Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit our website. They help us recognize your device, remember your preferences, and improve your experience.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies (Strictly Necessary)

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation, secure login, and access to secure areas. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

• Session Cookies: Temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser
• Security Cookies: Used for security purposes and to prevent fraud

Performance Cookies (Analytics)

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

• Google Analytics: Tracks website usage and user behavior
• Performance Monitoring: Helps us optimize site speed and performance

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.

• Preference Cookies: Remember your language settings and preferences
• Feature Cookies: Enable additional website features and tools

Targeting/Advertising Cookies

These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other sites.

• Google AdSense: For displaying relevant advertisements
• Retargeting Cookies: Help show ads based on your previous visits

3. Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

• Website Functionality: To ensure our tools and services work correctly
• User Experience: To remember your preferences and settings
• Analytics: To understand how visitors use our website and improve it
• Security: To protect your account and prevent fraud
• Personalization: To provide content and features relevant to you
• Advertising: To display relevant advertisements (when applicable)

4. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Service, deliver advertisements on and through the Service, and so on.

Google Services

• Google Analytics: Helps us understand how users interact with our website
• Google AdSense: For serving targeted advertisements
• Google reCAPTCHA: For security and preventing spam

Social Media Cookies

These cookies are set by social media services we've added to our site to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks.

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by:

Browser Controls

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, limiting cookies may affect your experience on our website.

Cookie Consent Tool

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner where you can choose which types of cookies you accept.

6. Cookie Duration

Cookies can remain on your device for different periods of time:

• Session Cookies: These temporary cookies expire when you close your browser
• Persistent Cookies: These remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them
• First-party Cookies: Set by our website
• Third-party Cookies: Set by other websites and services

7. Your Rights

Under data protection laws, you have rights including:

• Right to Access: You can request information about the cookies we use
• Right to Control: You can manage your cookie preferences at any time
• Right to Delete: You can delete existing cookies from your browser
• Right to Object: You can object to certain types of cookie usage

8. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our operations. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

We recommend that you review this policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.

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