Cookie policy

Ibec respects the privacy of all visitors to our website.

This is our policy on the use of cookies on www.ibec.ie. We may update this Cookie Policy 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.

What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your device when you visit our website. Cookies are then sent back to our website on each of your subsequent visits, or to another website that recognises that cookie.

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also helps us to improve our site.

If you choose to opt out of receiving cookies you may lose some features and functionality of www.ibec.ie [- for example you will not be able to login with your Ibec website ID to view our Members' Area content].

If you want to:

prevent your browser from accepting new cookies;
remove cookies; or
disable cookies,

For more information on how to manage cookies, please visit http://ec.europa.eu/ipg/basics/legal/cookies/index_en.htm.

What Cookies Do Ibec Use?
When you use the www.ibec.ie website, the following types of cookies can be set on your device:

Strictly Necessary Cookies:
These cookies are required for the operation of our website including, for example, cookies that enable you to log into the Members' Area of our website.
Performance Cookies
These cookies are used to collect statistical information about visitors to our website and the pages they view. Ibec use these cookies to understand what content is popular and how the layout of the website might be improved.
Functional Cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced and more personalised features.
Targeting and Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver advertising that is more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign.

Below is a list of the specific cookies we use and a description of what they do:

Cookie	Expiry	Description
IBEC_CookiePolicyAcceptance	1 year after accepting cookie policy message.	Indicates that you have read our cookie policy.
*_CookiePolicyAcceptance	1 year after accepting cookie policy message.	Indicates that you have read the cookie policy for our sector websites.
DomAuthSessId	When the browsing session ends or after 8 hours of inactivity.	Session-based authentication. Set when a member has logged into our site.

Third Party Cookies
Some cookies that have been set on our websites are not related to Ibec. When you visit a page with content embedded from, for example, a social networking site, these service providers may set their own cookies on your web browser.

We do not control the use of these cookies as cookies can only be accessed by the party who originally set them. Below is a list of the third party cookies in use on our website:

Cookie	Expiry	Additional information
__utma	2 years from set/update	Google Analytics - Used to distinguish visitors and pages visited. Records a unique ID, the date and time of first visit, time of current visit nd total number of visits made
__utmz	6 months from set/update	Google Analytics - Records the site you may have linked to our page from. Only records data if you clicked on a link to our site from a different website.
_ga	2 years from set/update	Google Analytics - Used to distinguish users to site.
_gid	24 hours	Google Analytics - Used to distinguish users to site.
_dc_gtm_UA-*	1 minute	Google Tagmanager - Used to track which Google Analytics ID is used.
_gat_UA-*	1 minute	Google Analytics - used to throttle request rate.
_gali	30 minutes	Google Analytics.

CONSENT	Year 2037/2038	YouTube.
PREF	1 year from set	YouTube.
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	1 year from set	YouTube.
YSC	When the browsing session ends	YouTube.
remote_sid	-	YouTube.
s_gl	When the browsing session ends	YouTube.

muc	2 years from set/update	Twitter.
dnt	10 years	Twitter - Do Not Track.
eu_cn	1 year from set/update	Twitter.
guest_id	2 years	Twitter.
kdt	2 years	Twitter.
personalization_id	2 years	Twitter.
remember_checked_on	10 years	Twitter.
tfw_exp	14 days	Twitter.

__atuvc	2 years from set/update	AddThis social sharing widget. To enable visitors to share content with a range of networking and sharing platforms.
__atuvs	30 minutes	AddThis social sharing widget.

ApplicationGateWayAffinity	When the browsing session ends	LeadForensics.com. Use to track visitors visiting certain pages.

Clear Pixels
As well as using cookies on our website, we also use invisible 1×1 pixel tags, known as 'clear pixels'. These pixels are used to collect statistical information about visitors to our website and the pages they view. Ibec use these pixels to understand what content is popular and how the layout of the website might be improved.

Also, clear pixels are used in each [eZine and newsletter] sent by our system. If you receive the HTML formatted version of our [eZine and/or newsletter] and your email is configured to download images, a record of whether or not you open the email (and, if you open the email, how frequently you open it) will be saved with your subscriber history. Your engagement with the content of the communication (such as which links you click on) will also be recorded.

We use this information in aggregated form to give us an indication of the popularity of content and to help us make decisions about future content and formatting. We may also use the information to publish more content relevant to certain categories of subscribers in future issues and to unsubscribe recipients who haven't opened our emails for a while.