Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies?

A cookie is a text file which a web site saves on a user’s computer after the user visits the site. The cookie is stored by the user’s browser in a location reserved for cookies.

A cookie saves information about the user’s visit to the web site. This information can include the user’s preferences regarding web site appearance and behavior, based on the user’s actions at that site. Cookies can also keep track of the number of visitors visiting each page at a site.

There are two main types of cookie:

Session Cookies:
A session cookie is only saved for as the duration of the user’s visit to the web site. It tracks the user’s behavior during the visit, and is then deleted.
Persistent Cookies:
A persistent cookie has an expiration date or lifespan, which is stored as part of the cookie data. It expires when that date is reached or at the end of the lifespan. Persistent cookies can be used to store such things as user login information (to keep the user logged in at each visit), and to send information about the user’s browsing activity to the web site or to advertisers.

To learn more about cookies, visit: http://allaboutcookies.org.

The Purpose of Cookies at This Site

On our website the intention is to provide visitors with the highest quality of user experience. We use cookies only to store information which allows us to provide such high-quality service to our users. We do not make use of cookies for any other purpose.

Cookies: Their Basic Function

A cookie stores information on such things as the user’s preferences regarding the way that the site is displayed, the language in which the user prefers the site to be displayed, the specific pages which the user has visited, and the country from which the user is visiting the site.

The purpose of this information is to allow the site to function and be displayed according to the user’s preferences each time that the user visits the site. Storing such data in a cookie makes it possible for the site to operate according to these preferences without requiring the user to re-enter such data for each visit to the site.

Improving the Quality of the Site

This site also collects information of a statistical nature for the purpose of understanding how visitors use the site, and to improve the quality of the site. This information includes the number of people performing specific actions, which page elements are clicked on, and how often, and how long users spend on each page. Cookies also make it possible to determine when a page or page element is not working properly.

If a Visitor Does Not Agree to Allow Cookies

There may be times when a visitor is not willing to allow cookies. This can happen, for example, if the visitor is using a computer that is public (at a library, school, or Internet cafe, for example), or that otherwise cannot be trusted or does not allow control of security. It is possible to instruct most browsers to not save cookies. When a user does this, however, web sites may not operate as they were designed to, and the user will be required to enter basic information for each visit. If a machine is secure and can be trusted (a personal laptop or a desktop system at home, for example), it is advisable to allow cookies in order to allow the web sites to function properly and provide a high-quality user experience. All visitors have the option to reject the consent of cookies at any time by exiting our website and delete the cookies from their browser.

Right to Withdraw Cookies

If, at any time, you should wish to withdraw your consent to our Cookie Policy, you will have to delete the cookies stored by adjusting your Internet browser settings.

Last updated: May 8th 2024