Updated: November 14, 2024

Overview

When you visit our site or interact with our services, applications, tools, or messages, we or our authorized service providers may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to store information. This helps us provide you with a better, faster, and safer experience and is also used for advertising purposes.

This page is designed to help you understand more about these technologies and how we use them on our site and in our services and tools. Below is a summary of key points regarding our use of these technologies.

Our cookies and similar technologies have different functions. They can be necessary for our services to work, help us improve performance, provide additional functionality, or deliver relevant advertisements. We use session cookies, which are stored only while your browser is active, and persistent cookies, which remain on your device for a longer period. You are free to block, delete, or disable these technologies if your browser or device allows. You can manage your cookies in your browser or device settings.

What are Cookies, Web Beacons, and Similar Technologies?

Like most sites, we use small data files that are placed on your device, allowing us to record certain pieces of information when you visit or interact with our site.

Key terms and definitions:

• Cookies: Small text files stored in your browser’s memory when you visit a website. Types of cookies include:
  • Session cookies: Expire at the end of a browsing session.
  • Persistent cookies: Stored between sessions, allowing us to remember preferences.
  • First-party cookies: Set by our site.
  • Third-party cookies: Set by other sites.
• Web Beacons: Small graphic images (also known as “pixel tags” or “clear GIFs”) that may be used with cookies to identify user behaviour on our site.
• Similar Technologies: Technologies such as local storage that can save information in your browser. We do not use these to store advertising data.

We may use the term “cookies” to refer to all such technologies that can store data in your browser or device or identify you in ways described above.

Your Choices and Our Use of Cookies, Web Beacons, and Similar Technologies

Certain site features, services, and tools are available only through the use of these technologies. You are free to block, delete, or disable these technologies in your browser or device settings. However, doing so may prevent you from using certain features, and you may need to re-enter your password more frequently.

We use these technologies for the following purposes:

1. Operationally Necessary: These cookies are essential for our site to function and to detect any irregular site behaviour or security issues.
2. Performance-Related: We use cookies to assess our website’s performance and understand visitor usage.
3. Functionality-Related: These cookies help us remember your preferences and enhance the site’s usability.
4. Advertising or Targeting: We may use first-party or third-party cookies to display relevant ads and understand interactions with our ads.

Use of These Technologies by Authorized Third-Party Service Providers

We may work with third-party service providers who are authorized to place cookies and similar technologies on our site with our permission. These service providers help us deliver content and advertising and collect anonymous metrics and analytics. We do not permit them to collect personal data on our site for their own purposes.

Ad Networks and Exchanges Operated by Authorized Third Parties

We may work with third-party advertising networks to deliver advertisements on our site. These networks may use cookies and web beacons to collect information about your device and preferences. This information helps us serve relevant ads on our site or other websites. Third-party cookies are governed by the privacy policies of those third parties.

If you believe that third-party content on our site may be collecting personal data or using tracking technologies, please contact us.