Cookies Policy

What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website or mobile application. They contain information that allows websites to remember you and provide a more personalized experience each time you return.

Why do Websites Use Cookies?

Websites use cookies for various purposes, including:

• Authenticating users
• Tracking sessions and login continuity
• Remembering user preferences and language settings
• Providing analytics data for platform optimisation

Cookies are an essential tool for ensuring a seamless browsing experience. By allowing us to remember your choices and behaviour on our website, cookies help us tailor the content and functionality you see.

Types of Cookies Used by Our Website

We use various types of cookies to collect different types of information from visitors:

Essential Cookies

Essential cookies are necessary for a specific function or security requirement. These include session management, login persistence, and security-related cookies. You cannot opt-out of these essential cookies as they are required for our website's functionality.

• Session Cookies: Stored only temporarily on your device while you browse our site.
• Persistent Cookies: Remained stored on your device until a specific period expires or is deleted manually.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies enable us to remember choices and preferences you've made while using our website:

• User interface settings
• Language selection
• Font sizes and styles

These cookies do not collect any personal data but enhance the user experience by adjusting the layout and content of our pages based on your specific needs.

Analytics and Performance Cookies

We use analytics and performance cookies to better understand how users interact with our site, providing valuable insights into user engagement:

• Performance metrics: Measuring loading times, error rates, and visitor interactions.
• Behavioural analysis: Identifying popular content areas and usage patterns to refine the layout of web pages.

These analytics tools provide data that is both anonymous and pseudonymous. Pseudonymization allows us to retain a limited level of identifying information, but without direct links to users' identities. This allows for precise understanding and improvement in areas such as website performance while keeping user identity safeguarded.

Third-party Integrations

Some aspects of our site are powered by third-parties which may also set cookies:

• Social Media Connectors: Social media sites often use their own cookies when connecting to our platform.
• Advertising Networks: Cookies for displaying targeted advertising can be from 3rd parties but not used on this website.

For the most part, these integrations offer a richer experience and increased functionality. They do however allow outside entities access to your session data or user behavior while using our site

Managing Cookie Consent

As per regulations, we respect users' right to choose what types of cookies are allowed on their device when they first visit us:

• Clicking Accept All allows all cookies listed above
• Selecting Manage Preferences lets you control which cookie categories you allow or block individually. Our platform is accessible and functional even if your browser blocks most, but not all types of cookies.

Clearing Cookies

Should users wish to clear existing cookies from their device:

• Use the settings in their preferred web browser's options menu
• Utilize external apps designed for deleting data on browsers