Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies? Cookies are small text files that are downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognize your device and store some information about your preferences or past actions.

2. How We Use Cookies We use cookies for two primary purposes: to ensure the website functions correctly (such as keeping you logged in) and to help us understand how visitors interact with our content so we can improve the user experience.

3. Strictly Necessary Cookies (WordPress) These cookies are essential for the operation of our website, specifically for user authentication and security. We use the standard cookies provided by our Content Management System (WordPress).

• Login & Session: If you have an account and log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

• Authentication: When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

4. Performance & Analytics Cookies (Google Analytics) We use Google Analytics to collect anonymous information about how visitors use our website. This helps us understand which pages are the most popular, how visitors move around the site, and where we can make improvements.

• Data Collected: These cookies collect information in a way that does not directly identify anyone. They track things like your IP address (which is anonymized), the type of device you are using, and the pages you visit.

• Opt-Out: You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking via our Cookie Consent Manager or by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

5. Social Media Sharing Our website includes buttons that allow you to share content on social media platforms (e.g., LinkedIn, Twitter/X, Facebook).

• No Tracking Pixels: We do not use third-party tracking pixels or “feeds” from these platforms.

• Functionality: These buttons are simple links. Cookies from these social networks are only set if you voluntarily click the button and log in to their specific services to share a post. We do not control these cookies, and you should check the respective privacy policies of those networks for more information.