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Cookies are tiny text files that are often placed on your computer or device when you visit or browse a website. They collect and record information about your device and your activity on the website, which allows for a smooth and more personalized browsing experience and for website improvements.
Our website employs both session cookies and persistent cookies:
Session cookies: Session cookies gather information regarding your activities while browsing our website. These are temporary cookies that are deleted once you close your browser or log out of the site.
Persistent cookies: These cookies remain on your computer/device for a predefined period and are used to record your preferences in order to provide a more personalized experience on repeat visits to the website.
Our website makes use of the following cookies for the reasons specified:
Essential cookies: These cookies are required for the operation of our website. We may use these cookies to authenticate and identify website members, for example.
Performance/analytical cookies: These cookies enable us to make use of data analytics to measure the performance of our site and make improvements to it. They allow us, for example, to provide more content that is relevant to you.
Functionality cookies: These cookies allow our website to recognize you on return visits. This enables us to remember your username and chosen preferences so we can offer an enhanced experience whenever you use our website.
Advertising cookies: Advertising cookies are used to deliver ads that are relevant to you and your interests. They gather information about how you use our website (which pages you visit, how long you stay, what links you follow) so that we can customize the advertising you see while browsing our website and measure the effectiveness of that advertising.
Third parties (e.g., advertising networks and web traffic analytics services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies collect data about your device and usage, typically for analytical, performance, or targeting purposes.
You have several choices with regard to the use of cookies. These include blocking cookies or deleting previously stored cookies, both of which can be done in your browser settings. Blocking or deleting cookies may mean that you cannot access certain functions or services on the website, however.