Jim
Ringleader
When you choose private browsing, we don't load a cookie on your machine. Most every day of the year, someone will put in a support ticket about this. 99/100 they are on an iPad with private browsing turned on
support.apple.com
Turn Private Browsing on or off on your iPad – Apple Support (UK)
When you use Private Browsing, the details of your browsing won't be saved, and the websites you visit won't be shared with your other devices. Safari won't remember the pages you visit, your search history or your AutoFill information.