Cookie Policy
Last updated: 07/14/2026
This Cookie Policy explains how IVY College uses cookies and similar technologies on our website, https://ivy.edu. It also explains what cookies are, why we use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which provides more information about how IVY College collects, uses, stores, and protects personal information.
What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, tablet, phone, or other device when you visit a website. They help websites function properly, remember certain choices, improve performance, and provide information about how visitors use the site.
Cookies may be set directly by IVY College or by third-party services we use to support website functionality, analytics, embedded content, communications, or other digital tools.
Why We Use Cookies
IVY College uses cookies and similar technologies to support the performance, security, functionality, and usability of our website. Cookies help us provide a smoother experience for prospective students, current students, alumni, employees, and other visitors.
We may use cookies to:
Enable core website functions
Support secure access to forms, portals, and digital tools
Remember user preferences where available
Understand how visitors move through the site
Improve website structure, content, and performance
Support embedded content such as maps, videos, or forms
Measure the effectiveness of communications and campaigns
Maintain website security and reliability
Types of cookies we use
IVY College may use several categories of cookies. The specific cookies used on the website may change over time as our website, platforms, and service providers change.
Category | Purpose | Can be disabled? |
Strictly necessary | Enable core functions such as security, network management, and access to portals. | No — required for the site to work |
Performance & analytics | Help us understand how visitors use the site so we can improve it. | Yes |
Functional | Remember choices such as language or region to personalize your experience. | Yes |
Targeting | Used to deliver and measure relevant communications and campaigns. | Yes |
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Strictly necessary cookies support core website functions. These cookies help the site load properly, maintain security, manage network activity, support form submissions, and provide access to protected areas or portals.
These cookies are required for the website to work and generally cannot be disabled through our cookie tools. You may be able to block them through your browser settings, but doing so may cause parts of the website to stop functioning properly.
Performance & Analytics Cookies
Performance and analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use the website. They may collect information such as pages visited, time spent on pages, browser type, device type, referring pages, and general usage patterns.
This information helps IVY College improve site navigation, content organization, accessibility, page performance, and the overall visitor experience. These cookies can usually be disabled through our cookie management tool or browser settings.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies allow the website to remember choices you make, such as preferences, settings, region, language, or other details that may improve your experience.
These cookies help make the site more convenient and personalized. If functional cookies are disabled, some features may not work as intended or may require you to re-enter preferences.
Targeting & Communication Cookies
Targeting and communication cookies may be used to deliver, personalize, or measure relevant communications, outreach, and campaigns. These cookies may help us understand whether visitors engage with certain pages, forms, events, or program information.
Where used, these cookies are intended to help IVY College provide more relevant information to prospective students, current students, alumni, and other audiences. These cookies can usually be disabled through our cookie management tool or browser settings.
Similar Technologies
In addition to cookies, IVY College may use similar technologies such as pixels, tags, scripts, web beacons, embedded tools, analytics tools, and tracking technologies. These technologies may help us understand website activity, improve site performance, support embedded content, or measure engagement with communications.
For example, web beacons may help us understand whether an email was opened or whether a page was viewed. Analytics tools may help us identify which pages are most useful to visitors and where improvements are needed.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies may be set by third-party services used on the IVY College website. These may include analytics providers, embedded video platforms, map tools, form tools, student portals, application systems, event tools, social media platforms, or other digital service providers.
Third-party providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and terms. IVY College does not control all third-party cookies or how third-party providers use information collected through their tools. We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies and cookie practices of any third-party services they use.
Cookie Duration
Cookies may remain on your device for different lengths of time.
Session Cookies
Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser. They are often used to support basic website functions, security, and navigation during a single visit.
Persistent Cookies
Persistent cookies remain on your device after you close your browser and may be used to remember preferences, support analytics, or improve future visits. These cookies expire after a set period or when you delete them manually.
The duration of specific cookies may vary depending on the cookie type, provider, and purpose.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can manage non-essential cookies through our cookie management tool, where available. This tool may allow you to accept, reject, or adjust certain categories of cookies.
You can also manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block cookies, delete existing cookies, receive alerts when cookies are being placed, or adjust cookie permissions by website.
Please note that disabling cookies may affect how the website functions. Some pages, forms, portals, preferences, embedded tools, or interactive features may not work properly if certain cookies are blocked.
Browser Controls
Most major browsers provide tools for managing cookies. Your browser may allow you to:
View cookies stored on your device
Delete cookies from specific websites
Block all cookies
Block third-party cookies
Set preferences for specific websites
Receive notifications before cookies are stored
For specific instructions, please review the help or settings section of your browser.
Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers may send “Do Not Track” signals or similar privacy signals. Because there is not yet a uniform industry standard for responding to these signals, the IVY College website may not respond to all “Do Not Track” requests in the same way.
Where required by applicable law or supported by our tools, IVY College will honor applicable consent preferences and cookie choices made through our cookie management system.
Cookies and Personal Information
Some cookies and similar technologies may collect information that can be considered personal information, depending on applicable law and how the information is used. This may include IP address, device identifiers, browser information, online activity, or other usage data.
For more information about how IVY College collects, uses, shares, and protects personal information, please review our Privacy Policy.
Updates to This Cookie Policy
IVY College may update this Cookie Policy from time to time as our website, technology, service providers, legal obligations, or cookie practices change. Updates will be posted on this page.
Visitors are encouraged to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how IVY College uses cookies and similar technologies.
Contact IVY College
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or how IVY College uses cookies and similar technologies, please contact us.
Email: info@ivy.edu
Phone: 703-425-4143
Fax: 703-425-4148
Address: 1980 Gallows Road, Vienna, VA 22182
Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 10 AM – 5 PM