Last updated August 28, 2022
This Cookie Policy explains how we uses cookies and similar
technologies to recognize you when you visit our websites.
In some cases we may use cookies to collect personal
information, or that becomes personal information if we combine
it with other information.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or
mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used
by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to
work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting
information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, us) are called
“first party cookies”. Cookies set by parties other
than the website owner are called “third party
cookies”. Third party cookies enable third party features
or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g.
like advertising, interactive content and analytics). The
parties that set these third party cookies can recognize your
computer both when it visits the website in question and also
when it visits certain other websites.
Why do we use cookies?
We use first and third party cookies for several reasons. Some
cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our
Websites to operate, and we refer to these as
“essential” or “strictly necessary”
cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the
interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Online
Properties. Third parties serve cookies through our Websites for
advertising, analytics and other purposes. This is described in
more detail below.
The specific types of first and third party cookies served
through our Websites and the purposes they perform are described
below (please note that the specific cookies served may vary
depending on the specific Online Properties you visit).
How can I control cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject
cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your
preferences in the Cookie Consent Manager. The Cookie Consent
Manager allows you to select which categories of cookies you
accept or reject. Essential cookies cannot be rejected as they
are strictly necessary to provide you with services.
The Cookie Consent Manager can be found in the notification
banner and on our website. If you choose to reject cookies, you
may still use our website though your access to some
functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. You
may also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or
refuse cookies. As the means by which you can refuse cookies
through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser,
you should visit your browser’s help menu for more
information.
In addition, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt
out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more
information, please visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or
http://www.youronlinechoices.com.
The specific types of first and third party cookies served
through our Websites and the purposes they perform are described
in the table below (please note that the specific cookies served
may vary depending on the specific Online Properties you
visit).
Essential website cookies:
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with
services available through our Websites and to use some of its
features, such as access to secure areas.
What about other tracking technologies, like web beacons?
Cookies are not the only way to recognize or track visitors to a
website. We may use other, similar technologies from time to
time, like web beacons (sometimes called “tracking
pixels” or “clear gifs”). These are tiny
graphics files that contain a unique identifier that enable us
to recognize when someone has visited our Websites or opened an
e-mail including them. This allows us, for example, to monitor
the traffic patterns of users from one page within a website to
another, to deliver or communicate with cookies, to understand
whether you have come to the website from an online
advertisement displayed on a third-party website, to improve
site performance, and to measure the success of e-mail marketing
campaigns. In many instances, these technologies are reliant on
cookies to function properly, and so declining cookies will
impair their functioning.
Do you use Flash cookies or Local Shared Objects?
Websites may also use so-called “Flash Cookies”
(also known as Local Shared Objects or “LSOs”) to,
among other things, collect and store information about your use
of our services, fraud prevention and for other site
operations.
If you do not want Flash Cookies stored on your computer, you
can adjust the settings of your Flash player to block Flash
Cookies storage using the tools contained in the Website Storage
Settings Panel. You can also control Flash Cookies by going to
the Global Storage Settings Panel and following the instructions
(which may include instructions that explain, for example, how
to delete existing Flash Cookies (referred to
“information” on the Macromedia site), how to
prevent Flash LSOs from being placed on your computer without
your being asked, and (for Flash Player 8 and later) how to
block Flash Cookies that are not being delivered by the operator
of the page you are on at the time).
Please note that setting the Flash Player to restrict or limit
acceptance of Flash Cookies may reduce or impede the
functionality of some Flash applications, including,
potentially, Flash applications used in connection with our
services or online content.
Do you serve targeted advertising?
Third parties may serve cookies on your computer or mobile
device to serve advertising through our Websites. These
companies may use information about your visits to this and
other websites in order to provide relevant advertisements about
goods and services that you may be interested in. They may also
employ technology that is used to measure the effectiveness of
advertisements. This can be accomplished by them using cookies
or web beacons to collect information about your visits to this
and other sites in order to provide relevant advertisements
about goods and services of potential interest to you. The
information collected through this process does not enable us or
them to identify your name, contact details or other details
that directly identify you unless you choose to provide
these.
How often will you update this Cookie Policy?
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to
reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other
operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore
re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our
use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was
last updated.
Where can I get further information?
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other
technologies, please email us at.