1. About Cookies

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.

Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies. A persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date. A session cookie will expire at the end of the user session when the web browser is closed.

Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal data that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

2. Cookies That We Use

We use cookies for the following purposes:

• authentication – cookies are used to identify you when you visit our website and as you navigate through the website
• analysis – cookies are used to help us analyze the use and performance of our website and services
• cookie consent – cookies are used to store your preferences regarding the use of cookies

3. Cookies Used by Service Providers

Our service providers use cookies, and these cookies may be stored on your device when you visit our website.

We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports on the use of our website.

You can find Google's privacy policy on its website.

4. Managing Cookies

Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser and from version to version.

You can obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies through your browser’s help pages.

Blocking all cookies may have a negative impact on the usability of many websites.

If you block cookies, you may not be able to use all the features of our website.