This notice explains to you the use of cookies and similar tracking technologies on iodireland.ie
What is a Cookie?
A cookie is a small text file stored on your computer or mobile device that contains data related to a website you visit. Cookies have a number of uses. They are used to ensure that a website functions properly as you might expect it to. Cookies also allow websites to ‘remember’ your browsing habits or preferences over a period of time. Cookies may be set by IoD as the website operator directly (“first-party cookies”) or in some cases, by another third-party service provider (“third-party cookies”). In the latter scenario, cookies are deployed for social media, advertising or analytics purposes. IoD will only be able to directly recognise and read the information contained on first-party cookies.
Other Tracking Technologies
There are other technologies which we deploy which track behaviour on our website. ‘Tracker Pixels’ are a means of allowing us to check whether you have viewed our content. These “pixels” are essentially tiny, invisible images on our web pages that, once loaded, will communicate your interaction with our content. This allows IoD and our partners to gauge the validity of material being presented to you.
Third Parties
We avail of third-party technologies across our site. These technologies help us to understand how you use the site and the ways in which we can improve your user experience. These technologies may track certain information such as the pages you visit across our site as well as how long your visit lasts. This allows us to continue providing engaging content.
We also use social media plugins on this site that allow you to view videos and otherwise interact with certain content. In order for these technologies to work, trusted third parties will set cookies and tracker pixels throughout our site. Once enabled, these technologies may be used to enhance your profile or to contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies. For any third-party technology used on our site, we will provide a link to that third-party’s respective cookie/privacy policy for your information. We encourage our visitors to review these policies in advance of granting consent to deployment.
What Information Do We Obtain from You?
For each visitor to our site, we automatically gather certain potentially identifying information and store it. This information includes your masked Internet Protocol (IP) address, your browser type, (Masked) (internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, your operating system, date/time stamp, processor or device serial number, unique device identifier, and clickstream data. We collect this information on an individual basis and in aggregate, or combined form.
Our Use of Cookies and Similar Tracking Technologies
We use cookies to provide you with the best user experience on our website, this includes:
- Network Optimisation.
- Remembering you when you wish to log in to your account.
- Providing support for social media features.
- Allowing you to view embedded content.
- Analysing visitor traffic across our site.
- Providing you with more relevant advertising content.
- Remembering your cookie consent status.
Categories of Tracking Technologies That We Set
We avail of both first and third-party technologies across our site. IoD takes our visitors’ right to privacy seriously in keeping with our obligations. Should you consent to the deployment of any category of optional technology, we will record your consent for a period of no longer than 6 months subject to interaction; at which point these technologies will be disabled. You will then be prompted to refresh you consent. You may change your settings at any time using the link at the top footer of this page.
Necessary Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function. They are set for security purposes and in response to actions made by you which amount to a service request such as logging in to our platform or as you fill out forms on our site. You have the option to disable these cookies via your browser settings, but should you do so, certain aspects of our site will no longer function. For more information about the specific technologies we use for this purpose, please see below.
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Host |
Name |
Description |
Duration |
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Iodireland.ie |
Exp_csrf_token |
A security cookie used to identify the user and prevent Cross Site Request forgery attacks. |
2 Hours |
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Iodireland.ie |
OptanonAlertboxClosed |
This cookie is set to confirm visitors have seen the cookie information notice. It prevents the site from showing visitors the same notice repeatedly. It contains no personal information. |
1 Year |
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Iodireland.ie |
OptanonConsent |
Set by IoD’s instance of CookiePro. This enables IoD to prevent cookies in each category from being set in the users browser, when consent is not given. |
6 Months |
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Iodireland.ie |
PHPSESSID |
PHP session cookie associated with embedded content from this domain. |
Session |
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Iodireland.ie |
Exp_last_activity |
Records the time of the last page load. Required for member functionality on the website to manage access to secure areas. Used in conjunction with the ‘exp_last_visit’ cookie to provide analytics for the site. |
1 Year |
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Iodireland.ie |
Exp_last_visit |
Records date of last visit to the site. Required for member functionality on the website to manage access to secure areas. Can be shown as a statistic for members and used by the forum to show unread topics for both members and guests. |
1 Year |
Should you wish to disable these cookies via your browser settings, please see the following links relating to your particular browser.
