Cookie Policy
This policy is issued under the lawful-basis framework of the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA). Where a cookie processes personal information, Dovrano & Sons Financial Consulting (Pty) Ltd relies on one of: consent (section 11(1)(a)), legitimate interest (section 11(1)(f)), or performance of the service requested by the user (section 11(1)(b)). The basis relied upon for each category is set out below.
1. What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files placed on a device when dovrano.site is visited. They allow the site operated by Dovrano & Sons to function correctly, to be measured, and, where consented to, to support marketing communications such as the email subscription described below.
2. Consent Categories
Cookies on dovrano.site fall into three categories, each with a distinct legal basis. Necessary cookies are set automatically. Analytics and marketing cookies are set only after affirmative opt-in through the cookie banner.
| Category | Purpose | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|
| Necessary | Session integrity, load balancing, security, form submission (contact form) | Section 11(1)(b) — necessary to provide the service requested |
| Analytics | Aggregated measurement of page visits and consulting-service enquiries | Section 11(1)(a) — consent, revocable at any time |
| Marketing | Recognising returning visitors who subscribed to the Dovrano & Sons financial-consulting newsletter, and measuring email-campaign engagement | Section 11(1)(a) — consent, revocable at any time |
3. Necessary Cookies
These cookies support the contact form used by prospective clients to request financial consulting services from Dovrano & Sons. They preserve form-field state, prevent duplicate submission, and mitigate cross-site request forgery. They do not require consent and cannot be disabled without breaking core site functionality.
4. Analytics Cookies
If enabled, analytics cookies record which pages of dovrano.site are visited, how long, and by what general region, to allow Dovrano & Sons Financial Consulting (Pty) Ltd to assess demand for its consulting services. No analytics cookie is set until consent is given through the banner, and consent may be withdrawn at any time via the cookie settings link in the site footer.
5. Marketing Cookies
Where a visitor subscribes to the Dovrano & Sons email list, a marketing cookie may be set to record that the subscription flow was completed and to prevent duplicate sign-up prompts. Separately, tracking pixels embedded in newsletter emails, if any, are governed by this same consent category and may be disabled by withdrawing marketing consent or unsubscribing.
6. Relationship to the Contact Form and Email Subscription
Cookies described above are distinct from, but operate alongside, the personal information submitted directly through the contact form (name, email, enquiry details) and the email subscription (email address, subscription timestamp). Handling of that submitted data is addressed in the Privacy Policy, not this Cookie Policy, which concerns only the technical markers stored on the visitor's device.
7. Third-Party Cookies
Where analytics or email-delivery tooling is provided by a third-party processor, that processor may itself set cookies under its own retention rules. Dovrano & Sons Financial Consulting (Pty) Ltd requires such processors to act only on instruction and to apply security measures consistent with POPIA section 19.
8. Retention
Necessary cookies persist for the duration of the browser session unless stated otherwise at the point of setting. Analytics and marketing cookies persist for up to thirteen months from the date of consent, after which renewed consent is requested.
9. Managing Consent
Consent choices may be changed at any time via the cookie settings control accessible from every page of dovrano.site, or by adjusting browser-level cookie controls. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
10. Contact
Questions about this Cookie Policy, or requests to exercise rights under POPIA in relation to cookie data, may be directed to Dovrano & Sons Financial Consulting (Pty) Ltd, 48 Cradock Street, Wilderness Heights, 6530 George, South Africa, email info@dovrano.site, telephone +27 44 910 9522.
11. Updates to This Policy
This Cookie Policy may be revised to reflect changes in cookie usage or law. The version in force is the one published on dovrano.site at the time of the visit. Last updated 2026.