Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit our website. They help us provide you with a better experience by remembering your preferences, analyzing how you use our site, and enabling certain functionality.

Cookies contain information that is transferred to your device's hard drive and stored there. They do not contain any information that personally identifies you, but personal information we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze site traffic, personalize content, and provide social media features. Cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website and improve our services accordingly.

Some cookies are essential for the operation of our website, while others help us improve performance, provide personalized experiences, or deliver targeted content and advertisements.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You cannot opt out of these cookies.

Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and if users receive error messages. This information helps us improve our website's performance.

Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, personalized features. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we use.

Analytics Cookies: We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our website and services.

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services that appear on our pages. We use various third-party services for analytics, advertising, and social media integration, and these services may set their own cookies.

We do not control these third-party cookies and recommend that you check the relevant third party's website for more information about their cookies and how to manage them.

Session vs Persistent Cookies

Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser. They help us track your activity during a single browsing session and ensure proper website functionality.

Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. They help us recognize you when you return to our website and remember your preferences.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can control and manage cookies in various ways. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. However, this may prevent you from taking full advantage of our website.

You can use our cookie consent banner to manage your preferences for non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by accessing the cookie settings through the banner or footer link.

Browser Cookie Settings

You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of our website may become inaccessible or not function properly.

Each browser has different procedures for managing cookies. You can find instructions for your specific browser in the browser's help section or on the browser developer's website.

Mobile Device Cookie Management

Mobile devices may use different technologies for tracking, such as mobile advertising identifiers. You can control these through your device settings, typically found in the privacy or advertising sections of your device's settings menu.

For iOS devices, you can limit ad tracking through Settings > Privacy > Apple Advertising. For Android devices, you can opt out of personalized ads through Settings > Google > Ads.

Cookie Retention Periods

Different cookies have different retention periods. Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser, while persistent cookies may remain for days, months, or years depending on their purpose and your browser settings.

We regularly review our cookie usage and retention periods to ensure they are necessary and proportionate for their intended purposes.

Legal Basis for Cookie Processing

We process cookies based on various legal grounds, including your consent, our legitimate interests in providing and improving our services, and where necessary for the performance of our contract with you.

For non-essential cookies, we rely on your consent, which you can withdraw at any time through our cookie preference center or browser settings.

International Cookie Transfers

Some of our third-party service providers may be located outside your country of residence. When cookies are transferred internationally, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your information.

We work only with reputable third-party providers who maintain adequate data protection standards and comply with applicable privacy laws.

Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this cookie policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on our website.

We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies and related technologies.

Contact Us About Cookies

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this cookie policy, please contact us through our website contact form. We are committed to addressing any concerns you may have about our cookie practices.

For specific questions about data protection and privacy, you may also contact our data protection team through the designated contact methods provided on our website.