OUR COOKIE POLICY
Websites you visit store small text files called cookies on your computer. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. By using our site, you agree to the use of Cookies.
Cookies may allow us to obtain information about your computer or phone. These cookies provide us with statistical data that does not identify you personally but provides us with information about your use of the web to help us improve your experience.
We use cookies to improve our security, allow us to collect information for subscriptions, evaluate our website traffic over time, and to share your non-personal information with selected third parties for marketing purposes.
How We Use Cookies
Cookies help us to improve the Services and to deliver a better and more personalized experience. They enable us to:
- Estimate our audience size and usage patterns.
- Store information about your preferences, allowing us to customize the services to your individual interests.
- Speed up your searches.
- Recognize you when you return to a website or app.
- Provide non-personally identifiable statistical information. We may use cookies, log file data, and code embedded on our websites by specific third-party partners to gather non-personal information about you. This helps these partners display advertisements that are more relevant to your interests.
We also use this non-personal information to improve the services we provide to you. When you visit the public areas of the Services, a session ID cookie is placed on your computer that only lasts while you are visiting. We also place persistent cookies (also known as local storage devices) on members’ computers, so that we can remember them and make their login experience faster and easier.
How to Manage and Delete Cookies
You have the choice to accept or decline cookies, and we explain how you can exercise this right below. Please note that by choosing not to accept cookies, you may not be able to use the full functionality of our Sites or other companies' websites.
There are several ways to manage cookies:
- By using the specific opt-outs listed below.
- By visiting http://www.youronlinechoices.com/.
- By changing your browser settings.
You can block cookies from this Site by modifying the settings on your internet browser. To do this, follow the instructions provided by your browser (usually located within the "Help," "Tools," or "Edit" facility). Disabling a cookie or category of cookie does not delete the cookie from your browser; you will need to do this yourself from within your browser.
To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.aboutcookies.org and www.youronlinechoices.eu.
Specific Cookie Functions and Purposes
Here we explain the functions of our cookies and why we use them. Our usage may change over time, so it is important that you review this page to stay informed.
Research and analytics
We use information collected from Google Analytics to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come from, and the pages they visited. You can opt-out of Google Analytics here.
Authentication
These cookies help us identify our members so that when you’re logged in, you can enjoy all of our features without having to constantly log in again. Our website "remembers" you, enabling you to access all features without re-entering your login details.
Security and site integrity
We may use cookies and other devices, such as CAPTCHAs, to help keep the Site and our members safe and secure from spam and fraud attempts.
Site features and services
These cookies and local storage devices provide functionalities such as uploading photos, chatting, instant messaging, and managing your account settings. We also use cookies to provide experiences, such as links to other social media sites, social plugins, and video content. In some cases, the site feature you choose may allow a third party to place cookies or local storage devices on your computer. We advise you to read the privacy policy of any third party that places cookies on your device, as they control how your data is processed. Examples of third parties that place cookies when you use the Site include Twitter and Facebook, whose use of cookies is subject to their own privacy policies.
Performance
We need to use certain cookies and local storage devices to ensure our members have the best possible experience. They assist with your navigation of our site, ensuring pages load quickly and respond faster to your requests for our Services.
Advertising and Behavioral Targeting
We allow advertisers to purchase space on some of our websites. We use a number of services to help us and advertisers understand which ads you might be interested in. These cookies hold information about the computer, not about you personally (i.e. they are not linked to you as an individual). They may, however, keep a record of what other websites you’ve looked at, so we could show you a car ad if you have previously visited a motoring website.
Third parties advertise on our site and the other sites you visit. Our advertising partners will serve ads that they believe are most likely to be of interest to you, based on information about your visit to the Site and other websites. In order to do this, our advertising partner may need to place a cookie on your computer.
For more information about this type of online behavioral advertising, about cookies, and about how to turn this feature off, please visit www.youronlinechoices.eu and select your country.
This is not an exhaustive list and is subject to change. Please visit www.youronlinechoices.eu to manage cookies on your device. Note that turning off advertising cookies will not mean that you won't be served an ad, only that it will not be tailored to your interests.