Cookie Policy

This explains our cookie processing practices and the types of cookies used on our website.

Cookies Policy

The Irish Heart Foundation respects the privacy of all visitors to our website. This Cookie Policy outlines our policy concerning the use of cookies and similar technologies (“cookies”) on www.irishheart.ie (our “website”) that you may access from your computer, tablet or mobile phone.

We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect any changes in technology or legislation which may affect the way in which cookies are used by us and how you, as a user, can manage them. By continuing to use our website you accept our use of cookies and can opt out at any time in the ways outlined below.

Cookies are small text files that are used to store or retrieve information to perform certain functions and remember visits to a website. There are two distinct types of cookies – session cookies and persistent cookies. A session cookie is only accessible while your browser is open, and is deleted as soon as you navigate away from our website. A persistent cookie can remain on your computer for a pre-defined period of time, or until they are forcibly deleted. Other technologies including pixels, tags, web beacons or local storage also store and retrieve data on a device and are similar to cookies. A further explanation about cookies is available on: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/

How we use Cookies

This privacy notice tells you what to expect when the Irish Heart Foundation collects personal information. It applies to anonymous and profiling information we collect about:

We collect this information in a way which does not identify anyone. We do not make any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting our websites. We will not associate any data gathered from this site with any personally identifying information from any source. If we do want to collect personally identifiable information through our website, we will be up front about this. We will make it clear when we collect personal information and will explain what we intend to do with it.

Third Party Cookies

We allow few restricted and better third-party companies to log cookies when you visit the Irish Heart Foundation website. This allows us to research how our users use our website through research, and it also allows us to spend less on advertising thanks to more precise targeting of our ads. Third-party cookies can be managed just the same as first party cookies.

We collect this information in a way which does not identify anyone and no personally identifying information from any Irish Heart Foundation source is ever shared with third-parties cookies or tags.

The following cookies are used on each of our sites:

Facebook

Preferences, Marketing, Functional

Usage

We use Facebook for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more about Facebook

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Facebook Privacy Statement.

Preferences

Name
lastExternalReferrer
Expiration
Function
Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL-address.
Name
lastExternalReferrerTime
Expiration
Function

Marketing

Name
topicsLastReferenceTime
Expiration
90 days
Function
Name
_fbp
Expiration
3 months
Function
Store and track visits across websites
Name
_fbc
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store last visit
Name
fbm*
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store account details
Name
xs
Expiration
3 months
Function
Store a unique session ID
Name
fr
Expiration
3 months
Function
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
Name
act
Expiration
90 days
Function
Store logged in users
Name
datr
Expiration
2 years
Function
Provide fraud prevention
Name
c_user
Expiration
30 days
Function
Store a unique user ID
Name
sb
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store browser details
Name
*_fbm_
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store account details

Functional

Name
wd
Expiration
1 week
Function
Read screen resolution
Name
csm
Expiration
90 days
Function
Provide fraud prevention
Name
actppresence
Expiration
session
Function
Store and track if the browser tab is active

Google Adsense

Statistics, Marketing

Usage

We use Google Adsense for showing advertisements. Read more about Google Adsense

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Adsense Privacy Statement.

Statistics

Name
_gcl_ls
Expiration
Function
Store and track interaction

Marketing

Name
_gcl_au
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store and track conversions
Name
google_adsense_settings
Expiration
persistent
Function
Provide ad delivery or retargeting

WordPress

Functional, Marketing

Usage

We use WordPress for website development. Read more about WordPress

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name
wpEmojiSettingsSupports
Expiration
session
Function
Store browser details
Name
wp-settings-*
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store user preferences
Name
wp-settings-time-*
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store user preferences
Name
OptanonAlertBoxClosed
Expiration
Session
Function
Website state retention for opt in option on donation forms
Name
wordpress_test_cookie
Expiration
session
Function
Read if cookies can be placed
Name
wordpress_logged_in_*
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store logged in users

Marketing

Name
mtnc_upsell_shown
Expiration
Function
WP Maintainence plugin cookie for logged in user only
Name
mtnc_upsell_shown_timestamp
Expiration
Function

Complianz

Functional, Marketing

Usage

We use Complianz for cookie consent management. Read more about Complianz

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties. For more information, please read the Complianz Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
adobeCleanFontAdded
Expiration
Function
To track user preferences for font settings or to log the fonts that have been added to a user's system by an Adobe application.
Name
cmplz_functional
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_statistics
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_preferences
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_marketing
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_banner-status
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store if the cookie banner has been dismissed
Name
cmplz_saved_categories
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_saved_services
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_id
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_consented_services
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_policy_id
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store accepted cookie policy ID
Name
cmplz_user_data
Expiration
365 days
Function
Read to determine which cookie banner to show

Marketing

Name
intercom.intercom-state-*
Expiration
Function
Stores chat widget state and user/session identifiers for Intercom Messenger.

