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, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies serve various purposes such as remembering your preferences on sites, helping you navigate a website smoothly, and storing copyright notices (to name a few examples).
Types of Cookies Used on Our Website
Our website uses several types of cookies for different reasons:
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Necessary Cookies: These are essential for the basic functioning of our website. They enable you to navigate the site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, services like commenting or logging in cannot be provided.
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Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, for instance, which pages visitors go to most often, and if they receive error messages from web pages. These cookies do not collect information that identifies a visitor; all information collected is aggregated and used only to improve the performance of our website.
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Functionality Cookies: These cookies 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. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you’ve made to the layout of the site, if these are permitted.
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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 be used to deliver targeted ads or limit the number of times you see an advertisement. They remember that you have visited our website and may help us understand your behavior after you see one of our ads, so we can measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.
Managing and Deleting Cookies
If you wish to manage or delete cookies on your device, you can do so through your browser settings. The help function in your browser should provide you with the correct procedure to follow. You can also usually visit youradchoices.org site to opt-out of many advertising cookies. Please note that disabling cookies may prevent you from using certain parts of our website.
Third-Party Cookies
Our website uses third-party services such as Google Analytics, which place cookies on your device to provide us with insights into how our site is used. These third-party cookies are subject to their own privacy policies and terms and conditions, which can be found on the respective third-party websites.
Consent and Control
We comply with GDPR, ePrivacy Directive, CCPA, and UK GDPR regulations regarding the use of cookies. Your consent is required for non-essential cookies to be placed on your device. You can provide this consent through a cookie consent notice that appears when you first visit our website. This notice will inform you about the different categories of cookies used on our site and allow you to consent to or refuse the non-necessary types of cookies.
You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by updating your cookie preferences via our cookie consent tool accessible through the footer of our website. If you have any concerns about the way that we use cookies or any other aspect of our Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
Updates to Our Cookie Policy
Our cookie policy is regularly reviewed and may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in laws or our practices regarding cookies. Any updates will be made available when you visit our website, and the ‘Last Updated’ date at the top of this page will be amended to reflect the date of the most recent update.
Please note that by continuing to use our website after such changes are made, you consent to these changes taking effect.