Our website makes use of cookies when visitors view the site, just like most other websites do. Below we indicate the kinds of cookies we use and explain the reasons we use them, along with your options in connection with them. Should you continue to use the website, you are agreeing to and authorizing our use of cookies.
A cookie is a small file that automatically gets downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They collect and record information about your device and your activity on the website, which allows for a smooth and more personalized browsing experience and for website improvements.
We employ session cookies and persistent cookies on our website:
Session cookies: These are cookies that function only while you are browsing the website. They allow us to gather information about your activities on the website, and they expire when your browser is closed.
Persistent cookies: These are cookies that are stored on your computer or device for a set period of time. They gather information for use on return visits, such as user preferences.
We use the following types of cookies on our website for the purposes indicated:
Essential cookies: These cookies are required for the operation of our website. We may use these cookies to authenticate and identify website members, for example.
Analytical/performance cookies. These cookies help us by recording the number of visitors and how they move around our website. This aids us in improving the website's operation, for example, by ensuring that you are easily finding what you are looking for.
Functionality cookies: These are cookies that are used to remember your personalized data, such as your username and preferences, so that you do not have to keep making those choices on every visit.
Advertising cookies: These cookies gather information about your visit to our website, such as the pages you browse and any links you might follow. This information is used to provide you with personalized advertising that is relevant to you and to help us understand the advertisements' effectiveness.
Other companies may use cookies on our website to collect information that may be used to analyze and track data, understand your online activity, optimize ad performance or serve relevant advertisements. These third-party cookies are not under our control.
There several of ways to exercise your choice regarding cookies. Browsers provide the ability to clear cookies from your computer/device in the settings options. Doing so may render some website functions unusable, however.