What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, tablet, or mobile device by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies enable the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don't have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.
Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when you go offline, while session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.
How We Use Cookies
EmpowerU uses cookies for various purposes, including:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable you to navigate the site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages they visit most often and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies help us to improve the way our website works. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other parts of web pages that you can customize.
- Targeting or Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers.
Specifically, we may use the following cookies:
- Google Analytics: To analyze website traffic and usage patterns.
- Session Cookies: To manage user sessions and ensure secure browsing.
- Preference Cookies: To remember user preferences, such as language and font size.
- Third-party Cookies: Some of our partners may also set cookies on your device to provide their services. For example, social media platforms may set cookies to allow you to share content from our website.
Your Choices
You have the right to choose whether or not to accept cookies. You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed. If you do this, however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site, and some services and functionalities may not work.
Here are some specific steps you can take to manage cookies:
- Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. You can configure your browser to refuse all cookies or to notify you when a cookie is being placed.
- Third-Party Tools: There are also third-party tools available that can help you manage cookies. These tools often provide more granular control over which cookies are allowed.
- Opt-Out Links: Some advertising networks provide opt-out links that allow you to prevent them from collecting data about your browsing activity. You can find more information about these opt-out options on the websites of the advertising networks themselves.
Please note that disabling cookies may affect your browsing experience on our website. Some features may not function properly, and you may be required to re-enter your preferences each time you visit.
For more information about cookies and how to manage them, you can visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
Changes to this Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We will post any changes on our website and update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about our Cookies Policy, please contact us through our Contact Us page.