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:
- Visitors to our websites
- Users of web application systems such as the CPR for School Learning resource extranet
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:
Preferences
lastExternalReferrer
Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL-address.
lastExternalReferrerTime
Marketing
topicsLastReferenceTime
90 days
3 months
Store and track visits across websites
2 years
Store last visit
1 year
Store account details
3 months
Store a unique session ID
3 months
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
90 days
Store logged in users
2 years
Provide fraud prevention
30 days
Store a unique user ID
2 years
Store browser details
1 year
Store account details
Functional
1 week
Read screen resolution
90 days
Provide fraud prevention
session
Store and track if the browser tab is active
Statistics
Store and track interaction
Marketing
persistent
Store and track conversions
persistent
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
Sharing data
This data is not shared with third parties.
Functional
session
Store browser details
persistent
Store user preferences
1 year
Store user preferences
OptanonAlertBoxClosed
Session
Website state retention for opt in option on donation forms
session
Read if cookies can be placed
persistent
Store logged in users
Marketing
mtnc_upsell_shown
WP Maintainence plugin cookie for logged in user only
mtnc_upsell_shown_timestamp
Functional
adobeCleanFontAdded
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.
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
365 days
Store if the cookie banner has been dismissed
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
365 days
Store accepted cookie policy ID
365 days
Read to determine which cookie banner to show
Marketing
Stores chat widget state and user/session identifiers for Intercom Messenger.
Statistics
1 day
Store and count pageviews
2 years
Store and count pageviews
1 year
Store and count pageviews
1 minute
Store number of service requests
Statistics
1 year
Store a unique user ID
1 year
Store a unique user ID
Functional
session
Provide functions across pages
Functional
1 day
Read to determine if the user is logged in
session
Provide the identification of trusted web traffic
selectedCounty
Functional
6 months
Provide spam protection
Marketing
session
Read and filter requests from bots
session
Read and filter requests from bots
persistent
Read and filter requests from bots
Marketing
6 months
Provide ad delivery or retargeting on translate-pa.googleapis.com
1 month
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
Marketing
session
Store and track interaction on www.youtube.com
6 months
Provide ad delivery or retargeting on www.youtube.com
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA
90 days
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
__Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN
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
session
Store location data
8 months
Store user preferences
Functional
__Secure-YEC
www.youtube.com
Marketing
expires immediately
Read user IP address
Statistics
10 minutes
Store and track audience reach
2 years
Store the user's usage history
Marketing
expires immediately
Read user IP address
Sharing data
Sharing of data is pending investigation
Purpose pending investigation
WP_PREFERENCES_USER_11909
__stripe_mid
Usage
Used for our Stripe payment gateway
Functional
30 minutes
To provide fraud prevention
1 years
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.