This Cookie Policy is designed to inform you about our practices regarding the use of cookies and other comparable tracking technologies (collectively referred to as "Cookies") across our website. By continuing your interaction with our site, you signify your agreement to our deployment of Cookies as detailed within this policy.
Cookies are small data files, essentially tiny text strings, that can be placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Their primary role is to enable websites to recognize your device during subsequent visits, recall your specific preferences, and generally enhance your overall browsing experience. Furthermore, Cookies can play a part in ensuring that the advertisements you encounter online are more pertinent to your personal interests and online activities.
We employ Cookies for a variety of functions, which include:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These Cookies are absolutely essential for the fundamental operation of our website. They facilitate core functionalities such as navigating between pages and accessing secure areas of the site (where applicable). Without these Cookies, our website simply cannot perform its basic operations correctly.
- Analytical/Performance Cookies: These Cookies gather anonymous information about how visitors use our website. For example, they help us understand which pages are most frequently visited, and if users encounter error messages on web pages. The data collected by these Cookies is aggregated and does not identify any individual visitor. Its sole purpose is to help us improve the performance and usability of our website.
- Functionality Cookies: These Cookies empower our website to remember choices you have made (such as your username, preferred language, or geographical region) and deliver more personalized and enriched features. They can, for instance, be used to recall modifications you've made to text size, fonts, and other customizable elements of web pages.
- Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These Cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are more relevant to your specific interests. They also help to control the number of times you see a particular ad and assist in measuring the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns. Typically, they are placed by advertising networks with the permission of the website operator. They record your visit to a website, and this information is subsequently shared with other entities, such as advertisers.
Below is an overview of the different categories of Cookies that might be used on our website:
- Session Cookies: These temporarily store information during your active browsing session to guarantee seamless site functionality.
- Security Cookies: Utilized to help identify and mitigate potential security threats and risks.
- Analytics Cookies (e.g., powered by Google Analytics): These are instrumental in helping us gain insights into user behavior, track traffic sources, and monitor site performance through the collection of anonymized statistical data.
- Optimization Cookies: These allow us to test various versions of features and continuously enhance the overall user-friendliness of our site.
- Preference Cookies: Designed to remember your settings, such as layout preferences or language selections, to provide a more tailored browsing experience.
- Login Cookies (where applicable): If user accounts are integrated, these Cookies remember your logged-in status for convenience.
- Third-Party Advertising Cookies: These may be set by our advertising partners to present you with relevant advertisements on other websites, based on your browsing activity on our site.
- Social Media Cookies: When social media services are integrated, these Cookies are set by those services to enable features like content sharing or interactions with their platforms.
You retain full control and have the right to accept or decline Cookies. While most web browsers are configured to accept Cookies automatically, you typically have the option to modify your browser settings to decline them if you prefer. These settings can usually be located within your browser's 'options' or 'preferences' menu.
For detailed guidance on adjusting these settings, the following links may prove helpful, or you can consult the 'Help' section of your specific browser:
- Managing Cookie settings in Chrome
- Managing Cookie settings in Firefox
- Managing Cookie settings in Safari web and iOS
- Managing Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
Please be advised that choosing to decline Cookies may limit your ability to fully utilize all the functionalities of our website, and some sections of the site may not operate as intended. It's important to note that deleting existing Cookies will not prevent future Cookies from being set unless you proactively adjust your browser's default settings.
We reserve the right to periodically update this Cookie Policy to reflect any changes in our practices or to comply with operational, legal, or regulatory requirements. We encourage you to review this policy regularly to stay informed about our use of Cookies. The "date" at the beginning of this policy indicates when it was last revised.
Should you have any queries regarding our use of Cookies or this Cookie Policy, please do not hesitate to contact us.