Cookie Policy
Overview
This website, www.abiireland.ie, is operated by Acquired Brain Injury Ireland (“we“, “our” and “us“), a charity registered in Ireland. This is our Cookies Policy on the use of cookies on this website which we may update from time to time to reflect any changes in technology or legislation affecting the way we use cookies and how you, as a user, can manage them. You should check this page to ensure you are happy with any changes. In this Policy, the term “Website” means www.abiireland.ie as applicable to your usage.
What Cookies Are and How We Use Them
Our Website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our Website. This helps us to provide you with a seamless experience when you visit our Website and assists us in making improvements. It enables the Website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering or changing these details when you come back to the Website or browse from one page to another.
A cookie is a small text file, often encrypted, that is placed in your web browser on your PC, telephone, tablet or other device when you visit a website. During the course of your visit to that website, and on subsequent visits, the cookie sends information from your browser about your visit(s). They do not damage your device.
The Types of Cookies We Use
- Strictly necessary cookies: These are cookies that are necessary for the operation of our Website. They include, for example, cookies that register the type and version of your browser and enable you to login to view registration-only content. If you disable these cookies then the Website will not function properly.
- Analytical/performance cookies: These allow us to recognise and count the visitors to our Website and to see how visitors use our Website. This helps us to improve the way our Website works, for example, by ensuring that users find what they are looking for easily. If you do not consent to the use of these cookies, please disable them following the instructions in this Cookie Policy so that cookies from our Website cannot be placed on your device. This information is gathered anonymously – it does not enable us to identify who you are. We use these cookies to determine the kind of content and services our visitors value most, which in turn helps us improve our Website and its contents.
- Google Analytics Cookies: Our Website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses its own persistent cookie, which expires two years after it is placed on your computer. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. More information about Google Analytics cookies
What cookies does THIS WEBSITE use?
You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the tables below:
Necessary Cookies
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| __cf_bm | 1 hour | This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. | |
| __stripe_sid | persistent | 30 minutes | Stripe sets this cookie to process payments. |
| _cfuvid | session | Calendly sets this cookie to track users across sessions to optimize user experience by maintaining session consistency and providing personalized services | |
| _GRECAPTCHA | 6 months | Google Recaptcha service sets this cookie to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement | 1 year | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie records the user consent for the cookies in the "Advertisement" category. | |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | 0 | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | 0 | 11 months | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | 0 | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | persistent | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-non-necessary | persistent | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Non Necessary". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | 0 | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | 0 | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-uncategorized | 1 year | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin to record the user consent for cookies in the category "Uncategorized". | |
| rc::a | never | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | |
| rc::b | session | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | |
| rc::c | session | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | |
| rc::f | never | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | |
| viewed_cookie_policy | persistent | 11 months | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |
| viewed_cookie_policy | 0 | 11 months | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |
Functional Cookies
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| __atuvc | persistent | 1 year | This cookie is set by Addthis to make sure you see the updated count if you share a page and return to it before our share count cache is updated. |
| __atuvs | persistent | 30 minutes | This cookie is set by Addthis to make sure you see the updated count if you share a page and return to it before our share count cache is updated. |
| li_gc | 6 months | Linkedin set this cookie for storing visitor's consent regarding using cookies for non-essential purposes. | |
| lidc | 1 day | LinkedIn sets the lidc cookie to facilitate data center selection. | |
| na_id | persistent | 1 year | This cookie is set by Addthis.com to enable sharing of links on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter |
| ouid | persistent | 1 year | The cookie is set by Addthis which enables the content of the website to be shared across different networking and social sharing websites. |
| vc | persistent | 1 year | This cookie is set by addthis.com on sites that allow sharing on social media. |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | session | The yt-remote-cast-installed cookie is used to store the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | never | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. | |
