1. What Are Cookies According to This Policy?

Cookies are small files that are stored by your browser on your device while browsing the internet, allowing a website or a third party to recognize you as a visitor. Cookies can be used for various purposes, including:

• Ensuring certain functions can be performed.
• Conducting analytics.
• Complying with your preferences.
• Enabling advertising based on your behavior.

There are two main types of cookies: session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device until they expire or are deleted by you. The lifespan of cookies can vary; some expire after a few minutes, while others can remain active for longer. First-party cookies are set by the website you visit, while third-party cookies come from other sources. Pixel tags and cookies are commonly used on websites. Pixel tags (also known as web beacons or clear GIFs) are transparent images embedded in a website. These pixels and cookies are used to track user engagement on the website. We or our partners may use pixel tags to monitor interactions on our website or understand how our website is referred to partners, as described in our Privacy Policy or for other interest-based advertising, as detailed in section 5 below.

2. Which Cookies Are Used When Using the Website?

When you visit the website or interact with the services, we or third parties may provide your browser with multiple cookies. Some of these cookies are only activated when you select certain functions or settings, while others are used for long-term purposes according to our Privacy Policy.

• Necessary cookies: These cookies are set by the website to enable you to use certain functions such as logging in or making purchases.
• Analytics cookies: These cookies store data about how the website is used to improve its performance and report on it. We may also use analytics cookies to test new ads, pages, or features and see how users respond. Analytics cookies can come from first parties or third parties.
• Preference cookies: These first-party cookies store your settings on the website.
• Ad targeting cookies: These third-party cookies, also known as “behavioral” or “targeted” advertising, are used by advertising platforms or networks to (i) deliver ads and track their performance and (ii) enable ad networks to deliver ads that may be relevant based on your activities.

3. How Third Parties Use the Website Data

External providers such as analysts and advertising networks typically use cookies to collect anonymous user data. This data can be used to analyze and improve visitor behavior on our website and other websites.

4. Your Choice of Cookies

If you do not like cookies or specific cookie categories, you can change the settings in your browser to remove already set cookies and prevent new cookies from being accepted. More information can be found on the help pages for your browser. Please note that deleting or rejecting cookies may mean that you cannot use all the features on our website, your settings will not be saved, and some pages may not display correctly. If you wish to reject cookies from specific providers, please check their privacy policies.

5. Interest-Based Marketing

Our cookie policy helps you get the most out of our website and services. If you disable cookies, certain parts of our website may not function as intended. If you wish to disable cookies for behavioral advertising, users in the European Union can find more information at www.youronlinechoices.eu and users in the USA at http://www.aboutads.info/choices/.

6. Contact Us

If you have questions about our cookie usage policy, please contact us at [email protected].