Our website uses cookies. By using our website and agreeing to this policy, you consent to our use of cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies following the terms of this policy.
What are cookies, Similar TECHNOLOGIES, and web beacons?
A “cookie” is a text file placed on your device’s internal memory when you visit our website which helps record how you navigate our website. Cookies allow our website to recognize a particular device or browser and help us present you with tailored options based on the information stored from your previous visit.
Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you and it doesn’t harm your device in any way.
Similar technologies are technologies that are used to store information in your browser or device’s internal storage, such as HTML 5 cookies, flash cookies, and other web software.
Web beacons are small files (also called “pixels”, “image tags”, or “script tags”) that may be loaded on our site, that may work in concert with cookies to identify our users and provide anonymized data on their behavior.
Our Use of Cookies, Similar TECHNOLOGIES, and web beacons
- Identify your Device. When you visit the website or use our mobile app, your OS will be recognized, so our service can recommend a corresponding software version for you.
- Preferences and Settings Storage. Settings that allow our services to function correctly or that save your preferences over time may be stored on your device. We also save preferences, such as language, browser, and others, so those do not have to be reset each time you return to the site.
- Security. We use cookies to detect fraudulent activities and abuse of our websites and services.
- Storage of Information you provide. Your email address, feedback, and other information you offered when using our services.
- Social Media. Our website may include social media cookies that enable users who are logged in to the social media service to share content via that service.
- Advertising. We use cookies to record how many visitors have clicked on an advertisement.
- Performance. We use cookies for load balancing to ensure that websites remain up and running.
- Analytics. To provide you with our services, cookies, and other identifiers are used to gather usage and performance data. For example, we make use of cookies to determine the number of unique visitors to each web page or service used and to develop other statistics about the operations of our services. This includes cookies from us and third-party analytics providers.
TYPES OF COOKIES
Session cookies
This type of cookie is only stored on your device during a browsing session and are automatically erased from your device once you close your browser – they usually store an anonymous session ID allowing you to use our app or browse a website without having to log in to each page, but they do not collect any personal data from your device
Persistent cookies
This type of cookie is stored on your device as a file and remains on your device after a browsing session or when you close your browser. The cookie can only be read by the website that created it when you visit that website again. [Persistent cookies are used for Google Analytics.]
Cookies can also be classified as follows:
Strictly necessary cookies
These are essential cookies to enable you to use our website effectively, such as when buying a service, and therefore cannot be restricted. Without these cookies, our services may not be available to you.
Performance cookies
Such cookies allow us to monitor and improve our app or website performance. For example, they allow us to evaluate the number of visits, identify sources of traffic and see which parts of the site are most visited.
Functionality cookies
These cookies allow our website to remember your preferences and provide improved features. For instance, we may be able to provide you with information or updates relevant to the services you use. The type of information collected by these cookies is usually anonymized.
How to block or delete cookies
You can check or change the type of cookies you accept within your browser or device setting at any time. You can also restrict all cookies at any time through your browser or device settings. However, if you restrict cookies on your device (including essential cookies) you may not be able to make use of our website.
Please note that some third parties who advertise on our website (including, for example, providers of external services like web traffic analysis services and advertising networks) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be performance/analytical cookies or targeted cookies.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google uses cookies to help us analyze how users use the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. In case of activation of the IP anonymization, Google will truncate/anonymize the last octet of the IP address for Member States of the European Union as well as for other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases, the full IP address is sent to and shortened by Google servers in the USA. On behalf of the website, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on your activity for us and third parties who help operate and provide services related to the website. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of these cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser as discussed in this policy. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of the website. Furthermore, you can prevent Google’s collection and use of data (cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-US.
Further information concerning the terms and conditions of use and data privacy can be found at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html.
