Our Policies
Cookie Declaration
As outlined in our Cookie Policy, we track cookies on our website. This cookie declaration explains the cookies we use for each of the following categories of cookies.
Necessary
These cookies help make our website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adOtr | drinkaware.ie | Used in order to detect spam and improve the website's security. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| CookieConsent | drinkaware.ie | Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| icwp-wpsf-notbot | drinkaware.ie | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| PRLST | drinkaware.ie | Used in order to detect spam and improve the website's security. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| sp_lit | drinkaware.ie | Used in order to detect spam and improve the website's security. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| UTGv2 | drinkaware.ie | Used in order to detect spam and improve the website's security. Does not store visitor specific data. | 180 days | HTTP Cookie |
| wpEmojiSettingsSupports | drinkaware.ie | This cookie is part of a bundle of cookies which serve the purpose of content delivery and presentation. The cookies keep the correct state of font, blog/picture sliders, color themes and other website settings. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| _GRECAPTCHA | google.com | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | 180 days | HTTP Cookie |
| ar_debug | google-analytics.com | Checks whether a technical debugger-cookie is present. | 3 months | HTTP Cookie |
| rc::a | gstatic.com | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| rc::b | gstatic.com | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| rc::c | gstatic.com | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
Preference
These cookies enable our website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like the region that you are in.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
|---|
Statistics
These cookies help us, as website owners, to understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | drinkaware.ie | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie |
| _ga_# | drinkaware.ie | Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie |
| _gat | drinkaware.ie | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| _gid | drinkaware.ie | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | drinkaware.ie | This cookie is used to count how many times a website has been visited by different visitors - this is done by assigning the visitor an ID, so the visitor does not get registered twice. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| _hjIncludedInSessionSample | drinkaware.ie | Collects statistics on the visitor's visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| _hjSession | drinkaware.ie | Collects statistics on the visitor's visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| _hjSession_# | drinkaware.ie | Collects statistics on the visitor's visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| _hjSessionUser | drinkaware.ie | Collects statistics on the visitor's visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| _hjSessionUser_# | drinkaware.ie | Collects statistics on the visitor's visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| SPSI | drinkaware.ie | Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| collect | google-analytics.com | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | Session | Pixel Tracker |
Marketing
These cookies are used to track visitors across websites and collect information about your browsing habits.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lastExternalReferrer | connect.facebook.net | Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL-address. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| lastExternalReferrerTime | connect.facebook.net | Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL-address. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| _fbp | drinkaware.ie | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | 3 months | HTTP Cookie |
| NID | google.com | Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The ID is used for targeted ads. | 6 months | HTTP Cookie |
| rc::f | gstatic.com | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| #-# | youtube.com | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | youtube.com | 180 days | HTTP Cookie | |
| iU5q-!O9@$ | youtube.com | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | youtube.com | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| LogsDatabaseV2:V#||LogsRequestsStore | youtube.com | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| remote_sid | youtube.com | Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| ServiceWorkerLogsDatabase#SWHealthLog | youtube.com | Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website. | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| TESTCOOKIESENABLED | youtube.com | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | youtube.com | Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. | 180 days | HTTP Cookie |
| YSC | youtube.com | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | youtube.com | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| YtIdbMeta#databases | youtube.com | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| yt-remote-cast-available | youtube.com | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | youtube.com | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | youtube.com | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-device-id | youtube.com | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | youtube.com | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-session-app | youtube.com | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-session-name | youtube.com | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
Unclassified
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _gcl_gs | drinkaware.ie | 3 months | HTTP Cookie |
