Cookie Policy

Last Updated: July 17, 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how IoThinkTank (“IoThinkTank,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) uses cookies, pixels, scripts, analytics tools, local storage, and similar technologies on iothinktank.com.

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

1. What Cookies Are

Cookies are small text files placed on your browser or device when you visit a website. They help websites function properly, remember preferences, maintain security, understand visitor behavior, improve performance, and support integrations with third-party services.

Similar technologies may include pixels, tags, scripts, local storage, session storage, software development kits, and analytics identifiers. References to “cookies” in this policy generally include these related technologies where applicable.

2. How IoThinkTank Uses Cookies

IoThinkTank may use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Operate, secure, and maintain the website.
• Remember cookie preferences and basic website settings.
• Support forms, award submissions, payment processes, and confirmation messages.
• Prevent spam, fraud, abuse, and unauthorized activity.
• Understand how visitors use the website.
• Measure website traffic, page performance, referral sources, and engagement.
• Improve website content, usability, accessibility, and performance.
• Support newsletters, embedded services, and other optional website features.
• Measure campaigns or support advertising and remarketing where applicable and permitted.

3. Types of Cookies We May Use

Necessary Cookies

Necessary cookies support functions required for the website to operate properly. These may include website security, session management, page loading, cookie preference storage, form functionality, fraud prevention, spam protection, and other core operations.

Necessary cookies are generally active by default because the website may not function correctly without them. They are not used solely for advertising or general audience measurement.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies support optional features and integrations that improve the visitor experience. These may include embedded content, social sharing features, saved preferences, interactive tools, or third-party services that are not strictly required for the website to function.

Where required by applicable law, functional cookies will not be activated until you provide consent.

Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the website. They may collect information about pages visited, referral sources, time spent on the website, device and browser information, general location, engagement, and website performance.

This information helps us evaluate content, identify technical problems, understand traffic patterns, and improve the website and IoThinkTank communications.

Where required by applicable law, analytics cookies will not be activated until you provide consent.

Advertising Cookies

Advertising cookies may be used to measure campaigns, understand referral sources, limit repeated advertising, support audience measurement, or deliver relevant advertising or remarketing where applicable.

IoThinkTank may not use every type of advertising technology described in this section at all times. Where advertising cookies are used, they will be subject to applicable notice, consent, and opt-out requirements.

4. Third-Party Cookies and Services

Some cookies and similar technologies may be placed or accessed by third-party providers that help us operate and secure the website, process award submissions, manage payments, measure performance, deliver email communications, prevent spam, or provide embedded services.

These providers may include:

• Website hosting and content-delivery providers.
• Analytics and website performance platforms.
• Cookie consent and preference-management tools.
• Security, firewall, and spam-prevention services.
• Form and award-submission tools.
• Payment processors.
• Email marketing and communications platforms.
• Embedded video, social media, document, or interactive-content providers.

Third-party providers may collect and process information according to their own privacy and cookie policies. IoThinkTank does not control every aspect of third-party cookie practices.

5. Forms, Award Submissions, and Payments

IoThinkTank uses online forms and related integrations to process award entries, newsletter registrations, contact requests, and other communications. These tools may use cookies or similar technologies for session continuity, form security, spam prevention, validation, analytics, and confirmation messages.

Payment-related cookies or identifiers may be set by third-party payment processors to complete transactions, prevent fraud, maintain transaction security, and provide payment confirmations. IoThinkTank does not store full payment card numbers on its own servers.

6. Cookie Consent and Preferences

Where required by applicable law, IoThinkTank displays a cookie consent tool that allows visitors to accept, reject, or manage categories of nonessential cookies.

Necessary cookies may remain active because they are required for basic website functionality, security, and consent preference management. Functional, analytics, and advertising cookies may remain disabled until you provide consent where prior consent is required.

You can review or change your cookie choices later by using the cookie preference or re-consent control available on the website.

Rejecting optional cookies will not prevent access to the general website, although certain embedded features or third-party tools may not work as intended.

7. Managing Cookies Through Your Browser

You can also manage, block, or delete cookies through your browser settings. Available controls vary by browser, but commonly allow you to:

• Delete existing cookies.
• Block all cookies.
• Block third-party cookies.
• Receive alerts before cookies are stored.
• Limit cross-site tracking.
• Clear website data when the browser closes.

Blocking or deleting cookies may affect forms, embedded tools, login functionality, saved preferences, consent settings, and other website features.

8. Consent Records and Retention

Our consent tool may store a record of your cookie preferences so the website can remember your choices and demonstrate that preferences were presented and recorded where required.

Cookie durations vary. Some cookies expire when you close your browser, while others remain for a defined period or until you delete them. Consent records and related preference cookies may be retained for a reasonable period before the website asks you to confirm your choices again.

9. Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control

Some browsers and extensions transmit “Do Not Track” signals or Global Privacy Control signals.

Because there is no single universal standard governing every Do Not Track signal, IoThinkTank may not respond to all such signals in the same way.

Where required by applicable law and technically supported, IoThinkTank will honor legally recognized opt-out preference signals, including Global Privacy Control, to the extent those signals apply to our data practices. California guidance recognizes GPC as a method consumers may use to communicate certain opt-out requests.

10. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our website, cookie consent tool, analytics services, third-party providers, technologies, legal requirements, or operating practices.

Updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

11. Contact Us

For questions about this Cookie Policy or IoThinkTank’s use of cookies and similar technologies, contact:

IoThinkTank
Privacy: privacy@iothinktank.com
General inquiries: info@iothinktank.com
Website: https://www.iothinktank.com/