Cookie Policy
Effective Date: January 1, 2026
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when you go offline, while session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for various purposes, including to enable certain functions of the Site, to provide analytics, and to store your preferences (such as your cookie consent choice). We categorize our cookies as follows:
| Cookie Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | Strictly necessary for the operation of our website. For example, remembering your consent preference (`cookie-consent`) so the banner does not reappear. | 1 Year (Persistent) |
| Functional | Used to recognize you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalize our content for you and remember your preferences. | Session / Persistent |
| Analytics | Help us understand how visitors interact with the website by collecting and reporting information anonymously (e.g., page views, time on site). | 2 Years (Persistent) |
3. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-parties' cookies to report usage statistics of the Service. These third parties may track your usage across multiple websites.
4. Browser Opt-Out Instructions
You can manage and delete cookies at any time through your web browser settings. Please note that if you delete cookies or refuse to accept them, you might not be able to use all of the features we offer, and some of our pages might not display properly.
- Google Chrome: Open Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data.
- Mozilla Firefox: Open Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data.
- Apple Safari: Open Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data.
- Microsoft Edge: Open Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies and site data.
For more information on how to manage cookies, you can visit allaboutcookies.org.