Cookie Usage Statement and Options for Disabling Cookies
If you are interested in more information about how we process your personal data, please read our Privacy Policy.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files that allow visited websites to remember your actions and preferences. Every time you return to a site, the browser sends the data stored in the cookie file back to the server. This small file, called a “cookie,” is a short text file containing a specific string of characters with unique information.
We use cookies to ensure the quality of our services and to better understand how people use our website. For this reason, we store user preferences in cookies and use them to monitor user trends and behavior on our website.
Cookies do not pose a risk to your device but are important for privacy protection. They cannot be used to identify visitors or to misuse login credentials.
What cookies do we use?
Our website uses both first-party cookies (i.e., cookies used exclusively by our website) and third-party cookies (i.e., cookies originating from third-party websites).
- First-party cookies are used to store user preferences and data needed during your visit to our website, such as anonymous statistics tracking, voting in polls, switching between mobile and desktop versions, and logging in as a registered user.
- Third-party cookies are used to track user trends and behavior patterns, and for targeted advertising. These are managed by third-party providers of web analytics. The third-party cookies used for tracking trends and behaviors are accessed only by our website and the analytics provider — they are not shared with any other third parties.
Consent to Cookie Storage
Most browsers automatically accept cookies unless the browser is set otherwise. By using this website, you agree to the use and storage of cookies.
What to do if you disagree with the use of cookies?
You can restrict or block cookies through your web browser settings. For information on how to configure specific browsers, please visit the following pages:
- Internet Explorer: windows.microsoft.com
- Google Chrome: support.google.com
- Mozilla Firefox: support.mozilla.org
- Opera: help.opera.com