Cookie policy
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1. About this policy
This policy explains the cookies and similar technologies (such as local storage in your browser) used on iashark.com, in line with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) and the UK GDPR.
2. Strictly necessary storage
These items are needed to provide the service you ask for or to remember your choices. They do not require consent.
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supabase authentication session | Local storage | Keeps you logged in | Until you log out |
iashark_cookie_consent | Local storage | Remembers that you turned off Google Analytics on this browser (set when you use the opt-out link, or if you refused analytics cookies before) | Until you clear your browser data |
iashark_lang | Local storage | Remembers your language | Until you clear your browser data |
iashark_lang_redirect_done | Session storage | Prevents repeated language redirects | When you close the tab |
3. Internal visit measurement (no cookies)
To understand how IASHARK is used and to improve it, we measure visits with our own tool and store the data in our own database. We do not use cookies, third-party tools or advertising pixels for this, and it is not used for advertising.
For each page viewed, we record:
- the page viewed and the site version (language or country);
- the domain name of the site you came from, if any, and any campaign (UTM) parameters in the address;
- general categories of device, browser and operating system;
- your browser's language and time zone, and a country estimated from that time zone;
- time spent on the page, how far you scroll and clicks on the site's main buttons;
- a random visit identifier, described in the table below.
We do not store your IP address, and page views are never linked to an account. Some journey steps (for example completing sign-up) may, however, be linked to your account identifier when you are logged in. We keep this data for 13 months.
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
iashark_visit_id | Session storage | Random visit identifier, specific to each tab, that links the pages of the same visit | When you close the tab |
The old iashark_funnel_sid identifier (local storage) is no longer used and is deleted from your browser automatically. If you object to this measurement, email contact@iashark.com.
4. Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics, a service provided by Google. It loads as soon as you arrive on the site, for every visitor, unless you have turned it off on this browser.
Purpose — to produce statistics about how the site is used so that we can improve it. We do not use this data for advertising.
Data collected — a random identifier stored in the cookies below, the pages viewed, the referring page, the date, length and sequence of visits, device type, browser, operating system, language, screen resolution and an approximate location (country, region, city) that Google works out from your IP address. Depending on how Google Analytics is set up, some interactions may also be measured automatically (scrolling, clicks to other sites, downloads). Your IP address is sent to Google when the service loads.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes visitors | Up to 2 years |
_ga_<ID> | Google Analytics | Keeps session state | Up to 2 years |
How long — the cookies above last up to 2 years in your browser; measurement data is kept in Google Analytics for the retention period we have set (2 or 14 months for user-level and event-level data). Google may process this data outside the UK: see our Privacy notice.
Turning off Google Analytics — you can object at any time, free of charge, using the link below. It turns off Google Analytics on this browser and deletes its _ga cookies. Your choice is remembered in this browser (iashark_cookie_consent), so you need to repeat it on each browser or device you use, and after clearing your browser data. If you refused analytics cookies before, that choice still applies. Turning off Google Analytics does not affect your access to IASHARK.
We do not use advertising cookies.
5. Third-party resources
Some pages load resources from third parties: fonts (Google Fonts), a code library (jsDelivr) and team logos (API-SPORTS). Loading them sends your IP address to those providers. Payments take place on Stripe's secure checkout page, which uses its own cookies under Stripe's privacy policy.
6. Changing your choice
- Google Analytics — use the opt-out link in section 4. Turning it off does not affect your access to IASHARK.
- Internal visit measurement — email contact@iashark.com to object. The visit identifier is deleted when you close the tab.
- Browser controls — you can block or delete cookies and local storage. Blocking strictly necessary storage may stop you logging in. If you clear this site's data, your Google Analytics opt-out is cleared too and you need to use the link again.
Questions: contact@iashark.com. See also our Privacy notice.