**Website Performance and Your Privacy: Crucial Information About Cookies**

Understanding how cookies function on a website is crucial for an optimal online experience. Some cookies are strictly necessary for the website to operate properly. They assist in fraud prevention and enhance security. While you have the discretion to set your browser to block or alert you about these essential cookies, doing so may impact the website's performance and limit your ability to fully utilize all features and services available.

If you prefer not to have your personal data sold or shared by us or our third-party partners—such as advertising networks and social media platforms—there is an option for you. By clicking on the provided red "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information/Opt-Out" button, you can express this preference. Bear in mind that if you access the site from multiple devices or browsers, or if you clear your cookies, you will need to repeat this process for each device or browser.

It is important to note that submitting a "Do Not Sell or Share" request does not eliminate advertising. We may continue sharing your personal information with service providers who use it on our behalf. For more details on interest-based advertising and additional opt-out options, you can explore further resources online.

Functionality cookies gather information about your choices and preferences, such as language settings, username, or location. This data helps to provide a more personalized online experience, making content more relevant to your current location and needs. On mobile or other internet-enabled devices, these cookies can collect unique identifiers, geolocation data, or other traffic information, aiding in the enhancement of your browsing experience.

Moreover, these cookies also allow website administrators to measure and improve site performance by counting visits and traffic sources. This helps identify the most popular pages and understand visitor movement across the site. The aggregated information from these cookies remains anonymous. Disabling these cookies would restrict our ability to monitor site performance, leaving us unaware of your site visits.