About our use of cookies

This website may use cookies when you view the site. We want you to understand|know|realize)% what these cookies are, why we use them, and the choices you can make in terms of their use. In continuing to use our website, you are indicating your agreement with our use of cookies.

What are cookies?

Cookies are tiny data files that are placed on your device when you browse websites or use online services or apps. 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.

The cookies this website uses

Our website employs both session cookies and persistent cookies:

Session cookies: These cookies expire at the end of a browser session. They enable us to collect information about your actions on the website, and they are deleted when the browser is closed or you log off.

Persistent cookies: This cookies are permanent. They remain on your device for a predetermined period of time and are employed to collect data about your preferences that enables us to offer a more personalized experience on following visits.

Our website uses the following cookies for the reasons indicated:

Strictly necessary cookies: These are cookies that are essential to ensure the proper operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that allow you to log in to our website and to make use of the various functions of our website.

Performance cookies/analytics cookies: These cookies collect information on your interaction with our website. They serve the purpose of evaluating and enhancing your experience of our website by ensuring such things as relevant content, for example.

Functionality cookies: These cookies ensure a more personalized experience when you visit our website. They allow us to remember data, such as your username and preferences, so that you don't have to enter it each time you visit.

Advertising cookies: These cookies (also known as 'targeting' cookies) gather data concerning the number of visits you make to our website, the number of pages you view while there, and which links you click on. This data is used to offer relevant advertising and measure the efficacy of our ad campaigns.

Third-party cookies

Cookies may be used by third-parties on our website. These cookies may collect data for analytical, performance, and advertising purposes and are not under our control.

How you can exercise choice regarding cookies

You can choose to reject cookies or to delete them using your browser settings. Be aware, however, that doing this may cause some of the website functions or services to be unavailable to you.