Cookies Policy
This page explains how the Sikka platform uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit sikka.sd. We believe in transparency — especially with our community of activists, journalists, researchers, and diaspora members — and we want you to know what is stored on your device and why.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that your browser stores on your device when you visit a website. They help the site remember certain information — such as your preferred language or that you accepted a privacy notice — without you having to enter it on every visit.
Some cookies are essential for the site to work; others help us understand how the site is used so we can improve it. Cookies do not give us access to your personal files on your device — they read and write only specific data for their intended purpose.
2. Why does Sikka use them?
We use cookies to make browsing smoother: saving your language (Arabic or English), remembering your preferences within the site, and maintaining secure sessions when you sign in to the dashboard.
We also use analytics tools to understand visitor numbers, which pages are read, and which countries visitors come from. This helps us know what matters to our community — the revolution archive, war testimonies, research — without collecting sensitive personal data about you.
3. Types of cookies we use
3.1. Essential cookies
These cookies are required for the site to function properly. They include remembering your interface language, saving display preferences (such as your choice between the Revolution or War archive), and session cookies when you sign in to the dashboard.
Without them, the site may not work as expected — for example, the page language may reset on every visit, or your dashboard session may be interrupted.
3.2. Analytics cookies
We use analytics tools to measure visitor numbers and page load performance, and to understand in general how the archive is used — such as which pages are visited and your browsing language — without linking this data to your name or email.
This data is collected in aggregate and is not used to identify you personally.
4. Third-party cookies and services
4.1. Hosting
The site is hosted on cloud infrastructure. This infrastructure may use cookies and technical identifiers to host and deliver the site, and to run the measurement and analytics tools needed to improve performance.
4.2. Content delivery network
We store images, videos, and audio files on storage services and a content delivery network. When media is loaded, your browser or the delivery network may set technical cookies to deliver content efficiently. We do not control these cookies directly.
4.3. Social media platforms
Our site includes external links to platforms such as LinkedIn, X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, and Telegram. When you click these links, you leave our site and third-party platforms may set their own cookies.
We do not control these platforms' policies. We encourage you to review each platform's privacy settings if you are concerned about their tracking.
5. How to control cookies
5.1. Browser settings
You can configure your browser to block or delete cookies. Most browsers — Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge — offer privacy settings that let you accept some cookies and reject others.
If you block all cookies, some parts of the site may not work as expected — such as saving your language or remembering your preferences.
6. Updates to this policy
We may update this policy when we add new tools or change how data is collected. Any change will be posted on this page with a new "Last updated" date.
We recommend reviewing this page from time to time. Continued use of the site after an update means you have read the revised policy.
7. Contact us
Thank you for trusting Sikka. Transparency with you is part of our commitment to our community.