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.