Cookies & Data Notice

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help us provide you with a better browsing experience by remembering your preferences, analyzing site traffic, and ensuring essential functionality works properly.

2. How We Use Cookies

This website uses cookies for the following purposes:

• Essential Site Functions: Enable core features like navigation, form submission, and secure access to your account
• Analytics & Performance: Analyze aggregate usage patterns to improve our website and user experience (GDPR-compliant)
• Preferences & Session Management: Remember your language settings, session data, and display preferences
• Security: Protect against fraudulent activity and ensure secure connections

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation, secure areas access, and form submission. The website cannot function properly without these cookies, and they cannot be disabled.

Performance & Analytics Cookies

These cookies collect anonymous information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and if error messages are displayed. All data collected is aggregated and anonymous. We use this information to improve how our website works.

Retention Period: Analytics data is retained for a maximum of 26 months.

Functional Cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or region) and provide enhanced, more personalized features.

4. Cookie Consent

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner. You can choose to:

• Accept All: Allow all cookies, including analytics and functional cookies
• Manage Preferences: Choose which types of cookies to enable or disable
• Essential Only: Accept only strictly necessary cookies required for basic functionality

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking "Manage Cookies" in the website footer or adjusting your browser settings (see below).

5. Managing and Deleting Cookies

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

• View and delete cookies stored on your device
• Block third-party cookies
• Block cookies from specific websites
• Delete all cookies when you close your browser
• Receive notifications when cookies are set

Browser-Specific Instructions

• Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
• Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies

For more detailed instructions, please refer to your browser's help documentation or visit aboutcookies.org.

6. Third-Party Cookies

We may use trusted third-party services (such as analytics providers) that also set cookies on your device. These third parties are required to comply with GDPR and data protection regulations. We do not control these cookies directly, but we ensure that only GDPR-compliant services are used.

7. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

• Know what cookies are being used and why
• Give or withdraw consent for non-essential cookies
• Access, modify, or delete your personal data collected through cookies
• Lodge a complaint with your local Data Protection Authority

For more information about your privacy rights, please see our Privacy Policy.

8. Updates to This Notice

We may update this Cookie & Data Notice from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our practices. Any updates will be posted on this page with a new effective date.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie & Data Notice, please contact us at: