Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several purposes:

• Essential Cookies: Required for the website to function properly
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our website
• Performance Cookies: Monitor website performance and identify issues
• Preference Cookies: Remember your cookie consent choices

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential Cookies

3.2 Analytics Cookies (Google Analytics 4)

We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors interact with our website. These cookies help us:

• Analyze website traffic and usage patterns
• Understand which pages are most popular
• Identify areas for improvement
• Measure the effectiveness of our content

3.3 Performance Cookies

These cookies help us monitor website performance and identify technical issues:

• Track Core Web Vitals (LCP, FID, CLS)
• Monitor page load times
• Identify slow-loading resources
• Track JavaScript errors

4. Third-Party Cookies

We use the following third-party services that may set their own cookies:

4.1 Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google. It uses cookies to help us analyze how users use our website. The information generated by these cookies about your use of our website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

Google Analytics Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

5. Your Cookie Choices

You have several options for managing cookies:

5.1 Cookie Consent Management

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner that allows you to:

• Accept All Cookies: Enable all analytics and performance cookies
• Decline All Cookies: Disable all non-essential cookies
• Custom Preferences: Choose which specific cookie types to enable

5.2 Browser Settings

You can also control cookies through your browser settings:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data

5.3 Google Analytics Opt-out

To opt out of Google Analytics tracking, you can:

• Use the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on
• Decline analytics cookies through our consent banner
• Use browser settings to block third-party cookies

6. Impact of Disabling Cookies

If you choose to disable certain cookies, please be aware that:

• Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are required for basic website functionality
• Analytics cookies help us improve our website - disabling them may affect our ability to provide the best user experience
• Performance cookies help us identify and fix technical issues - disabling them may prevent us from detecting problems

7. Cookie Consent and GDPR

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), we comply with GDPR requirements:

• Explicit Consent: We only set non-essential cookies after obtaining your explicit consent
• Granular Control: You can choose which specific types of cookies to accept
• Easy Withdrawal: You can change your cookie preferences at any time
• Clear Information: We provide transparent information about what each cookie does

8. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us: