Cookie Policy

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or device when you visit our websites.

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Why we use cookies?

We use cookies to make your visits to our websites efficient and personalized. We also use cookies to improve the content and navigability of our websites based on how our visitors use them.

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How we use cookies?

We use cookies to:

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• Gather analytical information such as counting the number of visitors to our websites and the pages of our website that are most frequently visited. We use the analytical information we gather to understand our visitors’ needs and adapt our websites accordingly.

• Understand how our visitors respond to changes we may make to our websites.

• Gather information that can help us to send you content and advertisements that are relevant to your interests.

• Associate browsing behavior.

 

Information we collect from cookies:

Cookies help us to collect information about how you use our websites, but we do not store personally identifiable information in them. We only store a unique session ID that allows our websites to recognize your browser on your next visit to our website. Cookies help us to identify you personally only if you have provided us with your personal information, such as by applying for registration.

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Types of cookies:

Session cookies – These types of cookies are temporarily stored on your computer or device during a browsing session and are deleted from your computer or device at the end of a browsing session.

 

Persistent cookies – These types of cookies stay on your computer until they expire or until you delete them. Persistent cookies are used when our websites need to store information or preferences that will be used for more than one browsing session.

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Managing Cookies:

Most browsers give you options of how to manage your cookies by adjusting or configuring your cookie settings. Typically the browser will give you the option to:

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• view your cookies

• allow cookies

• disable all or specific cookies

• disable all cookies when you close your browser

• block cookies

• receive notifications when you receive a cookie

 

If you use your browser settings to block our cookies, some parts of our websites may not work or may not allow you access. Online application services, order management and other kinds of personalization functions cannot be provided without cookies.  In some cases, your general browsing experience may also be impacted. If you set your browser options to delete all cookies at the end of a session, you will not be able to save preferences or login information for your next session. Please note that unless you have adjusted your browser settings to refuse cookies, our systems will issue cookies as soon as you visit our of our websites.