Cookie policy

Last updated: 22 September 2026

Cookies we set

None. TheIELTSListeningTest.com sets no cookies of its own.

What is stored in your browser

When you take a test, your answers are kept in local storage under a key that starts with itl:. This is not a cookie: it is never sent to a server, and it exists only so that a refresh or a dropped connection does not wipe your answers. Pressing “Try again”, or clearing your browsing data, deletes it.

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Advertising

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