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| __cf_bm | Vimeo | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| __RequestVerificationToken | carboncalculator.failteireland.ie | Helps prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| _cfuvid | Vimeo | This cookie is a part of the services provided by Cloudflare - Including load-balancing, deliverance of website content and serving DNS connection for website operators. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| _LearnUpon_session | learnifi.failteireland.ie | Used to authenticate a user’s sessions on the portal, identifying and storing the session ID, training and courses undertaken. This enables the portal to evidence course completions and produce associated certificates and full reporting. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| `` | Microsoft | Used by Microsoft Power BI platform to display graphics on the website. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| ai_session [x3] | content.powerapps.com
services.failteireland.ie
Azure | Preserves users states across page requests. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| ai_user [x3] | content.powerapps.com
Azure
services.failteireland.ie | Used by Microsoft Application Insights software to collect statistical usage and telemetry information. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| ARRAffinity [x4] | Microsoft
www.failteireland.ie | Used to distribute traffic to the website on several servers in order to optimise response times. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| ARRAffinitySameSite [x4] | Microsoft
www.failteireland.ie | Used to distribute traffic to the website on several servers in order to optimise response times. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| ASP.NET_SessionId [x2] | carboncalculator.failteireland.ie
www.failteireland.ie | Preserves the visitor's session state across page requests. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| bcookie | LinkedIn | Used in order to detect spam and improve the website's security. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| CookieConsent [x13] | account.failteireland.ie
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supports.failteireland.ie | Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| cookietest | content.powerapps.com | This cookie is used to determine if the visitor has accepted the cookie consent box. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| CurrentTheme | www.failteireland.ie | Pending | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| deviceInfo1 | Microsoft | Determines the device used to access the website. This allows the website to be formatted accordingly. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| FlippingBook.FBO.Infrastructure.RandomSeed | Amazon | Used to implement the website's e-book reader. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| GeocoderCache#objects | Microsoft | Pending | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| li_gc | LinkedIn | Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain | 180 days | HTTP Cookie |
| manifests.artifacts | Microsoft | Used by Microsoft Power BI platform to display graphics on the website. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| manifests.extensions | Microsoft | Used by Microsoft Power BI platform to display graphics on the website. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| manifests.products | Microsoft | Used by Microsoft Power BI platform to display graphics on the website. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| manifests.tabs | Microsoft | Used by Microsoft Power BI platform to display graphics on the website. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| msal.cache.encryption | services.failteireland.ie | Pending | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| msal.version | services.failteireland.ie | Pending | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| psid_# | Amazon | Pending | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| rc::a | Google | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| rc::c | Google | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| SameSite | www.failteireland.ie | Ensures visitor browsing-security by preventing cross-site request forgery. This cookie is essential for the security of the website and visitor. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| VisitorStatus | www.failteireland.ie | This cookie is automatically set by our Content Management System (CMS). | 400 days | HTTP Cookie |
| WFESessionId | Microsoft | Stores data on the time spent on the website and its sub-pages, during the current session. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| x-ms-cpim-trans | account.failteireland.ie | Necessary for the connection authentication on the website – This ensures the website's integrity through a process called Secure Socket Layers (SSL). | Session | HTTP Cookie |
Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.
