Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy provides you with information about how we use "cookies" or similar technologies, in connection with our website, other online resources, and each element of the foregoing (each, a "Service"), to enable us to understand how you interact with the Services, improve your experience, and enable you to use certain related features.  This policy also provides information about how third parties may use these technologies in association with the operation of our Services.  In addition, this Cookie Policy applies when you use any of our Services and may be supplemented by additional cookie notices or terms provided in certain areas of the Services or during our interactions with you.

1. About cookies

Cookies are those small pieces of data stored in text files saved on your mobile device or computer when you visit a website. Cookies allow the website's server to record and store your actions and preferences, such as login information, user history, language settings, font settings, color settings, and other display preferences, over a period of time. Cookies ensure that visitors do not have to continually re-enter their contact details or information each time they revisit the site or navigate between pages.

Cookies are used to remember your preferences for single visits via session cookies or multiple repeat visits via permanent cookies.

2. Use of cookies

Cookies are essential for our website to function optimally and improve website performance for a better user experience. The website administrator(s) controls all cookies used on the website and grants third parties access for statistical and analytical purposes. Cookies are necessary to remember to identify visitors and to remember their actions on the site and their online behaviors.

We use cookies for a variety of reasons, which are explained in detail below. Please note that cookie information is not used to identify you personally.

3. Cookie control

You can control and/or delete cookies on your mobile device or computer and adjust your browser settings to prevent cookies. Users may withdraw their consent to the collection of cookies on the Website. You can also determine whether you wish to accept the use of cookies by the site. However, this may cause you to repeat your preferences each time you visit the site manually, and some of the site's services and features may not function optimally.

4. Disabling cookies

You can disable the setting of cookies by adjusting the option in your browser settings (see your browser's help for more details). However, please note that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of your visit and the use of this and many other websites. Unfortunately, disabling cookies will usually result in disabling certain features and functionality of this site. In most cases, there are no standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to the site. It is recommended to enable cookies for optimal functionality and service of the site.

5. Our Use of Cookies

We use: (a) Persistent cookies store and retain your site preferences on your mobile device or computer even after you close the browser, mobile device, or computer; (b) Necessary cookies allow the website to provide a better user experience when browsing the website, its services and features. These cookies allow us to recognise whether you have created and logged in an account to access the content of the site; (c) Functionality cookies allow the website to function optimally, following your site preferences for future visits. These recognize your site's username and customizations.

In addition, we use (d) email Newsletter cookies  to offer newsletter or email subscription services, and these cookies remind us whether you are already registered or subscribed to display specific notifications or features reserved for subscribed/unsubscribed users; (e) Order processing cookies  to store and remember your payment orders on our e-commerce or payment facilities for proper payment processing; (f) Survey cookies are sometimes used to issue surveys and questionnaires to our users in order to provide interesting information, useful tools or to understand their preferences or opinions more accurately.

Finally, we may use third-party cookies.  In some cases, the website uses cookies provided by trusted third parties that provide content and analytics services on this website. The following section explains the third-party cookies you may encounter when using this site:

• This site may use Google Analytics, one of the most trusted analytics solutions on the global web, to understand how you use the site and ways to improve your experience on the site. As a result, these cookies may track your use of the site, time spent on the site and its pages to enable us to continue to produce engaging content.
• We use cookies for social media buttons and/or plugins on this site to connect to your social network in a variety of ways. These cookies also allow us to track social media users when they visit our site or share content using a tagging mechanism provided by those social media sites.