Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy

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Tourism Ireland respects your privacy and, in addition to our cookie policy below, encourages you to read our privacy statement.

A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web server which enables a website and/or mobile app to recognise repeat users, facilitate the user's ongoing access to and use of a website and/or the mobile app and allows the website and/or mobile app to track usage behaviour and compile aggregate data that will allow content improvements and targeted advertising.

We collate information on all the Website traffic that is represented in aggregate format through cookies. We use third parties such as Google Analytics to collect user information, including through the use of cookies (flash and non-flash) and web beacons.  They help us to improve the Website and to deliver many of the functions that make your browser experience more user friendly.   You can find a list of cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them below. A cookie will not provide us with personal data; therefore if you have not supplied us with any personal data you can still browse the Website anonymously.

We use a combination of session cookies to control the website functionality. This type of cookie expires and is deleted when you close your browser.

First party cookies:

 COOKIE

 PURPOSE

 EXPIRES

 ASP.NET_SessionId

 Keeps the user session ID for security reasons.

 Session

 CMSCsrfCookie

 Store's a security token that the system uses to validate all form data submitted via POST requests. Helps protect against Cross site request forgery

 Session

 CMSPreferredCulture

 Stores the visitor's preferred content culture.

 Session

 

Custom cookies:

COOKIE

PURPOSE

EXPIRES

cookie_policy

This website displays a cookies policy banner on every website’s page. Once the user clicks on “Close this message” icon, a functional cookie is created and stored on the user’s device and is deleted after 1 year. When the functional cookie exists the cookie banner will not be displayed to the user.

1 Year

 
Third party cookies:
 
You should also be aware that there are cookies which are found in other companies' internet tools which we are using to enhance the Website. You will see ‘social buttons’ on the Website, including but not limited to Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook which enable you to share or bookmark certain web pages.  These websites have their own cookies, which are controlled by them.

PROVIDER

NAME

PURPOSE

MORE INFO

DoubleClick

DSID and others

Advertising.

www.doubleclickbygoogle.com

ShareThis

__stid, pxcelBcnLcy, pxcelPage_c010

Link Sharing Platform.

www.sharethis.com

Instagram

Urlgen, csrftoken, rur, and others

Display Instagram feed embedded on this website.

www.instragram.com

Twitter

personalization_id, _twitter_sess, pscp-csrf, and others

Display Twitter feed embedded on this website.

www.twitter.com

Google Analytics

__unam, __utma, __utmb, __utmc, __utmt, __utmz , and others

Collect user browsing behaviour.

www.google.com/analytics

YouTube

1P_JAR, APISID, CONSENT, HSID, and others

Play YouTube videos embedded on this website.

www.youtube.com

Facebook

Fr, reg_ext_ref, and others

Share Links on this website to Facebook.

www.facebook.com

 
For information on Facebook cookies please visit https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/cookies or https://www.facebook.com/help/cookie/
 
By using the Website you are agreeing to the use of cookies as described in this Policy (i.e. you are agreeing to the placement of cookies on your device unless you specifically choose not to receive cookies).

The ‘Help Menu’ on the menu bar of most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie and how to disable cookies altogether. You can also disable or delete similar data used by browser add-ons, such as flash cookies, by changing the add-on's settings or visiting the website of its manufacturer.

For more information about cookies and managing them including how to turn them off, please visit www.cookiecentral.com.  However, because cookies allow you to take advantage of some of the Website's essential features, we recommend you leave them turned on as otherwise you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Website or other websites which you visit.

How to contact us
 
The data controller (as defined in Data Protection Legislation) for the Website and services provided through the Website is Tourism Ireland Limited, located at 5th Floor Bishop's Square, Redmond's Hill, Dublin, D02 TD99, Ireland.

You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you. If you would like a copy of some or all of your personal information, please email or write to us at the following address.

DPO
Tourism Ireland,
5th Floor Bishop's Square,
Redmond's Hill,
Dublin D02 TD99
Ireland
E: dpo@tourismireland.com
 
We want to make sure that your personal information is accurate and up to date. You may ask us to correct or remove information you think is inaccurate.
 
We will not levy any charge in respect of the above actions.