Cookies Policy

1. Who We Are

IncomeStat Analytics, with registered offices at 14 South Mall, Cork, T12 CXW3, Ireland, is the data controller responsible for the cookies placed through this website. If you have any questions about this policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, you can contact us at [email protected] or by post at the address above.

2. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet or smartphone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work properly, to remember your preferences, to understand how visitors interact with the site, and to support marketing activities. Cookies set by us are called "first-party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than IncomeStat Analytics are called "third-party cookies".

We also use similar technologies such as local storage and pixels, which are subject to the same rules described in this policy.

3. Legal Basis for Using Cookies

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Irish ePrivacy Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 336 of 2011), we may only store non-essential cookies on your device with your prior, informed consent. When you first visit our website, a cookie banner allows you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or save your own preferences by category. You may withdraw or change your consent at any time via your browser settings or by clearing your cookies, which will cause the banner to be presented again on your next visit.

Strictly necessary cookies do not require consent, as they are essential to providing the service you explicitly requested (namely, the correct display and security of the website).

4. Categories of Cookies We Use

4.1 Strictly Necessary (Essential) Cookies

These cookies are required for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They include, for example, cookies that record your cookie consent preferences so we can honour your choices on future visits.

Cookie name	Purpose	Duration	Type
ics_cns7	Stores your cookie consent preferences (essential, analytics, marketing).	180 days	First-party

4.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website by collecting and reporting information in aggregate form. We use this data to measure site performance, identify popular content, and improve the user experience. Analytics cookies are only set if you give your consent via the cookie banner. Where IP addresses are collected, they are anonymised or truncated before storage.

4.3 Marketing Cookies

Marketing cookies are used to deliver content relevant to your interests and to measure the effectiveness of our outreach campaigns. They may be set by us or by third-party providers and can be used to build a profile of your interests. These cookies are only set with your explicit consent.

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services on this website, some of which may set cookies subject to your consent:

• Google Fonts – web fonts are loaded from Google's servers; requests to these servers involve the transmission of your IP address as required for the technical delivery of the fonts.
• Font Awesome – icon resources loaded from a content delivery network (CDN).
• AOS (Animate on Scroll) – a client-side animation library served via CDN; it does not set tracking cookies.

Third-party providers act as independent controllers or processors of your data in accordance with their own privacy policies and Article 28 GDPR data processing agreements where applicable.

6. How Long Cookies Remain on Your Device

Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device until they expire or until you delete them manually. The specific durations for our first-party cookies are listed in the table in Section 4.1. You can delete existing cookies at any time through your browser settings; note that deleting the consent cookie will cause the cookie banner to reappear on your next visit.

7. How to Manage Your Cookie Preferences

You have several options for controlling cookies:

• Cookie banner: use the banner shown on your first visit to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or save category-specific preferences.
• Browser settings: most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies via their privacy settings. Instructions are available in the help section of your browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge).
• Clearing cookies: deleting all cookies from your browser will reset your preferences and cause the consent banner to be shown again.

Please note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect the functionality of this website.

8. Your Rights Under the GDPR

In relation to personal data collected through cookies, you have the following rights:

• The right to access the personal data we hold about you;
• The right to rectification of inaccurate or incomplete data;
• The right to erasure ("right to be forgotten");
• The right to restrict processing;
• The right to data portability;
• The right to object to processing;
• The right to withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal;
• The right to lodge a complaint with the Irish Data Protection Commission (dataprotection.ie) or another competent supervisory authority.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond to your request within one month, as required under Article 12 GDPR.

9. Data Transfers Outside the EEA

Some third-party providers used on this website may process data outside the European Economic Area. Where such transfers occur, they are safeguarded by appropriate measures such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses or an adequacy decision, in accordance with Chapter V of the GDPR.

10. Changes to This Cookies Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, law, or our business practices. The date of the most recent revision is indicated at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Continued use of the website after changes are published constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact Us