Introduction

Welcome to our cookie policy. This policy works alongside our Privacy Policy. The purpose of this cookie policy is to describe what cookies are, what we use them for, and how you can manage them during your visit to or use of our website.

By accessing or using our Web site (“Site”) you agree and consent that we, and in some cases third parties, can store and access cookies, IP addresses and use other tracking technology methods to enable the Site functionality, collect aggregated data about your website usage, improve your online experience and manage and tailor our advertising and service communications with you. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies, however, if you choose to do so, this may affect your use of our Site and your ability to access and use the services made available thereon. This cookie policy, and our privacy policy, only cover our use of cookies, not the use thereof by any third parties. Please refer to the relevant sections in this cookie policy for more information about what cookies are, the tracking technology we use, and how we use them.

What are cookies?

We may place small text files called ‘cookies’ on your device when you visit our Site. These files do not contain personal data, but they do contain a personal identifier allowing us to associate your personal data with a certain device.

Why do we use cookies?

These files serve a number of useful purposes for you, including:

• granting you access to restricted content;
• tailoring our website’s functionality to you personally by letting us remember your preferences, location or device type;
• improving how our website performs;
• understanding who our audience is so that we can provide content most relevant to you;
• allowing third parties to provide services to our website; and
• helping us deliver interest-based advertising where appropriate in compliance with the applicable laws.

The types of cookies we use

We use different types of cookies on our Site. Some of these cookies are placed by us, while others are placed by our third-party plug-ins, suppliers or advertisers. These cookies may be deleted from your device at different times, such as at the end of your browsing session (when you leave the website) or after a pre-set amount of time, or they may persist on your device until you delete them. We use the following types of cookies on our Site:

• essential cookies – these are cookies that allow our Site to perform its essential functions. Without these cookies, some parts of our Site would stop working.
• site analytics cookies – these are cookies that monitor how our Site is performing, and how you interact with it. We use them to know how best to improve our Site or services.
• functional cookies – these are cookies that remember who you are as a user of our Site. We use them to remember any preferences you may have selected on our Site, like saving your username and password or settings

Deleting cookies

Your internet browser generally accepts cookies automatically, but you can often change this setting to stop accepting them. You can also delete cookies manually. For further information about how to disable cookies, please refer to your browser ‘help’ section.

Deleting cookies Your internet browser generally accepts cookies automatically, but you can often change this setting to stop accepting them. You can also delete cookies manually. For further information about how to disable cookies, please refer to your browser ‘help’ section.

Updates to this cookie policy

We may occasionally make changes to this cookie policy. When we make material changes to this cookie policy, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this cookie policy. If there are material changes to this statement or in how we will use your personal information, we will notify you by prominently posting a notice of such changes here or on our home page, or by sending you an e-mail.