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Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy was last updated on July 10, 2024 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the European Economic Area and Switzerland.

This Cookie Policy was last updated on July 10, 2024 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the European Economic Area and Switzerland.

1. Introduction

Our website, https://microfinanceireland.ie (hereinafter: “the website”) uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.

2. What are cookies?

A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.

3. What are scripts?

A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.

4. What is a web beacon?

A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.

5. Cookies

5.1 Technical or functional cookies

Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.

5.2 Statistics cookies

Because statistics are being tracked anonymously, no permission is asked to place statistics cookies.

5.3 Marketing/Tracking cookies

Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.

5.4 Social media

On our website, we have included content from Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to promote web pages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. This content is embedded with code derived from Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn and places cookies. This content might store and process certain information for personalised advertising.

Please read the privacy statement of these social networks (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data which they process using these cookies. The data that is retrieved is anonymised as much as possible. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are located in the United States.

6. Placed cookies

WordPress

Functional

Usage

We use WordPress for website development. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name
WP_PREFERENCES_USER_*
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store user preferences
Name
wpEmojiSettingsSupports
Expiration
session
Function
Store browser details
Name
wordpress_test_cookie
Expiration
session
Function
Read if cookies can be placed
Name
wp_lang
Expiration
session
Function
Store language settings
Name
wp-settings-time-*
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store user preferences
Name
wordpress_logged_in_*
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store logged in users
Name
wp-settings-*
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store user preferences

Facebook

Marketing, Functional

Usage

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

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Facebook Privacy Statement.

Marketing

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 Analytics

Statistics

Usage

We use Google Analytics for website statistics. Read more

Sharing data

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

Statistics

Name
_ga_*
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store and count pageviews
Name
_ga
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store and count pageviews

Intercom Messenger

Functional, Marketing

Usage

We use Intercom Messenger for chat support. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Intercom Messenger Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
intercom-id-*
Expiration
9 months
Function

Marketing

Name
intercom-device-id-*
Expiration
9 months
Function
Store a unique user ID

Google Adsense

Marketing

Usage

We use Google Adsense for showing advertisements. Read more

Sharing data

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

Marketing

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

Microsoft Clarity

Marketing

Usage

We use Microsoft Clarity for heat maps and screen recordings. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Microsoft Clarity Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
_clck
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store a unique user ID
Name
ANONCHK
Expiration
Function
Name
MUID
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store and track visits across websites

Complianz

Functional

Usage

We use Complianz for cookie consent management. Read more

Sharing data

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

Functional

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

YouTube

Marketing

Usage

We use YouTube for video display. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the YouTube Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
GPS
Expiration
session
Function
Store location data
Name
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
Expiration
6 months
Function
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
Name
YSC
Expiration
session
Function
Store and track interaction
Name
PREF
Expiration
8 months
Function
Store user preferences

Twitter

Functional, Marketing

Usage

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

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Twitter Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
local_storage_support_test
Expiration
persistent
Function
Provide load balancing functionality

Marketing

Name
metrics_token
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store if the user has seen embedded content

LinkedIn

Functional, Marketing, Statistics, Preferences

Usage

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

Sharing data

For more information, please read the LinkedIn Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
sdsc
Expiration
session
Function
Provide load balancing functionality
Name
li_gc
Expiration
6 months
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
BizographicsOptOut
Expiration
10 years
Function
Store privacy preferences

Marketing

Name
lms_ads
Expiration
30 days
Function
Store and track visits across websites
Name
_guid
Expiration
90 days
Function
Store and track a visitor’s identity
Name
li-oatml
Expiration
1 month
Function
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
Name
li_sugr
Expiration
90 days
Function
Store and track a visitor’s identity
Name
UserMatchHistory
Expiration
30 days
Function
Provide ad delivery or retargeting

Statistics

Name
lms_analytics
Expiration
30 days
Function
Store and track a visitor’s identity
Name
AnalyticsSyncHistory
Expiration
30 days
Function
Store and track visits across websites

Preferences

Name
li_alerts
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store if a message has been shown
Name
bcookie
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store browser details
Name
lidc
Expiration
1 day
Function
Provide load balancing functionality
Name
bscookie
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store logged in users

HubSpot

Marketing, Statistics, Functional, Preferences

Usage

We use HubSpot for marketing automation (automated email marketing). Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the HubSpot Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
hubspotutk
Expiration
13 months
Function
Store and track a visitor’s identity
Name
__hstc
Expiration
13 months
Function
Store time of visit

Statistics

Name
__hssrc
Expiration
session
Function
Store a unique session ID

Functional

Name
__hs_opt_out
Expiration
6 months
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
__hssc
Expiration
30 minutes
Function
Store anonymized statistics
Name
__hs_cookie_cat_pref
Expiration
6 months
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
*_key
Expiration
2 weeks
Function
Store logged in users
Name
hs_ab_test
Expiration
session
Function
Store ID’s of experiments and sessions for A/B testing
Name
__hs_do_not_track
Expiration
6 months
Function
Store ‘do not track’ signals

Preferences

Name
messagesUtk
Expiration
13 months
Function
Store browser details
Name
__hsmem
Expiration
1 week
Function
Store logged in users
Name
hs-messages-is-open
Expiration
30 minutes
Function
Store if a message has been shown

