Cookie Policy
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Introduction
When you visit any website, including ours, certain information may be stored and retrieved from your browser, as you interact with the website. This information, mostly in the form of cookies, might be about you, your preferences and your device and is, in principle, employed to ensure that the website work as expected.
Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose to disallow some types of cookies. Whenever consent is given, it can be freely withdrawn. However, blocking some types of cookies may limit your experience of the site and the services offered.
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What are Cookies?
Cookies are harmless text files stored on your device’s hard drive when you visit a website. Inter alia, it allows the server to recognise you when you revisit the site.
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Types of cookies
There are two main types of cookies, namely:
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Per-session cookies
These only exist for the duration of your visit to the site and are deleted on exit. They track your movement through the pages of the website and record, for instance, the items you add to your online shopping basket. They are also used to maintain security.
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Permanent cookies
These stay on your computer until deleted or expired. Some are programmed with automatic deletion dates to prevent overloading of your hard drive. These cookies are also used to store and re-enter your log-in details so that you don’t have to keep entering them as you move through the website.
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Purpose of cookies
Based on their purpose, cookies can be divided into different categories:
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Necessary
These are stored on your browser as they are essential for the basic functionality of the website such as secure log-in, adjusting preferences or filling out forms. As such they cannot be switched on and off. It is important to note that these cookies do not collect, nor store any personal identifiable data.
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Functional
These are used by the website to access basic interactions and functionalities, allow for personalisation by the user or grant access to selected features. They also collect data on how visitors use a website and provide information to improve functionality.
Depending on their specific function, functional cookies can be managed directly by the website owner (“first party” managed), or, under contract with the owner, be “third-party”-managed.
These cookies might be used for sharing some content of the website on social media platforms.
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Experience
Information collected by the cookies can be used to improve the quality of the user experience and enable interactions with external networks and platforms.
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Measurement
This website uses cookies to track and measure traffic and analyse user behaviour.
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Marketing
Lastly, the cookies are used to deliver personalised advertisements, marketing material and to measure its performance based on previous web browsing activity.
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How to manage your preferences
Users can set, change and update their preferences in any one of 3 (Three) ways, to wit:
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By using the privacy choices panel of this website;
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By using the opt-out link on the third-party’s website (where available), or following the directions in their privacy policy;
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By using the settings in their own browser in order to
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see what cookies have been set on their device;
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block cookies and other trackers on their device;
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clear cookies, or other trackers, from their device, or
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select to opt-out of receiving certain advertising material.
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In closure
The owners have done everything possible to ensure a fulfilling experience for every visitor to the website and is committed to the continuous improvement thereof through the use of cookies. Whilst maintaining the highest standards of protection of personal information, users are invited to make full use thereof, bearing in mind that restrictions might have a limiting effect on functionality.