What are Cookies?
When you visit our website, we may place small text files, called cookies, on your computer to differentiate you from other users. These cookies monitor your activity on our website, allowing us to make improvements and enhance your user experience. For example, they may remember your login details so that you do not need to enter them every time you visit. Some cookies may also be placed by third party services like Facebook and Google, which we use on our website, to monitor how you use their services and to display relevant advertising to you on other websites. It’s worth noting that in most cases, cookies do not contain personally identifiable information
What cookies may be placed?
Our websites use four types of cookies to enhance your browsing experience:
- Strictly necessary cookies (Type 1) are essential to enable you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the site. Without these cookies, certain services you have requested cannot be provided
- Analytical/performance cookies (Type 2) allow us to count the number of visits to our website and see how visitors move around while using it, enabling us to improve website functionality without collecting personally identifiable information
- Functionality cookies (Type 3) remember choices you make to improve your experience, such as your user name, language or region.
- Lastly, targeting cookies (Type 4) are placed by third parties to collect information about your browsing habits when you choose to use their services, allowing them to provide targeted advertising based on your interests.
It is important to note that session cookies, which remember information you entered in online forms as you navigate web pages, are a type of strictly necessary cookie that expire when the user session ends or when the user closes the browser.
How do I opt-out of cookies?
Most web browsers offer options to control cookies through their settings, allowing you to delete existing cookies, allow or block all cookies, and set preferences for specific websites. For more information on cookies, including how to view and manage them, you can visit www.allaboutcookies.org. Keep in mind that removing certain cookies may prevent you from accessing certain parts of our websites and may also affect your overall user experience. Additionally, different browsers may have slightly different methods for managing cookies, so it’s best to check the developer’s website for specific instructions on your preferred browser.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, you can visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.