Cookie Policy
Last Updated: January 1, 2024
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other devices when you visit a website. They serve various functions such as remembering your preferences, improving user experience, and analyzing how the website is used. Cookies are essential for the functionality of many websites and can be managed or deleted by the user at their discretion.
Types of Cookies Used on This Website
This website uses different types of cookies to enhance your user experience:
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Necessary Cookies: These are indispensable for navigating the website and using its features, such as accessing secure areas of the site. Without these cookies, services like commenting or logging in 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, if they get error messages, and the size and consistency of page load times. These cookies do not collect information that identifies a visitor but rather aggregated data about their behavior, helping us improve the way our website works.
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Functionality Cookies: These allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other customizable aspects of the website.
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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 ads that are more relevant to you, but they are not essential for the functionality of the website.
Managing or Deleting Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by clicking on the appropriate option provided in our cookie consent notice, which appears when you visit our website.
You can also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies before they are stored on your device. If you’ve accepted cookies from our website and wish to remove them later, you can manually delete them through your browser options. Instructions for managing cookies can be found in the help function of your browser.
Third-Party Cookies and Their Usage
We sometimes use third-party cookies to report on ad impression, relevance, and placement; and to collect information relating to the performance of our ads on other websites. These technologies are subject to the user’s cookie consent settings.
Consent and Control
Your privacy is important to us. We follow the guidelines set out by GDPR, ePrivacy Directive, CCPA, and UK GDPR, which require websites to obtain consent before sending non-essential cookies to your device. Upon your first visit to our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent notice that includes a description of the types of cookies we use and links to this Cookie Policy. You can give us your consent by continuing to use our site for non-essential features or by clicking ‘Accept’ in the cookie consent notice.
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by returning to the cookie consent notice or by contacting us via email at [email protected]. We will provide you with information about the specific cookies involved and how you can opt-in or opt-out of each type.
Contact Information
Should you have any questions or concerns regarding this Cookie Policy, please feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]. We are committed to addressing any issues and ensuring the protection of your privacy and data rights.
Please note that this Cookie Policy is subject to change and any updates will be published on this page with the “Last Updated” date accordingly reflected. Your continued use of our website after such changes have been made signifies your acceptance of the updated Cookie Policy.