We use cookies and related tracking technologies, including web beacons, tracking pixels and log files (collectively referred to as 鈥渃ookies鈥) on this website听to distinguish you from other users, assess and improve听functionality of the website and our services, and provide you with a good experience.听听
WHAT IS A COOKIE听
Cookies are pieces of information shared between your web browser and a website.听Some听cookies听are necessary for making the听website听work.听 Some help us assess and improve its performance.听听We also use cookies to help provide relevant content, products and services to you.听听A cookie cannot read data听from听your computer's hard drive.听
There are different kinds of cookies with different functions:听
(颈)鈥Session cookies: these cookies are only stored on your computer during your web session. They are automatically deleted when the browser is closed.鈥 They usually store an anonymous session ID allowing you to browse a website听without having to log in to each page. They do not collect any information from your computer.听
(颈颈)鈥Persistent cookies: these cookies are stored as a file on your computer and remain there when you close your web browser. They can be read by the website听that created them when you visit the website听again.听
(颈颈颈)鈥First-party cookies: these cookies are created by our company. They are stored and sent between our servers and your computer鈥檚 hard drive.听 These cookies may be either Session or Persistent cookies.听
(颈惫)鈥Third-party cookies: these cookies are created by one of our third-party partners. They are stored and sent between the third-party鈥檚 server and your computer鈥檚 hard drive. These cookies are usually Persistent cookies.听
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HOW AND听WHY听WE USE COOKIES听
Depending on the website,听we may use cookies for the following purposes:听
Where Strictly Necessary听
These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the听website听and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the听website. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, such as obtaining a quote or logging into your account, cannot be provided. These cookies do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you have been on the internet.听
Functionality听
These cookies allow our听website听to remember choices you make (such as your听username, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced features. For instance, a听website听may be able to remember your log in details, so that you do not have to repeatedly sign-in to your account when using a particular device to access our听website. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, font and other parts of web pages that you can customize. They may also be used to provide services you have requested such as viewing a video or commenting on an article. The information these cookies collect is usually de-identified. They do not gather any information about you that could be used for advertising or remember where you have been on the internet.听
Analytics听
These cookies collect information about how visitors use a听website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. They also allow us to record and count the number of visitors to the听website, all of which enables us to see how visitors use the听website听in order to improve the way that our听website听works.听
Advertising听听
These cookies are used for the purpose of displaying advertisements that will be relevant to you and for managing the performance of advertisements. Advertising cookies are generally听third-party听cookies and may be present even if there is no advertising in use on the听website.听听
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IP Addresses听
When you visit our听website,听we听may听collect听your Internet Protocol (鈥淚P鈥) addresses to track and aggregate non-Personal Information. For example,听we听may听use听IP addresses to monitor the regions from which users听navigate the听website.听
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HOW TO MANAGE COOKIES听
Please听click the 鈥淢anage Cookies鈥 link at the bottom of the page to opt in or out of certain cookies using our Cookie听Consent听Manager, where available.听听Note that听we may not offer a Cookie Consent Manager on our websites that utilize only Strictly Necessary Cookies, since it is not possible for you to opt in or out of our use of these mandatory cookies.听
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You can also disable certain cookies via your browser鈥檚 settings- Apple Safari (as described ), Google Chrome (as described ), Internet Explorer (as described ) and Mozilla Firefox (as described ).
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COOKIE NOTICE DOES NOT COVER THIRD PARTY WEBSITES听
When we include links to other websites, please bear in mind they will have their own privacy and cookie policies that will govern the use of any information you submit.听听We recommend you read their policies as we are not responsible or liable for their privacy practices.听
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CHANGES TO THE COOKIE NOTICE听
We may update this notice occasionally and we encourage you to review the policy from time to time to stay informed of how we are using cookies.听 We post the effective date of the听policy at the top of the page.听
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DESCRIPTION听OF COOKIES USED听
Please click on the听鈥淢anage Cookies鈥澨齦ink in the footer of the website听to find听details about听the individual cookies used on the听website.听 This link may not be available if we only use Strictly Necessary Cookies on the website. 听
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CONTACT US
If you have any questions about this Cookie Notice, please contact us as indicated in our Privacy Notice linked below.