Cookie Policy

Last reviewed: June 14, 2026

This page describes the cookies and similar storage technologies that run on IRAInvesting.com and explains why each one is there. We keep this short and readable on purpose, because a privacy notice is worthless if nobody can follow it. By browsing the site you accept the practices set out below.

What a cookie actually is

A cookie is a tiny piece of text that a website asks your browser to keep on your phone, tablet, or computer. The next time you load a page, that text is handed back, which lets the site recognize your device and remember a few things about your visit. Cookies cannot run programs or read unrelated files. They simply store small notes.

You will run into a few different kinds while you are here:

• Session cookies that disappear the moment you close the browser tab or window.
• Persistent cookies that stay in place for a set number of days until they expire or you clear them yourself.
• First-party cookies that we set directly under the irainvesting.com domain.
• Third-party cookies that belong to outside services we rely on, such as our analytics provider or a partner you click through to.

The categories we rely on

Rather than dropping every tracker we can think of, we group the cookies on this site into a handful of clear buckets.

Strictly necessary cookies

A small set of cookies has to be present for the pages to load and behave correctly. They handle basics like keeping the site secure, balancing server load, and remembering choices you make within a single visit. Because the site cannot operate without them, these are not optional, and turning them off in your browser may leave pages broken.

Analytics cookies

To learn what readers find useful, we measure how the site is actually used. These cookies count which articles get read, roughly how long people stay, which links get the most clicks, and where visitors arrived from. We look at this in aggregate to decide what to write next and what to fix. We rely on a standard measurement service such as Google Analytics for this, and the data is reported to us in summary form rather than tied to your name.

Affiliate-attribution cookies

IRAInvesting.com keeps the lights on through referral fees, and these cookies are what make that model work honestly. When you click one of our short branded links, for instance https://irainvesting.com/goldco, we set a brief cookie that records the referral came from us before sending you on to the partner. That marker generally stays valid for somewhere between 30 and 90 days, which is the window each provider gives for a referral to be counted. It carries nothing about who you are, only that the introduction originated here. Our Affiliate Disclosure walks through exactly how that arrangement works and why it never changes our reviews.

Preference cookies

A few cookies exist purely for convenience. They remember small choices, like whether you have already seen and dismissed a notice, so you are not asked the same thing on every page. None of this is required to read the site, and clearing it simply resets those choices.

Cookies set by outside services

Some of the cookies you encounter here are not ours. They come from the third-party tools we use and from the partner sites you choose to visit. The main sources are our analytics provider and the Gold IRA companies you reach through our branded links. Once you land on a partner’s own website, that company’s cookies and privacy terms apply, and we have no say over how they operate. We would encourage you to read the policy of any provider before you sign up with them.

What this information is used for

Taken together, the data these cookies gather is fairly limited. Depending on the category, it can include an approximate location based on your network, the type of device and browser you are on, the pages you moved between, the site that sent you our way, and a reference number for your session. We put this to work in plain ways: spotting which guides need updating, keeping the site stable and secure, and confirming that a referral we are owed was logged. For the wider picture of how any of this connects to you personally, see our Privacy Policy.

How long cookies stick around

Lifespans vary by job. Session cookies vanish as soon as you close the browser. Persistent ones, including the affiliate-attribution markers described above, last anywhere from a single day to a couple of years, set according to what each cookie is for. You never have to wait for one to expire, since you can wipe them out whenever you like from your browser settings.

Staying in control of cookies

You decide what runs on your own device, and there are a few good ways to manage it.

Through your browser

Every major browser lets you review the cookies already stored, delete the ones you do not want, block new ones, and ask to be warned before any are set. The exact steps differ slightly by program:

• In Chrome, open Settings, then Privacy and security, then Cookies and other site data.
• In Firefox, open Settings, then Privacy and Security, then Cookies and Site Data.
• In Safari, open Preferences, then Privacy.
• In Edge, open Settings, then Cookies and site permissions.

Keep in mind that blocking everything will switch off the strictly necessary cookies too, and parts of the site may stop working as a result.

Through the analytics provider

If your only concern is measurement, you can opt out of Google Analytics across every site that uses it by installing the official browser add-on at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

By avoiding the branded links

If you would rather no attribution cookie be set at all, simply skip our outbound links and look up any provider directly through a search engine. You lose nothing by doing so, and neither do you, since the pricing and service you receive are identical either way.

Updates to this notice

We will adjust this policy whenever our tools or practices shift, for example if we change analytics providers or alter how attribution is tracked. When that happens we revise the page and move the review date at the top to match. It is worth a quick look from time to time so you know where things stand.

Reaching us with questions

If anything here is unclear, or you want to know what a specific cookie does, send a note to info@irainvesting.com and we will explain it in straightforward terms.