COOKIES EXPLAINED

Our Website's Use of Cookies: Our site employs cookies to enhance your user experience by distinguishing you from other visitors. These small files help us tailor your browsing experience and improve the site's functionality. By continuing to navigate our site, you consent to our use of cookies. A cookie is a tiny text file stored on your browser or your computer's hard drive, containing data that helps us optimize your experience on our site.

#1 The Types and Purposes of Cookies on Our Website

Required or strictly necessary cookies. These cookies are essential for our websites to operate correctly and to provide you with requested services. For example, we use cookies to authenticate you, so when you log on to Organization websites, we know who you are.
Functionality cookies. We use functionality cookies to enhance website features, such as videos and live chat, and for personalization, such as storing your preferences (e.g. username and language selection). Functionality cookies may be set by Organization or by third parties whose services we have added to our websites. If you do not allow these cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our websites or technology network, and some website may not work properly.
Social media cookies. Social media cookies may be set by third parties to collect information about your social media usage.
Analytics cookies. Analytics cookies collect information about your use of our websites and technology network, and help us improve the way it works. For example, analytics cookies identify the most frequently visited pages, record any difficulties you have, and show whether our advertising is effective. This allows us to see the overall patterns of usage, rather than the usage of a single person. We use the information to analyze the websites' traffic.
Targeting/advertising cookies. We use targeting/advertising cookies to create profiles and personalize content. We may use third party products, such as Analytics, to market Organization’s services to you on third party websites. For example, if you visit Organization websites, you may then see advertisements for Organization on other websites.

#2 Various Monitoring Technologies

We incorporate social buttons on our site to allow for social sharing among users. Each button is connected to various social media platforms, which may gather usage data.

#3 Approaches to Handling Cookies

Please note: Disabling, removing, or blocking cookies may turn off some of the features of our Online Platforms that make your experience more efficient, and some Online Platforms may not function properly. Even if you opt out of having your information collected and used for interest-based advertising purposes, you will continue to see ads, but they will not be tailored to your specific interests.

#4 Additional Guidelines

Email Tracking and User Engagement Our emails may include a "web beacon pixel" that helps us identify if and when an email is opened and track interactions such as link clicks within the email. This data helps us tailor our communication to better suit your interests. If you prefer not to have the pixel track your activity, you can choose to view emails in plain text or disable images.