Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the site to remember your actions and preferences (such as your sign-in state and language choice) over time, so you do not have to re-enter them each time you return. Similar technologies such as local storage and session storage operate on the same principle.

The CILGD website uses a small, deliberately limited set of cookies grouped into the following categories:

• Strictly necessary — required for the site to function. These keep you signed in to the member portal, remember your session, and help us secure the site against unauthorised access. The site will not work without these.
• Functional preferences — remember choices you have made, such as your preferred language or dismissed notices, so you do not see them again on every visit.
• Analytics — help us understand how the website is used in aggregate, which pages are most needed, and where improvements are required. We use privacy-respecting analytics and do not link this information to individual member identities.

We do not use cookies for advertising, behavioural profiling, or re-targeting. We do not sell cookie data to third parties.

Certain pages may load services from accredited third parties (for example, embedded video, map providers, or payment processors). These third parties may set their own cookies governed by their own privacy and cookie policies. The Institute selects these providers carefully and discloses them where their cookies are present.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers let you block cookies, delete cookies, or be warned before a cookie is stored. Detailed instructions are available in your browser’s help pages.

Blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent parts of the site, including the member portal and the verification tools, from working correctly.

Where your browser sends a recognised Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control signal, the Institute treats it as a request to disable optional analytics for your session. Strictly necessary cookies remain active so that the site continues to function.

We may update this Cookie Notice from time to time as the website evolves. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last reviewed. Material changes will be highlighted on the website where appropriate.

This notice should be read together with the Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use.