A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user's computer for record-keeping purposes. We use cookies on this Platform to enhance the user experience and improve security. We do link the information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit while using the Platform.
We use both session ID cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies are temporary and are used to make it easier and more secure for you to navigate the Platform. These cookies expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your hard drive for an extended period of time and are used to store your username and interests so you don't have to enter them more than once. They also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance their experience on the Platform.
If you reject cookies, you can still use the Platform, but your ability to use some areas may be limited. Cookies are used in the shopping bag to enable enhanced security and to prevent URL-based spamming. Unless you voluntarily identify yourself (such as through registration), we will not know who you are, even if we assign a cookie to your computer. The only personal information a cookie can contain is information you supply (for example, when you transact as a guest or add items to the shopping bag). A cookie cannot read data from your hard drive.
Some of our business partners (such as advertisers) may set cookies while delivering banners on the Platform. We do not have access to or control over these cookies. This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by the Platform only and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers. We do use cookies on pages where we collect email addresses, but we do not use them in emails.
Our web servers automatically collect limited information about your computer's connection to the Internet, including your IP address, when you visit the Platform. (Your IP address is a number that lets computers attached to the Internet know where to send data, such as web pages you view.) Your IP address does not identify you personally. We use this information to deliver our web pages to you upon request, to tailor the Platform to the interests of our customers, to measure traffic within the Platform, and to let advertisers know the geographic locations from which our visitors come.
The Platform includes links to other websites. These websites are governed by their own privacy policies, which are beyond our control. Once you leave our servers (you can determine where you are by checking the URL in the location bar of your browser), the use of any information you provide is governed by the privacy policy of the operator of the website you are visiting. That policy may differ from ours. If you cannot find the privacy policy of any of these websites via a link from the website's homepage, you should contact the website directly for more information.
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