This Cookie Policy sets out how IEC Registration Council ("we", "us", "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit or interact with our website at iec-council.org. It explains what these technologies are, why we use them, and the choices available to you as a visitor.

This Policy applies to all visitors, users and others who access our website, regardless of the device used. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains in more detail how we collect, use and protect personal information. Where this Cookie Policy refers to "personal data", that term carries the same meaning given to it in our Privacy Policy.

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, phone or tablet by your web browser when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, and to provide useful information to the website owner.

A cookie typically contains the name of the website it came from, how long it will remain on your device, and a unique value, usually a randomly generated number. Cookies allow a website to recognize your device on return visits and to remember your preferences or previous actions, so that pages load correctly and features behave the way you expect.

We use cookies for a number of practical reasons, all aimed at making your visit to our website smoother, safer and more relevant:

• To improve overall website performance and page-load speed.
• To remember your preferences, such as language or previously entered form details.
• To enhance the security of our website and protect against fraudulent activity.
• To maintain your session while you complete an IEC application or enquiry form.
• To analyze visitor behavior and understand which pages are most useful.
• To improve your overall customer experience across our website.

Depending on their purpose, the cookies used on our website fall into the following categories:

In addition to cookies we set directly, our website may use trusted third-party services that place their own cookies on your device to help us deliver, secure and understand the performance of our website:

These third-party providers place cookies according to their own respective privacy and cookie policies, which we encourage you to review. We do not control how these third parties use their cookies, and this Cookie Policy does not govern their practices.

You are always in control of the cookies stored on your device. Most web browsers allow you to:

Please note that disabling or deleting cookies may affect certain features of our website, including how online application forms behave and how smoothly pages load, which may in turn affect your overall user experience.

By continuing to browse or use our website, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this Cookie Policy. Where required by applicable law, non-essential cookies will only be set after you have given your consent through our cookie consent banner.

Where a consent banner is presented, you may manage your cookie preferences at any time, including withdrawing consent for non-essential cookies, without affecting the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdrew it.

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, legal or regulatory requirements, or our business practices. Any changes will become effective as soon as the revised Policy is published on this page.

We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies. The date at the top of this page shows when this Cookie Policy was last updated.

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies on our website, please get in touch with us: