Last Updated: 01/22/2024
A cookie is a small text file that a site stores on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site. Browsers support cookies and similar technologies (such as local storage and pixels) so that sites like ours can remember information about your visit and use that information to improve your experience and create aggregate anonymous statistics about site usage. In this condition, we use the term 'cookies' to refer to both cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies may be set by the site you are visiting (so-called 'first party cookies' ) or by the other side, such as those who provide analytical or advertising services or interactive content on the site ('third-party cookies').
Our essential cookies include Strictly Necessary Cookies, Functional Cookies, Analytics/Performance Cookies, and Advertising Cookies.
Necessary Cookie files: These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but that will cause some parts of the site to not work. These include:
cookie name | description | country |
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gfb | This cookie is used to ensure that we remember the user's last choices so we can render interface to the previous work session. | United States |
_ga | Records a particular ID used to come up with data about website usage by the user | United States |
_ga_# | Used to distinguish individual users by means of designation of a randomly generated number as client identifier, which allows calculation of visits and sessions | United States |
There are several ways you can use to control what information is collected by cookies on our site and how this information is used.
Your browser has controls that allow you to manage the use of cookies by the websites you visit. Most browsers have features that allow you to view and delete the cookies stored on your device, as well as block cookies from all or selected sites. For more information, here are links to external reference materials for some popular browsers:
Your mobile device may also have browser settings that allow you to control the use of cookies, especially if the device supports the installation of applications such as iOS and Android devices. OS and Android devices also include additional device settings that control whether advertising partners can use information about your in-app activity for advertising purposes. On iOS devices, you can find a setting called 'Limit Ad Tracking'. On Android devices, you can find a setting called 'Opt out of ad personalization'.
It is also possible to completely prevent the acceptance of cookies by the browser by changing the cookie settings of the browser. You can usually find these settings in the 'Options' or 'Settings' menus of your browser. Please note that deleting our cookies or disabling future cookies or tracking technologies may prevent you from accessing certain areas or features of our Services or otherwise adversely affect your experience.
We may update this Cookie Policy. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information about cookies.