Cookie policy

This cookie notice explains how we use cookies on our website, ibdmate.com (‘Website’), and what they do. Cookies help the site function properly, remember your preferences, and improve your experience. Some cookies are essential, while others help us understand how the site is used. For more information about how we protect your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.

The Website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of the Website. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive. Cookies help us to provide you with a good experience when you browse the Website and also allows us to improve the Website.

We use the following cookies:

  • Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of the Website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of the Website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.
  • Analytical/performance cookies. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around the Website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way the Website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
  • Functionality cookies. These are used when you sign up for an account with the Website to recognise you when you return to the Website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
  • Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to the Website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make the Website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests.

The table below explains the cookies we use and why.

Cookie title / name Purpose
PHPSESSID An essential session cookie that enables the website to recognise you while you use it, including keeping you signed in and supporting security features. It normally expires when your browser session ends. For security, signed-in sessions also expire after 60 minutes of inactivity.
cookie_consent Remembers whether you accepted or rejected optional analytics cookies, so we can apply your choice and do not ask you again on every visit. It expires after 12 months. Essential cookies may still be used if you reject analytics cookies.
remember_me If you select “Keep me logged in on this device” when signing in, this essential functionality cookie enables the website to recognise you on a later visit. It expires after 30 days and is removed when you log out.
_ga and _ga_XXXXXXXX Google Analytics cookies set only after you accept analytics cookies. They distinguish browsers and sessions so we can understand how the website is used and improve it. They use pseudonymous identifiers rather than directly identifying you by name and normally expire after two years. Google Analytics may also process information such as pages visited, browser/device information and approximate location. See Google's privacy policy for more information.