1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone) whenyou visit a website. They store information about your browsing session, preferences, ordevice. Cookies help us make the Site work more efficiently and provide better userexperiences.Cookies can be “first-party” (set by our domain) or “third-party” (set by services we use). They may be temporary (“session cookies”) or persistent (stay on your device for a setperiod).
2. Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies for several reasons, including:
Essential / strictly necessary cookies: To enable core website functions (e.g.login, navigation, security). Without these, parts of the Site may not operatecorrectly.
Performance / analytics cookies: To understand how visitors interact with theSite, measure traffic, detect errors, and improve performance (e.g. GoogleAnalytics or similar).
Functionality / preference cookies: To remember your settings or preferences(language, region, display options).
Advertising / targeting cookies: To deliver relevant marketing, measure adperformance, or support remarketing across the web.
3. Third-Party Cookies & Services
We may allow third-party providers to place cookies through our Site.
Examples include:
Analytics services (e.g. Google Analytics)
Advertising / social media providers (e.g. Meta, LinkedIn, etc.)
Embedded content (e.g. videos, maps, social widgets) These third parties may collect data about your use of the Site and across other sites.Their use is governed by their own privacy/cookie policies (you should include links tothose).
4. Cookie Categories & Examples
Below is a non-exhaustive illustrative list of cookie types you might use (you’ll need tofill in what you actually use):
Category Purpose Example / Description
Essential Site core functions A cookie that keeps you logged in, or manages session integrity
Analytics /Performance Usage analysis Cookies used by Google Analytics to count unique visitors, track pages viewed
Functionality/Preferences Remember settings Cookies to remember your language choice or interface preferences
Advertising /Targeting Personalized ads Cookies used by ad networks to show relevantads or track ad campaign performance
Be sure to list any specific cookies by name, domain, and duration (if required inyour jurisdiction).
5. How to Manage / Disable Cookies
You can control or disable cookies in different ways:
A. Via the cookie banner / consent tool — If you have a cookie consent interface,you can choose which categories of cookies you accept or decline.
B. Browser settings — You can block or delete cookies via your browser (e.g.Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge). Please note that blocking “essential” cookiesmay cause parts of the Site to not function properly.
C. Third-party opt-outs — Some third-party services provide opt-out tools (forexample, Google offers a “Google Analytics opt-out” browser add-on). For specific instructions, you may refer users to sites like [AllAboutCookies.org] or browser support pages.
6. Consent & Withdrawal
On your first visit (or when consent is required), we present a cookie banner orconsent pop-up explaining cookie use and giving you a choice.
You can withdraw or change your consent at any time by using the cookiepreferences tool or adjusting your browser settings.
Withdrawal or refusal of non-essential cookies will not affect core websitefunctionality, but some features may degrade.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time (for example if our cookie practiceschange or new services are used).
Whenever we make substantial changes, we will update the “Last updated” date and, where required by law, notify users.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about our cookie practices, please contact us.
