In order to provide you with a more personalized and efficient service, we need to remember and store information about how you use this site. This can be done using small text files called cookies. Cookies contain small amounts of information and are placed on your computer or other device by a web server. Once downloaded, your browser sends these cookies back to the website on each subsequent visit so that it can recognize you and remember information such as your user preferences.

Information may be collected each time you visit this website through the use of cookies and other technologies. By using this site, you consent to our use of cookies as described here.

What cookies do we use and why?

Some of the cookies we use are necessary to enable navigation within the website and the use of its features, such as access to secure areas and content for registered users.

We also use functional cookies to record information about the choices you make when you visit our website and to personalize it for visitors. For example, to remember your language or region of origin, or to know if you have completed a survey. This information is usually stored with all personally identifiable information removed and is not used for any other purpose.

We, or our service providers, also use analytics services that allow us to understand how effective our content is and what interests our users, as well as to improve the website’s performance. We also use web beacons or tracking pixels to count the number of visits, as well as performance cookies that track how many users access our website and how often. This information is used exclusively for statistical purposes, and we do not intend to use it to personally identify users. However, if you have registered and logged in to our site, we may combine this information with the information obtained from cookies and our website’s analytics services to analyze in more detail how you use the site.

This site does not use targeting cookies or advertising cookies, which are those that allow personalized advertising to be sent to website visitors.

Please contact us if you would like more detailed information about how we use cookies.

How to control cookies

By using this website, you agree that we may place cookies on your computer or device, as explained above. However, you can control and manage cookies in various ways. Please note that deleting or blocking cookies will affect your user experience, and some parts of the site may no longer be fully accessible.

Browser controls

Most browsers allow you to see which cookies are stored and delete them individually, or block cookies from a particular website or all websites. Please note that any preferences you have set will be lost if you delete all cookies, including your preference to delete cookies, as this requires the installation of an opt-out cookie. For more information on how to modify your browser settings to block or filter cookies, please visit Aboutcookies.org or Cookiecentral.com.

Social Media Buttons

We use social media buttons to allow our users to share web pages or bookmark them. These buttons link to external social media websites. These sites may record information about your online activity, including on our website. You can review the terms of service and privacy policies of these websites to learn exactly how they use your information and how you can delete or remove it.

External Web Services

We sometimes use external web services to display content within our web pages. For example, to display images or videos, or to conduct surveys. As with social media buttons, we cannot prevent these external sites or domains from collecting information about your use of this embedded content.

Email Communications

Registered users can update their communication preferences at any time by contacting us, or they can unsubscribe by following the instructions included in our email communications.