Google Analytics

Statistics

Usage

We use Google Analytics for website statistics. Read more about Google Analytics

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Analytics Privacy Statement.

Statistics

Name
_gid
Expiration
1 day
Function
Store and count pageviews
Name
_ga
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store and count pageviews
Name
_ga_*
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store and count pageviews
Name
_dc_gtm_UA-*
Expiration
1 minute
Function
Store number of service requests

Hotjar

Statistics, Functional

Usage

We use Hotjar for heat maps and screen recordings. Read more about Hotjar

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Hotjar Privacy Statement.

Statistics

Name
_hjSessionUser_*
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store a unique user ID
Name
_hjid
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store a unique user ID

Functional

Name
_hjSession_*
Expiration
session
Function
Provide functions across pages

Wordfence

Functional

Usage

We use Wordfence for security and fraud prevention. Read more about Wordfence

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Wordfence Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
wfwaf-authcookie*
Expiration
1 day
Function
Read to determine if the user is logged in
Name
wf-scan-issue-expanded-*
Expiration
session
Function
Provide the identification of trusted web traffic
Name
selectedCounty
Expiration
Function

Google reCAPTCHA

Functional, Marketing

Usage

We use Google reCAPTCHA for spam prevention. Read more about Google reCAPTCHA

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google reCAPTCHA Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
_grecaptcha
Expiration
6 months
Function
Provide spam protection

Marketing

Name
rc::c
Expiration
session
Function
Read and filter requests from bots
Name
rc::b
Expiration
session
Function
Read and filter requests from bots
Name
rc::a
Expiration
persistent
Function
Read and filter requests from bots

Google Ads Optimization

Marketing

Usage

We use Google Ads Optimization for showing advertisements. Read more about Google Ads Optimization

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Ads Optimization Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
NID
Expiration
6 months
Function
Provide ad delivery or retargeting on translate-pa.googleapis.com
Name
1p_jar
Expiration
1 month
Function
Provide ad delivery or retargeting

YouTube

Marketing, Functional

Usage

We use YouTube for video display. Read more about YouTube

Sharing data

For more information, please read the YouTube Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
YSC
Expiration
session
Function
Store and track interaction on www.youtube.com
Name
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
Expiration
6 months
Function
Provide ad delivery or retargeting on www.youtube.com
Name
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA
Expiration
90 days
Function
Used by YouTube to store the user’s privacy and consent settings for embedded videos. It helps ensure that user privacy choices (like consent for personalized ads or tracking) are respected when watching embedded YouTube content. on www.youtube.com
Name
__Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN
Expiration
Function
Used by YouTube to manage feature rollout and experimentation. It helps Google control which new features or interface changes are shown to users as part of testing and staged rollouts, ensuring consistent experience for a given user during an experiment. on www.youtube.com
Name
GPS
Expiration
session
Function
Store location data
Name
PREF
Expiration
8 months
Function
Store user preferences

Functional

Name
__Secure-YEC
Expiration
Function
www.youtube.com

Google Fonts

Marketing

Usage

We use Google Fonts for display of webfonts. Read more about Google Fonts

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Fonts Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
Google Fonts API
Expiration
expires immediately
Function
Read user IP address

Vimeo

Statistics

Usage

We use Vimeo for video display. Read more about Vimeo

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Vimeo Privacy Statement.

Statistics

Name
__utmt_player
Expiration
10 minutes
Function
Store and track audience reach
Name
vuid
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store the user's usage history

Adobe Fonts

Marketing

Usage

We use Adobe Fonts for display of webfonts. Read more about Adobe Fonts

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Adobe Fonts Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
Adobe Fonts API
Expiration
expires immediately
Function
Read user IP address

Miscellaneous

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

Sharing data

Sharing of data is pending investigation

Purpose pending investigation

Name
WP_PREFERENCES_USER_11909
Expiration
Function
Name
__stripe_mid
Expiration
Function

Stripe

Functional

Usage

Used for our Stripe payment gateway

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Stripe Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
__stripe_sid
Expiration
30 minutes
Function
To provide fraud prevention
Name
__stripe_mid
Expiration
1 years
Function
To provide fraud prevention

Cookie Opt-in / Opt-out:

Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org

Within your browser you can choose whether you wish to accept cookies or not. Different browsers make different controls available to you and so we provide links below to popular manufacturers’ instructions on how you can do this. Generally, your browser will offer you the choice to accept, refuse or delete cookies at all times, or those from providers that website owners use or those from specific websites.

In order to manage third-party cookies and opt-out of third parties using your visits on irishheart.ie you will need to follow-up simple instructions available from each third party cookie policy.

Last Update

This policy was last reviewed on Oct 15th, 2025.

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2025-06-20