Last updated: 6 September 2026
- About This Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how MutiSquare may use cookies and similar technologies when visitors use the MutiSquare website.
It should be read together with MutiSquare’s Privacy Policy.
- What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of information that a website may store on a user’s device when the website is visited.
Cookies can help websites remember information, maintain user sessions, provide important functionality, improve security and understand how a website is being used.
- How MutiSquare May Use Cookies
MutiSquare may use cookies and similar technologies for purposes including:
- operating essential website functions;
- maintaining login and account sessions;
- remembering certain user preferences;
- supporting practitioner directory functionality;
- improving website security;
- preventing spam, fraud or misuse;
- understanding how visitors use the website;
- improving website performance and functionality; and
- supporting other features provided through WordPress, MutiSquare plugins or integrated services.
- Essential Cookies
Some cookies may be necessary for the website to function correctly.
These may support functions such as:
- website security;
- account login;
- user sessions;
- forms;
- practitioner listings;
- shopping or account functionality where applicable; and
- other core website features.
Disabling essential cookies may cause parts of MutiSquare to stop working correctly.
- Functional Cookies
Functional cookies may help MutiSquare remember choices or provide enhanced functionality.
For example, they may assist with user preferences, account functionality or features provided by website plugins.
- Analytics and Performance Cookies
MutiSquare may use analytics or performance technologies to understand how visitors use the website.
These technologies may provide information such as:
- pages visited;
- general website traffic;
- time spent on pages;
- device or browser information;
- website errors; and
- general interaction with website features.
This information may be used to improve the performance and usability of MutiSquare.
Where required by applicable law, non-essential analytics cookies will be used subject to appropriate consent or other lawful requirements.
- Third-Party Cookies and Services
MutiSquare uses WordPress and may use third-party plugins and services to provide website functionality.
Depending on the features enabled on the website, third-party services may place or use cookies or similar technologies.
These may include services associated with:
- website hosting;
- security;
- maps and location functionality;
- analytics;
- forms;
- practitioner directory functionality;
- payment services;
- social media;
- embedded content; and
- e-commerce functionality.
Third parties may have their own privacy and cookie policies, and MutiSquare does not control all cookies placed directly by independent third-party services.
- Login and Account Cookies
Where users or practitioners create accounts or log into MutiSquare, cookies may be used to maintain the login session and support account security and functionality.
Logging out may remove or deactivate certain session cookies.
- Forms
Cookies or related technologies may be used in connection with forms for purposes such as security, spam prevention, maintaining sessions or improving form functionality.
Information intentionally submitted through a form is handled in accordance with MutiSquare’s Privacy Policy.
- Practitioner Directory
The MutiSquare practitioner directory may use cookies or similar technologies to provide functions such as searches, filters, location features, account functions, favourites or other directory functionality where these features are enabled.
- E-Commerce Cookies
MutiSquare may introduce or expand online shopping functionality.
Where WooCommerce or other e-commerce functionality is used, cookies may be required for functions such as:
- maintaining a shopping cart;
- remembering cart contents;
- checkout functionality;
- customer accounts; and
- maintaining secure shopping sessions.
Additional information may be provided when MutiSquare’s e-commerce services are fully launched.
- Managing Cookies
Users can generally control cookies through their web browser settings.
Depending on the browser, users may be able to:
- view stored cookies;
- delete cookies;
- block certain cookies;
- block third-party cookies; or
- configure how websites may use cookies.
Blocking or deleting cookies may affect the operation of certain MutiSquare features.
- Cookie Consent
Where required by applicable law, MutiSquare may display a cookie notice or consent mechanism allowing users to make choices regarding certain non-essential cookies.
Essential cookies that are necessary to provide requested website functionality may be treated differently where permitted by law.
- Personal Information
Where information collected through cookies or similar technologies constitutes personal information, MutiSquare will seek to process that information in accordance with its Privacy Policy and applicable South African data-protection law, including POPIA where applicable.
- Changes to This Cookie Policy
MutiSquare may update this Cookie Policy when website functionality, plugins, third-party services or legal requirements change.
The latest version will be published on the MutiSquare website with an updated “Last updated” date.
- Contact MutiSquare
Questions about this Cookie Policy or the way MutiSquare handles personal information may be submitted through the Contact page on the MutiSquare website.