Cookie Strategy Guidelines
This Cookie and Other Tracking Technologies Information statement describes the technologies that we uses to recognize you when you visit our websites (collectively, the “Sites”).
These technologies automatically collect information such as your browser type and IP address, as well as how you navigate and interact with our websites. Information collected through these means may be
linked to your personally-identifiable information to enhance your online experience, improve performance and usage of systems and help monitor and prevent unauthorized usage and escalation of privileges.
Our cookies
Cookies can be placed by the website owners (first party cookies) or by a third party website to either enable external content or deliver advertising (third party cookies). Most website will classify their cookies in groups:
- Strictly necessary cookies (first party) are essential for a website to operate securely and deliver the service you require.
- Functional cookies (first party) allow you a smoother experience on site.
- Performance cookies (first or third-party cookies) help website-owners make improvements by collecting information such as the number and length of visits and pages viewed.
- Marketing cookies first or third-party) help website owners deliver relevant advertising and fund some of the cost of running the website and provide you with free service.
Handling and Disclosure of Personal Data
Cookies from External Providers on Our Website: As you browse our site, you might notice cookies that aren't directly associated with us. We utilize various external web services to enhance our content, such as YouTube for videos and Google Maps for location services. These external services may collect information about your interactions, like the number of views or location usage, in an anonymous form unless you are logged into their platforms.
Other Monitoring Techniques
Social buttons
On many of the site's web pages you will see ‘social buttons'. These enable users to share or bookmark web pages. There are buttons for Social media websites.
In order to implement these buttons, and connect them to the relevant social networks and external sites, scripts from domains outside the Company are used. You should be aware that these sites are likely to be collecting information about your internet browsing, including on the Company's site. So, if you click on any of these buttons, these sites will be registering that action and may use that information. In some cases, if you are logged into their services, these sites will be registering the fact that you are visiting the Company's website, and the specific pages you are on, even if you don't click on the button.
You should check the respective privacy and cookie policies of each of these sites to see how exactly they use your information and to find out how to opt out, or delete, such information.
Limitations without Cookies
You may exercise your cookie preferences on our website, and you may also wish to control cookies via your web browser settings. Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit official website of your browser.
Other Provisions
Further information
Further information regarding the collection, use, storage and disclosure of your personal information by the Company is set on our Company’s Privacy Policy website.
If you any concerns regarding the handling of your personal information or seek access to that information, please contact our Privacy Officer via email.