Cookie Policy
Exactly which cookies and browser storage this site uses, why, and how to change your mind.
Last updated 18 September 2026 · Draft prepared by Liveupx for review by the Institute's legal counsel before launch.
Our approach
We use as little as possible. Strictly necessary storage keeps the site working. Everything else — analytics and embedded media — is off until you switch it on in the consent banner or via "Cookie settings" in the footer.
The full list
| Cookie / storage | Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
iog-consent (localStorage) | Strictly necessary | Records your cookie choices | 12 months |
iog-ticker (sessionStorage) | Strictly necessary | Remembers that you hid the announcement bar | Session |
iog-history, iog-scores (localStorage) | Strictly necessary | Your own past Goodness Scores and the ids of questions you have already seen, so a return visit can ask new questions and show what changed. Never sent anywhere; erase it from the result screen | Until you erase it (last 12 results) |
iog-quiz, iog-hq (sessionStorage) | Strictly necessary | Lets you resume a Goodness Score check after a refresh; avoids showing the same hero quote twice in a row | Session |
iog-lang (localStorage) | Strictly necessary | Remembers the language you chose, or that you prefer English, so the language offer is shown only once. The offer is worked out in your browser from its language and time-zone settings; we do not look up your IP address. The native-language introduction pages (/es/, /fr/, /ar/, /zh/, /ja/, /bn/, /ta/) load no analytics and no embeds | Until you clear it |
| “Ask an AI” buttons | Your action | Open ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Grok in a new tab with a question about the Institute, and copy that question to your clipboard. Nothing is sent until you click; after that, the assistant’s own privacy policy applies | — |
| Analytics events | Analytics (consent) | Anonymous page views, calculator completion | Up to 26 months, aggregated |
YouTube (youtube-nocookie.com) | Embedded media (consent) | Plays films and talks; YouTube may set its own cookies once you interact | Set by Google — see Google's policy |
Managing cookies
Use "Cookie settings" in the footer at any time to change or withdraw consent. You can also clear storage in your browser settings; the banner will then appear again. Blocking strictly necessary storage may stop the announcement bar and consent record from working, but the rest of the site remains usable.
Do Not Track
If your browser sends a Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control signal, we treat it as a refusal of analytics and marketing.
