Cookie Policy

Our Use of Cookies and Other Similar Technologies

Our Websites use cookies and other similar technologies to provide you with our Websites and their features, to improve the functionality of our Websites, to measure and track how you interact with the Websites, to perform analytics, to track ad-driven activity, to provide you with advertising based on your use of our Websites and your interests, and to otherwise tailor our communications with you. These cookies may be served by us or by third parties we use to help us maintain and provide you with our Websites. You can disable our use of these cookies and other similar technologies by changing your browser settings, however our Website may not function correctly if you select this setting.

Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer, if you allow it, for use either during a particular browsing session (a "session" cookie) or a future browsing session (a "persistent" cookie). "Session" cookies are temporarily stored on your device and remain there until they expire at the end of your browsing session. "Persistent" cookies remain stored on your device until they expire or are deleted by you. Local shared objects (or "flash" cookies) are used to collect and store information about your preferences and navigation to, from, and on a website. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, if you select this setting, you may be unable to access certain parts of our Websites. You can find more information at https://www.allaboutcookies.org and https://youronlinechoices.eu.

Web Beacons. Pages of our Websites and our e-mails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity).

Tags. Tags are pieces of code used on our Websites that allow us to have a greater understanding about the users of our Websites, such as the users who make a purchase after following an advertisement.

First Party and Third Party Cookies. Our Websites use 1st party cookies (set by the Company), 3rd party cookies (which are set by third parties), and other similar technologies. First party cookies are set by us (the Company). Third party cookies are set by third parties when you access some content or applications, including advertisements, on our Websites. These third parties include advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers, application providers, and social media sites. Unless you set your browser to refuse cookies as described above, these third parties may use cookies (alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies) to collect information about you when you access our Websites. The information they collect may be associated with your Personal Information or they may collect information, including Personal Information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising and other targeted content. We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly. Below is a list of the different types of cookies that we use on our Websites.

Essential Cookies and Similar Technologies: Essential cookies and other similar technologies used by us enable you to navigate the Websites and use their services and features. For example, these types of cookies record your login information so you can access your account and allow us to maintain your shopping cart when you shop on our Websites. Without these essential cookies, the Websites will not perform correctly, and we may not be able to provide the Websites to you or provide you with certain services or features of our Websites.

Preference Cookies and Similar Technologies: Preference cookies collect information about your choices and preferences and allow us to remember language and other local settings and to customize our Websites accordingly.

Social Media Cookies and Similar Technologies: Social Media cookies and other similar technologies used by us collect information about your use of social media websites.

Analytics Cookies and Similar Technologies: Analytics cookies and other similar technologies used by us collect information about your use of the Websites and enable us to improve the way they work and operate. Specifically, analytics cookies provide us with information regarding what the most frequently visited pages on the Websites are, help us record and debug any issues you may have with the Websites, and show us how effective our advertising is. These analytics cookies do not allow us to see the usage of a single user but does allow us to see overall patterns of usage on the Websites. We do not examine this information for individually identifying information, but we do use this information to understand the traffic on our Websites.

Advertising Cookies and Similar Technologies: Advertising and other similar technologies used by us are used to display targeting promotions or advertisements based on your use of the Websites and interests and to manage our use of advertising resources. These cookies collect information about your activities on this and other sites to provide you with interest-based advertising. You can learn more about interest-based advertisements and your opt-out rights and options from members of the Network Advertising Initiative ("NAI") on its website (www.networkadvertising.org) and from members of the Digital Advertising Alliance on its website (www.aboutads.info). We do not control third parties’ collection or use of your information to serve interest-based advertising. However, these third parties may provide you with ways to choose not to have your information collected or used in this way. You can also opt out of receiving targeted ads from members of the NAI on its website.

Google Analytics. We use Google Analytics to collect and process statistical data about the number of people using the Websites and to better understand how they find and use the Websites. The data collected includes data related to your device/browser, your IP address, and on-site activities to measure and report statistics about user interactions. The information stored is reduced to a random identifier. Any data collected is used in accordance with this Policy and Google’s privacy policy. You may learn more about Google Analytics by visiting https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/ and https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245. You can learn more about Google’s restrictions on data use by visiting the Google Privacy Policy at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy. To opt-out of Google Analytics, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout and install the opt-out browser add-on feature. For more details, visit the "Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on" page located at https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/181881?hl=en.

Google Tag Manager. We use Google Tag Manager, which allows marketed website tags to be managed using an interface. The tool itself (which implements the tags) does not use cookies and does not register identifiable data. The tool causes other tags to be activated which may, for their part, register personal data under certain circumstances. Google Tag Manager does not access this information. Google Tag Manager is subject to the Google Privacy Policy located at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy.

Google Marketing (e.g. DoubleClick). We use certain Google marketing technologies to track user activity on the Websites and to serve personalized advertisements. Your browser is assigned a pseudonymous ID used to track the ads that have been served to your browser and to identify those on which you’ve clicked. The cookies enable Google and its partners to select and display ads based on your browsing behavior. For more information on how Google uses this information, you can visit https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads, https://support.google.com/displayvideo/answer/7621162, and https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/7548399?hl=en. To block certain ads served by Google, please visit https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922. Google’s Privacy Policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy.

Facebook Connect. Facebook Connect gives you the option to post information about your activities to your Facebook profile page to share with others within your network by using a single sign-in service to authenticate your identity. You may learn more about Facebook’s policies by visiting https://www.facebook.com/policy.php, and you can also find instructions for opting out of receiving advertisements via that page.

LinkedIn Analytics. We may use LinkedIn’s technologies for analytics and to add tags to our Websites to allow for conversion tracking of LinkedIn ad campaigns. These tools allow us to learn about user activity and LinkedIn audiences, to find trends in user engagement, and to analyze trends with those groups. For more information on LinkedIn’s marketing technologies and to view LinkedIn’s Privacy Policy, visit https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. You can opt-out of LinkedIn Ads by visiting https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/62931?trk=microsites-frontend_legal_privacy-policy&lang=en.

Choices about cookies and similar technologies. Most web browsers are set by default to accept cookies. If you do not wish to receive cookies, you may set your browser to refuse all or some types of cookies or to alert you when cookies are being stored. These settings may affect your enjoyment of the Websites’ functionality. Adjusting the cookie settings may not fully delete all of the cookies that have already been created. To delete them, you should review your web browser settings after you have changed your cookie settings. The links below provide additional information about how to disable cookies or manage the cookie settings:

Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en

Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences

Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09

Safari: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-sfri11471/mac and https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201265

For more information about how to modify your browser settings to block or filter cookies, visit http://www.aboutcookies.org/.