Last updated: November 4, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how the International Institute of Mechanical Engineering ("IIME") uses cookies and similar technologies on ii-me.us, cert.ii-me.us and related services. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognize your device, remember your preferences and understand how the site is used. Similar technologies include local storage, pixels and scripts that perform comparable functions. In this policy we refer to all of these as "cookies."
2. Types of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They include:
- session cookies that keep you signed in to your account as you move between pages;
- security cookies, such as cross-site request forgery (CSRF) tokens, that protect forms and transactions;
- cookies that remember items in your shopping cart and support checkout; and
- load-balancing cookies that keep the site available and responsive.
Functional Cookies
These cookies remember choices you make, such as your preferred language (English or Arabic), display currency and interface settings, to provide a more personalized experience. If you disable them, some features may not work as intended.
Analytics Cookies
With your consent where required, we use analytics cookies to understand how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and whether visitors encounter errors. This information is aggregated and helps us improve the content and performance of the site.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are set by third parties that provide services to us, such as payment processors during checkout, embedded video providers, and push notification services. These third parties process information under their own privacy policies.
3. Cookies We Do Not Use
IIME does not use cookies to sell personal information or to share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. We do not permit third-party advertising networks to place targeting cookies on our website.
4. How Long Cookies Remain
- Session cookies are deleted automatically when you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period, typically between a few days and twelve months, or until you delete them.
5. Your Choices
Where required by law, including for visitors in the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom, we ask for your consent before placing non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by using the cookie settings link on our website, where available.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- view the cookies stored on your device and delete them individually or all at once;
- block third-party cookies;
- block all cookies from specific websites; and
- receive a notification when a cookie is set.
Please note that blocking strictly necessary cookies will prevent you from signing in, enrolling in courses or completing payments.
6. Global Privacy Control and Do Not Track
Where required by applicable law, including in California, we treat a Global Privacy Control signal sent by your browser as a valid request to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information. Because IIME does not sell or share personal information for advertising, such signals do not change how our site operates. There is currently no uniform standard for "Do Not Track" signals, and we do not respond to them differently.
7. Push Notifications
If you choose to receive browser push notifications, your browser will store a subscription identifier that allows us to send you notifications. You can withdraw permission at any time through your browser settings.
8. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in the cookies we use or in applicable law. The "Last updated" date above shows when this policy was last revised.
9. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please reach us using the contact details published on our Contact page.