1. What are cookies and similar technologies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, to improve user experience, and to provide information to site owners. We may also use similar technologies such as pixels, tags, local storage, and device identifiers (collectively, “cookies”).

2. How we use cookies

We use (or may use) cookies to:

• Enable core site functionality and security.
• Remember your preferences (e.g., language or region).
• Measure site performance and understand how visitors use our pages.
• Deliver and measure advertising campaigns and prevent fraud.
• Integrate third-party content and social features when enabled.

Where required by law, we request your consent for non-essential cookies. Essential cookies are used based on our legitimate interest in providing a secure, functioning website.

3. Types of cookies we use

• Strictly necessary – Required for the site to function (security, load balancing, consent storage). These cannot be turned off from our systems.
• Preferences – Remember choices such as language and location.
• Analytics – Help us understand usage and improve performance (aggregated statistics).
• Advertising – Used to deliver, limit, and measure ads, and to detect invalid traffic.
• Social & media – Enable content sharing and third-party embeds when you interact with them.

4. Cookies set by us (first-party)

Examples of first-party cookies we may set:

• consent_status (Strictly necessary) – Stores your cookie choices. Duration: up to 12 months.
• session_id (Strictly necessary) – Maintains session state. Duration: session.
• ui_lang (Preferences) – Saves your language selection. Duration: up to 6 months.

The exact cookies in use can vary as we update our site and features.

5. Cookies set by third parties

Some cookies are placed by third parties. These providers may process data for their own purposes subject to their privacy policies. Depending on your region and consent, we may use the following:

Analytics

• Google Analytics 4 (cookies such as _ga, _ga_*, _gid) – Audience measurement and performance insights. IP anonymization is supported. Learn more: Google Privacy and opt-out.

Advertising

• Google Ads (e.g., _gcl_au) – Ad delivery, attribution, and measurement. Policy: Google Ads Cookies.
• Meta Pixel (e.g., _fbp) – Reach and measure campaigns on Meta properties. Policy: Meta Cookies.

Social / Embedded content

• YouTube/Vimeo – Video playback and analytics when you interact with embedded players.

Third-party cookies and their names may change over time. Your current choices can be updated via the “Cookie settings” option described below.

6. How to manage or withdraw consent

You can manage your cookie preferences in several ways:

• Cookie settings on this site: Use the “Cookie settings” link in our footer (where available) to accept or reject non-essential categories at any time.
• Browser controls: Most browsers let you block or delete cookies. See instructions for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge.
• Mobile settings: iOS/Android provide app-level ad tracking settings.
• Ad industry pages: Visit