IP Addresses and Cookies

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We use the following kinds of cookies:

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More specifically, we also use:

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We use both ‘Session Cookies’, which allow us to track your actions during a single browsing session, but do not remain on your device afterwards, and ‘Persistent Cookies’, which remain on your device between sessions, for the purposes outlined above.

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Any third party cookies will be governed by their own terms and privacy policies, so you should read these before giving your consent to enable these third party cookies. Please note that we have no control over third party cookies.

If at any time you wish to disable our cookies, you may do so through the settings on your browser but if you do so you will not be able to use certain important features of our service.

We may also collect and store personal data on your computer or other device using application data caches and browser web storage (including HTML 5) and other technology.