Cookie Policy
Last Updated: October 25, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how www.kidspatch.ie ("we", "us", "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website. This policy applies to visitors located in Ireland in compliance with the EU ePrivacy Regulations (S.I. No. 336/2011) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, smartphone, or device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, enhance user experience, and provide website operators with analytical information.
2. Cookies We Use
We classify cookies and similar technologies into three categories:
- A. Strictly Necessary — Required for the website to work (e.g., security, signing in to the business dashboard, and remembering your consent choices). They cannot be switched off, and their legal basis is necessity.
- B. Analytics (Google Analytics) — Help us understand how visitors use www.kidspatch.ie so we can improve it. Set only with your consent.
- C. Advertising (Google AdSense and its partners) — Used by Google and the advertising partners listed in our consent message to show ads, limit how often you see the same ad, measure ad performance and, if you agree, personalise ads. Set only with your consent, except where the law allows a limited use for non-personalised ads (for example fraud prevention).
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
FCCDCF, FCNEC |
Google (consent management) | Store your consent choices (the IAB TCF consent string) so you aren’t asked on every visit. Strictly necessary. | Up to 13 months |
kpRecentlyViewed (browser storage) |
Kids Patch | Remembers the last few listings you opened so the homepage can show them under “Recently viewed”. Kept only in your browser and never sent to us. Remove it with “Clear” on the homepage. | Until you clear it |
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Google Analytics | Distinguish unique visitors and sessions | 2 years |
__gads, __gpi, __eoi, IDE, DSID and similar |
Google AdSense / Google advertising | Serve and measure ads, cap how often an ad is shown, prevent ad fraud and, with consent, personalise ads | Up to 13 months |
Advertising partners named in the consent message may set their own cookies, subject to your choices there. The message lists every partner and links to their privacy policies.
3. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
When you first visit www.kidspatch.ie, a consent message asks for your choice before any analytics or advertising cookies are set, with “Accept” and “Decline” (or “Consent” and “Do not consent”) given equal weight. Google Analytics is not loaded at all unless you consent to it. Once we show advertising, visitors from the European Economic Area, the UK and Switzerland see Google’s consent message instead (a Google-certified consent management platform using the IAB Europe Transparency & Consent Framework), which also lets you open “Manage options” to decide purpose by purpose and partner by partner.
You can manage or change your preferences at any time:
- Via the “Cookie Preferences” link in our footer, which reopens the consent settings.
- Via Your Web Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through browser options:
- Google Chrome Cookie Settings
- Mozilla Firefox Cookie Settings
- Apple Safari Cookie Settings
- Microsoft Edge Cookie Settings
- Google Analytics Opt-Out: You can prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics by installing the official Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
- Personalised ads across Google: manage them at My Ad Center. See also How Google uses information from sites that use its services.
4. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect technical updates or legal requirement changes. Please re-visit this page periodically to stay informed.
5. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact:
- Email: info@kidspatch.ie
- Website: www.kidspatch.ie