Cookie Policy

WHAT IS THIS POLICY?

This policy explains how Ethos Engineering place, use and manage cookies on our website www.ethoseng.ie. We use a minimal number of cookies on our website and review our cookie settings frequently to ensure all cookies are still relevant and necessary.

When you first landed on this website, a cookie notice appeared. This banner explains what cookies are on the website and allows you to choose to accept or reject cookies that require your consent. You can update your cookie preferences at any time by using the cookie notice on our website.

Please see our Privacy Policy for more information about how we collect, store, manage and protect your personal data.

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

A cookie is a small text file that’s placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit our website. We, and some of our affiliates and third-party service providers, may use a few different types of cookies. Some are persistent cookies (cookies that remain on your hard drive for an extended period of time) and some are session ID cookies (cookies that expire when you close your browser).

WHY DO WE USE COOKIES?

They help us to operate our websites and services, enhance and customise your experience across our websites and services, perform analytics and deliver advertising and marketing that’s relevant to you.

WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES ARE USED?

Cookies have different purposes. Some are technically necessary to enable a website to work. You cannot opt-out of these cookies because the website will not work without them. These are called Strictly Necessary cookies. There are no Strictly Necessary cookies on this website.

Cookies on this website are categorised as performance or targeting cookies. On the ethoseng.ie website, you have the ability to accept or refuse the following cookies via the cookie banner.

  • Strictly Necessary: You cannot opt-out of these cookies because the website will not work without them.

  • Performance: Performance cookies allow us to see how well our website is performing. The information that is collected is aggregated and anonymous and is only used to help understand how the website works. Those cookies cannot be used to directly identify a certain visitor. If you do not wish to have these cookies enabled, you can use the cookie banner to refuse them.

  • Targeting: Targeting cookies are used to identify visitors between different websites. Those cookies may be used by companies to build a profile of visitor interests or show relevant ads on other websites. If you do not wish to have these cookies enabled, you can use the cookie banner to refuse them.

  • Unclassified: Unclassified cookies are cookies that do not belong to any other category. If you do not wish to have these cookies enabled, you can use the cookie banner to refuse them.

Our cookies are:

NamePurposeLifespanType Service
AnalyticsSyncHistoryUsed to store information about the time a sync with the lms_analytics cookie took place for users in the Designated Countries1 monthStrictly Necessary.linkedin.com
li_gcUsed to store guest consent to the use of cookies for non-essential purposes6 monthsStrictly Necessary.linkedin.com
suidTo store a unique session ID.1 yearStrictly Necessary.simpli.fi
CookieScriptConsentThis cookie is used by Cookie-Script.com service to remember visitor cookie consent preferences. It is necessary for Cookie-Script.com cookie banner to work properly.6 months 2 daysStrictly Necessarywww.ethoseng.ie
_gaThis cookie name is associated with Google Universal. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. This cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors.2 yearsPerformance.ethoseng.ie
_gat_UA-207263635-1This is a pattern type cookie set by Google Analytics, where the pattern element on the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to. It appears to be a variation of the _gat cookie which is used to limit the amount of data recorded by Google on high traffic volume websites.1 minutePerformance.ethoseng.ie
_ga_S7VVPQHVLMThis cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state.1 year 1 monthPerformance.ethoseng.ie
_gidThis cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. The cookie is used to store information of how visitors use a website and helps in creating an analytics report of how the website is doing. The data collected including the number visitors, the source where they have come from, and the pages visited in an anonymous form.1 dayPerformance.ethoseng.ie
anjThis cookie contains data denoting whether a cookie ID is synced with an AppNexus partner.3 monthsTargeting.adnxs.com
uuid2This cookie allows targeted advertising through the AppNexus platform - collects anonymous data on ad views IP adddress, page views, and more.3 monthsTargeting.adnxs.com
abThis cookie is generally provided by agkn.com and is used for advertising purposes.1 yearTargeting.agkn.com
bkpaUsed to present the visitor with relevant content and advertisement - The service is provided by third party advertisement hubs, which facilitate real-time bidding for advertisers.6 months 3 daysTargeting.bluekai.com
bkuThis cookie is generally provided by bluekai.com and is used for advertising purposes.6 months 3 daysTargeting.bluekai.com
IDEThis cookie is set by Doubleclick and carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website.1 yearTargeting.doubleclick.net
_gcl_auThis cookie is used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. 3 monthsTargeting.ethoseng.ie
EEThis cookie is generally provided by exelator.com and is used for advertising purposes.4 monthsTargeting.exelator.com
udThis cookie is generally provided by exelator.com and is used for advertising purposes.4 monthsTargeting.exelator.com
bcookieThis is a Microsoft MSN 1st party cookie for sharing the content of the website via social media.1 yearTargeting.linkedin.com
lidcThis is a Microsoft MSN 1st party cookie that ensures the proper functioning of this website.1 dayTargeting.linkedin.com
UserMatchHistoryThis cookie is used to track visitors so that more relevant ads can be presented based on the visitor's preferences.1 monthTargeting.linkedin.com
audienceSync audience data between buyers and sellers.28 daysTargetingspotxchange.com
TapAd_3WAY_SYNCSPending2 monthsTargeting.tapad.com
TapAd_DIDThis cookie carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website.2 monthsTargeting.tapad.com
TapAd_TSThis cookie carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website.2 monthsTargeting.tapad.com
bscookieUsed by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services.1 yearTargeting.www.linkedin.com
_fauid1 monthUnclassified.642842624.ad.fluidads.com
u1 yearUnclassified.agkn.com
__141_cid1 yearUnclassified.bfmio.com
__io_cid1 yearUnclassified.bfmio.com
li_sugr3 monthsUnclassified.linkedin.com
anHistory1 monthUnclassified.pro-market.net
anProfile6 monthsUnclassified.pro-market.net
uid_syncd_secure7 daysUnclassified.simpli.fi
ln_or1 dayUnclassifiedwww.ethoseng.ie
HOW CAN YOU CONTROL COOKIES?

You can update your cookie preferences at any time by using the cookie notice on our website.

Most advertising networks also offer you the option to opt out of targeted advertising. For more info, visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or http://www.youronlinechoices.com.

You can also accept or reject cookies by amending your web browser controls. You can manage your cookie settings by following your browser's instructions. Here are some links that might be of assistance:

Google Chrome - https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en

Microsoft Internet Explorer - https://support.microsoft.com/en-nz/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies

Mozilla Firefox - https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences

Safari - https://support.apple.com/en-nz/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac