Cookie Notice
The public IPD website currently uses no advertising or analytics cookies. Restricted services use two essential session cookies after login.
Last updated: 27 July 2026
1. What a cookie is
A cookie is a small value a website asks a browser to store and return with later requests. Cookies can remember preferences, measure use, or maintain an authenticated session. Similar browser storage can perform related functions.
2. Public website
The public pages at www.instituteofpolicydynamics.com do not currently set advertising, behavioural-tracking, or audience-analytics cookies. The Join and Subscribe forms are not currently connected to a server and do not place form values in cookies or persistent browser storage.
Because the public site uses no optional cookies, it does not presently display a cookie consent banner. If optional analytics or marketing technology is introduced, IPD will update this notice and request consent where required before setting it.
3. Essential restricted-service cookies
| Cookie | Service | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| ipd_annotate_session | Restricted annotation platform | Authenticates an approved user and carries their access role. | Up to 7 days |
| ipd_admin_session | Restricted administration platform | Authenticates an administrator and protects access-management functions. | Up to 12 hours |
These cookies are HTTP-only, use the Secure flag in production, and use SameSite=Lax. Client-side scripts cannot read them. They are necessary to provide the requested login and access-control functions.
4. Your controls
You can delete or block cookies through browser settings. Blocking an essential session cookie will prevent the relevant restricted service from keeping you signed in. Logging out asks the service to delete its session cookie.
5. Hosting logs are not cookies
Hosting infrastructure may process request information such as IP address, browser, requested URL, and timestamps even when no cookie is set. This processing is described in the Privacy Notice.
6. Changes and contact
IPD will revise this notice if its use of cookies or similar technology changes. Questions may be sent to info@instituteofpolicydynamics.com.