Cookie Policy
Last Updated: January 1, 2024
Introduction to Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to site owners. Cookies perform various tasks, such as remembering your preferences, compiling metrics about website performance, and allowing a website to recognize you and remember things like your age, language, and browser type during “return” visits.
Types of Cookies Used on Our Website
Our website uses cookies to improve user experience and to analyze website performance. The types of cookies we use are categorized as follows:
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Necessary Cookies: These are essential for the operation of our website. They enable you to navigate the site and use its services and features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, services you have asked for cannot be provided.
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Performance Cookies: These collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance, which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies do not collect personally identifiable information and are used only to improve how our website works.
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Functionality Cookies: These allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personalized features. They can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other parts of web pages that you can customize.
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Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on other sites. They work by uniquely identifying your browser and device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less personalized content.
Managing or Deleting Cookies
If you wish to manage, delete, or disable some or all cookies, you can do so through your browser settings. Each browser has different procedures for managing settings, and these are usually as follows:
- For PCs: Click on ‘Help’ in the toolbar, then click on ‘About’ and select ‘Cookie’ to find out more about how to manage/delete cookies.
- For Macs: With the browser open, you can select ‘Macintosh HD’ > ‘Users’ > ‘your user name’ > ‘Library’ > ‘Preferences’ to find a file called ‘com.apple.Safari.plist’. Opening this file with any text editor will show you what cookies are stored in the browser. You can then delete them manually.
To find out more about how to manage and delete cookies, visit aboutcookies.org.
Third-Party Cookies
Our website may use third-party service providers to serve customized advertising across the Internet. These providers may collect non-personally identifiable information, such as your browser type, operating system, software versions, and your Internet Protocol (IP) address. This information is used and analyzed on an aggregate basis to understand customer behaviors, and to enhance and or improve our product and service offerings.
Consent and Control
By using our website, you agree that we can place these cookies on your device. You can control and communicate your preferences regarding cookies by using the Cookie Consent Tool available when you first visit our site. Should you wish to remove previously consented cookies or to opt-in/out later, you can do so at any time by accessing this same Cookie Consent Tool.
Contact Information
For any questions or concerns about our Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
- Email: [email protected]
Compliance with Regulations
Our website is committed to compliance with data protection laws, including GDPR, ePrivacy Directive, CCPA, and UK GDPR. We ensure that our use of cookies is in accordance with these regulations and that we provide transparency and control to all users. This policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in technology, regulation, or the nature of our services.
Please review this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about how and why cookies are used on our website. Your continued use of our site constitutes your acceptance of the terms of this Cookie Policy and your consent to the use of cookies as described herein.