Last updated: November 1, 2023

Intro

IB Writing Services (“IB WS” or “we”) welcomes you. This Cookie Policy (“Cookie Policy”) applies to our website: ibwritingservice.com (“Website”).

The Cookie Policy describes why and how we use cookies on the Website and how long we keep them.

Learn more about who we are, how you can contact us, and how we process personal data in the Privacy Notice.

About us

We are the controller of your personal data processed through the Website. This means that we determine the purposes, scope and means of personal data processing.

Email

support@ibwritingservice.com – for general or privacy inquiries

About cookies

A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your hard drive by a web page server. Cookies contain information that a web server can later read in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

Some cookies will only be in usage if you use certain features or select certain preferences, and some cookies are essential to the Website and will always be used.

According to legislation, we can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of the Website. For all other types of cookies, we need your permission. You can change or withdraw your consent from the сookies we collect anytime (please see below How to turn off cookies”).

Cookies usage

We use cookies to ensure everyone using the Website has the best possible experience. We use these cookies:

  • to enable us to hold session information as you navigate from page to page within the Website;

  • to improve your experience;

  • to track and analyse usage and other statistical information.

If you elect not to activate cookies or disable cookies later, you may still visit the Website. However, your ability to use some features may be limited if it is necessary for the functioning of our service.

How to turn off cookies

You can generally activate or later deactivate the use of cookies through a functionality built into your web browser. If you want to disable cookies, then you can find instructions for managing your browser settings at these links:

If you want to learn more about cookies or how to control, disable, or delete them, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org for detailed guidance.

In addition, specific third-party advertising networks, including Google, permit users to opt out of or customise preferences associated with their Internet browsing. To learn more about this feature from Google, click here.

If you have any other questions regarding cookies consent withdrawal or their deactivation, please contact us.

Cookies we use

We use several types of cookies:

Necessary cookies

Necessary cookies help make the Website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the Website. The Website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Name

Purpose

Expiry

_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress

The cookie is set so Hotjar can track the beginning of the user’s journey for a total session count. It does not contain any identifiable information.

30 minutes

_hjFirstSeen

The cookie is set so Hotjar can track the beginning of the user’s journey for a total session count. It does not contain any identifiable information.

30 minutes

chaport-647dd72c301b85d74d28861f

This cookie is a Chaport live chat service cookie or a similar chat service. It likely stores information related to your interaction with a chat widget on a website.

12 months

sc

It is a session cookie, tracking user sessions.

1 year 1 month

_hjIncludedInSessionSample_3409010

This cookie is used to determine whether a user is included in the sample used to generate heatmaps, recordings, and other analytics data.

2 minutes

_hjSession_3409010

This cookie is used to understand how users interact with their site by recording user sessions and generating heatmaps.

30 minutes

_hjSessionUser_3409010

This cookie is also related to tracking user sessions for analytics and optimization purposes.

1 year

Statistics cookies

Statistics cookies help us to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

Name

Purpose

Expiry

_gid

This cookie is set by Google Analytics. It stores and update a unique value for each page visited and is used to count and track pageviews.

1 day

_ga

This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics – which is a significant update to Google’s more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports.

1 year 1 month

_ga_KP8R98XKHW

This cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state.

1 year 1 month

_ga_5XTL6J7FFJ

This cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state.

1 year 1 month

Marketing cookies

Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across the Website. The intention is to display relevant and engaging ads for the individual user.

Name

Purpose

Expiry

_gat_gtag_UA_252670795_1

This cookie is part of Google Analytics and is used to limit requests (throttle request rate).

53 seconds

Cookie Policy updates

This Cookie Policy is developed according to the General Data Protection Regulation, other applicable privacy laws, and best privacy practices.

Existing laws and requirements for processing personal data are subject to change. In this case, we will publish a new version of the Cookie Policy on the Website.

If there are material changes to the Cookie Policy or the Website that affect your data privacy rights, we will notify you by displaying information on the Website and, if necessary, ask for your consent.