Cookie Policy

Cork Athletics Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them.

You should read this policy to understand what cookies are, how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used and how to control the cookie preferences. You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Declaration on our websites

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. The cookies are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make the website more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyse what works and where it needs improvement.

How do we use cookies?

As most of the online services, our website uses cookies first-party and third-party cookies for a number of purposes. The first-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.

The third-party cookies (Google Analtics) used on our websites are used mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, and, all in all, providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.

What types of cookies do we use?

Essential: Some cookies are essential for you to be able to experience the full functionality of our sites. They allow us to maintain user sessions and prevent any security threats. They do not collect or store any personal information. For example, these cookies allow you to log-in to your account and add products to your basket and checkout securely.

Statistics

These cookies store information like the number of visitors to the website, the number of unique visitors, which pages of the website have been visited, the source of the visit etc. These data help us understand and analyze how well the website performs and where it needs improvement.

Marketing

The Cork Athletics website does not use third party Marketing, consequently no 3rd party cookies are used on our website.

Functional

These are the cookies that help certain non-essential functionalities on our website. These functionalities include embedding content like videos or sharing contents on the website on social media platforms.

Preferences

These cookies help us store your settings and browsing preferences like language preferences so that you have a better and efficient experience on future visits to the website.

Note (January 2025)

It is intended that the Cork Athletics website will, in the coming months, migrate to a new platform. It is intended that this new platform will include direct user control of their own cookie preferences

If you are unsure or unclear of anything relating to the Cookies Policy of Cork Athletics County Board, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

You may also find the Data Protection Commissioner website a useful resource (www.dataprotection.ie).