Cookie Policy

By agreeing to our Terms of Use, you (the “User”) consent to our use of cookies as described in this Cookie Policy, which forms part of our Terms of Use. Cookies are used on our Website to distinguish you from other Users, improve your browsing experience, and optimize the functionality of our Website.
What are cookies?

Cookies are small files stored in your web browser that contain an identifier (a combination of letters and numbers) to help us recognize your device and track your navigation across different pages of our Website. They improve speed, streamline processes, and personalize your experience. Cookies also play a vital role in ensuring that certain parts of our Website function correctly and securely. It’s worth noting that cookies do not contain any personally identifiable information.

Cookies are categorized as either “persistent” or “session” cookies. Persistent cookies remain stored in your browser until their set expiration date (unless you delete them manually), while session cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser at the end of your session.

There are two types of cookies:

1. First-party cookies: These are created by our Website during your visit.
2. Third-party cookies: These are created by external websites that may own specific content, such as advertisements or images, displayed on the webpage you are visiting.

How cookies are used on our Website

We may utilize the following types of cookies:
– Essential Tracking Cookies: These are essential for enabling you to log in to your User account and utilize our services as they maintain a record of your identity as you navigate our services.
– Functional Tracking Cookies: These cookies remember choices you make and personalize our service according to your preferences.
– Performance Tracking Cookies: These cookies analyze your usage of our service, including the time spent on different aspects of our services, primarily for analytics and personalization purposes.
– Marketing or Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver personalized advertisements to you and measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.

We utilize the data derived from your cookie usage for the following objectives:

• Analyzing our website traffic
• Identifying your preferred language for automatic selection upon revisiting the Website
• Customizing content and advertisements
• Sharing information regarding your Website usage with our website analytics partners and certain advertising partners (programmatic)

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for fourteen months.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Third party websites

The Website may occasionally include links to and from the websites of our partner networks, advertisers, and affiliates. Please be aware that we may share your personal data to such third party websites. Please also note that these websites operate under their own privacy notices, and we are not responsible for any information submitted to or collected by these websites.

How to contact us

If you have any questions about the Website or the personal data we collect from you as a User and how it is used, please contact us via email at [email protected] as your first point of contact.

Further information

For more information about cookies, you can visit www.allaboutcookies.org

Blocking and deleting cookies

If you want to delete cookies stored on your computer or stop cookies from tracking your browsing activity on the Website, you can do so by clearing your existing cookies or adjusting your browser’s privacy settings. The exact steps may vary depending on the browser you use. For detailed instructions on disabling cookies or modifying privacy settings, you can visit computer.howstuffworks.com. Alternatively, you can refer to your browser's ‘help' section for guidance on performing these actions.