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Technically speaking, cookies are called "HTTP cookies." Other technologies can be used for similar purposes, such as HTML5 Local Storage. We may use HTML5 Local Storage and similar technologies to capture data that will help us improve. Embedded scripts are bits of programming code included within some of our web pages that measure how you use those web pages, such as which links you click. We use this information to improve our website, tailor it to your likely interests, conduct market research, and for anti-fraud monitoring purposes. You may be able to turn off scripting functionality, such as JavaScript, within your browser. Note that if you disable scripting functionality, some websites may not function properly. Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies.