Cookie Policy
Last updated: May 2026
This page explains what cookies and similar technologies are, how The GSA uses them, and how you can control them. It sits alongside our privacy policy.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your device. Cookies let a site remember your sign-in, your preferences, and anonymous information about how you use the site between visits.
The cookies we use
Strictly necessary
These cookies are required for the site to work. They keep you signed in, remember your session, protect against cross-site request forgery, and let the registration and login flow function. The site does not work without them, so they are always on.
Analytics
We use anonymised analytics to understand which directory categories and country guides are most used, where visitors come from, and what breaks. Analytics cookies do not identify you personally. You can opt out using the controls in our cookie banner.
Functional
These remember your preferences, like the last category you browsed. They make the site faster and more useful but are not essential. You can opt out.
Cookies we do not use
We do not use advertising cookies. We do not sell visitor data to advertising networks. We do not use cross-site tracking, fingerprinting, or behavioural retargeting.
How to control cookies
When you first visit the site, our cookie banner lets you accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your choice at any time by clearing your browser cookies for thegsa.co.za and reloading.
All major browsers also let you block or delete cookies through their settings. Disabling strictly necessary cookies will stop you being able to sign in to trade-only areas of the site.
Third-party embeds
The site embeds the Flipsnack bookshelf for the magazine and may link out to supplier booking portals. Those services set their own cookies when you interact with them. Their cookie practices are governed by their own policies, not ours.
Contact
Questions about cookies: webadmin@the-gsa.co.za.