Cookies Statement

COOKIE STATEMENT

This Cookies Statement outlines the policy of Carlow College, St Patrick’s concerning the use of cookies on www.carlowcollege.ie.  

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small text files that can be used by websites to make a user’s experience more efficient. They enable us:
  • To estimate usage numbers and patterns.
  • To store information about your preferences and permit us to customise the website according to your individual interests.
  • To speed up your searches and to recognise you when you return to the website.
The website uses different types of cookies. Cookies endure for different periods of time: session cookies are deleted when you close your browser; and persistent persistent cookies are saved on your device. The periods for which cookies endure are listed in our cookie banner here. Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. Cookies can only be read by the party that set them.  

CONSENT FOR COOKIES

The law states that we can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of this site, and this is done under our legitimate interests. Your consent is needed for all other types of cookies. When you first visit our website, you will see a message asking for your consent to use cookies. You can change your consent preferences at any time by visiting this page and selecting Change your consent.  

GOOGLE ANALYTICS

Carlow College, St Patrick’s uses Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use our website. The cookies collect information in a way that does not directly identify anyone. To find information about how Google Analytics collects and processes data, visit www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.  

COOKIE SETTINGS

Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.  

CONTACT US

For further information about cookies, please contact: Bernie Deasy, Data Protection Officer, Carlow College, St Patrick’s dataprotection@carlowcollege.ie; 059-9153200  

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Author: Data Protection Officer Version: 3 Date: October 2020    
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