Introduction to Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of information that a website can store on your computer in order for it to remember something about you at a later time. The information is in the form of a text file, which will only be understood by the web site that initially set the cookie.
How Do We Use Cookies: An Overview
Essential cookies:
These are necessary for our website to work. If you choose to disable cookies for our website you will not be able to use many of the features.
Examples include:
- Session cookies that remember your actions as you navigate our websites.
- Security cookies that check the validity of your actions during your visit helping to keep our websites and services safe and secure.
Analytics and Performance cookies
These cookies help us collect information about how you use our websites over time; the areas you visit, the time spent on our websites and issues and errors you may encounter. This information helps us to continually improve the information we provide and the performance of our websites and services.
External web services
Social Media Engagement Notice: Engaging with our content via social media platforms (like liking or sharing our posts) might result in those platforms recording your activities and possibly setting cookies to track these interactions. If you prefer to opt out from such tracking, please consult the specific settings and instructions provided by each social media platform.
Cookies and Pixel Technologies
Guidelines for Using Pixels and SDKs
You, or any partners acting on your behalf, are prohibited from using pixels associated with your Business Manager or advertising account on sites not owned by you without explicit written consent from us. Utilizing our pixels or SDKs also means you agree to provide clear, noticeable information to your users about the collection, sharing, and use of their data, including:
- On websites, an explicit notice on each page where pixels are used, linking to detailed information about the collection and use of data by third parties through cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies for ad targeting and measurement, along with guidance on how users can opt out and access controls for their data.
- In apps, a conspicuous link within your app settings or privacy policy, accessible from within any app distribution site or platform, detailing how third parties may gather and use data from your app and others for ad targeting and measurement, plus directions on opting out and managing data collection.
Cons of Rejecting Cookies
You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our site. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you log on to our site.
Please note that third-party sites which are linked to on our site may also use cookies, over which we have no control.
Ancillary Information
Gathering Usage Data
We automatically collect data referred to as Usage Data when you interact with our Service or its infrastructure. This includes metrics such as the length of time spent on a page and other activity data. Information collected may include your device’s IP address, browser type and version, pages of our service that you visit, time and date of your visits, time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data.