What are cookies?
As is common practice with almost all professional websites, this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your device, to improve your experience.
This document explains what information cookies collect, how we use it and why we need to store these cookies. It also explains how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may reduce or 'break' certain elements of the site's functionality.
How we use cookies
We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately, in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. If you are not sure whether you need some cookies or not it is recommended that you leave all cookies turned on in case they are used to provide a service that you use.
The types of cookies used on this website can be classified into one of three categories:
- Strictly necessary cookies: These are essential in order to enable you to use certain features of our website, such as submitting a form on our website.
- Functionality cookies, which allow the website to remember choices you make (such as language) and provide enhanced functionality to improve your web experience.
- Analytical/navigation cookies. These cookies are used to enable the site to function properly and to collect information about how visitors use the site. We use the information to compile reports and 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.
Disable cookies
You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (you can find out how by visiting your browser[ヘルプ](See Options.) Please be aware that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of this and many other websites you visit, so we recommend that you do not disable cookies.
Third Party Cookies
In special cases, we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. [Google Analytics] It is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solution on the web and helps us understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content. To find out more about Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is an analytics tool from Google that helps understand how website visitors interact with the site. Google Analytics uses a set of cookies to collect information and may report website usage statistics, without personally identifying individual visitors to Google. The main cookie used by Google Analytics is the “__ga” cookie.
In addition to reporting website usage statistics, Google Analytics can also be used in conjunction with some advertising cookies to show you more relevant ads on Google properties (for example, Google Search) and across the web, and to measure interaction with the ads that Google shows you.
Find more information about Analytics cookies and privacy information here.
Use of IP Addresses. An IP address is a numeric code that identifies your device on the Internet. We may use your IP address and browser type to analyze usage patterns of this website, diagnose problems, and improve the services we provide to you. However, without additional information, your IP address cannot personally identify you.
Your Choices. When you visit this website, our cookies will be sent to your web browser and stored on your device. By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies and similar technologies.
For more information
We hope the above information has answered your questions. As mentioned above, if you are not sure whether to allow cookies or not, it is safer to leave them enabled in case they interact with features you use on our site. However, if you require further information, feel free to contact us by email. [email protected]
