Cookies


Our website uses cookies. A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letter and numbers) that is sent by a web server to your browser and is stored by your browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server when the browser requests a page from the server. Cookies may be either “persistent” or “session” cookies: a persistent cookie will remain valid until its set expiry date unless deleted by the user beforehand; a session cookie will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed. Normally, cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies a user, but the personal information that we store about you can be linked to the information that is stored in or obtainted from cookies. We use both persistent and session cookies on our website to improve user experience and to optimize our website.

Most web browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies, for example:
a. in Internet Explorer (version 10), you can block cookies with the cookie handling override settings that are available by clicking “Tools”, “Internet Options”, “Privacy” and “Advanced”;
b. in Firefox (version 24) you can block all cookies by clicking “Tools”, “Options”, “Privacy”, choose “Use custom settings for history” from the drop-down menu, and unticking “Accept cookies from sites”; and
c. in Chrome (version 29), you can block all cookies by accessing the “Customize and control” menu, and clicking “Settings,” “Show advanced settings,” and “Content settings,” and then selecting “Block sites from setting any data” under the “Cookies” heading.

Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact on the usability of many websites. If you block cookies, you will not be able to use all of the features on our website.

You can delete cookies already stored on your computer, for example:
a. in Internet Explorer (version 10), you must manually delete cookie files (you can find instructions on how to delete cookies at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835);
b. in Firefox (version 24), you can delete cookies by clicking “Tools,” “Options,” and “Privacy”, then selecting “Use custom settings for history”, clicking “Show Cookies,” and then clicking “Remove All Cookies”; and
c. in Chrome (version 29), you can delete all cookies by accessing the “Customize and control” menu, and clicking “Settings,” “Show advanced settings,” and “Clear browsing data,” and then selecting “Delete cookies and other site and plug-in data” before clicking “Clear browsing data.”

Deleting cookies will have a negative impact on the usability of many websites.