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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.

NameServiceExpiryTypeDescription
m.ifac.ie2 yearsStrictly NecessaryThis cookie is set by payment provider Stripe to recognise customers and process payments through our website.
_dc_gtm_UA-73845903-1.ifac.ie58 secondsStrictly NecessaryThis 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.
__cfruid.campaigns.ifac.ieSessionStrictly NecessaryCookie associated with sites using CloudFlare, used to identify trusted web traffic.
__cf_bm.campaigns.ifac.ie30 minutesStrictly NecessaryThis 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.com30 minutesStrictly NecessaryThis 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.hsfroms.net30 minutesStrictly NecessaryThis 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.com30 minutesStrictly NecessaryThis 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.
CookieScriptConsent.www.ifac.ie6 months 2 daysStrictly NecessaryThis 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.
__cflbapi2.hcaptcha.com30 minutesStrictly NecessaryThis cookie is used for load balancing and for identifying trusted web traffic. It helps in ensuring consistent service and user experience by managing traffic and routing users to specific servers.
_ga.ifac.ie1 year 1 monthPerformanceThis 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.
_hjSessionUser_2776036.ifac.ie1 yearPerformanceHotjar cookie that is set when a user first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the Hotjar User ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behavior in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID.
__hssc.ifac.ie30 minutesPerformanceThis 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.ie1 year 1 monthPerformanceThis 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.
_gid.ifac.ie1 dayPerformance 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.
___hstc.ifac.ie6 monthsPerformanceThis cookie name is associated with websites built on the HubSpot platform. It is reported by them as being used for website analytics.
__hssrc.ifac.ieSessionPerformanceThis cookie name is associated with websites built on the HubSpot platform. It is reported by them as being used for website analytics.
mm.stripe.com1 year 1 monthPerformanceThis cookie is generally used for performance and optimization of payment processing services, facilitating caching of content on the browser to make pages load faster.
_hjSession_2776036.ifac.ie30 minutesFunctionalA cookie that holds the current session data. This ensures that subsequent requests within the session window will be attributed to the same Hotjar session.
hubspotutk.ifac.ie6 monthsFunctionalThis 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.
_gcl_au.ifac.ie3 monthsTargetingUsed by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services
_fbp.ifac.ie3 monthsTargetingUsed by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers.
_cfuvid.hsforms.comSessionUnclassified
_cfuvid.hubspot.comSessionUnclassified

Managing your cookie preferences?

You can update your cookie preferences at any time by using the cookie notice on our website. 

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: