Cookies Policy

Cookies Policy

What are Cookies?

A cookie is a small file sent by a website to your web browser when you visit the site. It allows us, or our third-party providers, to remember specific information about you and your preferences as you navigate our platform.

Why Are Cookies Used?

We use cookies for several reasons:

1. Session handling: To manage user sessions and ensure that you remain logged in during a session.
2. Platform optimization: To collect data on how users interact with our website, improving the overall user experience.
3. Security measures: To prevent unauthorized access to your account.

Types of Cookies:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for you to use our platform properly and securely:

• Session cookies: These help us manage sessions efficiently by identifying which data corresponds with each session.
  • For example, when you log in or out.
  • When we need to reset your preferences (e.g., language) after changing them while logged in.
  • They are deleted once the session is closed and can't be used for tracking purposes.
• Persistent cookies: These allow us to remember your settings so that they do not have to be re-entered each time you visit our website.
  • For instance, language preferences or chosen themes (light/dark).

Session Cookies

Session cookies are temporary files that expire when you close your web browser.

Persistent Cookies

These remain stored on your device after the session closes and allow us to remember specific choices for subsequent visits:

• Functional cookies: To improve user experience by:
  • Remembering recent searches, saving them if needed.
  • Storing frequently visited pages or websites in an easily accessible location.

Functional Cookies

These help personalize your browsing experience based on past behavior and preferences. We may use functional cookies to:

• Save specific configuration choices you made during a session (e.g., selected time zone).
• Provide features like "remember my location" for geographical customization.

Analytics and Performance Cookies

For improving our site, we collect aggregated information about your visits, like which pages are most popular or how often they're accessed:

Preference and Language Settings

We can adjust the experience based on preferences you input during registration. Some cookies help us remember these settings so that future sessions have a customized feel.

• Preference Cookies: These store options such as:
  • Selected language.
  • Display preferences (e.g., font size).
  • Any saved customizations from your previous interactions with the site.

Login/Session Continuity

To prevent losing progress when moving between pages or ending a session unexpectedly, we use cookies to ensure continuity:

• Login Cookies: To keep you logged in without requiring constant authentication.
• Keep Me Logged In Checkbox: This option will store an additional cookie which expires automatically after 14 days. If checked while logging out then the 2-week timer is restarted.

Device Recognition

Cookies can recognize your device so that we provide a personalized experience on future visits, based on past interactions and preferences:

• For customized content delivery.
• To adapt our services to best match your browsing habits.

Security-Related Cookies

To enhance security measures, some cookies help us monitor suspicious behavior.

Browser Storage Technologies

Beyond traditional cookie-based technologies for managing user settings or tracking analytics data (e.g., caching and storing files in a single location accessible at any time), modern browsers offer new ways to save frequently used content locally:

• IndexedDB: Allows complex apps that store many types of structured data, from text strings to entire database records.

Third-Party Integrations

Some cookies are created by third-party providers (e.g., Google Analytics) and help us better understand user interactions with our platform. For more information, please refer to their privacy policies:

• Embedded scripts: Like those used for analytics or advertising services.
  • They can collect detailed data about your actions on the website.

Marketing/Communication Preferences

Cookies are also used to save communication and marketing choices you've made, ensuring that we provide relevant offers tailored towards your interests.