As do practically all professional websites, this website also cookies. The below information explains what information those cookies gather, how it is used and why we sometimes need to store these cookies on your device. It also explains the choices you have about their use. Your continued use of our site indicates your acceptance and authorization of 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 track certain of your activities and record your preferences, which allows the website to provide the best browsing experience when you visit and to identify areas needing improvement.
We employ session cookies and persistent cookies on our website:
Session cookies: These are temporary cookies used to collect data about your activities while browsing our website. They expire when the browsing session ends.
Persistent cookies: These cookies remain on your computer or device for a predefined length of time. They enable us to collect information to provide a more personalized experience on your next visit.
The following lists the cookies we use on our website and why we use them:
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 or performance cookies: These cookies allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors to our website and to collect information about how visitors interact with our website so that we can improve its performance and your experience.
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.
Targeting cookies: Also known as 'advertising cookies' or 'marketing cookies', these cookies allow us to offer you advertisements that are relevant to your interests. We also use the information collected by these cookies, such as which pages you view and which links you follow, to determine the efficiency of our marketing campaigns.
Some content on the website is served by third parties, including analytics or advertising companies and ad networks. These third parties may use cookies to collect information when you use our website. We have no control over over these cookies.
You have several choices with regard to the use of cookies. These include blocking cookies or deleting previously stored cookies, both of which can be done in your browser settings. Blocking or deleting cookies may mean that you cannot access certain functions or services on the website, however.