This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used, and how to control the cookie preferences. For further information on how we use, store, and keep your personal data secure, see our Privacy Policy.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyse what works and where it needs improvement.
How do we use cookies?
As most of the online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.
The third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.
What types of cookies do we use?
Essential: Some cookies are essential for you to be able to experience the full functionality of our site. They allow us to maintain user sessions and prevent any security threats. They do not collect or store any personal information.
Statistics: These cookies store information like the number of visitors to the website, the number of unique visitors, which pages of the website have been visited, the source of the visit, etc. This data helps us to understand and analyse how well the website performs and where it needs improvement.
Marketing: The information stored in cookies may also be used by third-party ad providers to show you ads on other websites on the browser as well. For more information on how Google collects and processes data please click here.
Functional: These are the cookies that help certain non-essential functionalities on our website. These functionalities include embedding content like videos or sharing content of the website on social media platforms.
Preferences: These cookies help us store your settings and browsing preferences like language preferences so that you have a better and efficient experience on future visits to the website.
For more information on how third parties collects and processes data please visit:
| Cookie | Description |
|---|---|
| _ga | This cookie is associated with Google Universal Analytics, which is a significant update to Google’s more commonly used analytics service. It distinguishes unique users by assigning them with a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session, and campaign data for the site’s analytics reports. It is set to expire after 2 years by default, although website owners can customise this. |
| _gat_gtag_ | This cookie is set by Google and used to distinguish users. |
| _gcl_au | This cookie is used by Google Analytics to understand user interaction with a website. |
| _gid | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. It stores information of how visitors use a website and helps to create an analytics report of how the website is performing. The data it collects includes visitor volumes, the source of where they have come from, and the pages they have visited anonymously. |
| IDE | Used by Google DoubleClick, this stores information about how a user uses a website and interacts with other advertisements before visiting the website. It presents users with ads that are relevant to them according to their user profile. |
| CONSENT | Google uses the ‘CONSENT’ cookie, lasting for 2 years, to store a user’s state in relation to their cookie choices. |
| SOCS | ‘SOCS’ lasts for 13 months and is also used to store a user’s state in relation to their cookie choices. |
| NID | Security, Analytics, Functionality, Advertising for Google Ads and AdSense for Search. It can remain in a browser for up to 6 months. |
Doubleclick.net
| Cookie | Description |
|---|---|
| test_cookie | This cookie is set by doubleclick.net. The purpose of the cookie is to determine if the user’s browser supports cookies. |
| Cookie | Description |
|---|---|
| _fbp | Facebook implements this cookie to deliver advertisements to users when they are using Facebook, or a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising, after visiting a website. who then visit one of our websites. |
How can I control the cookie preferences?
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. To find out more about how to manage and delete cookies, visit wikipedia.org, www.allaboutcookies.org.
