Cookie Policy
We, Irish Farm Accounts Co-Operative Society (ifac), take privacy very seriously. This policy sets out how we, as a data controller, collect and process personal data about:
Visitors to our website.
Individuals who apply to jobs through our website.
Subscribers to or users of our online services or marketing.
This cookie policy sets out information about data subject rights and our obligations under data protection law and should be read in conjunction with our privacy policy. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information about how we collect, store, manage and protect your personal data.
Does ifac use cookies?
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. Please read this cookie policy carefully to ensure that you fully understand how and why we use cookies. If you use our website with your browser set to accept cookies, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy. You also consent to our use of pixel tags.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small data file (consisting of letters and numbers) that is placed on your computer or mobile device. It allows a website to remember your actions or preferences until the cookie is deleted or expires. Some of the cookies, ifac, uses are essential for our website to work. Our “website” includes this website, all our associated sites and our social media pages. Cookies can be stored for varying lengths of time on your browser or device.
When you visit our website. We, and some of our affiliates and third-party service providers, may use 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 (generally deleted from your computer or device 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 type of cookies are used?
Cookies have different purposes. Some are technically necessary to enable a website to work. On the www.ifac.ie website, we use the following categories of cookies:
Strictly Necessary cookies are required to enable our website to work properly. You cannot opt-out of these cookies because the website will not work without them.
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 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.
Strictly necessary cookies
| Cookie key | Service | Expiry | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m | .ifac.ie | 2 years | Strictly Necessary | This cookie is set by payment provider Stripe to recognise customers and process payments through our website. |
| __cf_bm | .hsappstatic.net | 29 minutes 57 seconds | Strictly Necessary | 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. |
| __cf_bm | .hsadspixel.net | 29 minutes 55 seconds | Strictly Necessary | This cookie is associated with sites using Google Tag Manager to load other scripts and code into a page. Where it is used it may be regarded as Strictly Necessary as without it, other scripts may not function correctly. The end of the name is a unique number which is also an identifier for an associated Google Analytics account. |
| __cf_bm | .hubspotusercontent-eu1.net | 29 minutes 57 seconds | Strictly Necessary | 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. |
| __cf_bm | .hubspotusercontent-na1.net | 29 minutes 53 seconds | Strictly Necessary | 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. |
| __cf_bm | .hubspot.com | 29 minutes 57 seconds | Strictly Necessary | 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. |
| __cf_bm | .hs-scripts.com | 29 minutes 54 seconds | Strictly Necessary | 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. |
| __cf_bm | .hs-banner.com | 29 minutes 55 seconds | Strictly Necessary | 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. |
| __cf_bm | .hsforms.com | 29 minutes 56 seconds | Strictly Necessary | 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. |
| _GRECAPTCHA | www.google.com | 5 months 4 weeks | Strictly Necessary | Google reCAPTCHA sets a necessary cookie (_GRECAPTCHA) when executed for the purpose of providing its risk analysis. |
| CookieScriptConsent | www.ifac.ie | 5 months 4 weeks | Strictly Necessary | 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. |
| __cf_bm | .hs-sites-eu1.com | 29 minutes 56 seconds | Strictly Necessary | 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. |
| __cf_bm | .campaigns.ifac.ie | 29 minutes 53 seconds | Strictly Necessary | 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. |
| __cf_bm | .hsforms.net | 29 minutes 56 seconds | Strictly Necessary | 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. |
| __cf_bm | .hs-analytics.net | 29 minutes 55 seconds | Strictly Necessary | 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. |
| __cf_bm | .hcaptcha.com | 29 minutes 54 seconds | Strictly Necessary | 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
| Performance cookies names | Service | Expiry | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m | .m.stripe.com | 1 year 1 month | Performance Cookies | This cookie name is associated with websites built on the HubSpot platform. It is reported by them as being used for website analytics. |
| _ga_SCS6BPDYYL | .ifac.ie | 1 year 1 month | Performance Cookies | 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. |
| __hssrc | .ifac.ie | Session | Performance Cookies | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. The cookie is used to store information of how visitors use a website and helps in creating an analytics report of how the website is doing. The data collected including the number visitors, the source where they have come from, and the pages visited in an anonymous form. |
| __hssc | .ifac.ie | 29 minutes 59 seconds | Performance Cookies | This cookie name is associated with websites built on the HubSpot platform. It is reported by them as being used for website analytics. |
| __hstc | .ifac.ie | 5 months 4 weeks | Performance Cookies | This cookie name is associated with websites built on the HubSpot platform. It is reported by them as being used for website analytics. |
| _ga | .ifac.ie | 1 year 1 month | Performance Cookies | 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
| Targeting cookies names | Service | Expiry | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _fbp | .ifac.ie | 2 months 4 weeks | Targeting Cookies | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. |
| test_cookie | .doubleclick.net | 15 minutes | Targeting Cookies | This cookie is set by DoubleClick (which is owned by Google) to determine if the website visitor's browser supports cookies. |
| IDE | .doubleclick.net | 1 year | Targeting Cookies | 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. |
| _gcl_au | .ifac.ie | 2 months 4 weeks | Targeting Cookies | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services |
Functionality cookies
| Functionality cookies names | Service | Expiry | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hubspotutk | .ifac.ie | 6 months | Functionality Cookies | This cookie name is associated with websites built on the HubSpot platform. HubSpot report that its purpose is user authentication. As a persistent rather than a session cookie it cannot be classified as Strictly Necessary. |
| __stripe_mid | .www.ifac.ie | 1 year | Functionality Cookies | This cookie is set by Stripe to distinguish users and enable secure payment processing during interactions with the website. |
| __stripe_mid | .www.ifac.ie | 29 minutes 57 seconds | Functionality Cookies | This cookie is set by Stripe to manage and process payments securely, allowing temporary storage of session related information during a users visit to the website. |
| _cfuvid | .campaigns.ifac.ie | Session | Functionality Cookies | This cookie is used for purposes of tracking users across sessions to optimize user experience by maintaining session consistency and providing personalized services. |
Unclassified cookies
| Unclassified cookies names | Service | Expiry | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _cfuvid | .hubspot.com | Session | Unclassified Cookies | |
| _cfuvid | .hsforms.com | Session | Unclassified Cookies |