Cookie Policy
Last Updated: January 1, 2024
Introduction to Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are used to distinguish you from other users, remember your preferences, and enable user-friendly experiences tailored to you. Cookies are essential for the functionality of some areas of the website and help to improve our website by collecting and analyzing information on its usage.
Types of Cookies We Use
Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the functioning of our website and enable core aspects of the site, such as navigation around the site and accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, services like enabling comments cannot be provided.
Performance Cookies
We use performance cookies to collect information about how visitors use our website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies do not collect information that identifies a visitor; all information collected is aggregated and therefore anonymous. The information is only used to improve how our website works.
Functionality Cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you’ve made to the layout of the site, so the experience can be customized for you.
Targeting/Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advert as well as help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They remember that you have visited our website and may help us in targeting our messaging to you on other websites.
Managing or Deleting Cookies
If you wish to manage, delete, or block cookies, you can do so using your browser’s settings. The ‘Help’ section of your browser will provide instructions specific to that browser. For more detailed information about managing cookies, including how to turn off or delete cookies, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Third-Party Cookies
Our website may employ third-party services to enhance the user experience, such as social media sharing tools and analytics platforms. These parties may use their own cookies to collect data about your visit to our sites, which is subject to their privacy policies. We do not control the setting of these third-party cookies; see their respective privacy policies for details on how they use your information.
Consent and Control
By using our website, you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the ‘Cookie Settings’ link found in our website’s footer. This will allow you to accept or reject different categories of cookies. If cookies are necessary for certain functions of the website, they cannot be switched off in our system, but you may need to adjust your browser settings to block them.
Contact Us
If you have any concerns or questions about our use of cookies, you can contact us at:
Compliance with Regulations
Our Cookie Policy is designed to be compliant with the ePrivacy Directive (as amended by the GDPR), the GDPR, the UK GDPR, and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). We regularly review our cookies and privacy policy to ensure compliance with these regulations.
Please note that this Cookie Policy is provided as a template and should be reviewed by a legal professional to ensure full compliance with all relevant data protection laws. Regular updates should be made to reflect any changes in the law or in how we use cookies.