COOKIES USAGE POLICY

1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies (also called web cookies, Internet cookies, browser cookies, or simply cookies) are a small piece of data sent from a website and stored on the user's computer by the user's web browser while the user continues to browse.

2. WHY DO WE USE COOKIES?

Seeking your permission through your browser, we store cookies on your computer to learn about your website behavior, navigation pattern, interests and preferences. Such information helps us in optimizing your digital experience, thereby helping you to find the relevant information and use our services effortlessly.

3. Your Rights Regarding Our Cookies Use

If you don’t want us to collect the information, you may decline our request of placing cookies on your device. A pop-message gets displayed when you visit or spend a few seconds on our website asking for your permission to set cookies on your device. However, you may encounter inconvenience accessing the Services if we are not able to recognize your device. You may also need to sign-in every time when you visit our Site.

4. How to Manage Cookies Settings with Your Browser

You can configure the settings of your browser to enable or disable cookies on your device. Here is how to do manage cookies with some popular browsers.

5. Internet Explorer 11

In Internet Explorer, select the Tools button, and then select Internet options.

Select the Privacy tab, and under Settings, select Advanced and choose whether you want to accept, block, or be prompted for first-party and third-party cookies.

6. Internet Explorer 10 or Earlier

In Internet Explorer, select the  Tools button, and then select   Internet options.

Select the Privacy tab, and then under Settings, move the slider to the top to block all cookies or the bottom to allow all cookies. Select OK.

Ref: https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies

7. Google Chrome

On your computer, open Chrome.

At the top right, click More

At the bottom, click Advanced.

Under "Privacy and security," click Content settings.

Click Cookies.

From here, you can

• • Turn on cookies: Next to "Blocked," turn on the switch.
• • Turn off cookies: Turn off Allow sites to save and read cookie data.

Ref: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en

8. Safari

Safari > Preferences, click Privacy, then do any of the following:

• • Always block cookies:Select “Block all cookies.

Websites, third parties and advertisers can’t store cookies and other data on your Mac. This may prevent some websites from working properly.

• • Remove stored cookies and data:Click Manage Website Data, select one or more websites, then click Remove or Remove All.

Removing the data may reduce tracking, but may also log you out of websites or change website behaviour.

• • See which websites store cookies or data:Click Manage Website Data.
• • Ask websites not to track you:Some websites keep track of your browsing activities when they serve you content, which enables them to tailor what they present to you. You can have Safari ask sites and their third party content providers (including advertisers) not to track you.

Ref: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac

9. Firefox

Click the menu button and choose Options.

Select the Privacy & Securitypanel and go to the Cookies and Site Data

Select Accept cookies and site data to enable cookies. To disable cookies, select Block cookies and site data and use the drop-down menu next to Type blocked to choose the type of cookies to block.

• • If you are troubleshooting problems with websites, make sure that Accept third-party cookies and site data is NOT set to Never. For more information, see Disable third-party cookies in Firefox to stop some types of tracking by advertisers.

Choose how long cookies are allowed to be stored:

• • Keep until: They expire: Each cookie will be removed when it reaches its expiration date, which is set by the site that sent the cookie. Firefox is closed: The cookies that are stored on your computer will be removed when Firefox is closed.

Close the about:preferences Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.

Ref: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences