Cookie Policy
Last Updated: January 1, 2024
Introduction to Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of data that a website asks your browser to place on your computer’s hard drive or device. They were designed to help a website remember certain information about you and your preferences at different times in interactions with the site. Cookies serve various purposes, such as remembering your username for a login, remembering your preferences for a more personalized experience, or to collect data for analysis of how users use a website, which can help us improve our service.
Types of Cookies Used on Our Website
Our website uses several types of cookies, each serving a specific function:
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Necessary Cookies: These are essential for the operation of our website and enable you to navigate through it and use its features. Without these cookies, services such as enabling comments 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 receive error messages from web pages. These cookies do not collect personally identifiable information; all information collected is aggregated and anonymous.
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Functionality Cookies: These allow the website to remember your preferences and personalize your user experience. For example, a functionality cookie might store your user name, language preference, or region to avoid you having to re-enter this information each time you visit our site.
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Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These are used to deliver content that is more relevant to you and your interests. They may be used to deliver our ads to you on other websites you visit, based on your engagement with our website. They are usually placed by third-party advertising networks.
Managing or Deleting Cookies
If you wish to control, manage, delete, or disable cookies, you can do so through your browser’s settings. Each browser has its own instructions for this process, which can typically be found in the ‘help’ or ‘tools’ menu of your browser. You can opt-out of receiving information from most of the advertising networks that we may use by visiting the respective websites where they provide information about how to opt-out.
Please note that blocking all cookies can affect your online experience, and many websites will not function properly without cookies.
Third-Party Cookies
Our website uses third-party services such as Google Analytics for performance monitoring and to understand how our visitors interact with the site. These providers may place cookies on your device to help us analyze this data. For more information about these cookies, including how to opt-out of certain types of tracking, please visit the respective privacy policy of the provider:
- Google Analytics: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
Consent and Control
By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this Cookie Policy. You can provide and withdraw your consent to the use of cookies at any time by adjusting your cookie settings on our website. Information on how to do this is available by clicking on the “Cookie Settings” link at the bottom of each page on our site.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding our use of cookies, please feel free to contact us at:
This Cookie Policy is part of and incorporates by reference the privacy policy of our website. We reserve the right to amend this Cookie Policy at any time, for example, to comply with changes in laws, regulations, or industry codes. When we update this policy, we will update the “Last Updated” date above.
Compliance
Our use of cookies and our Cookie Policy are designed to comply with GDPR, ePrivacy Directive, CCPA, and UK GDPR. If you have any concerns regarding privacy or data protection, please contact us at the email address provided above.