What are cookies?

Cookies are small data files. When you visit a website, the website sends the cookie to your computer. Your computer stores it in a file in your web browser.

Cookies do not transfer viruses or malware to your computer. Because the data in a cookie does not change as it travels back and forth, it does not affect how your computer works, but they act more like logs (i.e. they record user activity and remember stateful information) and are updated every time you visit a website.

We may obtain information about you by accessing cookies sent by our website. Different types of cookies track different activities. For example, session cookies are only used when someone is actively navigating a website. Once you leave the website, the session cookie disappears.

Why are cookies useful?

We use functional cookies to analyze how visitors use our website, and to track and improve the performance and functionality of our website. This allows us to provide a high-quality customer experience by quickly identifying and solving any issues. For example, we might use cookies to keep track of which web pages are most popular and which method of linking between web pages is most effective. The latter also helps us to track whether you were referred to us by another website and to improve our future advertising campaigns.

Another use of cookies is to store your login sessions. This means that when you log into the members area to deposit funds, a ‘session cookie’ is set so that the website remembers that you are already logged in. If the website has not set this cookie, you will be asked for your login details and password on each new page as you proceed through the funding process.

In addition, functional cookies are used, for example, to enable us to remember your preferences and identify you as a user, to ensure that your information is secure and to work more reliably and efficiently. For example, cookies save you the trouble of typing in your username every time you access our trading platform, and remind you of your preferences, such as which language you want to see when you log in.

Below you will find an overview of some of the features that our cookies provide us with:

• Verify your identity and detect the country you are currently visiting from
• Check browser type and device
• Keep track of which site the user was referred from
• Allow third parties to adapt content accordingly

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