Cookie policy

Last Updated: August 2026 Operator: Surf Camp International ("SCI", "we", "us", "our") Contact & Information Officer: info@surfcampinternational.com Domain: surfcampinternational.com 1. WHAT ARE COOKIES & LOCAL STORAGE? Cookies and local storage are small data files or browser memory entries saved on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They allow web applications to maintain secure sessions, remember your preferences, process transactions, and provide analytics information regarding how the site is used. 2. HOW WE USE COOKIES & TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES Surf Camp International uses cookies, local storage tokens, and first-party event tracking tools to run our digital directory, manage user dashboard sessions, process payments, and analyze platform performance. We operate on a strict privacy model: WE DO NOT SELL USER OR INTERACTION DATA TO THIRD-PARTY ADVERTISERS OR ENGAGE IN CROSS-SITE AD-TRACKING NETWORKS. 3. CATEGORIES OF COOKIES & TRACKING TOOLS WE USE A. Strictly Necessary & Essential Infrastructure (Cannot be switched off) These tools are essential for the platform to function securely and allow you to move around the directory and access core features: • Authentication & Session Tokens (Supabase): Used to maintain your active session, keep you securely logged into your candidate or host dashboard, and manage custom PIN access permissions. • Payment Processing Security (Paystack): Temporary security and verification cookies deployed during checkout to safely process Crew Seasonal, Crew Monthly and free camp verification transactions and prevent payment fraud. • Preference Storage: Used to store your UI choices, cookie consent state, and default directory filter settings. B. First-Party Custom Analytics (Built-in Platform Analytics) We utilize a proprietary, built-in internal analytics system to monitor platform usage and interaction: • In-House Interaction Tracking: Our custom event tracker logs aggregated first-party metrics directly within our database—including page views, directory traction, button clicks, and feature usage. • Data Isolation: Because this analytics tool is built natively into the Surf Camp International platform, all interaction data remains strictly inside our secure database (Supabase). No behavioral, click, or usage data collected by our internal system is ever exported, sold, or shared with external advertising vendors or third-party data brokers. C. External Performance & Analytics To complement our internal analytics and evaluate general web traffic: • Google Analytics: Collects aggregated, anonymous statistical information regarding overall site traffic, referral sources, session durations, and general geographic distribution. All IP addresses are anonymized. 4. THIRD-PARTY INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES When you interact with integrated tools on SCI, the following third-party infrastructure providers may place essential or functional cookies on your device: • Supabase (Database, Storage & Auth Infrastructure) • Paystack (PCI-DSS Compliant Payment Gateway) • Google Analytics (Aggregated Web Traffic Statistics) • Loom / Vimeo / YouTube (Embedded Candidate Profile Videos) 5. HOW TO CONTROL & MANAGE COOKIES You retain full control over your browser storage and cookies: • Browser Controls: Most web browsers allow you to block, limit, or delete cookies via their settings menu (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge). Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies or local storage will break essential functions, such as keeping you logged into your dashboard or unlocking PIN-protected profiles. • Analytics Opt-Out: You can opt out of external Google Analytics tracking across all websites by installing the official Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. 6. CHANGES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our tech stack, internal analytics capability, or legal and regulatory requirements under POPIA and applicable global privacy laws. 7. CONTACT US If you have any questions regarding our use of cookies, local storage, or internal analytics tracking, please contact our Information Officer at: Email: info@surfcampinternational.com