What is a cookie?
Cookie Deployment and User Information Collection: We use cookies to collect data from your devices such as computers, tablets, or mobile phones. A cookie is a small file that your browser places on your device, which helps us recognize you and tailor your visits by storing information about your previous interactions. Cookies ensure our website functions correctly and allow us to deliver requested services effectively.
During your visit, we set a session cookie on your device that expires once you leave our site. Additionally, we place persistent cookies that remember your preferences and simplify future visits. You may adjust your browser and device settings to block these cookies and local storage devices, but doing so may limit your access to certain functionalities of our service.
Rationale Behind Our Cookie Usage
We use the following types of cookies:
- Strictly necessary cookies. These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personal information.
- Functional cookies. These cookies enable our website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.
- Performance cookies. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and is therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and we will not be able to monitor its performance.
- Targeting cookies. These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other websites. These cookies work by uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
- Personalised advertising cookies. We use third-party Ad Manager to deliver advertising on some of our web pages. In order to do this Manager may collect or receive information about you.
Cookie Configuration Options
Please note: Disabling, removing, or blocking cookies may turn off some of the features of our Online Platforms that make your experience more efficient, and some Online Platforms may not function properly as a result. Further, if you opt out of having your information collected and used by us and our digital marketing partners for interest-based advertising purposes, you will continue to receive ads, but such ads will not be tailored to your specific interests based on web viewing data collected from your device over time and across unaffiliated websites.
Extra Policies
Retention Of Data
We retain your Personal Data only for the necessary purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. Usage Data may be retained for internal analysis, except when used to bolster security or enhance Service functionality, or when legal obligations mandate longer retention.