Effective date: November 01, 2025
What cookies are and how we use them
- Cookies and similar technologies store or access information on your device to operate the site, understand usage, personalize content, and support advertising and affiliates.
- Strictly necessary cookies enable core site functions and do not require consent, while non‑essential cookies (analytics or advertising) require opt‑in consent.
Categories of cookies
- Strictly necessary: enable core features such as page navigation, security, and load balancing.
- Preferences: remember settings and improve your experience without tracking across sites.
- Analytics: measure traffic, pages visited, and performance to improve content and usability.
- Advertising: personalize or measure ads and affiliate attributions; not set without your consent where required.
Consent choices and controls
- A consent banner will present equal prominence for Accept and Reject, with a link to settings for granular choices by category.
- Non‑essential cookies are off by default until you consent, and you can withdraw consent at any time through the preferences link or banner.
- Records of consent decisions are maintained, and periodic audits verify cookies and third‑party tags align with declared purposes.
Managing cookies in your browser
- You can configure your browser to block or delete cookies, which may impact non‑essential features but will not block strictly necessary functions.
- Guidance is provided in the consent banner and this policy to help you manage cookie choices.
Third parties and international transfers
- When third‑party cookies are used, the third party’s identity and purpose are described, and consent is sought where required.
- International transfers are safeguarded by appropriate mechanisms as applicable, and details are available upon request.