Cookies Policy

Cookies Policy

We use cookies to improve your experience on our website, to provide you with a more personalized browsing experience and to enable us to analyze usage patterns so that we can make improvements.

What are Cookies?

A cookie is a small piece of data that a website stores on your device. It's used by the site to remember information about your visit, such as the pages you've viewed or preferences you may have chosen. We use two main types of cookies: session and persistent cookies.

Why Do We Use Cookies?

Cookies enable us to provide you with features like login persistence, which remembers your login details so that you don't need to log in each time you visit our site. They also help us track usage patterns, allowing us to make improvements to the website based on how visitors interact with it.

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for you to navigate and use certain functions of our website. Without essential cookies, you may not be able to access certain pages or features. These include:

• Session IDs
• Authentication tokens

We also use session and persistent cookies to track usage patterns on the site, which helps us identify areas where improvements can be made.

Types of Cookies

Session Cookies

These are deleted when your browser closes down.

• Used for authentication purposes (e.g., remembering you're logged in).
• Allow us to manage sessions so that we know who's interacting with our website at any one time.
• Enable the creation and persistence of user profiles.

Persistent Cookies

Stored on your device even after it has been closed. These stay around until they expire or are deleted by a browser action (see below).

• Used for tracking usage patterns and behavior over longer periods.
• Help us provide more personalized experiences based on preferences selected during previous visits.
• Can help to identify areas of the website where improvements can be made.

Functional Cookies

These enable you to customize your experience with our site. We use them to:

• Store your language settings
• Remember which parts of the website you have chosen not to view

Analytics and Performance Cookies

We track usage patterns on our site so that we can make it better for future visitors. This includes identifying where users get stuck or lose interest.

• Help us understand how people move around our site.
• Enable analysis of pages most frequently visited, time spent per page, etc.
• Can be used to identify trends and patterns in user behavior.

Preference Settings

We use cookies to remember your language settings and other preferences chosen during previous visits. This ensures a smooth browsing experience every time you visit us.

Browser Storage Technologies

Modern browsers have built-in storage mechanisms like LocalStorage that complement cookie functionality.

• Our website takes advantage of these where necessary (e.g., for storing session tokens).
• Such technologies offer an alternative or additional way to manage certain types of data between browser sessions.
• Generally used as part of a broader strategy combining multiple techniques for handling site-related information in the client-side environment.

Third-Party Integrations

Occasionally, our website incorporates third-party content (for instance: maps). When we do this, it may involve using cookies set by other parties to enable specific interactions or provide further functionality. Their policies regarding cookie use will govern how these are used and treated on your browser.

Marketing Communications

When you consent to marketing communication from us through email newsletters, special offers etc., a small number of cookies helps link that preference with your session details (so it only works if the user has chosen in for receiving those communications). This way we remember whether to show or hide them next time around.

Cookie Consent Management

Our website adheres fully with all applicable laws concerning cookie usage. We also include features like:

• Easy opt-out options: You can choose not to have certain types of cookies stored on your browser.
• Transparency about data use: This section and our site explain exactly how we're using various forms of cookies for specific reasons.

Browser Cookie Controls

Browsers now allow users significant control over cookies through their built-in tools:

• Most major browsers offer the option to clear all or individual types of stored cookies upon closing.