Understanding Cookies

We use cookies (a small piece of computer code that we store for a period of time on your computer or mobile device) when you visit our sites in order to make the sites work better for you. The data we collect using cookies helps us understand our customers better so that we can provide a more focused user experience. Using the knowledge of your previous visits to our sites, we can enhance subsequent visits by tailoring our content to match your requirements. We use cookies principally because we want to make our sites and mobile applications user-friendly, and we are interested in anonymous user behaviour. Generally, our cookies don’t store sensitive or personally identifiable information such as your name and address or credit card details. In the unlikely event that our sites use cookies to store personal information about you, we encrypt the personal data to prevent unauthorised use by anyone else. Here’s a list of the main types of cookies we use, and what we use them for.

(1) Which cookies are used on our site?

The website requires essential cookies for proper functioning. Generally, these cookies do not gather personal data. All other cookies are non-essential and may collect your personal information. Non-essential cookies can be turned off in your browser settings before accessing the website. This might affect some functionality otherwise available on the website. Website usage information is recorded by the Company for statistical purposes using analytics services. The recorded information includes:

IP address
Date and time of website access
Web pages accessed
Type of browser and operating system used

By accessing the website, you consent to the uses of personal information described above. This consent can be withdrawn by updating your cookie preferences via the link on the website.

(2) Interaction with External Websites Not Affiliated

External Cookies and Third-Party Services on Our Site: When visiting our website, you may encounter cookies from services not operated by our Company. We integrate various external web services, like YouTube for video display, as well as other tools like Calendar and Maps, to enrich our content. These services may collect anonymous usage data (such as views or plays), especially if you are not logged into them. We do not control the data collection practices of these external domains.

(3) Alternate Tracking Mechanisms

Use of “Social Buttons” on Our Websites Our websites use “social buttons” for various third-party social media sites to allow visitors to share or bookmark web pages. We provide social buttons for several social media sites. You can learn more about their privacy policies and how to opt out of their cookies on their respective websites.

(4) How to Manage Cookies via Browser Settings

Withdrawing Consent for Non-Essential Cookies: You may withdraw your consent to the use of non-essential cookies at any time by updating your privacy settings on our website, allowing you greater control over your browsing experience.

(5) Ancillary Information

Guidelines for Data Retention We maintain your Personal Data only for as long as necessary for the purposes stated in our Privacy Policy. Usage Data is retained for internal analyses to improve security, enhance functionality, or to meet mandatory legal storage requirements.