Cookie Policy

About our use of cookies

This website uses cookies. We provide this document so that you are informed about the types of/ kinds of cookies we use, the reasons why we use them and the choices available to you concerning them. Your continued browsing of this site indicates your agreement with and authorization of our use of cookies.

What are cookies?

A cookie is a tiny file commonly stored on your device (computer, phone, tablet) while you browse a website. They enable you to access certain web pages, they store and retrieve information about your navigation of the website to help improve the website, and they make sure your preferences are retained for subsequent visits to the website.

How we use cookies

We use session cookies and persistent cookies on our website:

Session cookies: These are cookies that only function until you close your browser or log out of the website, at which time they are deleted. They are used to collect data about your activity on the website.

Persistent cookies: These are cookies that are stored on your computer or device for a set period of time. They gather information for use on return visits, such as user preferences.

Our website makes use of the following cookies for the reasons specified:

Strictly necessary (essential) cookies. These cookies are necessary for the proper operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into our website and perform account-related functions.

Performance and Analytical cookies: These cookies collect information about our visitors' use of the website so that we can improve our website. For example, these cookies help us to understand what you are looking for so that we can provide relevant content.

Functional cookies: These cookies allow us to remember you and your preferences from previous visits, which helps us to offer you a smooth and personalized browsing experience every time you visit our website.

Advertising cookies: These cookies are also known as 'targeting cookies', and they collect data about your visit to our website, such as the pages you view and the links you click on. This data enables us to serve advertisements that are relevant to you, and it allows us to gauge the efficiency of our advertising campaigns.

Third-party cookies

Certain third party service providers may also place cookies on your computer or device to collect information for analytical, performance or targeting purposes. We do not have any control over these third-party cookies.

How you can exercise choice regarding cookies

There several of ways to exercise your choice regarding cookies. Browsers provide the ability to clear cookies from your computer/device in the settings options. Doing so may render some website functions unusable, however.