How We Use Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or tablet when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies do not contain viruses and cannot access other data on your device.

We use the following categories of cookies on weshop:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are essential for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas, use a shopping cart, or make use of e-billing services. These do not require your consent.
• Performance & Analytics Cookies: These allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us improve the way our website works (e.g., Google Analytics).
• Functionality Cookies: These are used to recognize you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name, and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
• Targeting/Marketing Cookies: These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests.

Under the Kenya Data Protection Act, 2019, we require your explicit consent before placing non-essential cookies (Performance, Functionality, and Marketing) on your device. When you first visit weshop, you will see a cookie banner where you can accept all, reject non-essential, or customize your cookie preferences. You can withdraw or change your consent at any time.

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the website, deliver advertisements on and through the website, and process payments.

Please note: When you proceed to checkout and initiate an M-Pesa payment, Safaricom (or our payment gateway provider) may set necessary session cookies to securely process your transaction. We do not control these third-party cookies and recommend you review their respective privacy policies.

You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies), you may not be able to access all or parts of our site, and the checkout process may fail.

To manage cookies, please refer to the help section of your specific browser (e.g., Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Microsoft Edge).

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our data practices. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed.

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or your data privacy rights, please refer to our Privacy Policy or contact our Data Protection team at privacy@weshop.co.ke.