Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

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

Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your device when you go offline, while session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

• Website Functionality: To ensure our website works properly and securely
• User Experience: To remember your preferences and settings
• Analytics: To understand how visitors use our website
• Marketing: To deliver relevant advertisements and measure their effectiveness

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. They include:

• Session management cookies
• Security cookies
• Cookie consent preferences
• Load balancing cookies

These cookies cannot be disabled as they are essential for the website's operation.

3.2 Analytics Cookies

We use analytics cookies to:

• Count visits and traffic sources
• Measure website performance
• Understand user behavior patterns
• Identify popular content

We use Google Analytics and similar services, which may set the following cookies:

• _ga - Distinguishes unique users
• _gid - Distinguishes unique users
• _gat - Throttles request rate

3.3 Marketing Cookies

Marketing cookies help us:

• Deliver targeted advertisements
• Measure ad campaign effectiveness
• Prevent the same ads from being shown repeatedly
• Enable social media sharing features

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. These include:

4.1 Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyze website usage. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about your use of our website anonymously.

For more information about Google Analytics cookies, visit: Google Analytics Cookie Usage

4.2 Social Media Platforms

Social media buttons and widgets may set cookies from platforms like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram to enable sharing functionality.

4.3 YouTube

Embedded YouTube videos may set cookies to measure video usage and improve user experience.

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

5.1 Cookie Settings on Our Website

You can manage your cookie preferences using the settings panel above or by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in our website footer.

5.2 Browser Settings

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

• View what cookies have been set
• Block cookies from specific sites
• Block third-party cookies
• Block all cookies
• Delete cookies when you close your browser
• Delete cookies manually

5.3 Browser-Specific Instructions

• Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and website data
• Edge: Settings > Site permissions > Cookies and site data

6. Impact of Disabling Cookies

Please note that disabling certain cookies may impact your experience on our website:

• Essential cookies: Website may not function properly
• Analytics cookies: We cannot improve our website based on usage data
• Marketing cookies: You may see less relevant advertisements

7. Cookie Retention

Different cookies have different retention periods:

• Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
• Analytics cookies: Typically expire after 2 years
• Marketing cookies: Usually expire after 30 days to 2 years
• Preference cookies: May persist until manually deleted

8. Do Not Track

Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that lets you tell websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. We respect Do Not Track signals and will not track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track browser mechanism is in place.

9. Updates to This Cookie 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.

10. Contact Us

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