This website use cookies to improve your experience, analyse website performance and support promotional efforts. This Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and the choices you have regarding their use.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone) when you visit a website. These cookies help to provide a better user experience by remembering your preferences, analysing traffic and providing relevant advertisements.
Cookies can be classified as:
- Session Cookies: Temporary cookies that are deleted once you close your browser.
- Persistent Cookies: Cookies that remain on your device for a set period or until deleted.
- First-Party Cookies: Set by the website you are visiting (e.g., paulmadden.ie).
- Third-Party Cookies: Set by external services or websites (e.g., Google, Facebook).
2. How We Use Cookies
This website use cookies for a variety of purposes to improve the website’s functionality and tailor content to your interests. These include:
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is used to collect information about how visitors use our website. Google Analytics cookies help with understanding website traffic, user behaviour and improve user experience. The data collected is anonymised and aggregated. These cookies may collect information such as:
- Pages you visit on our site.
- Time spent on each page.
- Clicks and navigation paths.
- Device, browser type, and IP address (anonymised).
For more information about Google Analytics and how it handles user data, visit Google’s privacy policy.
Google Ads
Google Ads cookies help with delivering relevant advertisements to users who have visited this website or shown an interest in the content of this site. These cookies contribute to how/what ads are displayed on Google’s search results pages, YouTube and other websites in the Google Display Network. They may also be used for remarketing purposes to show ads based on your previous interactions with our website.
For more information on how Google Ads handles data, visit Google’s privacy page.
Facebook Pixel
The Facebook Pixel is used to track the effectiveness of Facebook ads and retarget visitors to this website. The pixel helps to measure conversions from Facebook ads, optimise ads and build custom audiences. This data may include information about your device, web browsing behaviour and interaction with Facebook ads.
For more information about Facebook’s data practices, visit Facebook’s Data Policy.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
This website uses the following categories of cookies:
- Essential Cookies: These are necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled in our systems.
- Analytics Cookies: These cookies help in understanding how users interact with the site by collecting and reporting information anonymously (e.g., Google Analytics).
- Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements relevant to you and your interests. They may also limit the number of times you see an ad and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns (e.g., Google Ads, Facebook Pixel).
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make, such as your language preferences or region.
4. Your Choices Regarding Cookies
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website and the services we provide.
To manage cookies in your browser, you can follow these links:
Additionally, you can opt-out of Google Analytics using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
For Google Ads, you can manage your ad settings by visiting the Google Ad Settings page.
For Facebook Ads, you can manage your ad preferences in your Facebook account settings.
5. Updates to This Policy
This Cookies Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in the technologies or legal requirements. Any updates will be posted on this page with the effective date of the revision.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at:
- Email: paul@paulmadden.ie
Effective 01 August 2024
