Effective Date: 21-Jan-2025
Last Updated: 21-Jan-2025
What are cookies?
How do we use cookies?
Types of Cookies we use
1. Strictly Necessary Cookies
- These cookies are essential for the website to function properly and cannot be switched off in the system. They are usually set in response to actions like logging in, filling out forms, or setting privacy preferences.
- Example: Session cookies that allow users to navigate between pages without losing their selections.
2. Performance Cookies
- These cookies collect information on how visitors use the website, such as which pages are visited most often or if users encounter any error messages. This helps in improving the website’s performance and user experience.
- Example: Google Analytics cookies that track the number of visitors, their location, and browsing patterns.
3. Functional Cookies
- Functional cookies enable a website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or region) and provide enhanced, more personalized features.
- Example: Cookies that remember your login credentials or language preferences.
4. Targeting or Advertising Cookies
- These cookies are used to deliver targeted advertisements that are relevant to the user. They also help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
- Example: Cookies that track user behavior on third-party websites and display ads that are tailored to the user’s interests.
5. Social Media Cookies
- These cookies are used when you share content from the website on social media platforms. They allow the social media platforms to track your activity and interaction with the content.
- Example: Cookies from Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn integration that enable sharing or liking website content.
6. Third-Party Cookies
- These are cookies set by a domain other than the one you are visiting. For instance, advertisers or analytics providers might set cookies when users visit the site to track browsing activity across different sites.
- Example: Cookies from Google AdSense or other third-party analytics services.
7. Persistent Cookies
- Unlike session cookies, persistent cookies remain on the user’s device for a defined period after the session ends. These are used to remember login credentials or preferences for future visits.
- Example: A cookie that remembers your language choice or login details the next time you visit the website.
8. reCAPTCHA Cookies
We use Google reCAPTCHA to protect our website from spam and abuse by verifying that you are a human and not a bot. When you interact with reCAPTCHA, it may set cookies on your device to gather information about your behavior and verify that you are not a robot.
Manage cookie preferences
You can change your cookie preferences any time by clicking the above button. This will let you revisit the cookie consent banner and change your preferences or withdraw your consent right away.
In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. Listed below are the links to the support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from the major web browsers.
Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
Microsoft Edge : https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/manage-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-view-allow-block-delete-and-use-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d
If you are using any other web browser, please visit your browser’s official support documents.