so that displayed promotions align with readers who follow local artists and events. Third-party networks may use them to limit repeated ads.
Social-Media Cookies
When you interact with embedded social buttons on celebrity stories, these cookies may be set by external platforms to record shares or likes.
First-Party Versus Third-Party Cookies
First-party cookies are set directly by CrimZo.info and stay within our domain. Third-party cookies come from partners such as analytics providers or ad networks that help monetise the magazine. Both types appear on our pages but third-party ones are subject to the privacy commitments of those external companies.
Session Versus Persistent Cookies
Session cookies last only while your browser is open and disappear when you close it. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a defined period, often between thirty days and two years, or until you delete them. Retention periods are chosen to balance convenience for returning readers with data-minimisation principles required by South African law.
Data Handled and Purpose of Each Category
Necessary cookies typically store session identifiers and security tokens. Functional cookies hold preference strings. Analytics cookies record page views, time spent on articles and referral sources. Advertising cookies capture interest segments such as music or film without names or contact details. All categories process only the minimum information needed for their stated purpose.
Consent or Exemption Basis Under South African Law
Strictly necessary cookies rely on the legitimate-interest exemption because they are required to deliver the website. All other categories obtain consent through the site-wide cookie banner before activation. You may withdraw consent at any time without affecting previously completed transactions. CrimZo.info maintains records of consent choices in line with POPIA accountability requirements.
Cookie Provider Table
- Name: _ga – Purpose: Analytics measurement – Provider: Google – Category: Analytics – Duration: 2 years
- Name: _gid – Purpose: Distinguish users – Provider: Google – Category: Analytics – Duration: 24 hours
- Name: fr – Purpose: Ad delivery and measurement – Provider: Meta – Category: Advertising – Duration: 90 days
- Name: _session – Purpose: Maintain login – Provider: CrimZo.info – Category: Necessary – Duration: Session
- Name: pref_lang – Purpose: Store language choice – Provider: CrimZo.info – Category: Functional – Duration: 1 year
How the Consent Manager Works
The cookie banner appears on first visit and offers granular choices for each non-essential category. Selecting options saves your preferences in a first-party cookie. You can reopen the banner through a link in the footer to change or withdraw selections at any time. Changes take effect immediately for subsequent page loads.
Browser-Level Controls and Consequences
Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through settings menus. Disabling necessary cookies will prevent the contact form from submitting correctly and may block access to subscriber-only blog features. Analytics and advertising features will simply stop collecting data when blocked, but the site remains usable for reading public articles.
International Transfers
Some third-party providers store data outside South Africa. Transfers occur only to jurisdictions with adequate protection or under contractual safeguards recognised by POPIA. Details appear in the separate Privacy Policy.
Policy Changes and Contact Route
We review this Cookies Policy periodically and update it when service offerings or legal requirements change. The current version always displays the date at the top. For questions about cookie practices please use the contact form on the Contacts page or write to [email protected]. Our physical address is 26 Old Main Road, Hillcrest, Durban, 3610, South Africa.