Corporate navigation Tharsus Main navigation Search Menu Home Cookie policy Cookie policy Jump to section What is a cookie? How do we use cookies? Cookies we use: What is a cookie? A "cookie" is a piece of information that is stored on your computer's hard drive, if you agree to this, and which records how you move your way around a website so that, when you revisit that website, it can present tailored options based on the information stored about your last visit. Cookies can also be used to analyse traffic and for advertising and marketing purposes. Cookies are used by nearly all websites and do not harm your system. We are required to obtain your consent for all non-essential cookies used on our website. You can block cookies (including essential cookies) at any time by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. 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