Google Fonts

Marketing

Usage

We use Google Fonts for display of webfonts. Read more

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

Miscellaneous

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

Sharing data

Sharing of data is pending investigation

Purpose pending investigation

Name
mrkrui
Expiration
Function
Name
CP5XKN6QLDFWUC
Expiration
Function
Name
cf_*
Expiration
Function
Name
lastExternalReferrerTime
Expiration
Function
Name
lastExternalReferrer
Expiration
Function
Name
cmplz_consent_mode
Expiration
365 days
Function
Name
uw-uid
Expiration
Function
Name
userway-s19
Expiration
Function
Name
userway-s13
Expiration
Function
Name
userway-s16
Expiration
Function
Name
userway-s18
Expiration
Function
Name
userway-s104
Expiration
Function
Name
userway-s101
Expiration
Function
Name
userway-s12
Expiration
Function
Name
userway-s11
Expiration
Function
Name
userway-s8
Expiration
Function
Name
userway-s6
Expiration
Function
Name
userway-s23
Expiration
Function
Name
userway-s108
Expiration
Function
Name
userway-s105
Expiration
Function
Name
userway-s106
Expiration
Function
Name
userway-s17
Expiration
Function
Name
userway-s21
Expiration
Function
Name
userway-s10
Expiration
Function
Name
userway-s14
Expiration
Function
Name
userway-s102
Expiration
Function
Name
userway-s24
Expiration
Function
Name
userway-s4
Expiration
Function
Name
userway-s103
Expiration
Function
Name
userway-s3
Expiration
Function
Name
uw-icon-locales
Expiration
Function
Name
userway-s15
Expiration
Function
Name
WP_DATA_USER_4
Expiration
Function
Name
userway-s2
Expiration
Function
Name
userway-s107
Expiration
Function
Name
userway-s7
Expiration
Function
Name
userway-s25
Expiration
Function
Name
userway-s9
Expiration
Function
Name
_hjSessionUser_3155036
Expiration
Function
Name
tk_or
Expiration
Function
Name
tk_lr
Expiration
Function
Name
et-pb-recent-items-colors
Expiration
Function
Name
tk_ai
Expiration
Function
Name
cmplz_policy_id
Expiration
365 days
Function
Name
cmplz_consented_services
Expiration
365 days
Function
Name
cmplz_banner-status
Expiration
365 days
Function
Name
pressidium_cookie_consent
Expiration
Function
Name
_gcl_aw
Expiration
Function
Name
_gac_UA-35021473-1
Expiration
Function
Name
_gid
Expiration
Function
Name
_gat_UA-35021473-1
Expiration
Function
Name
wpel_upsell_shown
Expiration
Function
Name
wpel_upsell_shown_timestamp
Expiration
Function
Name
WP_DATA_USER_1
Expiration
Function
Name
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary
Expiration
Function
Name
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional
Expiration
Function
Name
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance
Expiration
Function
Name
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics
Expiration
Function
Name
cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement
Expiration
Function
Name
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others
Expiration
Function
Name
CookieLawInfoConsent
Expiration
Function
Name
viewed_cookie_policy
Expiration
Function
Name
usw_userway_activation_notice_dismissed
Expiration
Function
Name
_hjSessionUser_5091691
Expiration
Function
Name
tk_r3d
Expiration
Function
Name
_hjSession_5091691
Expiration
Function
Name
uw-tunings-checksum
Expiration
Function
Name
uw-tunings
Expiration
Function
Name
_gcl_ls
Expiration
Function
Name
multiFbc
Expiration
Function
Name
__cf_bm
Expiration
Function
Name
iconify-count
Expiration
Function
Name
iconify-version
Expiration
Function
Name
topicsLastReferenceTime
Expiration
Function
Name
_tt_enable_cookie
Expiration
Function
Name
_ttp
Expiration
Function
Name
_hjSessionUser_6401965
Expiration
Function
Name
_hjSession_6401965
Expiration
Function
Name
ttcsid
Expiration
Function
Name
ttcsid_D0EC283C77UCMMV6IAUG
Expiration
Function
Name
_cfuvid
Expiration
Function
Name
tt_sessionId
Expiration
Function
Name
tt_pixel_session_index
Expiration
Function
Name
tt_appInfo
Expiration
Function

7. Consent

When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on “Save preferences”, you consent to us using the categories of cookies and plug-ins you selected in the pop-up, as described in this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.



7.1 Manage your consent settings

You have loaded the Cookie Policy without javascript support. On AMP, you can use the manage consent button on the bottom of the page.

8. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies

You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.

Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our website again.

9. Your rights with respect to personal data

You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

  • You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
  • Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
  • Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
  • If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
  • Right to transfer your data: you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
  • Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.

To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to the supervisory authority (the Data Protection Authority).


10. Contact details

For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:

Microfinance Ireland
13 Richview Office Park,
Clonskeagh Road,
Dublin 14
D14 Y867

Ireland
Website: https://microfinanceireland.ie
Email: info@ex.commicrofinanceireland.ie
Phone number: 01 2601007

This Cookie Policy was synchronised with cookiedatabase.org on August 15, 2024.

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