Information about Our Use of Cookies
Like many websites, www.rdj.ie (the “RDJ Website”) uses “cookies” to enable us to personalise your visits to the RDJ Website, enhance the experience of visitors to the RDJ Website, keep track of your preferences and to track the usage of the RDJ Website.
What is a Cookie?
Cookies are small data text files that, if your web browser permits, can be stored on your computer’s hard drive. The browser will store this file, and each time the browser requests a page from the server (i.e. you click on a page on the RDJ Website) the identifier is then sent back to the server. The help portion of the toolbar on most web browsers will tell you how to prevent your web browser from accepting new cookies, have the web browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or disable most cookies. You may still use this site even if you reject the cookies. However, you may not be able to access some tools and features offered on the RDJ Website if you refuse to accept cookies.
There are two main categories of cookies - ‘persistent’ cookies and ‘session’ cookies. A session cookie, will only last as long as the user session lasts, so will be deleted once the web browser is closed. A persistent cookie, however, will continue to be stored by the browser even after the user session ends. Generally, it will be stored until it reaches its set expiry date or unless deleted by the user before that date.
Cookies do not always contain information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies. When cookies can identify an individual via their device, it is considered personal data.
As well as being ‘persistent’ or ‘session’, different types of cookies can be used for different purposes. Different types of cookies include:
The Types of Cookies We Use
The RDJ Website uses both persistent and session type cookies for functional, analytical and statistical purposes. We may use cookies on the RDJ Website to provide better navigation for you, as well as:
The table at the end of this Cookies Policy sets out each of these cookies and provides details on their type, when they will expire and the purpose of the cookie.
Some cookies may be capable of collecting ‘personal data’ (within the meaning of the GDPR). For more information on how RDJ processes your personal data, see our Privacy Statement linked below.
Third Party Cookies
Cookies on a website do not always originate from the website owner/operator. Third parties, such as advertisers or online service providers, may also use cookies to collect certain information on website users, often for purposes such as data analytics (statistics on website use, for example), to support the website or targeted advertising. Providers of third-party cookies will have their own privacy notice and cookie policy which will tell you how and why they use cookies. We have listed the third-party cookies used on the RDJ Website in the table above.
We do not take responsibility for the gathering and use of data by third party cookies, such as Google DoubleClick and YouTube – the use of these cookies is governed by the third party’s own cookie policy. Google Analytics make available an opt-out mechanism and provides more information. To opt out of being tracked by Google across all websites visit: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Further details on the non-essential third-party cookies on the Website are set out below:
Your Choices
On your first visit to the RDJ Website, we notified you of the use of cookies by us. You indicated your preferences as to the use of cookies by selecting/ticking the appropriate boxes. You may decide, at any time, to withdraw or refuse permission to the use of one or more of the cookies by clicking here:
However, if you withdraw/refuse permission to the use of certain cookies, or set your browser to block all cookies (including ‘necessary’ cookies), then the RDJ Website’s functionality may be reduced and you may not be able to access some or all of the RDJ Website.
Within your browser settings you can also choose whether you wish to accept cookies or not. For more information on how to control your cookies go to www.allaboutcookies.org. If you are primarily concerned about third party cookies generated by advertisers, you can turn these off by going to http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ie/.
Except for essential cookies, all cookies will expire after the retention period specified in the table above.
Privacy Statement
You can find more information on RDJ’s obligations to you, as a user of the RDJ Website in our Privacy Statement, available here: www.rdj.ie/privacy . Our terms of use applying to your use of the RDJ Website are available here: www.rdj.ie/termsofuse.