Our Cookies Policy

1. Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (“we”, “us” and “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit the Sheldrick Conservation Lodges website.

Cookies help our website function properly, improve your browsing experience, understand how visitors use our website and, where applicable, support our marketing activities.

This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, tablet or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies allow websites to recognise your device, remember certain information about your visit and improve your browsing experience. Some cookies are essential for the operation of the website, while others help us understand how the website is used or provide additional functionality.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

We use the following categories of cookies:

Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the operation and security of the website and cannot be disabled.
They enable core functionality such as page navigation, security features, remembering your cookie preferences and other essential website services.

Functional Cookies:
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and remember choices you make while using our website, helping to provide a more personalised browsing experience.

If you choose not to allow these cookies, some features of the website may not function correctly.

Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use our website by collecting information such as pages visited, visitor journeys and website performance.
This information is used to improve our website and the services we provide.
Analytics cookies are only used where you have given your consent.

Advertisement Cookies
Where used, advertisement cookies track your online activity and help advertisers deliver relevant advertising or limit how many times you see an add.
Advertising cookies will only be placed on your device where you have provided your consent.

4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner allowing you to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You may update or withdraw your consent at any time by selecting the Cookie Settings link available on our website.

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of the website.

5. Cookies We Use

Our website uses a consent management platform which maintains a current list of the cookies used on the website, together with their purpose, category and duration. As the cookies used by our website and third-party service providers may change from time to time, we maintain the current cookie list through our cookie consent tool rather than within this policy.

6. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies may be placed by trusted third-party service providers that assist us in operating our website, understanding website usage or providing other services.
Where applicable, these third parties process information in accordance with their own privacy and cookie policies.

7. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our website, technology, legal obligations or the cookies we use. The latest version will always be published on this website together with the date it was last updated.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding this Cookie Policy, please contact:

The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +254 (0)111 044 200
Postal Address: PO Box 15555, Magadi Road, Nairobi 00503, Kenya