What Are Cookies
As is common with almost all professional websites, this site uses cookies, which are tiny files downloaded to your computer, to enhance your experience. This page outlines what information these cookies gather, how we use it, and why we sometimes need to store them. We will also explain how you can prevent cookies from being stored, but doing so may reduce or disable certain functionality of the site.
For more general information on cookies, please read “What Are Cookies.”
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for various reasons outlined below. Unfortunately, in most cases, there are no industry-standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they bring to the site. It is recommended that you leave cookies enabled if you’re not sure whether you need them or not, as they may provide a service you use.
Disabling Cookies
You can prevent cookies from being set by adjusting the settings in your browser (see your browser’s Help section for instructions). However, disabling cookies may affect the functionality of this and many other websites you visit. Disabling cookies will usually also disable certain features of this site. Therefore, it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.
The Cookies We Set
- Account-related cookies: If you create an account with us, we use cookies for managing the signup process and general administration. These cookies are usually deleted when you log out, but in some cases, they may remain to remember your site preferences.
- Login-related cookies: We use cookies to remember when you’re logged in. This saves you from having to log in every time you visit a new page. These cookies are removed when you log out to ensure access to restricted features is protected.
- Email newsletters-related cookies: This site may offer newsletter or email subscription services, and cookies are used to remember if you’re already subscribed and whether certain notifications should be shown to subscribed or unsubscribed users.
- Order processing-related cookies: This site offers e-commerce or payment facilities, and some cookies are essential to remember your order between pages to process it properly.
- Survey-related cookies: From time to time, we offer user surveys and questionnaires to provide insights or help us understand our audience better. Cookies may remember who has taken part in a survey or provide accurate results when pages are changed.
- Forms-related cookies: When you submit data through forms, such as those found on contact or comment pages, cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.
Third-Party Cookies
In some cases, we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third-party cookies you might encounter on this site.
This site uses Google Analytics, one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solutions, to help us understand how you use the site and ways we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and which pages you visit so we can continue producing engaging content.
For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.
More Information
Hopefully, this has clarified things for you. If you’re unsure whether you need certain cookies, it’s usually safer to leave them enabled in case they are necessary for a feature you use on our site.