In a similar way to most websites Aodhán Ó Ríordáin's ("The Campaign", "we", "us", "our") site makes use of cookies. Cookies are small data files that are stored by your web browser on your computer. You can find out all about cookies and their uses on Wikipedia.
We use cookies to:
- remember settings and preferences so we can tailor content to your specific needs
- measure how people use our website so we can improve the content, structure and layout
- help determine the effectiveness of online advertising and the targeting of those advertisements
Our cookies are not used to identify you personally. They are used to improve the effectiveness of the our online work and to provide you with a better end user experience on our websites.
Cookie Preference
We use essential cookies to store preferences and settings from your visit, and to help protect the site against attack and abuse. These essential cookies are required for the proper operation of the site and can only be disabled by changing your browser preferences.
| Cookie name | What it's for | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| cookie_consent | Stores your cookie preference for the site. | 6 months |
| _GRECAPTCHA | We use Google's reCaptcha service to prevent attack by spambots. | 6 months |
| __stripe_mid | We use Stripe to process donations. Stripe use cookies tio help prevent fraud. | 1 year |
| __stripe_sid | We use Stripe to process donations. Stripe use cookies tio help prevent fraud. | 1 day |
Analytics Cookies
We use Google Analytics to collect information about how people use this site. We do this to make sure the site is meeting users’ needs and to understand how we could do it better.
Google Analytics stores information about what pages you visit, how long you are on the site, how you got here and what you click on. We do not collect or store your personal information (e.g. your name or address) so this information cannot be used to identify who you are.
Opt out of Google Analytics | Google Analytics Policies
| Cookie name | What it's for | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used to distinguish users. | 2 years |
| _gid | Used to distinguish users. | 24 hours |
Social networks
The Campaign maintains active social network accounts particularly on Facebook and Twitter. We embed widgets from these networks to provide follow buttons, like boxes and stream embeds. This may result in cookies being set by these networks while using our site.
| Social Network | Policies | Opt-out |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy Policy | Cookies | GDPR Compliance | Opt-out Options | |
| Privacy Policy | Cookies | GDPR Compliance | Opt-out Options |
Third party services
The Campaign makes use of a wide range of third party online services to provide features such as embedded video and social sharing. These services may set cookies when visiting our website. When cookies are disabled we aim to block the loading of third party iFrames without your specific consent.
| Service | Policies | Opt-out |
|---|---|---|
| YouTube : embedded video | Privacy Policy (on Google) | Cookies | GDPR Compliance | Opt-out Options |
| Vimeo : embedded video | Privacy Policy | Cookies | Opt-out Options |
| AddThis : sharing buttons | Privacy Policy | Opt-out Options |
Advertising
The Campaign use ads on Google, Facebook, and Twitter to promote our policies and to help direct users to pages of interest on our website. These services will set cookies on your browser.
| Service | Policies | Links |
|---|---|---|
| Google Tag Manager (GTM) | We use GTM to help manage the placement of analytics, conversion tracking, and remarketing code on our site. | Read more |
| Google Ads | We use Google Ads from time to time and may place remarketing code on this site. | Privacy Policy | Opt-out Options |
| Facebook Pixel | We use Facebook Ads from time to time and place the Facebook Pixel Code on this site. | Privacy Policy | Opt-out Options |
Managing and deleting cookies
It is possible to view, manage and delete cookies within your web browser. We have provided links to instructions on how to do this for the most common web browsers below. For all other browsers you should look for a section called 'privacy' or 'security' within the application settings or preferences.