1. What Are Cookies
1.1. A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.
1.2. Cookies may be either “Persistent” or “Session” cookies:
- Persistent cookies remain stored in the web browser and remain valid until their set expiration date, unless deleted by the user before the expiration date.
- Session cookies expire at the end of the user session when the web browser is closed.
1.3. Cookies generally do not contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to information stored in and obtained from cookies.
2. Cookies That We Use
2.1. We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Authentication — we use cookies to identify you when you visit our website and navigate through it. Cookies used for this purpose: Session, Persistent
- Status — we use cookies to help determine whether you are logged in to our website. Cookies used for this purpose: Session, Persistent
- Personalization — we use cookies to store information about your preferences and to personalize the website for you. Cookies used for this purpose: Session, Persistent
- Security — we use cookies as part of security measures used to protect user accounts, including preventing fraudulent use of login credentials and protecting our website and services in general. Cookies used for this purpose: Session, Persistent
- Advertising — we use cookies to help display advertisements that may be relevant to you. Cookies used for this purpose: Session, Persistent
- Analytics — we use cookies to help analyze the use and performance of our website. Cookies used for this purpose: Session, Persistent
- Cookie Consent — we use cookies to store your preferences regarding the use of cookies. Cookies used for this purpose: Session, Persistent
3. Cookies Used by Our Service Providers
3.1. Our service providers use cookies and these cookies may be stored on your computer when you visit our website.
3.2. We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website usage by means of cookies. The information collected relating to our website is used to create reports about website usage. Google’s privacy policy is available at:
https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
4. Managing Cookies
4.1. Most browsers allow you to block and delete cookies. Each browser has its own way of managing cookies. You can find up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via the following links:
4.2. Blocking all cookies may negatively affect the usability of many websites.
4.3. If you block cookies, you will not be able to use all features of our website.