- Google Chrome Browser
- Microsoft Internet Explorer Browser
- Mozilla Firefox Browser
- Apple Safari Browser
- Opera Web Browser
Analytics Cookies (optional)
These cookies allow use to determine the number of visits to our site as well as where that traffic originates. This helps us understand which pages are the most popular as well as how it is that you come to view them. For example, when enabled, we use Google Analytics for aggregated, anonymized website traffic analysis. In order to track your session usage, Google drops a cookie (_ga) with a randomly-generated ClientID in your browser. This ID is anonymized and contains no identifiable information like email, phone number, name, etc. We also send Google your masked IP Address. We use GA to track aggregated website behaviour, such as what pages you looked at, for how long, etc. This information is important to us for improving the user experience and determining site effectiveness.
This information will not be combined by IoD for profiling purposes, however, certain third parties such as Google may use this information in aggregate form for the purposes outlined in their respective privacy notices. If you disable this category of cookie our site will still work, though its improvement over time will be hampered.
For more information on Google Analytics as well as how you may opt-out of being tracked on this and other sites, please see the following links:
For more information on the specific technologies we and our partners use for this purpose, please see below.
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Host |
Name |
Description |
Duration |
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Iodireland.ie |
_gid |
This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. It appears to store and update a unique value for each page visited. |
1 Day |
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Iodireland.ie |
_hjid |
Hotjar cookie. This cookie is set when the customer first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the random user ID, unique to the IoD site on the browser. This ensures that behaviour in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID. |
1 Year |
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Iodireland.ie |
_ga |
This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for IoD’s analytics reports. |
2 Years |
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Iodireland.ie |
Exp_tracker |
Contains the last 5 pages viewed, encrypted for security. Typically used for form or error message returns. |
Session |
Targeting/Marketing Technologies (optional)
These cookies and other tracking technologies may be set through our site by either IoD or our advertising and social media partners. They may be used to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. These technologies also allow you to view and interact with our social media content across the site such as viewing our Vimeo and YouTube videos. These technologies operate by uniquely identifying your browser and internet device such as your phone or desktop and monitor specific activity across multiple sites. In the majority of cases you have the ability to opt-out of third-party cross-site tracking via the links provided.
For more information on the specific technologies we and our partners use for this purpose, including how your information may be further processed, please see below.
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Host |
Name |
Description |
Duration |
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ads/ga-audiences |
This Pixel Tracker is used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's online behaviour across websites. |
Session |
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NID |
Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The ID is used for targeted ads. |
6 Months |
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IDE |
This domain is owned by DoubleClick (Google). DoubleClick is Google’s real time bidding advertising exchange. |
1 Year |
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test_cookie |
This domain is owned by DoubleClick (Google). DoubleClick is Googles real time bidding advertising exchange |
1 Day |
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bcookie |
Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. |
2 Years |
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bscookie |
Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. |
2 Years |
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lidc |
Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. |
1 Day |
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lissc |
Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. |
1 Year |
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UserMatchHistory |
Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences. |
29 Days |
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vuid |
Used to display media content across the site. This cookie also captures data on the user’s visit to the site, such as which pages have been read. |
2 Years |
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Youtube.com |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
This Cookie is used as a unique identifier to track viewing of videos. |
180 Days |
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Youtube.com |
GPS |
YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. |
1 Day |
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Youtube.com |
YSC |
YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos |
Session |
Further Information
We regularly scan our website using a third-party tool to maintain a record of the tracking technologies we deploy. IoD Ireland only processes your personal information in accordance with this notice as well as our Privacy Notice.
Should you require additional information then you can contact our Data Protection Officer at the following email address: dp@iodireland.ie
You may also contact our Data Protection Officer by writing in to:
Institute of Directors Ireland
Indigo Building,
Whitaker Square,
Sir John Rogerson Quay,
Dublin2, D02 P2X8
Should you wish to make a complaint regarding the processing of your personal data or are unsatisfied with how we have handled your information, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Irish Supervisory Authority. You may lodge a complaint with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner via their online form