Cookies Policy

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Legal Basis

This Cookies Policy is provided in accordance with the EU ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC, as amended by 2009/136/EC), which is transposed into Irish law through Statutory Instrument No. 336 of 2011 (the ePrivacy Regulations).

Under Irish law, we are required to obtain your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device. Consent must be a clear, affirmative act that is freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous.

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.

How We Use Cookies

Xodralinwhquazl uses cookies for several purposes:

• To remember your preferences and settings
• To understand how you use our website
• To improve your browsing experience
• To analyze website traffic and performance

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies (No Consent Required)

These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function properly and are exempt from consent requirements under the ePrivacy Regulations. They enable basic functions like:

• Page navigation and access to secure areas
• Maintaining your session (e.g., shopping cart functionality)
• Load balancing and network security
• Remembering your cookie consent preferences

Examples of essential cookies we use:

• cookie_consent: Stores your cookie preferences (Duration: 1 year)
• session_id: Maintains your session while browsing (Duration: Session)

The website cannot function properly without these cookies, and they are placed on your device automatically when you visit our site.

Preference Cookies (Consent Required)

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make, such as your language preferences or other settings. They provide enhanced, more personalized features. These cookies require your consent before being placed on your device.

Examples of preference cookies we may use:

• language_preference: Remembers your language choice (Duration: 1 year)
• theme_preference: Remembers your display preferences (Duration: 1 year)

Analytics Cookies (Consent Required)

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our website and services. These cookies require your consent before being placed on your device.

Examples of analytics cookies we may use:

• _ga, _gid: Google Analytics cookies for tracking website usage (Duration: 2 years / 24 hours)
• _gat: Google Analytics throttling cookie (Duration: 1 minute)

You can opt out of Google Analytics by visiting Google Analytics Opt-out.

Third-Party Cookies

Our website may include content from third parties that may set their own cookies. These require your consent:

• Google Maps: Used for displaying our location (if embedded). Google's privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy
• Google Fonts: Used for typography. May collect IP addresses. Google's privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy
• Font Awesome: Used for icons. Font Awesome's privacy policy: fontawesome.com/privacy

These third-party services have their own privacy policies governing the use of their cookies. We recommend reviewing their policies to understand how they handle your data.

Your Consent Rights

Under the ePrivacy Regulations, you have the following rights regarding cookies:

• Right to Consent: We must obtain your clear, affirmative consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device
• Right to Withdraw Consent: You can withdraw or change your consent at any time. Withdrawal must be as easy as giving consent
• Right to Information: We must provide you with clear and comprehensive information about the cookies we use and their purposes

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time by:

• Clicking on the cookie settings link in our website footer
• Clearing your browser cookies (this will reset your preferences)
• Contacting us using the contact information provided below

Managing Cookies

You can control and manage cookies in several ways:

• Cookie Consent Popup: Use our cookie consent popup to accept or decline non-essential cookies when you first visit our website
• Browser Settings: Adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are being sent
• Delete Cookies: Delete cookies that have already been stored on your device through your browser settings

Important: Please note that:

• Disabling essential cookies may prevent our website from functioning properly
• Disabling preference and analytics cookies may affect your user experience but will not prevent basic website functionality
• If you delete all cookies, you will need to set your preferences again

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings. Here are links to cookie management instructions for popular browsers:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Safari
• Microsoft Edge

Cookie Retention

The cookies we use have different retention periods:

• Session cookies: Deleted automatically when you close your browser
• Persistent cookies: Remain on your device for a set period (as specified for each cookie) or until manually deleted
• Preference cookies: Typically stored for 1 year
• Analytics cookies: Typically stored for 2 years (Google Analytics)

You can delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. However, this may affect your user experience and require you to set preferences again.

Complaints

If you have concerns about how we use cookies or handle your consent, you can:

• Contact us using the contact information provided below
• Lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission (DPC), Ireland's supervisory authority for data protection:
  • Website: www.dataprotection.ie
  • Phone: +353 1 765 0100 / +353 1800 437 737
  • Email: info@dataprotection.ie

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, our practices, or legislation. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

If we make significant changes to how we use cookies, we will notify you through a prominent notice on our website or by email (if you have provided your email address).

Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

• Address: Fourth Floor, Newmarket House, Newmarket, The Liberties, Dublin 8, D08 VAP9, Ireland
• Phone: +353 1 454 4992
• Email: partners@xodralinwhquazl.world