COOKIE POLICY

 

The website makes use of cookies. Cookies are small text files downloaded by your internet browser and stored on the device you use to access the website (e.g., your desktop computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone). Depending on their purpose, cookies log specific user-related information such as your user preferences, authentication information, security parameters, data concerning the devices you use to access the website, and statistical information regarding your use of the website. Where necessary during your visit to the website or when revisiting the website, your internet browser transmits the cookies including the contained information back to the servers they were initially downloaded from. 

Cookies that are set by us are called first party cookies. Cookies from a domain different than the domain of this website are third party cookies; we use some third-party cookies to assist with our advertising and marketing efforts. A cookie that is erased from memory when a visitor's internet browser closes is called a "session" cookie. Cookies that expire based on a time set by the web server are called "persistent" cookies.

We also use the following analytics and technology tools:

Pixel Tags

Some pages of our websites and our email communications may contain pixel tags (also referred to as web beacons, tracking pixels, and clear GIFs) that allow us or our service providers to collect statistics on our websites and emails (e.g., the number of users who have visited a page or opened an email), collect information about how you interact with our emails, and personalize online services and marketing communications. 

We use cookies and these other tracking technologies for the following purposes:

·      ensure the functionality of the website;

·      improve your online experience;

·      optimize the structure and content of the website;

·      assist you in navigating the website;

·      analyze your use of our website; and

·      assist with our promotional and marketing efforts.

Below is a list of the cookies we use on this website. We classify cookies in the following categories: 

·      strictly necessary cookies

·      performance cookies

·      functional cookies

·      targeting cookies

You can opt out of each cookie category (except for strictly necessary cookies) by clicking on the “cookie settings” button. You may also influence the scope and extent to which we use cookies by adjusting your internet browser settings. Please be aware that any changes you make to cookie settings may render certain functions of our website inoperable or more difficult to use. Depending on the internet browser you use, you might also be able to specifically reject third party cookies. In this context, please note that third parties might still have access to your personal data to the extent such information is logged by first party cookies.

Internet browser manufacturers provide help pages relating to cookie management. Below are links to the help pages for the most common internet browsers: 

·      Google Chrome

·      Internet Explorer

·      Mozilla Firefox

·      Safari (desktop)

·      Safari (mobile)

·      Android Browser

 

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