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, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies are integral to the functioning of most websites, including this one, and they perform various roles, from enabling you to navigate between pages on a website to remembering your preferences for a more personalized browsing experience.
Types of Cookies Used
Our website utilizes different types of cookies, each serving a distinct purpose:
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Necessary Cookies: These are essential for the basic functionality of our website and enable you to navigate through it and use its features. Without these cookies, services like logging in cannot be provided.
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Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance, which pages visitors go to most often. The data collected by these cookies is used only to improve the way our website works and performs.
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Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name) and provide enhanced, more personalized features. They can also be used to remember changes you’ve made to text size, fonts, and other parts of web pages that you can customize.
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Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver content that is more relevant to you and your interests; they may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement on our site or on other websites. They remember that you have visited our website and may help us in understanding our users’ behavior so that we can provide a better user experience.
Managing and Deleting Cookies
If you wish to control, manage, or delete the cookies on your computer, you have the right to do so through your browser’s settings. Most browsers will allow you to choose what types of cookies to accept (e.g., always allow, always block, or ask each time). You can also clear or disable cookies manually. However, note that disabling cookies may affect your ability to use certain parts of our website.
Third-Party Cookies
We may work with third parties who set cookies on our website to help us retrieve useful information relating to the site or to serve more relevant and personalized advertisements across the web. Examples of these third-party services include analytics providers, advertising networks, and social media platforms. These third-party cookies are subject to each organization’s privacy policy, not ours.
Consent and Control
We are committed to respecting your privacy and providing transparent information about how we use cookies. Your consent is required for the use of most cookies which can be provided by a cookie consent management tool accessible via a banner on our website when you first visit us. You can change your preferences at any time using this tool.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about our Cookie Policy, please feel free to contact us at:
[email protected]
Please note that this Cookie Policy is subject to change, and we advise you to regularly check this page for any changes to the way we use cookies. Future updates will be noted with an updated “Last Updated” date at the top of this document.
Compliance with Regulations
Our website’s Cookie Policy is designed to comply with the ePrivacy Directive (as amended by GDPR and UK GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). If you are a user in the European Economic Area, UK, or California, you have specific rights regarding privacy and data protection. We are dedicated to upholding these regulations and ensuring your data is processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently.