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The basics

Small files. Different purposes.

Cookies are small pieces of information that a website stores in your browser. They allow information to be remembered between page visits, such as a preference or the status of a browsing session.

Other technologies, including local storage and tracking pixels, can support related functions. Their operation differs from cookies, so deleting cookies alone may not remove every type of stored information.

First-party cookies

Associated with the website domain you are visiting.

Third-party cookies

Associated with another provider whose services are used on a page.

Purposes & categories

Understand what each category does.

The categories below explain the purposes described in this policy. Their relevance depends on the features you use and the services enabled on the website. These descriptions are not a live inventory of cookies stored on your device.

Strictly necessary

These support functions needed to provide a service you request, such as maintaining a session or protecting a form submission. Blocking them in your browser can prevent the relevant feature from working.

Performance & analytics

These help measure how a website is used, including page visits and technical issues. The resulting information can inform improvements to navigation, content, and reliability.

Functionality & preferences

These remember choices that personalize a visit, such as a selected language. If the relevant storage is blocked or removed, you may need to choose those preferences again.

Advertising & targeting

Where advertising services are enabled, these technologies can help measure campaigns or select advertising based on browsing activity. Provider settings and applicable consent choices affect how they operate.

Connected services

When another provider is involved.

A page may include services supplied by another company, such as an embedded form, video, chat feature, or payment service. Using these features can involve communication with that provider and technologies governed by its own privacy information.

A provider’s role and a cookie’s purpose are separate questions: a third-party service may support functionality, analytics, or another category. Review the information accompanying that service before using it.

Contact us if you need information about a particular feature or provider on our website.

Storage duration

Some last for a visit. Others last longer.

Session cookies

Intended for a browsing session. Browser session-restoration settings can affect when they are removed.

Persistent cookies

Have an expiry period and may remain between visits until they expire or are deleted.

There is no single retention period for every cookie. Duration depends on the individual technology, its provider, and your browser settings.

Your choices

Understand your options. Choose what suits you.

Cookie controls can exist at the website, browser, and service-provider level. A change at one level may not change settings at the others.

Website consent controls

If a cookie banner or preference control is displayed, use it to review the options provided. Reading this policy or continuing to browse does not itself record an affirmative consent choice.

Browser privacy settings

Open your browser’s settings and look for privacy, cookies, or site data. Depending on the browser, you can inspect stored information, remove site data, or limit cookies. Use the browser’s help instructions for your device and version.

Provider-specific controls

Some providers offer their own privacy settings or opt-out tools. These apply to the services and devices covered by that provider; they do not necessarily control every technology on a website.

After changing browsers or clearing site data: you may need to set your preferences again. Removing stored cookies does not, by itself, prevent new cookies from being created on a future visit.

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