1. Understanding Web Storage and Cookies
Nile utilizes cookies, local storage variables, and browser session logging technologies to provide our unified commerce experience. This policy explains what variables are stored inside your browser when navigating Nile websites or accessing the merchant admin panel.
2. Essential Platform Cookies
These trackers are strictly necessary to maintain stable, secure checkout channels and regional layouts. Without these variables, core features like currency toggles, checkout routing, and admin access will fail:
- `nile-region` (Session Storage): Records your preferred regional compliance setting (Nigeria, US, UK, Ghana, Global) to present correct gateway channels and local pricing instantly.
- `nile-session` (Secure Cookie): Authenticates merchant access keys when navigating the store management admin console.
- `cart-token` (Local Storage): Preserves buyer cart selections across page transitions during the checkout process.
3. Performance Telemetry and Security Cookies
We deploy internal logging scripts to identify server latency, monitor database retrieval times, and detect automated bots. Nile does not track your online activity outside our domain parameters or sell analytical records to cross-site tracking brokers.
4. Managing Consent Settings
First-time visitors are presented with cookie options. While you can configure your browser to block cookies, doing so will disable checkout and admin capabilities since these systems rely on local storage to preserve transaction states.