Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and give website owners information about how their site is being used.

Cookies can be "session" cookies (which expire when you close your browser) or "persistent" cookies (which remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them).

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies on our website for the following purposes:

• Essential cookies: Required for the website to function properly
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our site
• Preference cookies: Remember your settings and preferences
• Marketing cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for our website to function. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You cannot opt out of these cookies.

3.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our website.

3.3 Preference Cookies

These cookies enable the website to remember choices you make (such as language or region preferences) and provide enhanced, more personalised features.

3.4 Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display advertisements that are relevant and engaging for the individual user.

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services that appear on our pages. We use the following third-party services:

• Google Analytics: Website analytics and performance monitoring
• Google Fonts: Web fonts delivery
• Vercel: Website hosting and performance analytics

These third parties have their own privacy policies governing how they use information they collect. We recommend reviewing their policies for more information.

5. Managing Cookies

You can control and manage cookies in various ways. Please note that removing or blocking cookies may impact your user experience and some functionality may no longer be available.

Browser Controls

Most browsers allow you to view, manage, delete, and block cookies through the browser settings. Here are links to cookie management instructions for common browsers:

• Chrome: chrome://settings/cookies
• Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security
• Safari: Preferences > Privacy
• Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions

Opting Out of Analytics

You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

6. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. We will post any updates on this page with a new "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.