What is this Policy?
This Cookie Policy explains how Comsec Protection Systems Ltd. place, use and manage cookies on our website www.comsec.ie. We use a minimal number of cookies on our website and review our cookie settings frequently to ensure all cookies are still relevant and necessary.
When you first landed on this website, a cookie notice appeared. This banner explains what cookies are on the website and allows you to choose to accept or reject cookies that require your consent. You can update your cookie preferences at any time by using the cookie notice on our website.
Please see our Privacy Policy for more information about how we collect, store, manage and protect your personal data.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that’s placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit our website. We, and some of our affiliates and third-party service providers, may use a few different types of cookies. Some are persistent cookies (cookies that remain on your hard drive for an extended period of time) and some are session ID cookies (cookies that expire when you close your browser).
Why do we use cookies?
They help us to operate our websites and services, enhance and customise your experience across our websites and services, perform analytics and deliver advertising and marketing that’s relevant to you.
What types of cookies are used?
Cookies have different purposes. Some are technically necessary to enable a website to work. You cannot opt-out of these cookies because the website will not work without them. These are called Strictly Necessary cookies.
The other cookies on this website are categorised as:
Performance: Performance cookies allow us to see how well our website is performing. The information that is collected is aggregated and anonymous and is only used to help understand how the website works. Those cookies cannot be used to directly identify a certain visitor. If you do not wish to have these cookies enabled, you can use the cookie banner to refuse them.
Targeting: Targeting cookies are used to identify visitors between different websites. Those cookies may be used by companies to build a profile of visitor interests or show relevant ads on other websites. If you do not wish to have these cookies enabled, you can use the cookie banner to refuse them.
Functionality: Functionality cookies are used to remember visitor information on the website, eg. language, timezone, enhanced content.
On the www.comsec.ie website, you have the ability to accept or refuse the following cookies via the cookie banner:
How can you control cookies?
You can update your cookie preferences at any time by using the cookie notice on our website.
Most advertising networks also offer you the option to opt out of targeted advertising. For more info, visit https://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or https://www.youronlinechoices.com.
You can also accept or reject cookies by amending your web browser controls. You can manage your cookie settings by following your browser's instructions. Here are some links that might be of assistance:
Google Chrome - https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
Microsoft Internet Explorer - https://support.microsoft.com/en-nz/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Mozilla Firefox - https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
Safari - https://support.apple.com/en-nz/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
| Cookie Key | Cookie Category | Cookie Type | Domain | Expiration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CookieScriptConsent | Strictly Necessary | First-party | www.comsec.ie | 6 months 2 days | This cookie is used by Cookie-Script.com service to remember visitor cookie consent preferences. It is necessary for Cookie-Script.com cookie banner to work properly. |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | Strictly Necessary | Third-party | .youtube.com | 6 months | This cookie is used to store the user's consent and privacy choices for their interaction with the site. It records data on the visitor's consent regarding various privacy policies and settings, ensuring that their preferences are honored in future sessions. |
| __cf_bm | Strictly Necessary | Third-party | .vimeo.com | 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. |
| _ga_RXBYBG9ECF | Performance | First-party | .comsec.ie | 1 year 1 month | This cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state. |
| _gid | Performance | First-party | .comsec.ie | 1 day | This cookie is set by Google Analytics. It stores and update a unique value for each page visited and is used to count and track pageviews. |
| _gat_UA-930834-2 | Performance | First-party | .comsec.ie | 59 seconds | This is a pattern type cookie set by Google Analytics, where the pattern element on the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to. It is a variation of the _gat cookie which is used to limit the amount of data recorded by Google on high traffic volume websites. |
| _ga_60LMPFQ0JE | Performance | First-party | .comsec.ie | 1 year 1 month | This cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state. |
| _ga | Performance | First-party | .comsec.ie | 1 year 1 month | 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. |
| YSC | Targeting | Third-party | .youtube.com | Session | This cookie is set by YouTube to track views of embedded videos. |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Targeting | Third-party | .youtube.com | 6 months | This cookie is set by Youtube to keep track of user preferences for Youtube videos embedded in sites;it can also determine whether the website visitor is using the new or old version of the Youtube interface. |
| _cfuvid | Functionality | Third-party | .vimeo.com | Session | This cookie is used for purposes of tracking users across sessions to optimize user experience by maintaining session consistency and providing personalized services. |
| vuid | Functionality | Third-party | .vimeo.com | 1 year 1 month | These cookies are used by the Vimeo video player on websites. |
| crisp-client%2Fsocket%2Ffa62ab28-7c9b-4753-a3d3-0ab545dbbf2e | Functionality | First-party | www.comsec.ie | 10 minutes | This cookie is associated with the Crisp Chat platform. It is used to enable live chat functionalities on the website to support customer service and communication with site visitors. |
| crisp-client%2Fsession%2Ffa62ab28-7c9b-4753-a3d3-0ab545dbbf2e | Functionality | First-party | .comsec.ie | 6 months 2 days | This cookie is set by Crisp Chat to restore the chat session and messages of a chatbox user when browsing between website pages and/or coming back on the website a few days after |