Cookies

Cookies IARO uses.

IARO uses only cookies needed to protect forms, keep member accounts secure and maintain sign-in. We do not use advertising or analytics cookies. These necessary cookies do not require an opt-in banner. Effective 4 September 2026. Updated 8 September 2026 for Google reCAPTCHA, and 11 September 2026 for page counting.

Cookies set by the IARO website
NameSet byPurposeDurationType
csrftokenIARO (first party)Stops other sites submitting IARO forms in your browser.One yearNecessary. Secure, SameSite=Lax.
sessionidIARO (first party)Keeps you signed in after member login. Not set until you sign in.12 hours of inactivity, or when you sign outNecessary. HttpOnly, Secure when served over HTTPS, SameSite=Lax.
Cloudflare cookies (for example __cf_bm or similar)CloudflareMay be set by the CDN that delivers the site, to distinguish people from automated traffic.Follows Cloudflare’s current periods, typically under 30 minutes for bot-management cookiesNecessary for delivery and security when Cloudflare is in use.
_GRECAPTCHA and other Google cookiesGoogle (third party)Set by Google reCAPTCHA on the contact, join and Express subscribe forms. Usually this is the invisible v3 score; the same cookies are used if a v2 “I’m not a robot” box is shown.Follows Google’s current periods (the reCAPTCHA cookie is typically up to six months)Necessary for those forms. Not used for advertising by IARO.

The site counts page views on its own server. That needs no cookie and stores nothing on your device, so there is nothing to accept or reject; the Privacy Notice describes what is recorded. If we later add embedded video or other optional tools that set cookies, those will not load until you have a clear Accept or Reject choice. None are installed today.

Read the Privacy Notice for the rest of IARO’s processing.