How we use cookies

Using Our Website & Cookie Policy

This cookie policy relates to www.selectio.ie and any of its subdomains.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file that may be stored on your computer or mobile device that contains data related to a website you visit. It may allow a website “remember” your actions or preferences over a period of time, or it may contain data related to the function or delivery of the site. Cookies can be set by the owner of the website or in some cases by third party services the website owner allows to present other information, run content or provide other functionality such as analytics.

How are they used on this site?

www.selectio.ie and its sub-domains uses cookies only for functionality that is strictly necessary for services that are explicitly requested by the user for their session as per Regulation 5(5), SI 336 of 2011 (the ePrivacy Regulations). This website uses session cookies. Session cookies are used to deliver the basic functions of a website i.e. to allow pages to remember technical changes or selections you may make between pages. Session cookies are temporary cookies and are generally erased when you close your browser.

selectio.ie and its subdomains do not use any third party or persistent cookies.

By clicking on buttons or links to third party sites or services, you will be redirected to an external site, which has its own cookie and privacy policies over which we have no control.

Managing Cookies

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 (“third party cookies”), or those from specific websites.

Google Chrome

Internet Explorer

Firefox

Safari

Safari Mobile

Opera

This Cookie Policy forms part of our overall Privacy Statement (Data Protection Statement)

Cookies Used on selectio.ie Website

Strictly Necessary cookies

Cookie key	Domain	Path	Cookie type	Expiration	Description
ci_session More info	portal.selectio.ie	/	First-party	2 hours	Cookie normally associated with the CodeIgniter framework for building PHP based applications. Usually used to maintain a user state during a browser session for consistancy of user experience. By default the cookie is destroyed when the browser session ends, in which case it can be Strictly Necessary. However, it can optionally be stored in a database and be used for tracking users or other purposes, in such cases a category of Strictly Necessary will probably not apply.

__cf_bm More info	.vimeo.com	/	Third-party	30 minutes	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.

Performance cookies

Cookie key	Domain	Path	Cookie type	Expiration	Description
_ga More info	.selectio.ie	/	First-party	2 years	This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics – which is a significant update to Google’s more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports.

Targeting cookies

Cookie key	Domain	Path	Cookie type	Expiration	Description
IDE More info	.doubleclick.net	/	Third-party	1 year	This cookie is set by Doubleclick and carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website.

_fbp More info	.selectio.ie	/	First-party	3 months	Used by Meta to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers

_gcl_au More info	.selectio.ie	/	First-party	3 months	Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services

test_cookie More info	.doubleclick.net	/	Third-party	15 minutes	This cookie is set by DoubleClick (which is owned by Google) to determine if the website visitor’s browser supports cookies.

Unclassified cookies

Cookie key	Domain	Path	Cookie type	Expiration
_ttp More info	.selectio.ie	/	First-party	1 year

_tt_enable_cookie More info	.selectio.ie	/	First-party	1 year

_ttp More info	.tiktok.com	/	Third-party	1 year

_wpfuuid More info	selectio.ie	/	First-party	10 years 11 months

_ga_DZ8BQJT5M4 More info	.selectio.ie	/	First-party	2 years