Cookie Policy

Last updated: 15 July 2026

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies and similar technologies are, how Housely uses them on our website and apps (the "Service"), and how you can manage them. It should be read with our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make sites work, remember preferences, and understand how people use a service. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, and pixels used by authentication or analytics providers.

2. How we use cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

  • Enable essential features such as authentication, session management, and security (including cookies set by our auth provider, Clerk)
  • Remember preferences (for example locale or basic UI settings where applicable)
  • Understand how the Service is used so we can fix bugs and improve performance (analytics and error monitoring, where enabled)
  • Support payment flows when you are redirected to or return from PayFast

3. Types of cookies we use

Essential / strictly necessary

Required for the Service to function (sign-in, keeping you logged in, CSRF or security protections, load balancing). These cannot be switched off through the Service without breaking core features.

Functional

Help remember choices you make (such as language) and provide a more personalised experience.

Analytics and performance

Help us count visits, measure traffic sources, and detect errors. Where we use these tools, we configure them to support our Privacy Policy. Some analytics may use first-party or third-party cookies.

4. Third-party cookies

Some cookies are set by third parties that help us operate the Service, including:

  • Clerk (authentication and session management)
  • PayFast (payment processing when you complete a payment)
  • Hosting, analytics, or error-monitoring providers we engage as operators

We do not control cookies set solely by third-party sites you navigate to (for example PayFast's own pages). Please review those parties' privacy and cookie notices.

5. Managing cookies

Most browsers let you block or delete cookies through their settings. If you block essential cookies, parts of the Service (especially sign-in) may not work.

You can typically manage cookies under your browser's Privacy or Security settings. Guidance for common browsers is available from the browser vendor or from informational sites such as allaboutcookies.org.

6. Changes

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected on this page with an updated date. The current version supersedes previous versions.

7. Contact

Questions about cookies or this policy:

Email: housley.za@gmail.com

Phone: 079 607 6265

Location: Disa Park, Cape Town, South Africa