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Last updated: 27 September 2026.

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Analytics

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You can manage Google’s personalized advertising through Google Ad Settings. You can also explore participating advertising providers’ opt-out options at YourAdChoices. Opting out of personalization does not necessarily remove advertisements.

See Google’s advertising technology information and privacy policy for more about its data practices. Where a consent message is presented, use its choices to manage the purposes and advertising providers you allow.

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Links to IFS documentation and other external resources take you to services with their own privacy practices.

Updates

We will update this page when the site’s use of these services changes. The date above identifies the latest revision.