Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Global Iranian Startup Community (“we”, “us”, or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit irstartups.org (the “Website”).

This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files or pieces of information stored on your computer, smartphone, tablet, or other device when you visit a website.

Cookies and similar technologies can help websites operate correctly, remember preferences, understand how visitors use the website, improve performance, and provide certain features.

2. How we use cookies

We may use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are required for the Website to operate securely and correctly.

They may be used for purposes such as:

• website security;
• fraud and abuse prevention;
• maintaining website functionality;
• managing sessions;
• processing forms and requests; and
• remembering cookie or privacy choices.

Where these technologies are strictly necessary to provide the Website or a service you have requested, they may be used without your consent where permitted by law.

Functional and Preference Technologies

These technologies may be used to remember choices or preferences and improve how the Website appears or functions.

For example, they may help remember display, accessibility, language, or other website preferences.

Where applicable, we will provide clear information and an appropriate way to object or manage these technologies.

Analytics and Performance Technologies

We may use limited analytics technologies to understand how visitors interact with our Website.

This may include information such as:

• pages visited;
• number of visits;
• approximate traffic sources;
• device and browser type;
• time spent on pages;
• website performance; and
• general interaction with Website content.

We use this information to understand how the Website is being used and to improve our content, functionality, and user experience.

Where required by law, analytics technologies will only be activated after you provide consent.

Where we rely on a permitted statistical-purpose exception under applicable UK law, analytics information will only be used for statistical purposes and Website improvement, and we will provide visitors with an easy way to object.

3. Marketing and advertising cookies

We do not intend to use cookies to create advertising profiles or track visitors across unrelated websites unless this is clearly disclosed and the required consent has been obtained.

If we introduce advertising, retargeting, social-media tracking pixels, or similar technologies in the future, this Cookie Policy and our cookie controls will be updated accordingly.

4. Third-party services and websites

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites and services, including event-registration platforms such as Luma, social-media platforms, partner websites, and other external services.

When you follow an external link, that third party may use its own cookies or tracking technologies.

Those cookies are controlled by the relevant third party and are subject to its own privacy and cookie policies. We recommend reviewing those policies before providing personal information or accepting cookies on external websites.

5. Membership and contact forms

Our Website allows visitors to submit information when applying to join the Global Iranian Startup Community or contacting us.

Technical technologies may be used where necessary to securely process these submissions, protect our forms from abuse, and maintain Website functionality.

Information submitted through our forms is handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

6. Managing your cookie preferences

Where optional cookies or similar technologies are used, you may be provided with controls allowing you to accept, reject, or manage them.

You can also manage cookies through your web browser. Most browsers allow you to:

• view stored cookies;
• delete cookies;
• block certain cookies;
• block third-party cookies;
• clear cookies when the browser closes; or
• prevent websites from storing cookies.

Please note that disabling certain strictly necessary technologies may affect the operation of some Website features.

7. Similar technologies

Our Website may also use technologies that perform functions similar to cookies, including local storage, pixels, tags, scripts, or other browser-storage technologies.

Where applicable, these technologies are treated in accordance with the same privacy principles described in this policy.

8. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time when we change our Website, introduce new technologies or services, or where applicable legal requirements change.

The latest version will always be published on this page with the updated revision date.

9. Contact us

If you have any questions regarding this Cookie Policy, privacy, or how technologies are used on our Website, please contact:

Global Iranian Startup CommunityWebsite: irstartups.orgEmail: hello@irstartups.org