Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to provide information to website owners, and to enable certain features.

Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them, while session cookies are deleted when you close your browser.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies on this website for the following purposes:

• Essential cookies: Required for the website to function properly
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website
• Preference cookies: Remember your choices and preferences

3. Cookies We Use

Below is a detailed list of the cookies used on our website:

3.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems.

3.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.

4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

4.1 Through Our Consent Manager

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner powered by Axeptio. You can choose to accept or refuse non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking on the cookie settings button in the footer of our website or by using the button below:

4.2 Through Your Browser

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can usually find these settings in the "Options" or "Preferences" menu of your browser. The following links may be helpful:

• Cookie settings in Chrome
• Cookie settings in Firefox
• Cookie settings in Safari
• Cookie settings in Edge

5. Google Analytics and Your Privacy

We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand how visitors use our website. We have implemented the following privacy-protective measures:

• Consent Mode: Analytics only runs after you provide consent
• IP Anonymization: Your IP address is anonymized before being stored
• Data Retention: We have set data retention to 14 months
• No Data Sharing: We do not share analytics data with Google for advertising purposes

You can also opt out of Google Analytics across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

6. Third-Party Cookies

We do not use any third-party cookies for advertising or marketing purposes. The only third-party services that may set cookies on our website are:

• Axeptio: For managing your cookie consent preferences
• Google Analytics: For website analytics (only with your consent)

7. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this page periodically for the latest information on our cookie practices.

Any changes to this Cookie Policy will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.