WHAT ARE COOKIES AND WHY DO I USE THEM?
Cookies are small text files that are placed onto your computer by websites and/or applications that you visit. Cookies are used to help us improve your experience when using my website – for example, storing your preferred language setting for the next time you visit.
The information I collect from cookies enables us to:
- Tailor my website to your personal needs
- Remember the notifications that you have been shown so that you are not shown them again
- Make improvements and updates to my website based on the way you want to use it
I generally do not use cookies to identify you personally.
WHAT KIND OF COOKIES DO I USE?
I use the following categories of cookies:
Category 1: necessary cookies
Necessary cookies enable you to use my website and all its features, such as enabling access to secure areas of the website. Without these cookies, you may not be able to use all the features of my website.
Category 2: performance cookies
Performance cookies collect information about how you use my website so I can improve them for you in the future. For example, they collect information on which pages you visit most often and any error messages you may get. The information collected by these cookies is anonymous. They do not collect any information that can identify you personally.
- Google Analytics (universal): I may use Google Universal Analytics to monitor website performance and check visitor activities to adapt my content based on their expectations
Category 3: functionality cookies
Functionality cookies enable me to provide you with a more personalized experience. The information these cookies collect is anonymous. They cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
Category 4: targeting/advertising cookies
I and my service providers may use advertising cookies to deliver ads that I believe are relevant to you and your interests.
For example, I may use targeting or advertising cookies to customize the advertising and content you receive on my website, to limit the number of times you see the same ad on my website and to help measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.
- Facebook Pixel: I may use Facebook pixel tracking to measure social media campaign efficiency related to the Facebook platform
Category 5: social media cookies
I may use third-party cookies from social media sites such as Facebook to track social network users when they visit my website, by using a tagging mechanism provided by those social networks. These cookies can also be used for event tracking and remarketing purposes. I will not collect or store any personally identifiable information from the user.