| yt-remote-device-id | never | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. | |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | third party | session | The yt-remote-fast-check-period cookie is used by YouTube to store the user's video player preferences for embedded YouTube videos. |
| yt-remote-session-app | session | The yt-remote-session-app cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences and information about the interface of the embedded YouTube video player. | |
| yt-remote-session-name | session | The yt-remote-session-name cookie is used by YouTube to store the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | never | The cookie ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY is used by YouTube to store the last search result entry that was clicked by the user. This information is used to improve the user experience by providing more relevant search results in the future. |
Analytics Cookies
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | persistent | 2 years | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, camapign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assigns a randoly generated number to identify unique visitors. |
| _ga_* | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. | |
| _gat_gtag_UA_* | 1 minute | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store a unique user ID. | |
| _gat_gtag_UA_39396962_1 | persistent | 1 minute | Google uses this cookie to distinguish users. |
| _gcl_au | 3 months | Google Tag Manager sets the cookie to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services. | |
| _gid | persistent | 1 day | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to store information of how visitors use a website and helps in creating an analytics report of how the wbsite is doing. The data collected including the number visitors, the source where they have come from, and the pages viisted in an anonymous form. |
| GPS | persistent | 30 minutes | This cookie is set by Youtube and registers a unique ID for tracking users based on their geographical location |
| uvc | persistent | 1 year | The cookie is set by addthis.com to determine the usage of Addthis.com service. |
Advertisement Cookies
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| _tt_enable_cookie | 3 months | Tiktok set this cookie to collect data about behaviour and activities on the website and to measure the effectiveness of the advertising. | |
| _ttp | 3 months | TikTok set this cookie to track and improve the performance of advertising campaigns, as well as to personalise the user experience. | |
| bcookie | 1 year | LinkedIn sets this cookie from LinkedIn share buttons and ad tags to recognize browser IDs. | |
| di2 | persistent | 1 year | This cookie is set by addthis.com on sites that allows sharing on social media. The cookie is used to track user behavior anonymously to generate usage trends to improve relevance to their services and advertising. |
| IDE | 1 | 2 years | Used by Google DoubleClick and stores information about how the user uses the website and any other advertisement before visiting the website. This is used to present users with ads that are relevant to them according to the user profile. |
| loc | persistent | 1 year | This cookie is set by Addthis. This is a geolocation cookie to understand where the users sharing the information are located. |
| uid | persistent | 1 year | This cookie is used to measure the number and behavior of the visitors to the website anonymously. The data includes the number of visits, average duration of the visit on the website, pages visited, etc. for the purpose of better understanding user preferences for targeted advertisments. |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 1 | 5 months | This cookie is set by Youtube. Used to track the information of the embedded YouTube videos on a website. |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | 6 months | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's cookie consent state for the current domain. | |
| yt.innertube::nextId | never | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | |
| yt.innertube::requests | never | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
Non-necessary Cookies
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| _hrmts_locationString | 1 | 50 years ago | |
| m | 1 | 2 years | Stripe sets this cookie for fraud prevention purposes. It identifies the device used to access the website, allowing the website to be formatted accordingly. |
| test_cookie | persistent | 11 months | doubleclick.net sets this cookie to determine if the user's browser supports cookies. |
| um | persistent | 1 year | Set by addthis.com.(Purpose not known) |
Other Cookies
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | 6 months | Description is currently not available. |
Performance Cookies
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| YSC | 1 | 1 year | This cookies is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos. |
Manage your preferences here:
Privacy & Cookies Policy
How to Control and Delete Cookies
The majority of web browsers accept cookies, but you can usually change the web browser’s settings to refuse new cookies, disable existing ones or simply let you know when new ones are sent to your device.
In order to do this, follow the instructions provided by your browser (usually located within the “Help”, “Tools” or “Edit” facility) or you can click on the links below to access instructions from some of the most popular browsers:
More information on how to manage cookies.
However, please be aware that, if you refuse or disable cookies, some of the Website’s functionality may be lost.
In addition, disabling a cookie or category of cookie does not delete the cookie from your browser, you will need to do this yourself from within your browser.
Changes to Our Use of Cookies
Any changes to our use of cookies for this Website will be posted here and if appropriate, we will highlight and signpost any changes.
Contact Information
If you have any queries in relation to this cookies policy, please contact us at gdpr@abiireland.ie.
