CookiePolicy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit our website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.

Cookies allow us to recognize your device and store some information about your preferences or past actions on our website. This helps us provide you with a better, more personalized experience.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation, access to secure areas, and form submissions. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Performance Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and if users receive error messages. This information helps us improve how our website works.

Functional Cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features.

Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are more relevant to you and your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

3. Third-Party Cookies

We may also use third-party services that set cookies on your device. These services help us analyze website traffic, provide social media features, and deliver targeted advertising.

Third-Party Services We Use:

4. How to Control Cookies

You have several options for controlling and managing cookies:

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

• • Block all cookies
• • Block third-party cookies only
• • Delete existing cookies
• • Set up notifications when cookies are being set

Browser-Specific Instructions

Cookie Consent Management

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner that allows you to:

• • Accept all cookies
• • Reject non-essential cookies
• • Customize your cookie preferences
• • Learn more about each cookie category

5. Cookie Retention

Different cookies have different lifespans:

Typical Retention Periods

• • Essential cookies: Session duration or up to 1 year
• • Performance cookies: 2 years (Google Analytics default)
• • Functional cookies: 1 year or until preferences change
• • Marketing cookies: 30 days to 2 years depending on purpose

6. Impact of Disabling Cookies

While you can disable cookies, doing so may affect your experience on our website:

7. Mobile Devices and Apps

Our mobile applications may use similar technologies to cookies, including:

• • Device identifiers and advertising IDs
• • Local storage and cached data
• • Push notification tokens
• • Analytics and crash reporting data

You can control these through your device settings and app permissions.

8. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.

When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy and notify you through appropriate channels if the changes are significant.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

10. Additional Resources

For more information about cookies and online privacy, you can visit:

• • All About Cookies - Independent information about cookies
• • Your Online Choices - Opt out of behavioral advertising
• • NAI Opt-Out - Network Advertising Initiative opt-out tool