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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INGRESSCOOKIE | app.electricsms.com | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| bugsnag-anonymous-id | cdn.shopify.com | This cookie is used to detect errors on the website - this information is sent to the website's support staff in order to optimize the visitor's experience on the website. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| test_cookie | doubleclick.net | Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| wpm-test-cookie | ie | This cookie determines whether the browser accepts cookies. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| li_gc | linkedin.com | Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain | 180 days | HTTP Cookie |
| _pay_session | shop.app | This cookie is used in conjunction with the payment window - The cookie is necessary for making secure transactions on the website. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| _tracking_consent | vithit.ie | Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| cart_currency | vithit.ie | The cookie is necessary for the secure checkout and payment function on the website. This function is provided by shopify.com. | 14 days | HTTP Cookie |
| CookieConsent | vithit.ie | Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| secure_customer_sig | vithit.ie | This cookie is used to store customer credentials securely when processing a purchase on the website - the cookie is essential in making a secure online transaction. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| shopify_pay_redirect | vithit.ie | The cookie is necessary for the secure checkout and payment function on the website. This function is provided by shopify.com. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| wpm-test-cookie | vithit.ie | This cookie determines whether the browser accepts cookies. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lidc | linkedin.com | Registers which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This is used in context with load balancing, in order to optimize user experience. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| klaviyoOnsite | static.klaviyo.com | The cookie is used to manage the mailing list, if the visitor has subscribed to any newsletters or blog posts. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| keep_alive | vithit.ie | Saves the user's current geographical location based on the user's IP address. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| localization | vithit.ie | Holds the users timezone. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| yt-player-bandwidth | youtube.com | Used to determine the optimal video quality based on the visitor's device and network settings. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hjActiveViewportIds | hotjar.com | This cookie contains an ID string on the current session. This contains non-personal information on what subpages the visitor enters – this information is used to optimize the visitor's experience. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| hjViewportId | hotjar.com | Saves the user's screen size in order to adjust the size of images on the website. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| klaviyoPagesVisitCount | static.klaviyo.com | Stores data on the time spent on the website and its sub-pages, during the current session. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| _ga | vithit.ie | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie |
| _ga_# | vithit.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 |
| _hjSession_# | vithit.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_# | vithit.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 |
| _pk_id# | vithit.ie | Collects statistics on the user'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 |
| _pk_ref# | vithit.ie | Used by Piwik Analytics Platform to identify the referring website from which the visitor has come. | 6 months | HTTP Cookie |
| _pk_ses# | vithit.ie | Used by Piwik Analytics Platform to track page requests from the visitor during the session. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
Marketing
These cookies are used to track visitors across websites and collect information about your browsing habits.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDE | doubleclick.net | Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user. | 400 days | 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 |
| track.php | lantern.roeye.com | Collects data on the user across websites - This data is used to make advertisement more relevant. | Session | Pixel Tracker |
| bcookie | linkedin.com | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| _gcl_au | vithit.ie | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. | 3 months | HTTP Cookie |
| #-# | 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 | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| YtIdbMeta#databases | youtube.com | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| yt-player-user-settings | youtube.com | Persistent | HTML Local Storage | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #_lantern | roeye.com | 6 months | HTTP Cookie | |
| beyours:recently-viewed | vithit.ie | Persistent | HTML Local Storage | |
| lantern | vithit.ie | 30 days | HTTP Cookie | |
| _gcl_ls | www.googletagmanager.com | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
