Cookie Policy​​​​

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​Last updated: November 11, 2024​

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We use cookies on our website to enhance your browsing experience, analyze site traffic, and personalize content. These small files help us understand how you interact with our site, allowing us to offer improved services and tailored features.

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Cookies: Cookies are small pieces of data (a text file or computer code) stored on a user's device (such as a computer, smartphone, or tablet) when they visit a website. These files are created by the website and help store information about the user's activity or preferences, making it easier for the website to remember certain details during future visits. ​By continuing to use the Site, you consent to the use of these cookies. If you prefer not to accept cookies, you can configure your browser settings to reject cookies and other tracking technologies, or you can manage your preferences through the cookie banner upon your first visit to the Site. Please note that rejecting cookies may impact certain features and functionality of the Site.

 

For ​​more information about cookies, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org.​​

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COOKIES WE USE

​​​Essential Cookies: These cookies are crucial for the basic operation of a website and cannot be disabled. They enable core functionalities such as security, identity verification, and network management. Essential cookies ensure that users can navigate the site and use its features safely and effectively. Without these cookies, the website may not function properly.

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Examples of Essential Cookies:

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• Authentication Cookies

• Security Cookies

• Load Balancing Cookies

• Session Management Cookies

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Authentication Cookies: These cookies verify your identity when logging in, ensuring that the session is secure and that you are who you claim to be. 

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Security Cookies: Used to protect user data and prevent fraudulent activity (e.g., detecting suspicious activity or brute-force login attempts). 

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Load Balancing Cookies: Help distribute website traffic evenly across servers to improve site performance and prevent crashes. 

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Session Management Cookies: Maintain your session as you navigate the website 

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Targeting or Advertising Cookies

These cookies track your online activity to deliver more relevant advertising or content based on your interests. They are often placed by third-party advertisers and used to build a profile of your preferences, which can be used for personalized ads.

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Example: Cookies used by ad networks like Google AdSense or Facebook to show ads based on your browsing history.

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Functional Cookies (Preference Cookies)

These cookies allow the website to remember your preferences, choices, or settings (e.g., language, region, or font size) to provide a more personalized experience. They aren't necessary for the website to work, but they can enhance user experience.

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Example: A cookie that remembers your language preference so you don’t have to select it every time you visit the website.​​

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Performance Cookies (Analytics Cookies)

These cookies collect data about how users interact with a website, allowing the site owners to analyze and improve the site's performance. They don't store personally identifiable information but help track things like page views, time spent on pages, and error messages.

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Example: Google Analytics cookies that track how many visitors come to a website, which pages are viewed, and how long users stay on the site.

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Session Cookies: Session Cookies are temporary cookies that are stored in a user’s browser only for the duration of a single browsing session. A browsing session starts when you open a browser and ends when you close it. Session cookies do not persist after you close your browser or navigate away from the website that set them.

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Third-Party Cookies

We may allow third-party service providers, such as advertisers, analytics platforms, and social media networks, to place cookies on your device. We are not accountable for, nor do we govern, the data gathered by third parties through their use of cookies. These third-party cookies are governed by the privacy policies and terms of use of the respective third-party entities, and are not subject to the terms of this Cookie Policy or our Privacy Policy. We advise you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services associated with our website that place cookies on your device. 

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Web Beacons

In addition to cookies, we may use "web beacons" or clear GIFs, or similar technologies, which are small pieces of code placed on a web page or in an email, to monitor the behavior and collect data about the visitors viewing a web page or email. For example, web beacons may be used to count the users who visit a web page or to deliver a cookie to the browser of a visitor viewing that page. Web beacons may also be used to provide information on the effectiveness of our email campaigns (e.g., open rates, clicks, forwards, etc.). 

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For more information about how we protect your privacy and handle your data, please refer to our Privacy Policy.