As per my Privacy Policy…..
- About cookies
9.1 A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.
9.2 Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.
9.3 Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
- Cookies that we use
10.1 We use cookies for the following purposes:
(a) [authentication – we use cookies [to identify you when you visit our website and as you navigate our website][ (cookies used for this purpose are: [improve website experience, deliver content that you need and remarketing])]];
(b) [status – we use cookies [to help us to determine if you are logged into our website][ (cookies used for this purpose are: [identify cookies])]];
(c) [security – we use cookies [as an element of the security measures used to protect user accounts, including preventing fraudulent use of login credentials, and to protect our website and services generally
(e) [advertising – we use cookies [to help us to display advertisements that will be relevant to you][ (cookies used for this purpose are: abandoned shopping experiences and serving relevant content based on your behavior.])]];
(f) [analysis – we use cookies [to help us to analyse the use and performance of our website and services][ (cookies used for this purpose are: how many pages are visited, what pages are visited and how long a user is on the site amongst other meaurements])]]
(g) [cookie consent – we use cookies [to store your preferences in relation to the use of cookies more generally])]].
- Cookies used by our service providers
11.1 Our service providers use cookies and those cookies may be stored on your computer when you visit our website.
11.2 We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. Google’s privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
11.3 We publish Google AdSense interest-based advertisements on our website. These are tailored by Google to reflect your interests. To determine your interests, Google will track your behaviour on our website and on other websites across the web using cookies.] You can view, delete or add interest categories associated with your browser by visiting: https://adssettings.google.com. You can also opt out of the AdSense partner network cookie using those settings or using the Network Advertising Initiative’s multi-cookie opt-out mechanism at: http://optout.networkadvertising.org. However, these opt-out mechanisms themselves use cookies, and if you clear the cookies from your browser your opt-out will not be maintained. To ensure that an opt-out is maintained in respect of a particular browser, you may wish to consider using the Google browser plug-ins available at: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996.
11.4 We use Google DoubleClick; an internet based advertising exchange to share non-personally identifiable cookies for third party interest based advertising. The cookie is a user visit and just acknowledges that the user is visiting a wedding website therefore interested in weddings. This service uses cookies for targeting relevant digital advertisements. Some third party suppliers may align this cookie data against their own cookie data and that would be governed by their privacy and cookie policies. In the future, the site will migrate from Adsense to DoubleClick for all ad serving. You can view the privacy policy of this service provider at https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads].
- Managing cookies
12.1 Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:
(a) https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en (Chrome);
(b) https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences (Firefox);
(c) http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/ (Opera);
(d) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer);
(e) https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411 (Safari); and
(f) https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy (Edge).
12.2 Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites.
12.3 If you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website.
- Our details
13.1 This website is owned and operated by Sara Kennedy / Irish Wedding Blog
13.2 We are registered in Ireland under registration number 548922 and our registered office is in Dublin Ireland.
13.3 Our principal place of business is in Dublin Ireland.
13.4 You can contact us:
Email: sara@irishweddingblog.ie
- Data protection officer
14.1 Our data protection officer’s contact details are: Sara Kennedy, sara@irishweddingblog.ie of the appointed data protection officer (if any).