What are cookies?
Cookies are small files that a web server places on the hard disk of a browser which contain a string of letters and numbers. These browsers will store the cookies as they receive them for a certain length of time, or during the time the user is on a particular website.
Cookies assist websites by telling them about users' preferences to provide better service. Furthermore, some cookies are essential and have security features, especially authentication cookies.
Cookies used on the Internet are generally called “HTTP cookies” which contain strings of numbers and letters. Similar to large proportions of the user interface, cookies are transmitted with the HTTP protocol maintaining user safety.
Types of cookies
Some of the cookies we may use fall in the following categories:
- Session Cookies: These assist a website monitor activities during your interaction in a single visit. They get wiped out once you log in or close the particular website.
- Persistent Cookies: These are stored on a user’s browser for a certain amount of time and are usually expiry-based.
- Authentication Cookies: Such cookies enable one to remain logged in and ensure information security by correlating your account with a cookie when you enter a website.
How do we use these cookies?
We use the cookies on our site for the following listed purposes:
- To discover how people interact with the content of our website to improve its updates of information and services and user-friendliness.
- To remember you as a potential visitor on our platform who liked our services.
- These cookies help us to inform immediately when a particular page or the whole website is slow or unresponsive and we can resolve the issues.
- The purpose is to enable visitors to share the site’s content on their own profiles and with their friends for better reach.
- Making sure all the elements of our site are working properly and avoiding any page load issues.
Cookies and consent
Cookie consent is when users of a website give permission to get, store, and manage their data through cookies. Of such methods, one of the most used, following the GDPR, is through a cookie consent notice such as banners, pop-ups, or screens.
Certain cookies that our company can employ are installed on your computer or other device the instant you visit the first page of our website. Thus, we assume your consent to these cookies, and you proceed with the usage of our website without any errors.
No collection of personal data in cookies
Specifically, the majority of internet cookies are intended for the collection and processing of personal data, while some do not. We fall in the category of cookies which do not collect your personal data.
Yes, no personal, confidential, financial information and other details of the visitors to the website are to be found or passed in any of the cookies that we use.
Rejecting cookies
Cookies can be beneficial for your browsing, but ultimately, it’s your right to accept or decline those cookies at the end of the day. Accepting these cookies will allow you to access all the website offerings whereas refusing can limit a few services sometimes even accessing the site.