As do almost all professional websites, this website also cookies. The below information explains what information those cookies gather, how it is used and why we sometimes need to store these cookies on your device. It also explains the choices you have about their use. In continuing to use our website, you are indicating your agreement with our use of cookies.
Cookies are tiny files that are commonly placed on your computer/mobile device by most of the websites you visit. They enable you to access certain web pages, they store and retrieve information about your navigation of the website to help improve the website, and they make sure your preferences are retained for subsequent visits to the website.
We employ session cookies and persistent cookies on our website:
Session cookies: These cookies are only functional when you are browsing the website, and are deleted from your computer or device when the browsing session ends. We use them to gather data about your actions on our website.
Persistent cookies: These are cookies that remain on your device/computer for a specific, predetermined period of time. They are used to collect information that enables us to deliver a more personalized browsing experience each time you visit our site.
Our website makes use of the following cookies for the reasons specified:
Strictly necessary cookies: These are cookies that are essential to ensure the proper operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that allow you to log in to our website and to make use of the various functions of our website.
Performance and analytical cookies: These cookies collect information about visits to our website and the actions you take while on our website. This enables us to make improvements to the website, for example, by identifying and correcting errors in operation and ensuring that you find what you are looking for easily.
Functional cookies: These cookies allow us to remember you and your preferences from previous visits, which helps us to offer you a smooth and personalized browsing experience every time you visit our website.
Targeting cookies: These cookies record information about your visit to our website, such as the pages you browse, the length of time you spend on each page, and the links you follow. We use this information to offer more relevant advertising to you whenever you visit our website.
Certain third party service providers may also place cookies on your computer or device to collect information for analytical, performance or targeting purposes. We do not have any control over these third-party cookies.
There several of ways to exercise your choice regarding cookies. Browsers provide the ability to clear cookies from your computer/device in the settings options. Doing so may render some website functions unusable, however.