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Cookie Policy
The cookies the Keith Duffy Foundation website uses, why we use them and how you can change your choices.
Last updated: 13 November 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how the Keith Duffy Foundation (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on keithduffyfoundation.ie. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we handle personal data more generally.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your computer, phone or tablet when you visit it. They are widely used to make websites work, to keep them secure and to give the website owner information about how the site is used. Similar technologies, such as local storage and tracking pixels, work in a similar way, and we refer to all of them as “cookies” in this policy.
Cookies set by us are called first-party cookies. Cookies set by another organisation through our website (such as Google) are called third-party cookies.
The law and your consent
Under the European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Privacy and Electronic Communications) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 336 of 2011), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, we may only place cookies on your device that are strictly necessary for the website to work, unless you give us your consent.
When you first visit our website, a banner asks whether you accept analytics cookies. “Accept all” and “Reject all” are equally easy to choose, and analytics cookies stay switched off until you accept them. You can change your mind at any time using the Cookie settings link at the bottom of every page.
Cookies we use
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are needed for the website to work and stay secure, and to remember your cookie choices. They don’t need your consent and can’t be switched off in our cookie banner.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
kdf_cookie_consent | Keith Duffy Foundation | Remembers whether you accepted or rejected analytics cookies so we don’t ask you on every page. | 6 months |
_GRECAPTCHA | Google (reCAPTCHA) | Set only on pages with a form (such as our contact form) to protect them from spam and abuse. | 6 months |
wordpress_*, wordpress_logged_in_*, wp-settings-* | Keith Duffy Foundation | Used only when a member of our team logs in to manage the website. Not set for ordinary visitors. | Session to 1 year |
Analytics cookies (only with your consent)
If you accept analytics cookies, we use Google Analytics 4 (through Google Site Kit) to understand how many people visit our website, how they find us and which pages are most useful. This helps us improve the site and our fundraising. The information is aggregated and we don’t use it to identify you. Google Analytics is not loaded at all until you accept, and advertising features are switched off.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes one visitor from another so visits can be counted. | 2 years |
_ga_<ID> | Google Analytics | Keeps track of your session (for example, the pages viewed during a visit). | 2 years |
Google Ireland Limited acts as our processor for Google Analytics. Some data may be transferred to Google LLC in the United States, which is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. You can read more in how Google uses information from sites that use its services.
Third-party websites and services
Our website links to other services, such as our Facebook and Instagram pages, and to donation, ticketing and fundraising platforms (for example Payzone and Eventmaster). These services set their own cookies when you visit them, and those cookies are covered by their own cookie and privacy policies, not this one. Simply seeing a link to one of these services on our website does not set any of their cookies.
How to manage cookies
- Use the Cookie settings link in the footer of any page to accept or reject analytics cookies at any time. If you withdraw consent, we stop using analytics cookies and remove the Google Analytics cookies set on our domain.
- Most web browsers also let you view, block and delete cookies through their settings. If you block strictly necessary cookies, parts of the website (such as our forms) may not work properly.
- Google also offers a Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, for example if we start using a new service. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page shows when it was last changed. If we make a significant change to the cookies we use, we will ask for your consent again.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies, please contact us at info@keithduffyfoundation.ie or write to us at Keith Duffy Foundation, 1-2 Marino Mart, Fairview, Dublin 3, Ireland. You also have the right to complain to the Data Protection Commission.