Cookie Policy

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help the site remember your preferences, keep you signed in, or understand how the site is used. Similar technologies include local storage entries used to remember your cookie choice.

How we use cookies

We group cookies into two categories:

• Strictly necessary — required for core functionality. These cannot be switched off because the site would not work properly without them.
• Analytics (optional) — help us understand aggregate site usage so we can improve content and navigation. These are set only if you choose Accept all or enable analytics in Manage preferences.

Cookies we use

Name / storage key	Type	Purpose	Duration
iaaf_cookie_consent (local storage)	Strictly necessary	Records your cookie preference (necessary only vs analytics enabled) so we do not ask again on every visit.	Until you clear site data or change preferences
Session cookie (admin portal)	Strictly necessary	Keeps authorised IAAF staff and reviewers signed in to the admin area.	Session / as configured
Member session (if signed in)	Strictly necessary	Maintains your member sign-in while you upload reports or complete accreditation steps.	As configured by the platform
Analytics cookies (if enabled)	Analytics — optional	Aggregate visit statistics (e.g. pages viewed, approximate geography). No advertising profiles.	Varies by provider; typically up to 24 months

We will update this table if we add or change cookies. Material changes will be reflected here with an updated date.

Your choices

When you first visit our public site, a cookie banner lets you:

• Accept all — necessary cookies plus optional analytics
• Necessary only — only cookies required to run the site
• Manage preferences — choose analytics on or off

You can change your choice at any time using Cookie settings in the site footer or the link above.

You can also delete cookies and local storage through your browser settings. Note that removing strictly necessary cookies may affect sign-in and site functionality.

Third parties

We do not sell data collected via cookies. If analytics is enabled, data may be processed by our analytics provider under a data-processing agreement. Payment processing (Razorpay) and email delivery may set their own cookies when you interact with their services during checkout or verification flows; those providers publish their own privacy notices.

Legal basis (GDPR / UK GDPR)

For visitors in the European Economic Area and United Kingdom:

• Strictly necessary cookies are used based on our legitimate interest in providing a secure, functional website.
• Analytics cookies are used only with your consent, which you may withdraw at any time via cookie settings.

For more on your privacy rights, see our Privacy & Security notice.

Contact

Questions about this Cookie Policy:

• Contact page
• contact@impactassessmentforum.org