This Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies. Whenever you use websites, apps, products, advertising services or other technologies (“Services”) or visit a website, app or service that uses our Services, information may be collected through the use of cookies and similar technologies. We are committed to protecting the personal information collected when using our Services.
This Cookie Policy provides users with the following information:
What are cookies and similar technologies?
What different types of cookies are there?
What are cookies used for?
How do we use cookies?
How can users manage or reject cookies?
Contact details and where to find more information
What are cookies and similar technologies?
A cookie is a small data file, often containing a unique identifier, which is sent to your computer, mobile phone or tablet device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that the website can remember some information about you Browsing activities on the website. The cookie collects information about your use of our services, information about your device, such as the device’s IP address and browser type, general location and, if you came to our website via a link from a third-party website, the URL of the linked page. If you have registered for one of the Services or are a subscriber, your name and email address may also be collected, which may be transferred to data processors for the purpose of verifying registered users or subscribers.
As an alternative to cookies, our Services may also use similar technologies known as “local storage.” This is a technology similar to cookies and performs very similar functions, such as: Such as caching data to improve our Services, registering for our Services, and tracking activity so that we and our advertisers can advertise to you in accordance with our policy and counting the number of people who see advertising on our Services. When we say “cookies” in this policy, we mean cookies or similar technologies.
Cookies collect information about your online preferences and help us tailor our services to your interests. The information provided by cookies can help us analyze your use of our Services and provide you with a better user experience.
In addition to cookies, our Services may also use web beacons, clear GIFs, page tags and web bugs. These are all types of technologies implemented by third-party websites or ad servers to allow them to analyze your website usage and improve your experience with the Services.
What different types of cookies are there?
Session cookies are only stored for the duration of your visit to a website and are deleted from your device when you close your browser;
Persistent cookies are stored on your device for a certain period of time after you close the browser and are used if we (or a third party) need to identify you for a subsequent browsing session. The specified period is typically 30-90 days for targeting or behavioral advertising cookies and can be up to 26 months for analytical performance and measurement cookies.
First-party cookies are set by the website you are visiting. And
third-party cookies are cookies used in our Services that are set by other organizations. These include cookies from third-party analytics services to help us understand how our websites are used, or from advertisers so they can track the effectiveness of their advertising.
What are cookies used for?
Functional cookies
Functional cookies are essential for the operation of our services. They are used to remember your preferences on our websites and to provide enhanced, more personal features. The information collected by these cookies is typically anonymized so that we cannot identify you personally. Functional cookies do not track your internet usage or collect information that could be used to sell advertising, but they do help deliver advertising. These cookies are typically session cookies that expire when you close your browser session.
Essential or “strictly necessary” cookies
These cookies are essential for the operation of our services. Without these cookies, parts of our websites would not function. These cookies do not track where you have been on the internet, remember preferences beyond your current visit, or collect information about you that could be used for marketing purposes. These cookies are typically session cookies that expire when you close your browser session.
Analytical performance and measurement cookies
Analytical performance cookies are used to monitor the performance of our Services, for example to determine the number of page views and the number of unique users of a website. Web analytics services may be designed and operated by third parties. The information provided by these coo