Our users’ trust is of utmost importance to us, and therefore, we adhere to a strict privacy policy. It explains how and why we collect and use cookies and how we protect users’ privacy.
Use of cookies and other measurement tools We use cookies to make it easier to use our websites and can be used to personalize certain parts of the content. A cookie is a small text file sent from our web server and stored by your browser. The information stored may include information on how our users have browsed and used our websites and what browser they have used.
We use statistics about users and traffic/traffic providers in aggregated form. The statistics never contain any personal information; everything is anonymous. IP addresses are not stored in our database where we store website behavior, so information about you as a user can never be linked to your identity. Your IP address is stored only for security reasons in cases where you actively register on the website.
Purpose Develop and improve the website by understanding how it is used. Calculate and report user numbers and traffic. Make it easier for you to navigate the website. Enable the system to recognize regular users to customize the services. Sometimes we use third-party cookies from other companies to conduct market research and traffic measurements and to improve the functionality of the website.
How to prevent cookies from being stored You can delete cookies from your hard drive at any time, but this will cause your personal settings to disappear. You can also change the settings in your browser so that it does not allow cookies to be stored on your hard drive. However, this will result in reduced functionality on certain websites, may prevent access to membership pages, and make some content and features unavailable.
If you do not want to be tracked by Google Analytics, you can opt out at: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
For more information on how to avoid cookies, you can read at www.allaboutcookies.org.