Cookies Policy
Background:
This website www.prospectbase.com (“Our Site”) uses Cookies and similar technologies in order to distinguish you from other users. By using Cookies, we are able to provide you with a better experience and to improve Our Site by better understanding how you use it. Please read this Cookie Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. When you first visit Our Site, you will be shown a Cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or decline different categories of Cookies. Strictly necessary Cookies are always active. For all other categories, your consent is required before those Cookies areset. You may withdraw or adjust your consent at any time using the Cookie settings link on Our Site. If you do not wish to accept non-essential Cookies, you may decline them; however certain features of Our Site may not function fully or as intended.
1. Definitions and Interpretation
1.1 In this Cookie Policy, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:
“Cookie”
means a small file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site;
“Cookie Law”
means the relevant parts of the European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Privacy and Electronic Communications) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 336 of 2011, as amended by S.I. No. 83 of 2021), which implement the EU ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC) in Ireland, and where applicable, the EU GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679);
“Personal Data”
means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data, as defined by the EU GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (No. 7 of 2018) (together, the “Data Protection Legislation”); and
“We/Us/Our”
means ProspectBase Ireland Ltd, a limited company registered in Ireland under company number 762727, whose registered address 18 Church Street, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, R32 TP89, Ireland.
2. Information About Us
Our Site is owned by Us. You can contact Our privacy team by email at privacy@prospectbase.com, or by post at 18 Church Street, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, R32 TP89,Ireland.
ProspectBase Ireland Ltd is subject to the supervisory authority of the Data Protection Commission (DPC) of Ireland. If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data or Cookies, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the DPC at www.dataprotection.ie.
3. How Does Our Site Use Cookies?
3.1 Our Site may place and access certain first party Cookies on your computer or device. First party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by Us. We use Cookies to facilitate andimprove your experience of Our Site and to provide and improve Our features andservices. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensurethat your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.
3.2 By using Our Site, you may also receive certainthird-party Cookies on your computer or device. Third-party Cookies are thoseplaced by websites, services, and/or parties other than Us. Third party Cookiesare used on Our Site to track information about traffic to the Our Site and howusers use Our Site. The information gathered via these Cookies may directly orindirectly identify you as an individual visitor. This is because theinformation collected is typically linked to a pseudonymous identifier associatedwith the device you use to access Our Site. We may also use these Cookies totest new advertisements, pages, features or new functionality of Our Site tosee how our users react to them.
3.3 All Cookies used by and on Our Site are used inaccordance with current Cookie Law. We may use some or all of the followingtypes of Cookie:
3.3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
ACookie falls into this category if it is essential to the operation of OurSite, supporting functions such as logging in, your shopping basket, andpayment transactions.
3.3.2 Analytics Cookies
Itis important for Us to understand how you use Our Site, for example, howefficiently you are able to navigate around it, and what features you use.Analytics Cookies enable us to gather this information, helping Us to improveOur Site and your experience of it.
3.3.3 Functionality Cookies
FunctionalityCookies enable Us to provide additional functions to you on Our Site such aspersonalisation and remembering your saved preferences. Some functionalityCookies may also be strictly necessary Cookies, but not all necessarily fallinto that category.
3.3.4 Targeting Cookies
Itis important for Us to know when and how often you visit Our Site, and whichparts of it you have used (including which pages you have visited, and whichlinks you have visited). As with analytics Cookies, this information helps usto better understand you and, in turn, to make Our Site and advertising morerelevant to your interests. Some information gathered by targeting Cookies mayalso be shared with third parties.
3.3.5 Third-Party Cookies
Third-partyCookies are not placed by Us; instead, they are placed by third parties thatprovide services to Us and/or to you. Third-party Cookies may be used byadvertising services to serve up tailored advertising to you on Our Site, or bythird parties providing analytics services to Us (these Cookies will work inthe same way as analytics Cookies described above).
3.3.6 Persistent Cookies
Anyof these Cookie types described in 3.3.1 – 3.3.5 may be a persistent Cookie.Persistent Cookies are those which remain on your computer or device for apredetermined period and are activated each time you visit Our Site.
