Cookie Policy

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit our website. They help us provide a better user experience by remembering your preferences and analyzing how you interact with our site.

2. How we use Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC ("Google"), to help us understand how visitors use our website. This data is essential for us to improve our site's performance and design.

The information generated by the cookie (including a truncated IP address) is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google uses this information to:

• Evaluate your use of the website.
• Compile reports on website activity for us.
• Provide other services related to website activity and internet usage.

3. The specific cookies we use

Google Analytics 4 (GA4) uses "first-party" cookies. Below are the primary cookies used:

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration
_ga	Primary cookie used to distinguish unique users and track site usage patterns.	2 years
_ga_<container-id>	Used to persist session state and maintain the user's journey across the site.	2 years
_gid	Used to distinguish users within a single 24-hour period to analyze behavior.	24 hours
_gat	Used to throttle the request rate, limiting data collection on high-traffic sites.	1 minute

4. How to manage or opt-out

We respect your privacy. You can control how cookies are used in the following ways:

• Cookie Banner: When you first visit our site, you can choose to "Accept" or "Decline" analytical cookies via our consent banner.
• Google Opt-out: You can prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
• Browser Settings: You can set your browser to refuse all or some cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies.