Cookies Policy
Cookies Policy
Last Updated: INSERT DATE
Cookies are small text files that a website saves on your device when you visit. They help a site work, remember your choices and, if you agree, show the site owner how it is being used.
This website WEBSITE, run by BUSINESSNAME) uses two kinds:
• Strictly necessary cookies make the site and the contact form work, and remember your cookie choice. They do not need your consent.
• Analytics cookies help me understand how people use the site. They only activate if you click Accept on the cookie banner.
• _ga (set by Google Analytics): tells visitors apart so I can count how many people visit. Lasts 2 years. Needs your consent.
• ga followed by a code (set by Google Analytics): keeps track of your visit to the site. Lasts 2 years. Needs your consent.
• Cookie banner choice (set by Google Sites): remembers whether you clicked Accept or Reject. Lasts as long as Google sets it. Does not need your consent.
Google Sites and the contact form provider (Elfsight) may also set technical cookies that are needed for the site and form to work. These do not need your consent.
Google Analytics collects statistical information only: pages visited, device type, approximate location and how you found the site. It reports in aggregate, and I cannot identify you from it. Google may process this data in the United States, as explained in my Privacy Policy.
When you first visit, a banner asks you to Accept or Reject cookies. If you click Reject, I do not set analytics cookies. Rejecting does not stop you using any part of the site.
You can change your mind at any time:
• Clear the cookies for this site in your browser settings. The banner will appear again on your next visit and you can choose again.
• Change your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Each browser does this differently, so check its help pages. Blocking all cookies, including necessary ones, may stop parts of the site working.
• Install the Google Analytics opt-out add-on from https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout, which stops Google Analytics collecting data from you on any website.
In Ireland, cookies are regulated by the ePrivacy Regulations (S.I. No. 336 of 2011) and the GDPR. Together they require your consent before a website sets cookies that are not strictly necessary, such as analytics cookies. That is why the banner asks you first.
The Data Protection Commission oversees these rules. You can find its guidance on cookies, and make a complaint if you are not happy with how your information is used, at www.dataprotection.ie. My Privacy Policy explains how I handle personal information more generally.
If I change which cookies this site uses, I will update this page and the date at the top.
Questions about cookies? Email EMAIL or write to OWNER, BUSINESSNAME, ADDRESS.