Cookie Policy

Last updated: 15th January 2026

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners about user behaviour and preferences.

Cookies contain information that is transferred to your device's hard drive. They help us recognise your device and store some information about your preferences or past actions on our website.

This Cookie Policy explains how IronStrategist B.V. uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website ironstrategist.pro, and describes your choices regarding these technologies.

Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several important purposes to enhance your experience on our website:

  • Essential functionality: To enable basic website features and ensure proper operation
  • User experience: To remember your preferences and provide personalised content
  • Analytics: To understand how visitors use our website and improve our services
  • Marketing: To deliver relevant advertisements and measure campaign effectiveness
  • Performance: To optimise website loading times and functionality

Types of Cookies We Use

We use different types of cookies for various purposes. Below are the categories of cookies used on our website:

Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation, access to secure areas, and form submissions. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Legal basis: Legitimate interest (essential for website operation)

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This includes Google Analytics cookies that track page views, session duration, and user behaviour patterns.

Legal basis: Consent (can be disabled through cookie preferences)

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages, such as language preferences and user interface customisations.

Legal basis: Consent (can be disabled through cookie preferences)

Marketing/Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They include Google Ads cookies for remarketing and conversion tracking, helping us measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.

Legal basis: Consent (can be disabled through cookie preferences)

Cookie Details

The following table provides specific information about the cookies used on our website:

Cookie Name Purpose Duration Type
cookie_consent Stores your cookie consent preferences 1 year Necessary
_ga Google Analytics - distinguishes users 2 years Analytics
_gid Google Analytics - distinguishes users 24 hours Analytics
_gcl_au Google Ads - conversion tracking 90 days Marketing
_gcl_aw Google Ads - conversion tracking 90 days Marketing
IDE Google Ads - ad personalisation 1 year Marketing

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services that we use to enhance functionality and analyse website performance:

  • Google Analytics: Provides website traffic analysis and user behaviour insights to help us improve our services
  • Google Ads: Enables conversion tracking and remarketing to show relevant advertisements to visitors who have previously visited our website
  • Google Fonts: Delivers web fonts to ensure consistent typography and design across different devices and browsers

These third-party services have their own privacy policies and cookie policies. We recommend reviewing their policies to understand how they handle your data.

Google Consent Mode v2

Our website implements Google Consent Mode v2, which allows us to respect your consent preferences for Google services whilst still providing essential website functionality. This technology:

  • Adjusts how Google tags behave based on your consent choices
  • Provides privacy-compliant measurement when consent is not given
  • Ensures compliance with European privacy regulations
  • Allows for conversion modelling whilst respecting user privacy

Your consent preferences are automatically applied to all Google services used on our website, including Analytics and Ads.

How to Manage Cookies

You have several options for managing cookies on our website:

Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner at the bottom of the page. You can:

  • Accept all cookies
  • Reject all non-essential cookies
  • Customise your preferences for different cookie categories

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. You can:

  • Block all cookies
  • Block third-party cookies only
  • Delete existing cookies
  • Set up notifications when cookies are being sent

Opt-Out Tools

You can also opt out of specific tracking services:

Important: Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website and your user experience. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are necessary for the website to operate properly.

Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make changes, we will:

  • Update the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy
  • Notify you of significant changes through our website or other appropriate means
  • Request new consent if required by applicable law

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us:

IronStrategist B.V.
Email: privacy@ironstrategist.pro
Phone: +31 50 513 2810
Address: Parkweg 179, 9766 WG Groningen, Netherlands

For more information about how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.