1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how solarpvpanelsireland.ie (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website (solarpvpanelsireland.ie). It explains what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control our use of them.
This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how we use your personal information.
2. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, solarpvpanelsireland.ie) are called “first-party cookies.” Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called “third-party cookies.” Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., like advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.
3. Why Do We Use Cookies?
We use first and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our website to operate, and we refer to these as “essential” or “strictly necessary” cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our online properties. Third parties serve cookies through our website for analytics and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.
4. Types of Cookies We Use
The specific types of first and third-party cookies served through our website and the purposes they perform are described below:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas.
- Examples: Cookies that keep you logged in or remember your preferences for cookie consent.
- Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, you cannot refuse them without impacting how our site functions. You can block or delete them by changing your browser settings, as described below under the heading “How can I control cookies?”.
Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website for you.
- Google Analytics (Third-Party Cookie): We use Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use our website. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit the site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to our site. We use the information we get from Google Analytics only to improve our website and services. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit this site, rather than your name or other identifying information.
- You can opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites by visiting: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
5. Other Tracking Technologies (Like Web Beacons)
Cookies are not the only way to recognize or track visitors to a website. We may use other, similar technologies from time to time, like web beacons (sometimes called “tracking pixels” or “clear gifs”). These are tiny graphics files that contain a unique identifier that enables us to recognize when someone has visited our website or opened an e-mail including them. This allows us, for example, to monitor the traffic patterns of users from one page within a website to another, to deliver or communicate with cookies, to understand whether you have come to the website from an online advertisement displayed on a third-party website, to improve site performance, and to measure the success of e-mail marketing campaigns. In many instances, these technologies are reliant on cookies to function properly, and so declining cookies will impair their functioning.
6. How Can I Control Cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies.
Cookie Consent Banner: Upon your first visit to our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner allowing you to choose whether to accept or reject analytics and performance cookies.
Browser Controls: You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website, though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser’s help menu for more information.
Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:
7. Updates to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
8. Where Can I Get Further Information?
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at [Insert Email Address Here].