Cookie Policy
This page explains what cookies are, which ones IPO Scouter uses, and how you can control them.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website saves in your browser when you visit. They let the site remember information about your visit, such as whether you have been there before. Similar technologies, such as local storage and tracking pixels, work in a comparable way. In this policy, we refer to all of them as “cookies”.
2. How we use cookies
IPO Scouter does not need cookies for you to read our articles. We use cookies only to:
- Measure and improve the site: analytics cookies tell us how many people visit, which pages they read and how they found us.
- Support advertising (where enabled): ad partners may use cookies to show ads, limit how often you see the same ad and measure ad performance.
- Run the website securely: a few technical cookies are set only for site administrators who log in to manage IPO Scouter.
3. Cookies we use
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique visitors so we can count visits | Up to 2 years |
_ga_* | Google Analytics | Keeps track of the current visit (session) | Up to 2 years |
Advertising cookies (for example __gads, __gpi, IDE) | Google and its ad partners | Serve and measure ads, and personalise ads where permitted. Set only if advertising is enabled on the site | Varies, typically up to 13 months |
wordpress_*, wp-settings-*, security cookies | IPO Scouter (WordPress and firewall) | Keep site administrators logged in and protect the admin area. Not set for regular readers | Session up to 1 year |
Cookie names and durations are set by the providers and may change over time.
4. Third-party cookies
Analytics and advertising cookies are set by Google, not by IPO Scouter. Google uses the information it collects in line with its own policies. You can learn more on Google’s page about how Google uses information from sites that use its services.
5. How to control cookies
You are in control of the cookies stored on your device:
- Browser settings: most browsers let you view, block or delete cookies. Look for “Privacy” or “Cookies” in the settings of Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge or your mobile browser.
- Analytics opt-out: install Google’s Analytics opt-out browser add-on to stop Google Analytics on all websites.
- Personalised ads: manage or turn off ad personalisation in Google Ads Settings.
Blocking cookies will not stop you from reading IPO Scouter. Some features on other websites may not work as expected if you block all cookies.
6. Changes to this policy
We will update this policy if we add, remove or change the cookies we use. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised.
7. Questions
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, email us at akswap009@gmail.com. For more about how we handle personal data, see our Privacy Policy.