Cookie Notice

What Are Cookies, Web Beacons, and Similar Technologies?

Like most websites, our site uses small data files saved on your computer, tablet, or mobile device (collectively referred to as “device”) to record certain data whenever you visit or interact with our websites, services, applications, messages, and tools.

The names and specific types of cookies, web beacons, and other similar technologies may change over time. To help you better understand these rules and how we use such technologies, the following terms and definitions are provided:

• Cookies: Small text files (usually made up of letters and numbers) that are stored in your browser or on your device when you visit a website or view a message. Cookies allow a website to recognize a particular device or browser. There are various types of cookies:
  • Session cookies expire at the end of your browser session and allow websites to link your actions during that specific session.
  • Persistent cookies remain on your device even after your browser session ends and allow your preferences or actions across multiple sites to be remembered.
  • First-party cookies are set by the site you are visiting.
  • Third-party cookies are set by a different site than the one you are visiting.

Cookies can be disabled or removed using tools available in most browsers. Cookie preferences must be set separately for each browser, as each one offers specific features and options.

• Web beacons: Small images, also known as “pixel tags” or “clear GIFs”, that may be included in our sites, services, applications, messages, and tools. They may be used for various purposes, such as measuring the performance of our sites, tracking the number of visitors and navigation behavior, counting how many emails were actually opened, monitoring ad effectiveness, or tallying viewed elements, articles, or links.
• Similar data storage technologies: Technologies that store data in the browser or device using local shared objects or local storage, such as flash cookies, HTML5 cookies, and other web application software methods. These technologies may operate across all browsers. In some cases, the use of local storage cannot be fully managed by browsers and may require specific tools. Our website may use such storage technologies to ensure user account security, detect irregular behavior and prevent unauthorized access, or evaluate the performance of the website’s services. We do not use these technologies to customize advertising within or outside of our sites to match the user’s profile.

The terms “cookies” and “similar technologies” may be used interchangeably in the website’s policies to refer to all technologies used to store data in your browser or device, or those that collect data or identify you as described above.

User Choice and Use of Cookies, Web Beacons, and Similar Technologies by the Website

Certain functions, services, applications, and tools of the site are only available through the use of these technologies. You may block, delete, or disable them if your browser or device allows. However, if you do not accept cookies or similar technologies, you may not be able to use certain features, services, applications, or tools of the site. You may also be required to enter your password more frequently during a session. For more information on how to block, delete, or disable these technologies, refer to your browser or device’s Help section.

Generally, these technologies allow our sites, services, applications, and tools to store important data in your browser or device and access it later. They are not used to store your personal data but rather to identify your device on our servers or internal systems. If applicable, cookies and similar technologies are protected so that only authorized service providers can interpret them using a unique identifier that can only be interpreted by our website. Your personal data is not stored in cookies or similar technologies used by us.

User consent is required for the use of these data collection and storage technologies. We provide automated notices of their use and give users the option to disable them, as explained above.

The use of these technologies falls into the following general categories:

• Operationally necessary use: The use of cookies or similar technologies is essential for the operation of our sites, services, applications, and tools. This includes technologies that enable access, prevent fraud, improve security, or allow other features such as shopping carts, saved searches, or similar functionalities.
• Performance-related use: We may use cookies or similar technologies to assess the performance of our websites, applications, services, and tools in analytical activities to understand how visitors use our sites or to improve content.
• Functionality-related use: We may use cookies or similar technologies that allow us to offer enhanced functionality when accessing or using our sites, services, applications, or tools. This may include identifying users when they log into the site or storing preferences, interests, or previously viewed items to improve content display.
• Advertising or content personalization use: Our website DOES NOT use first-party or third-party cookies and web beacons to deliver content, including ads, that is relevant to your interests on our sites or on third-party sites.

If you do not wish to accept certain types of technologies used on our website, you may block, delete, or disable them as permitted by your browser or device.

Use of These Technologies by Third-Party Service Providers

Our website does not allow third-party content on its pages (such as ads, member communication, comments, reviews, etc.) to include or use cookies, web beacons, local storage, or similar technologies for monitoring or collecting user personal data.

Third-Party Ad Networks and Exchanges

Our website does not participate in any third-party advertising network or ad exchange.