You can update your cookie preferences at any time using the cookie settings panel or from the banner shown on your first visit.
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that a website places on your browser or device when you visit. They allow the site to recognise your device on subsequent visits and remember your preferences. Similar technologies include web beacons (pixel tags), local storage, and fingerprinting methods. This policy covers all such technologies collectively referred to as “cookies.”
2. Types of Cookies We Use
We classify cookies into four categories. You may accept or reject non-essential categories using our consent banner or settings panel.
| Category | Required? | Examples | Purpose |
|---|
| Strictly Necessary | Yes — always active | Session ID, CSRF token, auth token | Authenticate your session, prevent cross-site request forgery, remember cookie consent choice |
| Functional / Preference | No — optional | Theme preference (dark/light), language, last-viewed category | Remember your UI preferences across sessions |
| Analytics | No — optional | Google Analytics (_ga, _gid), Clarity session ID | Understand how visitors use the Platform; improve performance and content |
| Marketing / Advertising | No — optional | Affiliate click IDs, Google AdSense (__gads), retargeting pixels | Track affiliate conversions, enable relevant advertising, measure ad campaign effectiveness |
3. Cookie Reference Table
| Cookie Name | Category | Provider | Duration | Purpose |
|---|
| goji_session | Strictly Necessary | Goji.my | Session | User authentication session token |
| goji_csrf | Strictly Necessary | Goji.my | Session | Cross-site request forgery protection |
| goji_consent | Strictly Necessary | Goji.my | 1 year | Stores your cookie consent preferences |
| gs-theme | Functional | Goji.my | 1 year | Remembers your light/dark mode preference (localStorage) |
| _ga | Analytics | Google Analytics | 2 years | Distinguishes unique users |
| _gid | Analytics | Google Analytics | 24 hours | Distinguishes users across sessions |
| _gat | Analytics | Google Analytics | 1 minute | Throttles Analytics request rate |
| __gads | Marketing | Google AdSense | 13 months | Enables Google AdSense to show relevant ads |
| aff_click | Marketing | Goji.my | 90 days | Tracks affiliate link clicks for commission attribution |
| _clck | Analytics | Microsoft Clarity | 1 year | Session recording and heatmaps (anonymised) |
4. Legal Basis for Cookie Use (GDPR / ePrivacy)
Under the EU ePrivacy Directive and GDPR:
- Strictly necessary cookies do not require your consent. They are set automatically and cannot be disabled.
- All other cookie categories require your explicit, freely given, informed consent before they are set. We obtain this consent through our cookie banner when you first visit goji.my.
- Your consent is recorded and stored in the
goji_consent cookie with a timestamp. - You may withdraw or change your consent at any time without detriment.
5. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on goji.my are set by third-party services. We have no direct control over these cookies and they are governed by the respective third party's privacy policy:
Third-party cookies are only loaded after you have provided consent for the relevant category.
6. Google AdSense and Advertising Cookies
goji.my participates in the Google AdSense programme. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to goji.my and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or aboutads.info.
7. How to Manage Cookies
You have multiple ways to control cookies:
- Goji cookie settings: Use the preferences panel accessible from the banner or footer “Cookie Settings” link to opt in or out of each category
- Browser settings: All modern browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. See your browser's help documentation:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies
- Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions
- Google Analytics opt-out: Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
Blocking strictly necessary cookies will prevent core functionality including sign-in and session management.
8. Do Not Track
Some browsers send a “Do Not Track” signal. Because there is no agreed standard for how to respond to such signals, goji.my does not currently change its tracking practices based on DNT signals. You can use our cookie settings panel to opt out of analytics and marketing cookies specifically.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in technology, law, or our practices. We will update the “Last updated” date and notify registered users of material changes.
