Cookie Policy

A cookie is a small file stored by your browser to remember a session, a preference or a measurement. Similar technologies, such as local storage, can serve the same purpose.

The storing of and access to cookies in Ireland is governed by Regulation 5 of the European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Privacy and Electronic Communications) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 336 of 2011), which requires your prior, informed consent for cookies that are not strictly necessary, and by the GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 where cookies involve the processing of personal data. The Data Protection Commission (DPC) supervises compliance with these rules.

These cookies let you sign in, keep the progress of a questionnaire, apply your security preferences and complete a payment. They cannot be switched off in the preferences panel, because the service would no longer work. They do not require consent.

Analytics cookies (such as Google Analytics measurement cookies) help us understand how the website is used; advertising cookies are used to measure campaigns. These cookies are only set after you have expressly accepted them in the consent banner (Consent Mode). Until you make a choice, they remain disabled.

You can accept, refuse or configure cookies from the panel shown on your first visit, and change your choice at any time from the “Manage cookies” link in the footer. Refusing is as easy as accepting. You can also delete cookies from your browser settings (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge).

See our Privacy Policy or use our contact form. General guidance on cookies is also available on the DPC website (dataprotection.ie).