Cookie Policy

Section 1. Purpose

This Cookie Policy explains how this site uses cookies and similar technologies, what choices you have, and how those choices are honored. Non-essential cookies and scripts load only after you provide explicit consent through the preferences control.

Section 2. What cookies are

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you access a website. Similar technologies may include local storage, pixels, tags, and scripts that perform comparable functions. For simplicity, this policy refers to these technologies collectively as cookies.

Section 3. Categories of cookies used

This site uses the following categories.

Essential

Essential cookies are required for core site operation, including security and consent preference storage. These cookies do not track you across websites.

Analytics optional

Analytics cookies are used to understand site usage and improve performance. Analytics cookies load only after you explicitly opt in to analytics through the preferences control.

Functional optional

Functional cookies support preferences or features that are not strictly necessary. Functional cookies load only after you explicitly opt in through the preferences control.

Marketing

This site does not use marketing or advertising cookies. If marketing cookies are introduced in the future, they will load only after explicit consent.

Section 4. Session and persistent cookies

Some cookies are session cookies, which expire when you close your browser. Other cookies are persistent cookies, which remain until they expire, you withdraw consent, or you delete them through your browser settings. The consent preference cookie is typically persistent so your choice can be honored on later visits.

Section 5. Legal basis

Where applicable under relevant law, essential cookies are used for legitimate interests in operating and securing the site. The legal basis for non-essential cookies is consent.

Section 6. Your choices and how to change them

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time using the preferences control in the site header or footer, or Cookie preferences on this page.

Withdrawing consent prevents non-essential cookies and scripts from being set on subsequent page loads. Previously set non-essential cookies may remain until they expire or are deleted through your browser settings. In some cases, a page refresh may be required to fully stop already loaded scripts.

Section 7. Storage and consent record

Consent is stored in a first-party cookie so the site can honor your preferences on later visits. The consent record reflects your selections. It does not contain personal information beyond those selections.

Section 8. Retention

The consent preference cookie persists until you withdraw consent or delete it through your browser. Essential cookies and any consented optional cookies are retained only as long as needed for their stated purpose or until they expire.

Section 9. Third parties

This site does not share cookie data with third parties for marketing or profiling.

If analytics or functional services are enabled by your consent, those services may receive limited technical data required to deliver their function. Such processing occurs only after your consent and under the site operator control.

A current cookie inventory may be provided upon request where appropriate.

Section 10. Browser privacy signals

Some browsers provide preference signals such as Global Privacy Control or Do Not Track.

This site does not engage in sale of personal information or cross-context behavioral advertising.

To the extent legally applicable, recognized signals will be interpreted consistently with your cookie preferences and the stated practices in this policy.

Section 11. Fingerprinting and cross-device tracking

This site does not use device fingerprinting techniques. This site does not perform cross-device tracking.

Section 12. Policy updates

This policy may be updated when practices change. The effective date and version appear in the governance section. Material changes will be prominently indicated.

Section 13. Contact

For questions about this Cookie Policy, use the Contact page.