Understanding how we use cookies to improve your experience
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your browser or the hard drive of your computer or other device when you visit our website. They allow us to distinguish you from other users of our website, which helps us to provide you with a good experience and also allows us to improve our site.
We use cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons for our website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our website. Third parties may also serve cookies through our website for advertising, analytics and other purposes.
The specific types of cookies served through our website and the purposes they perform are described below:
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, you cannot refuse them without impacting how our website functions.
These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our website but are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality may become unavailable.
These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website for you.
These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.
Below is a detailed list of the cookies we use on our website:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| _session | Used to maintain your session state across page requests | Session | Essential |
| _csrf_token | Used to prevent cross-site request forgery attacks | Session | Essential |
| _ga | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users | 2 years | Analytics |
| _gid | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users | 24 hours | Analytics |
| _gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | 1 minute | Analytics |
| user_preferences | Stores user preferences such as color scheme, font size, etc. | 1 year | Functionality |
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
You can find out how to do this for the most common browsers by clicking on the links below:
Please be aware that restricting cookies may impact the functionality of our website.
We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.
You are advised to review this Cookie Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Cookie Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
If you have any questions about our Cookie Policy, please contact us at [email protected].
Last Updated: May 15, 2025