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Cookie Policy

Last updated: March 25, 2026

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help the site remember your preferences, understand how you use it, and improve your experience.

2. How We Use Cookies

Essential Cookies (Always Active)

  • Session management (keeping you logged in)
  • Security tokens (CSRF protection)
  • Load balancing

These cookies are necessary for the platform to function. They cannot be disabled.

Functional Cookies

  • Remembering your preferred area (Yaba, Surulere)
  • Remembering your user type selection (tenant/landlord)
  • Language and display preferences

These cookies improve your experience but are not strictly necessary.

Analytics Cookies

  • Understanding which pages are most visited
  • Measuring how users navigate between pages
  • Identifying technical issues (page load times, errors)

We use anonymized analytics to improve the platform. No personally identifiable information is collected through analytics cookies.

Marketing Cookies

We do not currently use marketing or advertising cookies. If this changes, we will update this policy and request your consent.

3. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies may be set by third-party services we use:

  • Paystack (payment processing)
  • Google Analytics (if enabled — anonymized)
  • Vercel Analytics (performance monitoring)

These third parties have their own cookie policies. We encourage you to review them.

4. Managing Cookies

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies.

Note: blocking essential cookies may prevent Directrent.ng from functioning properly.

To manage cookies in your browser:

  • In Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies
  • In Safari: Preferences → Privacy
  • In Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies

5. Cookie Retention

  • Essential cookies: expire when you close your browser (session) or after 30 days (persistent)
  • Functional cookies: 12 months
  • Analytics cookies: 26 months

You can clear all cookies at any time through your browser settings.

6. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Material changes will be communicated via a prominent notice on the platform. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.

7. Contact

For questions about our use of cookies, contact us at hello@directrent.ng.