Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy

Last Updated: November 17, 2024

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences, understand how you use the site, and improve your overall browsing experience.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website and to understand how visitors interact with our site. The cookies we use fall into several categories:

1. Essential Cookies

Purpose: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation, access to secure areas, and cookie preference management.

Examples:

• Session cookies that maintain your login state
• Cookies that remember items in your shopping cart
• Cookies that store your cookie preferences
• Security cookies that help protect the website

Duration: These are typically session cookies that expire when you close your browser.

2. Performance and Analytics Cookies

Purpose: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting information about pages visited, time spent on the site, and any error messages encountered.

Examples:

• Google Analytics cookies that track website usage
• Cookies that measure loading times and performance
• Cookies that track which pages are most popular
• Cookies that help us understand user behavior patterns

Duration: These cookies may last for varying periods, typically 30 days to 2 years.

3. Functional Cookies

Purpose: These cookies are used to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features.

Examples:

• Cookies that remember your username for easier logins
• Cookies that remember your preferred language
• Cookies that remember your region for localized content
• Cookies that remember your video player preferences

4. Advertising/Targeting Cookies

Purpose: These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from appearing repeatedly and understanding if you have seen an ad before.

Examples:

• Cookies used by advertising networks
• Cookies that track your browsing habits for targeted advertising
• Cookies that measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns
• Social media cookies that enable sharing content

Third-Party Cookies

We may also allow third-party companies to place cookies on your device when you visit our website. These third parties may use information collected from these cookies to provide analytics services and to deliver advertisements that may be of interest to you.

Examples of third-party services:

• Analytics providers like Google Analytics
• Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn
• Advertising networks and retargeting services
• Video hosting services like YouTube

Cookie Management

Cookie Consent Banner: When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or decline different categories of cookies. You can change your preferences at any time.

Browser Settings: You can also manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. However, blocking all cookies may impact your ability to use some parts of our website.

Cookie Management Tools: We provide a cookie management tool that allows you to view and control the cookies used on our website.

Specific Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies:

• cookie_consent: Stores your cookie preferences (Duration: 1 year)
• session_id: Maintains your session state (Duration: Session)
• security_token: Helps protect against security threats (Duration: Session)

Analytics Cookies:

• _ga: Google Analytics identifier (Duration: 2 years)
• _gat: Google Analytics request rate limiter (Duration: 1 minute)
• _gid: Google Analytics session identifier (Duration: 24 hours)

Functional Cookies:

• user_preferences: Stores user interface preferences (Duration: 1 year)
• language: Remembers preferred language (Duration: 1 year)

How to Control Cookies

Accepting Cookies: By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this policy, unless you have adjusted your browser settings to block cookies or have declined non-essential cookies through our cookie consent banner.

Declining Cookies: You can decline non-essential cookies through our cookie consent banner or by adjusting your browser settings. However, declining certain cookies may limit the functionality of our website.

Deleting Cookies: You can delete cookies that have already been set on your device through your browser settings or using specialized cookie management tools.

Browser Controls: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. The method of access varies between browsers, and you can find information about cookies and how to manage them in your browser's help section.

Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our use of cookies or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

Additional Resources

For more information about cookies and how to manage them, you can visit the following resources:

• All About Cookies
• Your Online Choices
• Information Commissioner's Office - Cookies