Cookie Policy

Cookies & Other Storage Technologies

This policy explains how we use cookies and the choices you have. Except as otherwise stated in this Cookie Policy, our Privacy Policy will apply to our processing of the data we collect via cookies.

Cookies are small text files used to store data on web browsers. Cookies receive identifiers, such as IP addresses, browser type or the device’s operating system, and store that information on computers, phones, and other devices.

If you create and register an account with one of our websites then cookies will enable us to understand the information we receive about you, such as whether you are currently logged in to your account.

Why do we use cookies?

Cookies help us operate, protect and improve our webites, such as by personalizing content, tailoring and measuring ads, and providing a safer experience.
The cookies that we use may change from time to time as we improve and update our Sites.
We use cookies for the following purposes:

Authentication
We use cookies to verify your account and determine when you’re logged in. This way you can access the website’s interactive services and we can provide access to the appropriate features by keeping you logged in as you navigate website pages and sections. Cookies remember your browser’s identifying information so you do not have to keep logging into the website.

Website Security
Cookies to help us keep your account data and the website safe and secure.
For example, cookies may help us identify and impose additional security measures when another person or bot attempts to access your account without authorization by guessing different passwords.
We also use cookies to store data that enables us to recover your account in the event you’ve forgotten your password or to require additional authentication if you tell us your account has been hacked.

We also use cookies to combat activity that violates our policies or otherwise degrades our ability to provide services. For example, cookies help us fight spam and phishing attacks by enabling us to identify computers that are used to create spam serving accounts.

Advertising Insights
Our websites relay on advertising revenue to pay the costs of operating the sites. Cookies help us and our advertisers measure the performance of ad campaigns, to measure how often people do things like click on or view ads.

Other parties may use cookies on our websites to advertise on our sites. Such cookies help advertisers understand the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and to compare the performance of those campaigns to ads displayed on other websites or apps.

Third-parties (non-owned websites that we may link to or whose content we may embed on our sites) also use cookies on their own sites and apps. To understand how other parties use cookies, please review their policies.

Controlling cookies used to show you ads
You can opt out of seeing online interest-based ads through the Digital Advertising Alliance in the US, the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada in Canada, or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance in Europe or through your mobile device settings. Please note ad blockers and tools that restrict our cookie use may interfere with these controls.

Ad servers, ad serving software and advertising companies generally use cookies and similar technologies as part of their services. To learn more about how advertisers generally use cookies and the choices they offer, you can review the following resources:
Digital Advertising Alliance
Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada
European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance

Browser cookie controls:
In addition, your browser or device may offer settings that allow you to choose whether browser cookies are set and to delete them. For more information about these controls, visit your browser or device’s help material.
Certain parts of our Sites may not work or may not work properly if you have disabled browser cookie use.

You can opt out of seeing online interest-based ads from participating companies through
the Digital Advertising Alliance in the US https://www.aboutads.info/choices/
the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada in Canada https://youradchoices.ca/
the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance in Europe https://www.youronlinechoices.eu/

For more information about advertising visit: https://www.aboutads.info/choices/