Cookies

Cookie Policy

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file containing a unique identifier that is transferred via your browser from a website to the hard drive of your computer or mobile device each time you visit a website. A cookie enables the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login status, language, font size, and other display preferences) for a certain period of time, so you do not have to reconfigure these settings every time you return to a specific website or browse different subpages. For these reasons, websites use cookies to recognise and personalise website settings based on your preferences during each subsequent visit to the same website.

Cookies are generally used to enable websites to function, or to function more efficiently, and they are also used to collect and provide information to website owners. Cookies may also be used to compile anonymous statistics about the browsing experience on specific websites. Data is typically not directly identifying, but it can provide you with a more personalised web experience. Applicable legislation permits us to store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of this website. For all other types of cookies, we require your explicit permission.

Use of cookies

We use cookies for a variety of purposes. We may collect information about your computer (including your IP address), operating system, and browser type for system administration purposes. These are statistical data about your actions and browsing patterns and do not identify you as an individual.

We also use cookies to personalise content and advertisements, provide social media features, and analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our website with our social media, advertising, and analytics partners, who may combine it with other information you have provided to them or that they have collected from your use of their services.

By continuing to use this website, you accept the use of our cookies (strictly necessary cookies).

The Website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users. This helps us provide a better and more personalised service when you browse the Website and also enables us to detect different ways in which our Website is used, based on which we will improve the overall user experience.

Types of cookies

Necessary cookies and other cookies

We may classify cookies as either “necessary” cookies or “other” cookies.

Necessary cookies are cookies that:

• are used solely to carry out or facilitate the transmission of communications over a network; or
• are strictly necessary to provide an online service (e.g., our website or a service on our website) that you have requested.

Other cookies are any cookies that do not fall within the definition of necessary cookies, such as cookies used to analyse your behaviour on the website (“analytics” cookies) or cookies used to display advertisements to you (“marketing” cookies).

Persistent cookies and session cookies

Cookies may be classified as “persistent” or “session” cookies depending on how long they remain on your browser after being placed.

• Persistent cookies: expire at a specific time or are deleted manually from the browser, whichever occurs first.
• Session cookies: remain for as long as you keep your browser open and expire when you close your browser.

First-party and third-party cookies

Cookies may be classified by source as first-party cookies or third-party cookies.

• First-party cookies: cookies set on your device by our website domain.
• Third-party cookies: cookies set on your device by third-party domains.

Cookies by function

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are required for the Website to function properly and cannot be switched off in our systems. You can set your browser to block cookies or alert you about these cookies; however, some parts of the Website may not work properly. These cookies do not collect or store any personal data.

Functional cookies