Cookie Policy

Effective Date: 18 June 2026
Last Updated: 18 June 2026

International Missionary Society, Seventh-day Adventist Church, Reform South African Union ("we," "our," or "us") operates the website located at https://imssdarm-sau.org.za (the "Site").

This Cookie Policy explains how our Site uses cookies and similar tracking technologies. In line with our commitment to privacy and the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), we keep our website as privacy-friendly as possible. [1, 2]

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your computer or mobile device by your web browser when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, remember your preferences, or provide security features. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

2. Do We Track You?

No. Our custom website does not use tracking cookies, analytics cookies (such as Google Analytics), or marketing pixels. We do not track your browsing habits across the internet or profile your behavior for commercial purposes. [1, 2]

3. Essential Cookies We Use

While we do not use marketing cookies, our third-party integrations deploy highly limited, strictly necessary cookies to ensure our online forms and tithing systems function safely. These include: [1]

Security & Anti-Spam (Google reCAPTCHA): To prevent automated bots from flooding our prayer request, contact, and registration forms, we use Google reCAPTCHA. This tool may place necessary session cookies to evaluate hardware and software patterns to confirm you are a real person. [1, 2, 3]
Payment Processing (Dodo Payments): When you use our online giving checkouts to submit tithes or offerings, Dodo Payments utilizes secure session cookies to securely process your transaction, remember your checkout state, and prevent fraudulent financial activity. [1]

4. How to Control Cookies

You have the right to accept or refuse cookies. Because the cookies used on our Site are strictly necessary for security and payment processing, disabling them completely through your browser settings may cause our web forms or online tithing checkout to stop working correctly. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

If you still wish to block or delete cookies, you can do so through your browser layout: [1]

Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Third-party cookies
Apple Safari: Settings > Safari > Advanced > Advanced Tracking and Fingerprinting Protection
Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

5. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the tools we use. Any updates will be published directly on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date. [1]

6. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or how we protect your technical data, please contact our Information Officer, Sbuliso Mbokazi, at zaunion@imssdarm-sau.org.za.