Your Privacy
When you visit any website it may use cookies and web beacons to store or
retrieve information on your browser. This information might be about you, your
preferences or your device and is typically used to make the website work as
expected. The information does not usually directly identify you, but can
provide a personalized browsing experience. Because we respect your right to
privacy, you can choose not to allow some types of cookies and web beacons.
Please click on the different category headings to find out more and change our
default settings. However, blocking some types of cookies may impact your
experience on our website and limit the services we can offer.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Strictly necessary cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot
be switched off in our systems. They are typically set in response to actions
made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy
preferences, logging in or filling in forms. While you can set your browser to
block or alert you about these cookies, some parts of the website will not work.
These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
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Performance Cookies and Web Beacons
Performance cookies and web beacons allow us to count visits and traffic sources
so we can measure and improve website performance. They help us to know which
pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors navigate around our
website. All information these cookies and web beacons collect is aggregated and
anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies and web beacons we will not know
when you have visited our website and will not be able to monitor its
performance.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies enable our website to provide enhanced functionality and
personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose
services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some
or all of these services may not function properly.
Marketing Cookies and Web Beacons
Marketing Cookies and web beacons may be set through our website by our
advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of
your interests and show you relevant adverts on other websites. They do not
directly store personal information, but uniquely identify your browser and
internet device. If you do not allow these cookies and web beacons, you will
experience less targeted advertising. Our website does not track users when they
cross to third party websites, does not provide targeted advertising to them and
therefore does not respond to "Do Not Track" signals.
Interactive Brokers Group Cookie Policy
What are Cookies and Web Beacons?
Cookies are pieces of data that a website transfers to a user's hard drive for
record-keeping purposes. Web beacons are transparent pixel images that are used
in collecting information about website usage, e-mail response and tracking.
Generally, cookies may contain information about your Internet Protocol ("IP")
addresses, the region or general location where your computer or device is
accessing the internet, browser type, operating system and other usage
information about the website or your usage of our services, including a history
of the pages you view.
How We Use Cookies and Web Beacons
Interactive Brokers Group collects information from cookies and web beacons and
stores it in an internal database. This information is retained in accordance
with our Privacy Policy. This website uses the following cookies and web
beacons:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched
off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you
which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy
preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can configure your browser to
block or alert you about these cookies, but certain areas of the site will not
function properly. These cookies do not store any personal data.
Performance Cookies and Web Beacons
These cookies and web beacons allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we
can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which
pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.
All information that these cookies and web beacons collect is aggregated and,
therefore, anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies and web beacons our
aggregated statistics will not have a record of your visit.
The website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google,
Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies to help analyse how you use this
website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website
(including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on
servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purposes
of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for
website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and
internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where
required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on
Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data
held by Google.
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and
personalization. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose
services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, some or
all of these services may not function properly.
Marketing Cookies and Web Beacons
These cookies and web beacons may be set throughout our site by our advertising
partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your
interests and show you relevant advertisements on other sites. They do not store
personal information that could identify you directly, but are based on uniquely
identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies
and web beacons, you will experience less targeted advertising. The website does
not track users when they cross to third party websites, does not provide
targeted advertising to them and therefore does not respond to Do Not Track
("DNT") signals.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have many choices with regards to the management of cookies on your computer.
All major browsers allow you to block or delete cookies from your system.
However, if you do decide to disable cookies you may not be able to access some
areas of our website or the website may function incorrectly. To learn more
about your ability to manage cookies and web beacons and how to disable them,
please consult the privacy features in your browser or visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
This website may link through to third party websites which may also use cookies
and web beacons over which we have no control. We recommend that you check the
relevant third parties privacy policy for information about any cookies and web
beacons that may be used.