Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners. Cookies help enhance your browsing experience by remembering your preferences and understanding how you use our site.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:

• Ensure the website functions properly
• Remember your cookie consent preferences
• Understand how visitors interact with our website
• Improve our website and user experience

Non-essential cookies (analytics and marketing) are disabled by default and activated only after consent, in line with GDPR and the Irish ePrivacy Regulations.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic features such as page navigation and access to secure areas. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

• Cookie Consent: Stores your cookie preferences (localStorage)

Legal Basis: These cookies are necessary for the website to function and do not require consent under GDPR.

3.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve the website's structure and content.

• Pages visited and navigation patterns
• Time spent on pages
• Error messages encountered
• Traffic sources

Legal Basis: These cookies are set only with your consent.

3.3 Marketing Cookies

These cookies may be used to track visitors across websites and display relevant advertisements. They help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

Legal Basis: These cookies are set only with your consent.

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We use the following third-party services:

• Google Fonts: Used to deliver web fonts. May set cookies for font optimization.
• Font Awesome: Used to deliver icons. May set cookies for service functionality.

We have no direct control over cookies set by third-party services. Please refer to their respective privacy policies for more information.

Where third-country transfers occur through third-party providers, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses when required.

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can manage your cookie preferences in several ways:

5.1 Cookie Banner

When you first visit our website, a cookie banner will appear allowing you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customize your preferences. Your choice is stored in your browser's localStorage.

5.2 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:

• View cookies stored on your device
• Delete individual cookies or all cookies
• Block third-party cookies
• Block all cookies
• Set preferences for specific websites

Please note that blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of this and other websites.

5.3 Browser-Specific Instructions

For more information on managing cookies in your browser, visit:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Apple Safari
• Microsoft Edge

6. Data Retention

Cookie consent preferences stored in localStorage persist until you clear your browser data or change your preferences through our cookie banner.

When technically possible, analytics and marketing identifiers are retained no longer than necessary for the stated purpose.

7. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access information about cookies we use
• Withdraw consent at any time
• Request deletion of data collected through cookies

For more information about your data protection rights, please see our Privacy Policy.

8. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

9. Contact and Complaints

If you are dissatisfied with how we handle cookie-related data, you may contact us first. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Irish Data Protection Commission at www.dataprotection.ie.