3.3.7 Session Cookies
Anyof these Cookie types described in 3.3.1 – 3.3.5 may be a session Cookie.Session Cookies are temporary and only remain on your computer or device fromthe point at which you visit Our Site until you close your browser. SessionCookies are deleted when you close your browser.
3.4 Cookies on Our Site are not permanent and willexpire [after <<insert period>>] OR [as indicated in the table below].
3.5 For more details of the personal data that Wecollect and use, the measures we have in place to protect personal data, yourlegal rights, and our legal obligations, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
3.6 For more specific details of the Cookies thatWe use, please refer to the table below.
4. What Cookies Does Our Site Use?
4.1 The following first party Cookies may be placed on your computer or device:
Name of Cookie
Purpose & Type
Strictly Necessary
<<insert file name>>
<<insert user-friendly description>>
<<yes / no>>
<<insert file name>>
<<insert user-friendly description>>
<<yes / no>>
<<insert file name>>
<<insert user-friendly description>>
<<yes / no>>
4.2 The following third-party Cookies may be placedon your computer or device:
Name of Cookie
Purpose & Type
Provider
Strictly Necessary
<<insert file name>>
<<insert user-friendly description>>
<<insert name of provider>>
<<yes / no>>
<<insert file name>>
<<insert user-friendly description>>
<<insert name of provider>>
<<yes / no>>
<<insert file name>>
<<insert user-friendly description>>
<<insert name of provider>>
<<yes / no>>
4.3 Our Site uses analytics services provided by <<Insert Name of Analytics ServiceProvider(s)>>. Website analytics refers to a set of toolsused to collect and analyse anonymous usage information, enabling Us to betterunderstand how Our Site is used. This, in turn, enables Us to improve Our Siteand the services offered through it.You do not have to allow Us to use these Cookies, however whilst Our use ofthem does not pose any risk to your privacy or your safe use of Our Site, itdoes enable Us to continually improve Our Site, making it a better and moreuseful experience for you.
4.4 The analytics service(s) used by Our Siteuse(s) analytics Cookies to gather the required information.
4.5 The analytics service(s) used by Our Siteuse(s) the following analytics Cookies:
Name of Cookie
Purpose & Type
Provider
Strictly Necessary
<<insert file name>>
<<insert user-friendly description>>
<<insert name of provider>>
<<yes / no>>
<<insert file name>>
<<insert user-friendly description>>
<<insert name of provider>>
<<yes / no>>
<<insert file name>>
<<insert user-friendly description>>
<<insert name of provider>>
<<yes / no>>
5. Consent and Control
5.1 When you first visit Our Site, you will beshown a Cookie consent banner. That banner will allow you to accept all Cookies, decline all non-essential Cookies, or customise your preferences by selecting which categories of Cookie (analytics, functionality, targeting) you consent to on a category-by-category basis. Strictly necessary Cookies are always active and do not require your consent. You may withdraw or adjust yourconsent at any time by clicking the Cookie settings link on Our Site. Anywithdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing carried outprior to that withdrawal.
5.2 In addition to the controls that We provide, you can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Mostinternet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable allCookies or only third-party Cookies. By default, most internet browsers acceptCookies, but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the helpmenu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.
5.3 The links below provide instructions on how tocontrol Cookies in all mainstream browsers:
5.3.1 Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en-GB
5.3.2 Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09
5.3.3 Safari (macOS): https://support.apple.com/en-ie/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
5.3.4 Safari (iOS): https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201265
5.3.5 Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-Cookies-website-preferences
5.3.6 Android: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&hl=en(Please refer to your device’s documentation for manufacturers’ own browsers)
6. Changes to this Cookie Policy
6.1 We may alter this Cookie Policy at any time. Any suchchanges will become binding on you on your first use of Our Site after thechanges have been made. You aretherefore advised to check this page from time to time.
6.2 In the event of any conflict between the currentversion of this Cookie Policy and any previous version(s), the provisionscurrent and in effect shall prevail unless it is expressly stated otherwise.
7. Further Information
7.1 If you would like to know more about how We useCookies, please contact Us at privacy@prospectbase.com.
7.2 For more information about privacy, data protectionand our terms and conditions, please visit the following:
7.2.1 https://www.prospectbase.com/legal/privacy-policy;
https://www.prospectbase.com/legal/standard-terms-and-conditions
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