Cookies policy

Cookies Policy

A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that the browser stores on your device. We use cookies to remember information about you, like your language preference.

Those cookies are set by us and called first-party cookies.

We also use third party cookies for our advertising and marketing efforts. Third party cookies are set by our business partners or service providers.

More specifically, we use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:

  • To assist you in navigation;
  • To analyze how you use our products, services or applications;
  • To assist in our promotional and marketing efforts including behavioral advertising

Below is a detailed list of the cookies we use on our Website.

We classify cookies in the following categories:

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies
  • Performance Cookies
  • Targeting Cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and we cannot switch them off in our systems. They are usually set in response to your actions, such as a request for service, login, form submission. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site may not work then.

Cookie key: csrftoken

Cookie Type: First-party

Description: This cookie is associated with the Django web development platform for Python. It is designed to help protect a site against at particular type of software attack on web forms. 

Performance Cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and thus anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our site.

Cookie key: _ga

Cookie Type: First-party

Description: This cookie is associated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. 

Cookie key: _gid

Cookie Type: First-party

Description: This cookie set is set by Google Analytics. It stores and updates a unique value for each page visited and is used to count and track pageviews. 

Cookie key: _gat_UA_122330560-9

Cookie Type: First-party

Description: This cookie is a pattern type cookie set by Google Analytics, where the pattern element on the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to. It is a variation of the _gat cookie which is used to limit the amount of data recorded by Google on high traffic volume websites. 

Marketing Cookies

These cookies are set through our site by our advertising partners. They can be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on other sites. They work by uniquely identifying your browser and device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will not experience our targeted advertising across different websites.

Cookie key: _gbp

Cookie Type: First-party

Description: Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third-party advertisers. 

Cookie key: fr

Cookie Type: Third-party

Description: Contains browser and user unique ID combination, used for targeted advertising. 

How you can control the use of Cookies

Remember that most browsers accept cookies by default. However, if you do not want to accept cookies or store them on your device anymore, there are several ways to do that. Here is how you can control your use of cookies:

  • Use your browser settings. There you can manage your cookie preferences or delete all the cookies stored. For step-by-step instructions, please visit aboutcookies.org/how-to-control-cookies/.
  • Use opt-out tools for interest-based advertisements. Some ads may include the AdChoices icon to opt out. You can also go to optout.aboutads.info or optout.networkadvertising.org to learn how to opt out of having your data used for interest-based advertising by Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) members.
  • Use web analytics opt-out tools by Google, and Hotjar.