| _$Maps_centerLatitude_expiration | Microsoft | Used in context with the website's map integration. The cookie stores user interaction with the map in order to optimize its functionality. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| _$Maps_centerLongitude_expiration | Microsoft | Used in context with the website's map integration. The cookie stores user interaction with the map in order to optimize its functionality. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| _$Maps_deviceInfo1_expiration | Microsoft | Used in context with the website's map integration. The cookie stores user interaction with the map in order to optimize its functionality. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| _$Maps_zoom_expiration | Microsoft | Used in context with the website's map integration. The cookie stores user interaction with the map in order to optimize its functionality. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| _EDGE_V | Microsoft | This cookie is used in context with the Bing-Map integration on the website. The cookie is necessary for some map-features. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| centerLatitude | Microsoft | Used in context with the website's map integration. The cookie stores user interaction with the map in order to optimize its functionality. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| centerLongitude | Microsoft | Used in context with the website's map integration. The cookie stores user interaction with the map in order to optimize its functionality. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| CMSPreferredCulture | www.failteireland.ie | The cookie determines the preferred language and country-setting of the visitor - This allows the website to show content most relevant to that region and language. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| CookieConsentBulkSetting-# [x6] | Cookiebot | Enables cookie consent across multiple websites | 1 year | HTML Local Storage |
| lidc | LinkedIn | 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 |
| zoom | Microsoft | Used in context with the website's map integration. The cookie stores user interaction with the map in order to optimize its functionality. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
We use Google Analytics cookies to collect information about how visitors use our website. These cookies collect information in the aggregate to give us insight into how our website is being used. We anonymise IP addresses in Google Analytics, and the anonymised data is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
| _ga [x3] | Google | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie |
| _ga_# [x2] | Google | 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 |
| _gat | Google | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| _gid [x2] | Google | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| _hjSession_# | Hotjar | 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_# | Hotjar | 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 |
| _hjTLDTest | Hotjar | Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| AI_buffer_1 [x2] | services.failteireland.ie
Azure | Pending | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| AI_sentBuffer_1 [x2] | services.failteireland.ie
Azure | Pending | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| correlationId | services.failteireland.ie | Necessary for the website's booking functionality. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| hjActiveViewportIds | Hotjar | 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 | Saves the user's screen size in order to adjust the size of images on the website. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| server-telemetry-f1a06bd4-228d-4531-bf27-36c738bf06a8 | services.failteireland.ie | Pending | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| vuid | Vimeo | Collects data on the user's visits to the website, such as which pages have been read. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie |
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites and data is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. The intention is to help make advertising more engaging to users such as allowing you to watch YouTube videos that are on our website. For more information on the DoubleClick and YouTube cookies used, please visit: https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=en-US.
| __Secure-BUCKET | YouTube | Pending | 180 days | HTTP Cookie |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | 180 days | HTTP Cookie |
| __Secure-YEC | YouTube | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| __Secure-YNID | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | 180 days | HTTP Cookie |
| _EDGE_S | Microsoft | Collects information on user behaviour on multiple websites. This information is used in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement on the website. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| _gcl_au | Google | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. | 3 months | HTTP Cookie |
| _gcl_ls | Google | Tracks the conversion rate between the user and the advertisement banners on the website - This serves to optimise the relevance of the advertisements on the website. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| _SS | Microsoft | Collects information on visitor behaviour on multiple websites - This information is used on the website in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement. The cookie also allows the website to determine how the visitor accessed the website. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY [x2] | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| lastExternalReferrer | Meta Platforms, Inc. | Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL-address. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| lastExternalReferrerTime | Meta Platforms, Inc. | Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL-address. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| LOCAL_STORAGE_ID_PICOX_ID | Vimeo | Pending | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| LOCAL_STORAGE_ID_VIMEO_PLAYER | Vimeo | Pending | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| log/error | Meta Platforms, Inc. | Used to detect and log potential tracking errors. | Session | Pixel Tracker |
| LogsDatabaseV2:V#||LogsRequestsStore | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| MUID | Microsoft | Used widely by Microsoft as a unique user ID. The cookie enables user tracking by synchronising the ID across many Microsoft domains. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| MUIDB | Microsoft | Registers data on visitors from multiple visits and on multiple websites. This information is used to measure the efficiency of advertisement on websites. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| orionV3#identity | Vimeo | Pending | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| picox#events | Vimeo | Pending | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| ServiceWorkerLogsDatabase#SWHealthLog | YouTube | Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website. | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| SRCHD | Microsoft | Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| SRCHHPGUSR | Microsoft | Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| SRCHUID | Microsoft | Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| SRCHUSR | Microsoft | Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| TESTCOOKIESENABLED [x2] | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube | Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. | 180 days | HTTP Cookie |
| YSC | YouTube | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| yt-icons-last-purged | YouTube | Pending | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | YouTube | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| YtIdbMeta#databases [x2] | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Persistent | IndexedDB |
Unclassified cookies are cookies that we are in the process of classifying, together with the providers of individual cookies.
| access.token.key | Microsoft | Pending | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |