Cookie Policy

About our use of cookies

Like the majority of websites, our site uses cookies for different reasons. This notice explains how and why we use them and tells you about the choices you have concerning them. Your continued browsing of this site indicates your agreement with and authorization of our use of cookies.

What are cookies?

Cookies are really small text files that are placed on your computer, phone or tablet when you visit and browse websites. They track certain of your activities and record your preferences, which allows the website to provide the best browsing experience when you visit and to identify areas needing improvement.

The cookies this website uses

We use 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 are stored on your computer or device for a set period of time. They gather information for use on return visits, such as user preferences.

The following list indicates which cookies are used on our website and why:

Strictly necessary cookies: These are cookies that are required for our website to function and are always enabled. Strictly necessary cookies enable such website functions as member login and preference functions, for example.

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.

Functionality cookies: These cookies help us to remember you the next time you visit our website and to record your preferences so that you can have a personalized experience on each visit without having to re-renter your information/choices.

Targeting cookies: Targeting cookies are used to gather information that allows the website to serve relevant advertising and to gauge the efficiency of our advertising efforts. To this end, these cookies measure such things as which pages you view during your visit and which links you follow.

Third-party cookies

Third parties (e.g., advertising networks and web traffic analytics services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies collect data about your device and usage, typically for analytical, performance, or targeting purposes.

How you can control cookies

You can control and/or delete cookies according to your choice. You can delete cookies that are already stored, and you can set your browser to reject cookies. If you do this, some services and functionalities of the website may not be available to you.