Cookie Policy
This page explains what cookies and similar technologies IB Business Mastery uses on ibbusinessmastery.com, and your choices.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by your browser when you visit a website. They allow the site to remember you across pages and visits. We also use local storage, which works similarly.
2. Categories we use
Strictly necessary (always on)
Required for the site to function. You cannot disable these.
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
ibbm.session | Keeps you signed in | Until logout |
ibbm.lang | Stores your language preference | 1 year |
ibbm.theme | Stores your light/dark preference | 1 year |
ibbm.consent.v1 | Stores your cookie choices | 1 year |
__stripe_* | Used by Stripe for fraud prevention during checkout | Session |
Analytics (opt-in)
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
ibbm.vid (local storage) | IB Business Mastery (first-party) | Random visitor token so repeat visits are counted once; not linked to your name or account | Until you clear your browser data |
ibbm.sid (session storage) | IB Business Mastery (first-party) | Random token for the current visit, to count pages per visit and time on site | Until you close the tab |
We do not use advertising cookies: the site shows no ads on any plan.
3. Managing your preferences
When you first visit, we show a consent banner. You can:
- Accept all: enables analytics cookies.
- Essential only: uses only strictly necessary cookies.
- Customise: choose whether to allow analytics.
You can change your choice any time:
You can also block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Note that this may break parts of the site.
4. Do Not Track
We respect the global "Do Not Track" browser signal where supported by setting analytics to off by default for those users.
Our analytics are our own (no Google Analytics or other third-party trackers): we record the pages viewed, the seconds spent on each page, the referring site, the device and browser type, and the country and city derived from the network connection at the edge. We do not store IP addresses. Analytics data is kept for 13 months.
5. Third-party links
Pages on our site may link to third-party sites. We have no control over their cookies; consult their policies.