Cookie Policy
Last updated: 4 September 2025

This Cookie Policy explains how www.websitecompany.ie (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Who we are

• Controller: www.websitecompany.ie
• Email: info@websitecompany.ie
• Phone: +353-867807401
• Postal address: Birch Way, The Willows, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath, Ireland

About cookies and similar technologies

• Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a site.
• Pixels/web beacons are tiny images or code snippets that let us know when a page or email has been viewed.
• Local storage and session storage let websites store data in your browser.
• We use “cookies” in this policy to include all of the above.

Why we use cookies
We use cookies to:

• Make the website work (e.g., page navigation, security, forms)
• Remember your choices (e.g., cookie preferences)
• Measure and improve performance (analytics) when you consent
• Occasionally support marketing/retargeting, only with your consent

Legal basis

• Strictly necessary cookies are used based on our legitimate interests and do not require consent under the ePrivacy rules.
• All non‑essential cookies (analytics, functional, marketing) are used only with your consent, which you can give or withdraw at any time via our cookie banner or the “Cookie Settings” link in the site footer.

Types of cookies we use

• Strictly Necessary: Required for core site functions and security. These cannot be turned off.
• Functional/Preference: Remember choices and settings to enhance your experience.
• Analytics/Performance: Help us understand how the site is used so we can improve it.
• Marketing/Advertising: Used to deliver and measure ads or to build audiences. Set only if you accept marketing cookies.

How to manage your preferences

• Cookie banner: On your first visit (and periodically thereafter), you can Accept all, Reject non‑essential, or Manage settings by category.
• Change your mind: You can change or withdraw consent anytime via the “Cookie Settings” link in our footer.
• Browser controls: You can block or delete cookies in your browser. Doing so may affect how the site functions.

Manage cookies in your browser

• Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data
• Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions
• Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
• Safari (macOS): Preferences > Privacy
• iOS Safari: Settings > Safari > Block All Cookies
  For detailed steps, visit your browser’s help pages.

Third‑party cookies and embedded content
Our site may include embedded content or integrations (e.g., fonts, maps, videos, analytics, payment or social tools). These providers may set cookies when you view or interact with that content. We only load non‑essential third‑party tools after you consent. Please review those providers’ privacy/cookie notices for details.

International transfers
Some cookie providers may process data outside the EEA/UK. Where this occurs, we implement appropriate safeguards (e.g., Standard Contractual Clauses). See our Privacy Policy for more.

Retention

• Session cookies expire when you close your browser.
• Persistent cookies stay on your device until they expire or you delete them. Duration varies by cookie and purpose (often from a few minutes to 12–24 months).

Cookies we may use (by category)
Note: The exact cookies can change as we improve our site. Non‑essential cookies are only set after consent. The examples below are illustrative and may not all be active.

Strictly Necessary

• Purpose: Security, network management, load balancing, remembering your cookie choices, core site functionality.
• Examples: Consent-preference cookies; platform/session cookies required to deliver pages; WordPress/Elementor operational cookies that support site rendering.
• Duration: Session to 12 months
• First/Third party: Mostly first party

Functional/Preference

• Purpose: Remember settings such as language, layout, or user choices.
• Examples: UI preference cookies; editor preview cookies used by our site builder (for admins/editors only).
• Duration: Session to 12 months
• First/Third party: First party

Analytics/Performance (set only with consent)

• Purpose: Understand traffic sources, popular pages, and user flows to improve the site.
• Examples: Google Analytics 4 cookies (e.g., _ga, ga[container]); tag management cookies
• Duration: Up to 13 months (varies by provider)
• First/Third party: Third party
• Notes: We configure analytics to respect privacy (e.g., limited retention, IP masking where supported).

Marketing/Advertising (set only with consent)

• Purpose: Measure campaigns or build audiences for advertising.
• Examples: Meta Pixel (_fbp), Google Ads/remarketing tags, YouTube/Vimeo player cookies when you view embedded videos
• Duration: Usually up to 3–6 months, sometimes longer depending on provider
• First/Third party: Third party

Your rights
You can withdraw consent at any time via “Cookie Settings”. You also have rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection, and portability under GDPR. See our Privacy Policy for how to exercise these rights.

Do Not Track
Some browsers offer “Do Not Track” (DNT). There’s no common standard for DNT signals, so our site does not respond to them. We respect your choices made through our cookie banner instead.

Updates to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in cookies or laws. We will post the updated version here and adjust the “Last updated” date. Material changes may also be announced via banner or email.

Contact us

• Email: info@websitecompany.ie
• Phone: +353-867807401
• Postal address: Birch Way, The Willows, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath, Ireland

Further information

• Irish ePrivacy rules: S.I. No. 336/2011
• Irish Data Protection Commission guidance: www.dataprotection.ie