Legal
Cookie policy
Effective date: 6 May 2026
1. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help sites function, remember your preferences, and gather analytics. Cookies set by Beyond Divergent are "first-party" cookies; cookies set by third-party services we use are "third-party" cookies.
2. How we use cookies
We use cookies for four purposes:
- Essential: strictly necessary for the site to work (e.g. remembering you have accepted this policy). These cannot be switched off.
- Performance and analytics: help us understand how visitors use the site, so we can improve it.
- Functional: remember preferences such as language or region.
- Marketing: only set if you opt in to marketing emails or related communications.
3. Third-party cookies
The following services may set cookies on your device when you visit beyonddivergent.com:
- Google Analytics: anonymous traffic measurement, with IP anonymisation enabled where supported.
- Vercel: basic security and performance cookies set by our hosting provider.
- Kit (formerly ConvertKit): session and preference cookies if you visit our newsletter signup or subscriber pages.
- Paystack: set during checkout to process your payment securely.
- Google Calendar and Google Meet: when you book or attend a session, Google may set cookies governed by its own policies.
4. Managing your cookie preferences
On your first visit, you will see a cookie consent banner. You can accept all cookies or choose essential-only, and change your choice at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting the site.
You can also manage cookies through your browser settings:
- Google Chrome:Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
- Mozilla Firefox:Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Safari:Settings → Privacy → Cookies and website data
- Microsoft Edge:Settings → Privacy, Search, and Services → Cookies
Disabling cookies may prevent some parts of the site from working as intended.
5. Consent and legal basis
In line with GDPR (EU/UK), POPIA (SA), and the EU ePrivacy Directive, we obtain your consent before setting any non-essential cookies. Essential cookies do not require consent because they are strictly necessary for the site to function.
6. Cookies we use
- Session cookie: maintains your session while browsing. Required, expires when you close the browser.
- Consent cookie: records your cookie choice. Required, expires after 1 year.
- Preference cookie: remembers your settings. Optional, expires after 1 year.
- Analytics cookie: tracks aggregate site usage. Optional, expires after 14 to 26 months.
- Security cookie: helps prevent fraud and abuse. Required, session-based.
7. Updates to this cookie policy
We may update this policy when the cookies we use change or when the law requires. The effective date above shows when it was last updated.
Contact us
- Email: hello@beyonddivergent.com
- Website: beyonddivergent.com
- Phone: +27 82 487 1050
- Post: 4 Indigo Dr, Burgundy Estate, Cape Town, 7441
Have a question about any of this? You don't need a formal request, just send a message and we'll help.