Cookie Policy

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. They are stored in your browser’s cache and allow a website (such as ours) or a third party’s website to recognise your browser.

Cookies are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, and to provide information to the website operator. For example, they are commonly used for:

• recognising a visitor’s device;

• remembering what’s in a shopping basket when shopping for goods online;

• supporting users to log in to a website or remembering they are logged in; and

• analysing website traffic.

There are three primary types of cookies:

• Session cookies are specific to a particular visit and carry information as you view different pages so you don’t have to re-enter information every time you change pages or attempt to checkout. Session cookies expire and delete themselves automatically in a short period of time like after you leave the Site or when you close your web browser.

• Persistent cookies remember certain information about your preferences for viewing the site, and allow MicroFinance to recognise you each time you return. Persistent cookies are stored on your browser cache or mobile device until you choose to delete them, and otherwise typically delete themselves at expiration.

• Third-party cookies are placed by someone other than MicroFinance that we partner with, and may gather browsing activity across multiple websites and across multiple sessions. They are usually a type of persistent cookie and are stored until you delete them or they expire based on the time period set in each third-party cookie.

3. Similar technologies

In addition to cookies, there are other similar technologies used by MicroFinance and elsewhere on the web or in mobile ecosystems, including:

• 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.

• Web beacons: 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.

4. Cookie Purposes

4.1 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.

4.2 Statistics cookies

Statistical cookies are also known as analytical cookies. These are used for measuring the number of website visitors and resources / web pages clicked into during their visits. Analytics cookies generally require consent.

4.3 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. We require your consent prior to the deployment of these cookies

4.4 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. Please also note that these social media sites provide tools which allow you to control the use of advertising on their respective platforms, including advertising on and with MicroFinance. More information can also be found in their Privacy Centre and Ad Settings.

5. Placed cookies

6. 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.

6.1 Manage your consent settings

7. 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.

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.