What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Our platform uses cookies to distinguish you from other users, which helps us to provide you with a seamless browsing experience.
Types of Cookies We Use
| Cookie Category | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Essential / Strictly Necessary | These cookies are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas or save your cookie consent preferences. | Session / 1 Year |
| Analytical / Performance | They allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. | Up to 24 Months |
| Functional | These are used to recognize you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalize our content for you and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region). | 1 Year |
Browser Opt-Out Instructions
You can choose to accept or decline cookies through our cookie banner. Additionally, you can modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. However, this may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Here is how you can manage cookies in major web browsers:
- Google Chrome: Click the menu icon, select 'Settings', navigate to 'Privacy and security', and click on 'Cookies and other site data'. Here you can block third-party cookies or all cookies.
- Mozilla Firefox: Click the menu icon, select 'Settings', navigate to 'Privacy & Security', and choose your preferred level of tracking protection.
- Safari: Go to Preferences, click on 'Privacy', and check the box 'Block all cookies'.
- Microsoft Edge: Click the menu icon, select 'Settings', choose 'Cookies and site permissions', and select 'Manage and delete cookies and site data'.
For more detailed information regarding how to manage or delete cookies, visit aboutcookies.org.