Last Updated: 3/12/2023
Our Privacy Policy describes how we collect and use information, and what choices you have.
One way we collect information is through the use of a technology called "cookies". We use cookies on our Websites for the purposes set forth in this document.
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our Websites. If you sign up for a Website without changing your settings, we'll assume that you agree to receive all cookies from this Website.
Cookies are small text files which are sent to your device when you visit a website. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognizes that cookie.
Cookies act as a memory for a website, allowing that website to remember your device on your return visits. Cookies help websites remember your preferences and improve your user experience, for example, show you ads you might be interested in.
The cookies stored in your device are small pieces of text that cannot be used to access your hard drive or personal files, transmit computer virus or identify your e-mail address.
You can find more information about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your device and how to manage and delete them at https://www.aboutcookies.org/
Below are some specifics on how we use cookies.
We use both session cookies (which exist only until you close your web browser) and persistent cookies (which exist for a longer, specified period of time). The type of cookies used on our Websites can generally be put into three categories: Required, Performance, Advertising.
Our Websites also allow third parties to download cookies to your device. These third-party cookies are not under our control. For further information about their use, please visit the relevant third-party website for further information. You can access the policies of all the third parties we work with from our Third Parties document.
Below is the description of all the cookies used on our Websites.
These are cookies that are necessary for our Websites to function properly. You cannot opt out of these cookies unless you choose not to use our Websites.
These cookies are used for:
There are also a number of third-party cookies that are necessary to enable our Websites' core functionality. Learn more about the companies that use cookies on our Websites.
For example, social networking service websites can send you cookies when you log into our Websites via your social networking service account, use embedded “like” or “share” buttons on our Websites or see content embedded in our Websites from social networking services (e.g. images from Instagram) or Facebook.
These cookies help us enhance the performance of our Websites and provide a better user experience. While these cookies are not strictly necessary for the website to function, they greatly contribute to its overall performance. Here are specific examples of how these cookies may be used:
We sometimes hire analytics vendors to help us understand how people use our Services. These providers may also use cookies. Learn more about the third-party analytics service providers we use.
We fund our Services by showing ads to you, including when you browse our Websites. These ads may be managed by our advertising partners specializing in providing ads for multiple sites. Invariably these partners place cookies to collect anonymous data about the websites you visit so they can personalize the ads to you.
Please note that these advertising cookies are not strictly necessary for the functioning of our Websites, but they play a significant role in our marketing efforts. By utilizing these cookies, we aim to provide you with a more personalized and engaging advertising experience.
Cookies are widely used in online advertising. We, advertisers or our advertising partners cannot gain personally identifiable information from these cookies.
Here are specific examples of how advertising cookies may be used:
Learn more about the third-party advertising service providers we work with.
Considering how the Internet and websites operate, we won't always be able to control the cookies that are stored by third parties through our Websites. This applies especially in cases in which the web page contains embedded elements, texts, documents, pictures or short videos that are stored somewhere else, but are displayed in or through our Websites.
Therefore, should you come across any third-party cookies on our Websites that are not listed in this Cookie Policy and our Third Parties document, please contact us. Also consider the possibility to contact those third parties directly to ask questions about what type of cookies they store, their purpose, their expiration dates and how they ensure the users' privacy.
You have several options to choose the way cookies are used on our Websites:
Please note that if you choose to disable some cookies that we use, you may experience reduced functionality or be prevented from using parts of this website.
If you have any concerns or questions about our Cookies Policy, please contact us via any of these channels of communication: