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COOKIE POLICY

Last updated: October 1, 2024.

This Cookie Policy explains how In-Q-Tel, Inc. (“IQT”, “we”, “us” or “our”) uses cookies and other trackers to ensure security, provide functionality, and track how people interact with our site (“visitors” or “users”) when they visit our website (“Site”).

If you would like to read this Cookie Policy in one continuous document or would like to print it, please click here.

Please read this Cookie Policy in conjunction with our Privacy Policy, available here.

1. What are cookies and trackers?

Cookies

Cookies are text files that are placed on your computer or mobile or handheld device (such as smartphones or tablets) when you visit certain pages on the Internet. Cookies are stored in your browser. A cookie will help the Site to recognize your device the next time you visit. Most cookies and cookies won’t collect information that directly identifies you as a person, and will instead collect your device identifier, or your internet protocol (IP) address, or more general information such as how visitors arrive at and use our Site. Cookies and cookies may, however, be used to create a profile of your activities on the Internet which can be used (for example) to try to predict your purchasing and behavioral preferences.

Local Storage Objects

We may use Flash Local Storage Objects (“Flash LSOs”) to store your website preferences and to personalise your visit. Flash LSOs are different from browser cookies because of the amount and type of data stored. Typically, you cannot control, delete, or disable the acceptance of Flash LSOs through your web browser. For more information on Flash LSOs, or to learn how to manage your settings for Flash LSOs, go to the Adobe Flash Player Help Page, choose “Global Storage Settings Panel” and follow the instructions. To see the Flash LSOs currently on your computer, choose “Website Storage Settings Panel” and follow the instructions to review and, if you choose, to delete any specific Flash LSO.

Clear GIFs, pixel tags and other technologies

Clear GIFs are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies. In contrast to cookies, which are stored on your computer’s hard drive, clear GIFs are embedded invisibly on web pages. We may use clear GIFs (a.k.a. web beacons, web bugs or pixel tags), in connection with our Site to, among other things, track the activities of website visitors, help us manage content, and compile statistics about website usage.

In this Cookie Policy, we refer to all these technologies as “cookies”.

2. Types of cookies

Session cookies

Session cookies are stored only temporarily during a browsing session and are deleted from the visitor’s device when the browser is closed.

Persistent cookies

Persistent cookies are saved on your device for a fixed pre-defined period of time (usually several months) and not deleted when the browser is closed. Persistent cookies are used where we need to be able to recognize your device for more than one browsing session. Persistent cookies used on the Site generally have a maximum lifespan of 365 days.

First party cookies

First party cookies are set by the website or application you are visiting, and they can only be read by that site or application.

Third-party cookies

Third party cookies are not set by the owner of the website or application you are visiting, but by a different organization. For example, advertisers and other third parties may use their own cookies when you click on a link on our Site, or we might engage a third-party analytics company that will set their own cookie to perform this service.

3. Categories of cookies

The different types of cookies described above can be categorized as follows:

Essential cookies:

These are cookies that are required for the operation of our Site (such as to enable you to log into secure areas of our Site), or to provide services that you explicitly request (to change the language in the App, for example). These cookies do not require your consent and cannot be switched off (although in some cases you can change your requests). You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of our Site may not work if you block these types of cookies.

Personalization cookies:

These cookies are used to provide certain functionalities to you by recognizing you when you return to our Site so that we can offer you a better experience on this Site. For instance, these cookies help us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences.

Analytics cookies:

These cookies allow us to analyze Site usage and understand how visitors use it. These cookies recognize and collect information about the number of visitors, the pages they view, how long they view pages and how they move around our Site when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our Site works, for example, by ensuring that visitors are easily finding what they are looking for. If you do not consent to these types of cookies we will not be able to improve our Site based on information from your visit.  

4. Lifespans

The various cookies used by our Site have different lifespans. Session cookies will be deleted once you close your browser or the Site. Persistent cookies implemented on our Site will be kept for a period of time that does not exceed 12 months.

5. What cookies do we use?

We use different categories of both session and persistent cookies on our Site, which can either be first-party or third-party cookies. Information on the cookies that we use on our Site (their names and categories, their lifespans and whether third parties have access to the cookies) can be found by clicking on the [cookie icon][Cookies Preferences tab] on each webpage on the Site.

Name Description Lifespan First Party/Third Party Category
_ga_xxxxxxxxxx Used by Google Analytics to identify and track an individual session with your device. 1 year First Party Analytics
_ga This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It calculates visitor, session, and campaign data for analytics reports. Default expiration: 2 years. 1 year First Party Analytics
cf_clearance The cf_clearance cookie is a Cloudflare cookie that stores proof that a user has passed a CAPTCHA challenge. Prevents the user from being asked to complete the challenge again. 30 minutes Third Party Essential

6. Social media links

This Site contains links to IQT social media pages from the following companies:

These links are not plug ins; they are links to external IQT social media pages via standard functionality. No cookies are set in relation to these links when browsing the Site. Should you click any of these links you will be directed to the relevant social media page. Each of these social media companies operates their websites independently of IQT, including their own cookie policies and privacy policies and settings. Please visit the respective social media companies’ privacy information for further details.

7. Cookie Preferences

We will obtain your opt-in consent to the use of the cookies and other tracking technologies on the Site when you first access the Site and if we introduce any new cookies to the Site, unless they are strictly necessary cookies, in which case your consent is not required. When you visit the Site, a pop up will appear to inform you about our use of such cookies. You can then consent by clicking on “Allow all cookies”, or you may refuse cookies (except strictly necessary cookies) by clicking on “Reject all cookies”. You may alternatively click on “Preferences” in the pop-up banner or the cookie icon on each webpage on the Site to visit our cookie preference tool and decide the categories of cookies that you wish to accept, and the cookies you wish to reject.

If you reject cookies, we will not set those cookies on your device, except strictly necessary cookies and a cookie to remember that you don't want any cookies set when you visit the Site.

If you have accepted cookies but later decide that you want to reject them (withdraw your consent) for the future, you can do so by clicking the blue Privacy Preference Center icon located in the bottom left corner of every page on our website.

8. Other Ways to Manage Cookies

In addition to using the Privacy Preference Center, most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. As of the date of this Cookie Policy, the publishers of the most popular browsers provide up-to-date information at the following links about blocking and deleting cookies:

(i) Cookie settings in Internet Explorer or Edge

(ii) Cookie settings in Firefox

(iii) Cookie settings in Chrome

(iv) Cookie settings in Safari web and iOS

If you choose not to use the cookie preference tool, but instead control cookies through browsers, please remember to change your settings in each browser and for each of your devices.

Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites, including ours. If you block cookies, you may not be able to use all the features on our Site. You can also delete cookies already stored on your computer. However, deleting cookies might have a negative impact on the usability of many websites, including ours.

9. More about cookies

If you would like to learn more about how advertisers use cookies or to choose not to receive them, please visit http://www.youronlinechoices.eu You can find further information on managing cookies in most browsers also here: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/.

10. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We reserve the right to modify this Cookie Policy from time to time. If we make any changes to this Cookie Policy, we will change the “Last Update” date above, post the updated Policy on this page and ask you to re-consent to our changed use of cookies.

11. Contacting us

If you have any questions in connection with this Cookie Policy, please email: legal@iqt.org.

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