A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of our website.

You can manage the installation of cookies on your device in the Internet settings menu of your browser. However, if you decide not to allow certain cookies, this could adversely affect or even block your access to certain services offered on the Website.

You may disable the installation of cookies on your terminal through your browser settings using the following procedures:

Firefox

Click the Menu button and choose Preferences. Select the Privacy & Security panel and go to the History section. In the drop-down menu next to Firefox will, choose Use custom settings for history. Uncheck Accept cookies from websites

Google Chrome

Click More, and then Settings and then Advanced. Under Privacy and security click Content settings and then Cookies. Turn Allow sites to save and read cookie data off.

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Select the Tools button and then select Internet Options. Select the Privacy tab and under Settings, select Advanced. Choose if you want to allow, block or be prompted for first and third-party cookies.

Safari

Click Preferences and then Privacy. Select an option relating to cookies and website data.

Opera

Click Preferences and then Advanced. Select an option relating to Cookies.

iOS

Click Preferences and then Safari. In Privacy, select Block all cookies.

Android

Click More, and then Settings and then Site settings. In Cookies, turn Cookies off.

Windows Phone

Click Settings and then Advanced. In the Cookies from websites drop-down menu, select Block all.

You can also regularly clear the cookies installed on your device.

Last modified August 08, 2019.