Cookies Policy

What are Cookies?

A cookie is a small piece of data that is stored on your device by a website you visit. It's essentially a small file with information about your browsing session or preferences. Cookies can be used to make browsing more convenient, but they can also collect and store personal data.

Why Do We Use Cookies?

We use cookies for several reasons:

• To personalize your experience: By remembering your language settings, we can tailor the content you see.
• For analytics: We use cookies to track how many people visit our site, which pages are most popular, and more. This helps us make informed decisions about improvement.
• Session handling: Cookies help maintain continuity between sessions.

Essential Cookies

Essential cookies are necessary for website functionality and user experience. They include:

• Session cookies: These expire when you close your browser or leave the site.
• Authentication cookies: These ensure that our security measures can verify user identity across different sessions.

Persistent Cookies

Persistent cookies remain on your device until they are manually cleared. We use persistent cookies for:

• Authentication: To allow login and maintain session continuity between visits.
• User preferences: So you don't have to reset settings every time you visit our site.
• Analytics: For long-term tracking of user behavior.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies enhance the experience but aren't strictly necessary. They include:

• Language or theme options
• Accessing features such as "remember me"
• Third-party integrations for analytics and performance enhancements

Analytics and Performance Cookies

These track how you use our site to inform future decisions on improvement. They can be used in conjunction with persistent cookies.

• Aggregate data collection: We collect anonymous, aggregated information about user behavior.
• Performance analysis tools: These help us optimize site speed and efficiency.

Browser Storage Technologies

Your browser may have its own storage mechanisms beyond what we control through our website:

• LocalStorage: For saving session-related state
• SessionStorage: Stores less permanent data

Third-party Integrations

We sometimes partner with third-party services, which might set their cookies for specific functionality or analytics. You can review these integrators' policies for more information.

Marketing and Communication Preferences

You have control over how we market to you through email notifications about updates:

• Opt-in/opt-out system
• Control preferences on your account

Cookie Consent Management

We adhere to regulations regarding cookie consent management. If we use essential cookies that aren't strictly necessary, or third-party integrations with cookies of their own, the option for users to accept all or decline is provided.

Browser Cookie Controls

Most browsers allow control over cookie acceptance and clearing:

• Set preferences on your browser's settings
• Use specific extensions like AdBlock Plus

Clearing Cookies

Cookies are deleted either automatically when you close your session (for non-persistent ones) or by manual clearance, depending on the type.

Impact of Disabling/Clearing Cookies

Disabling cookies might limit some functionalities or require more interaction with our site. However, most core services should remain accessible without issues:

• Less personalized experience
• Performance analysis limitations

Technical Diagnostics and Performance Optimisation

We use aggregated data from analytics tools to optimize performance, update content distribution, and improve user interactions.

User Experience Improvements

With the information we collect (in a way that respects your privacy), we're better equipped to:

• Make informed choices about site enhancement
• Tailor our services based on observed behavior