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This Cookie Policy was last updated on 7th September 2022 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the European Economic Area and Switzerland

1. Introduction

Our website, https://pai.ie (hereinafter: "the website") uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as "cookies"). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.

2. What are cookies?

A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.

3. What are scripts?

A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.

4. What is a web beacon?

A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.

5. Cookies

5.1 Technical or functional cookies

Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.

5.2 Statistics cookies

Because statistics are being tracked anonymously, no permission is asked to place statistics cookies.

5.3 Marketing/Tracking cookies

Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.

5.4 Social media

On our website, we have included content from Instagram to promote web pages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Instagram. This content is embedded with code derived from Instagram and places cookies. This content might store and process certain information for personalised advertising.

Please read the privacy statement of these social networks (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data which they process using these cookies. The data that is retrieved is anonymised as much as possible. Instagram is located in the United States.

6. Placed cookies

WooCommerce

Functional

Usage

We use WooCommerce for webshop management. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name
wc_cart_hash_*
Expiration
session
Function
Store items in shopping cart
Name
woocommerce_items_in_cart
Expiration
session
Function
Store items in shopping cart
Name
woocommerce_cart_hash
Expiration
1 day
Function
Store items in shopping cart
Name
wp_woocommerce_session_*
Expiration
session
Function
Store performed actions on the website
Name
wc_cart_created
Expiration
session
Function
Store performed actions on the website
Name
wc_fragments_*
Expiration
persistent
Function

Metaslider

Functional

Usage

We use Metaslider for website design. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name
metaslider-vuex*
Expiration
Function

Google Analytics

Statistics, Marketing/Tracking, Functional

Usage

We use Google Analytics for website statistics. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Analytics Privacy Statement.

Statistics

Name
_ga
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store and count pageviews
Name
__utmc
Expiration
30 minutes
Function
Store time of visit
Name
__utmz
Expiration
6 months
Function
Store used keyword and search engine
Name
__utma
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store the calculation of days and time to purchase
Name
_gid
Expiration
1 day
Function
Store and count pageviews
Name
_gat
Expiration
1 minute
Function
Read and filter requests from bots
Name
__utmt
Expiration
10 minutes
Function
Store number of service requests
Name
__utmb
Expiration
session
Function
Store time of visit

Marketing/Tracking

Name
__utmv
Expiration
2 years
Function

Functional

Name
_gat_UA-*
Expiration
session
Function
Provide technical monitoring

Stripe

Functional

Usage

We use Stripe for payment processing. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Stripe Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
__stripe_mid
Expiration
1 year
Function
Provide fraud prevention
Name
__stripe_sid
Expiration
30 minutes
Function
Provide fraud prevention

MailChimp

Statistics, Marketing/Tracking, Functional

Usage

We use MailChimp for mailing list subscriptions. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the MailChimp Privacy Statement.

Purpose pending investigation

Name
mailchimp.cart.*
Expiration
Function

Statistics

Name
mailchimp_landing_site
Expiration
1 month
Function
Store which page was visited first

Marketing/Tracking

Name
mailchimp_cart_current_email
Expiration
session
Function
Store information for remarketing purposes
Name
mailchimp_cart_previous_email
Expiration
session
Function
Store information for remarketing purposes
Name
mailchimp_user_email
Expiration
1 month
Function
Name
mailchimp_email_id
Expiration
2 weeks
Function
Store and track the email campaign
Name
mailchimp_campaign_id
Expiration
2 weeks
Function
Store and track the email campaign

Functional

Name
MCPopupClosed
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store if a message has been dismissed

Google reCAPTCHA

Marketing/Tracking, Functional

Usage

We use Google reCAPTCHA for spam prevention. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google reCAPTCHA Privacy Statement.

Marketing/Tracking

Name
rc::c
Expiration
session
Function
Read and filter requests from bots
Name
rc::b
Expiration
session
Function
Read and filter requests from bots
Name
rc::a
Expiration
persistent
Function
Read and filter requests from bots

Functional

Name
_grecaptcha
Expiration
session
Function
Provide spam protection

Instagram

Marketing/Tracking

Usage

We use Instagram for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Instagram Privacy Statement.

Marketing/Tracking

Name
actppresence
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store ad display frequency

Complianz

Functional

Usage

We use Complianz for cookie consent management. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties. For more information, please read the Complianz Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
complianz_policy_id
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store accepted cookie policy ID
Name
complianz_consent_status
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_marketing
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_user_data
Expiration
365 days
Function
Read to determine which cookie banner to show
Name
cmplz_consented_services
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_policy_id
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store accepted cookie policy ID
Name
cmplz_statistics
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_preferences
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_functional
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_banner-status
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store if the cookie banner has been dismissed

Automattic

Statistics

Usage

We use Automattic for website development. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Automattic Privacy Statement.

Statistics

Name
tk_qs
Expiration
30 minutes
Function
Provide functions across pages

Wistia

Statistics, Marketing/Tracking

Usage

We use Wistia for video display. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Wistia Privacy Statement.

Statistics

Name
wistia-video-progress-*
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store if the user has seen embedded content

Marketing/Tracking

Name
wistia
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store performed actions on the website

PHP

Functional

Usage

We use PHP for website development. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name
exp*
Expiration
Function
Provide functions across pages

Miscellaneous

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

Sharing data

Sharing of data is pending investigation

Purpose pending investigation

Name
tribe-event-tickets-plus-meta-hash
Expiration
Function
Name
ga_orders
Expiration
Function
Name
loglevel
Expiration
Function
Name
MCPopupSubscribed
Expiration
Function

7. Consent

When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on "Save preferences", you consent to us using the categories of cookies and plug-ins you selected in the pop-up, as described in this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.

7.1 Manage your consent settings

You have loaded the Cookie Policy without javascript support. On AMP, you can use the manage consent button on the bottom of the page.

8. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies

You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.

Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our websites again.

9. Your rights with respect to personal data

You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

  • You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
  • Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
  • Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
  • If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
  • Right to transfer your data: you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
  • Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.

To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to the supervisory authority (the Data Protection Authority).

10. Contact details

For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:

Public Affairs Ireland
The Steelworks
Foley Street
Dublin
D01 X997

Ireland
Website:https://pai.ie
Email:ei.iap@ofni
Phone number: 01 877 3910

This Cookie Policy was synchronised with cookiedatabase.org on 26th January 2023

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