Deep Dive into Cookies
Purpose and Use of Cookies: Our website uses cookies to enhance functionality and user experience. They help us understand user behavior, which in turn allows us to tailor content and improve site navigation. We emphasize that our cookies are intended to make our site more user-friendly and are primarily used for analytical purposes without storing personal information.
How Cookies Contribute to Our Site's Functionality
We use the following types of cookies:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionalities such as security, network management, and accessibility. You cannot opt-out of these cookies.
- Analytical/Performance Cookies: These cookies allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users find what they are looking for easily.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name, and remember your preferences (such as your choice of language or region).
- Marketing Cookies: These cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third-party advertisers.
Extended Tracking Mechanisms
Our web pages feature 'social share buttons' to enable content sharing across social media platforms. These buttons are linked through scripts from third-party sites, which may collect information about your web activity. Clicking these buttons may allow third-party sites to track your interactions.
Cons of Rejecting Cookies
You can set your browser to refuse cookies or alert you before accepting them. Be aware, however, that some parts of this website may not function properly without cookies.
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Data Retention Policy
Your personal data is retained only as long as necessary to fulfill the intentions stated in our Privacy Policy. Usage Data may be stored for internal analysis purposes to strengthen security, enhance service functionality, or comply with legal retention guidelines.