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About this cookie policy
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used, and how to control the cookie preferences. For further information on how we use, store, and keep your personal data secure, see our Privacy Policy.
You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Declaration on our website
Learn more about who we are, how you can contact us, and how we process personal data in our Privacy Policy.
What are cookies ?
Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyze what works and where it needs improvement.
How do we use cookies ?
As most of the online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.
The third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.
What types of cookies do we use ?
Essential: Some cookies are essential for you to be able to experience the full functionality of our site. They allow us to maintain user sessions and prevent any security threats. They do not collect or store any personal information. For example, these cookies allow you to log-in to your account and add products to your basket, and checkout securely.
Statistics: These cookies store information like the number of visitors to the website, the number of unique visitors, which pages of the website have been visited, the source of the visit, etc. These data help us understand and analyze how well the website performs and where it needs improvement.
Marketing: Our website displays advertisements. These cookies are used to personalize the advertisements that we show to you so that they are meaningful to you. These cookies also help us keep track of the efficiency of these ad campaigns. The information stored in these cookies may also be used by the third-party ad providers to show you ads on other websites on the browser as well.
Functional: These are the cookies that help certain non-essential functionalities on our website. These functionalities include embedding content like videos or sharing content of the website on social media platforms.
Preferences: These cookies help us store your settings and browsing preferences like language preferences so that you have a better and efficient experience on future visits to the website.
The below list details the cookies used in our website.
| Cookie | Description |
|---|---|
| __atuvc | This cookie is set by Addthis to make sure you see the updated count if you share a page and return to it before our share count cache is updated. |
| __atuvs | This cookie is set by Addthis to make sure you see the updated count if you share a page and return to it before our share count cache is updated. |
| __utma | This cookie is set by Google Analytics and is used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the JavaScript library executes and there are no existing __utma cookies. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
| __utmb | The cookie is set by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to determine new sessions/visits. The cookie is created when the JavaScript library executes and there are no existing __utma cookies. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
| __utmc | The cookie is set by Google Analytics and is deleted when the user closes the browser. The cookie is not used by ga.js. The cookie is used to enable interoperability with urchin.js which is an older version of Google analytics and used in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine new sessions/visits. |
| __utmt | The cookie is set by Google Analytics and is used to throttle request rate. |
| __utmv | This cookie is set by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to store visitor-level custom variable data and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
| __utmz | This cookie is set by Google analytics and is used to store the traffic source or campaign through which the visitor reached your site. |
| akavpau_ppsd | This cookie is provided by Paypal. The cookie is used in context with transactions on the website. |
| at-rand | No description |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Advertisement". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". |
| enforce_policy | No description |
| l7_az | No description |
| LANG | No description |
| loc | This cookie is set by Addthis. This is a geolocation cookie to understand where the users sharing the information are located. |
| nsid | This cookie is set by the provider PayPal. This cookie is used to enable the PayPal payment service in the website. |
| ts | This cookie is provided by the PayPal. It is used to support payment service in a website. |
| ts_c | This cookie is provided by PayPal when a website is in association with PayPal payment function. This cookie is used to make safe payment through PayPal. |
| tsrce | This cookie is set by the provider PayPal. This cookie is used to enable the PayPal payment service in the website. |
| uvc | The cookie is set by addthis.com to determine the usage of Addthis.com service. |
| viewed_cookie_policy | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |
| wp_woocommerce_session_039305f52835f411f532caab42faeed4 | No description |
| x-cdn | No description |
| x-pp-s | This cookie is set by the provider PayPal. This cookie is used to process payments from the site. |
How can I control the cookie preferences ?
Should you decide to change your preferences later through your browsing session, you can click on the “Manage your consent” link at the top of this document. This will display the consent notice again enabling you to change your preferences or withdraw your consent entirely.
In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. To find out more about how to manage and delete cookies, visit wikipedia.org, www.allaboutcookies.org.
