COOKIE POLICY

INFORMATION ABOUT OUR USE OF COOKIES

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.

We use the following cookies:

• Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.
• Analytical/performance cookies. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
• Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
• Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests.

Cookie Details

Below are details about the cookies we use:

• Cookie Title/Name: _ga, _gid (Google Analytics)

  Purpose: Used to collect anonymous information about how visitors use our website — pages visited, time spent, and traffic sources.

  More information: Helps improve website performance and usability.

Third-Party Data Sharing

We may share your personal data with trusted third-party service providers that help us operate our business and deliver our services effectively. These include:

• Website hosting and IT infrastructure providers (e.g. Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare) — to securely host and maintain our website.
• Payment processing partners (e.g. Stripe, PayPal) — to process payments when you place an order.
• Email marketing and CRM platforms (e.g. HubSpot, Mailchimp) — to manage customer communication and newsletters.
• Analytics and performance tracking tools (e.g. Google Analytics, Hotjar, LinkedIn Insight Tag) — to understand website usage and improve customer experience.
• Advertising networks and remarketing partners (e.g. Google Ads, Meta Ads) — to deliver relevant ads based on your preferences.
• Professional advisors (e.g. accountants, auditors, legal advisors) — to comply with legal or regulatory obligations.

Blocking and Expiration

You block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.

Except for essential cookies, all cookies will expire after [90 days].

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