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Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how DeGoyle uses cookies and similar technologies on degoyle.com.
This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
1. What are cookies and similar technologies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website.
Similar technologies include pixels, tags, scripts, local storage, session storage, analytics events and other tools that store information on, or access information from, your browser or device.
In this Cookie Policy, references to “cookies” include cookies and similar technologies unless the context requires otherwise.
2. Summary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Do we use strictly necessary technologies? | Yes. These are required to operate and secure the website. |
| Do we use analytics? | Yes, where enabled and consented to. We use Cloudflare Web Analytics. |
| Do we use advertising or remarketing cookies? | No. |
| Do we sell cookie or analytics data? | No. |
| Can you reject analytics? | Yes. Rejecting analytics does not prevent you from using the website. |
| Can you change your choice later? | Yes, through the cookie settings link or by clearing local storage. |
3. Categories of technologies we use
| Category | Purpose | Consent required? |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Required to operate, deliver, secure and maintain the website, remember privacy choices, route traffic, prevent abuse and support forms | No |
| Analytics | Helps us understand aggregate website usage, page visits, referrers, approximate location, device/browser categories and performance | Yes, where required |
| Functional | Remembers optional preferences or improves non-essential site functionality. No functional technologies are currently deployed — this category is listed for transparency in anticipation of future use. | No current technologies |
| Marketing | Advertising, remarketing, behavioural targeting or cross-site tracking | We do not currently use these |
4. Strictly necessary technologies
Strictly necessary technologies are required for the website to function and cannot be switched off through our cookie banner.
These may include technologies used for:
- Website hosting and content delivery.
- Routing and network management.
- Security, abuse prevention and rate limiting.
- Form protection and submission reliability.
- Remembering your cookie or analytics preference.
- Basic diagnostics necessary to operate the website.
Our consent preference mechanism uses browser storage to remember whether you accepted or rejected optional analytics.
5. Analytics technologies
We use Cloudflare Web Analytics to understand how visitors use the website in aggregate.
Cloudflare Web Analytics may help us understand:
- Pages viewed.
- Referring websites or sources.
- Approximate country or region.
- Device type.
- Operating system and browser category.
- Aggregate visitor counts.
- Website performance and usage trends.
Cloudflare Web Analytics is cookieless and privacy-focused: it does not use cookies or store any other information on your device, does not fingerprint visitors, and does not track visitors across different websites. It measures only aggregate website usage.
Even though Cloudflare Web Analytics is designed to be privacy-focused and cookie-free, it still involves measuring website usage and transmitting analytics events to Cloudflare. For that reason, DeGoyle asks for consent before activating optional analytics where required.
If you reject analytics, DeGoyle will not intentionally activate optional Cloudflare Web Analytics in your browser.
6. Current technologies
| Technology / provider | Category | Purpose | Duration / retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| Render hosting and infrastructure | Strictly necessary | Website hosting, routing, security and delivery | Varies depending on infrastructure requirements |
| Consent preference storage | Strictly necessary | Remembers whether you accepted or rejected optional analytics | Stored in your browser until cleared, reset or overwritten |
| Cloudflare Web Analytics | Analytics | Aggregate website usage and performance analytics | Cookieless; stores no information on your device; analytics events are handled by Cloudflare according to its documentation |
| — | Functional | No functional technologies are currently in use | — |
We will update this table if we add new cookies, analytics tools, advertising tools or similar technologies.
7. Your choices
When you first visit degoyle.com, you should be offered a clear choice to accept or reject optional analytics.
You can:
- Accept analytics.
- Reject analytics.
- Change your preference later using the cookie settings link in the footer.
- Clear your stored preference by clearing browser local storage or site data.
- Use browser settings to block, delete or restrict cookies and storage technologies.
Rejecting analytics will not affect your ability to use the website.
8. Consent banner wording
The website uses wording substantially similar to the following:
We use strictly necessary technologies to run this website. With your consent, we also use privacy-focused analytics to understand aggregate website usage and improve DeGoyle. You can accept or reject analytics at any time.
[Reject analytics] [Accept analytics] [Cookie Policy]
The website does not rely on wording such as “by continuing to browse, you agree” for optional analytics.
9. Implementation requirement
Optional analytics is not intentionally loaded, initialised or triggered by DeGoyle before the visitor has accepted analytics, unless a documented legal assessment concludes that consent is not required for the relevant configuration.
If analytics is rejected, the website prevents optional analytics from loading to the extent technically and commercially reasonable.
10. Browser controls
Most browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings. You can usually block, delete or restrict cookies. Browser controls may not manage all similar technologies, such as local storage or analytics scripts.
To control DeGoyle's optional analytics, use the website's cookie banner or cookie settings link.
If you block all cookies or storage technologies, some website functionality may not work correctly.
11. Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new “Last updated” date.
12. Contact
For questions about this Cookie Policy, contact:
support@degoyle.com
Dublin, Ireland