What are cookies?
A “cookie” is a small file that may be stored on your computer or mobile device by a website you visit. Cookies can allow sites to record your activities or preferences, or contain data useful for the proper functioning of the site itself. Cookies can be set by the owner of the website, or by third party services authorised by the website owner, to carry out functions such as web analytics.
There are two main types of cookie: “session” cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser, while “persistent” cookies remain on your device after you go offline and allow sites you visit to “remember” you and your preferences.
Why do we use cookies on our website?
spunout uses cookies that track user behaviour. Through analysis, the information gathered is used to improve our service and user experience. Visitors to spunout are prompted with a notification asking them to give clear consent to the site’s use of cookies via an opt-in checkbox.
The law states that we can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of this site. For all other types of cookies, you can deny or withdraw your consent if you wish, though this may reduce the overall quality of your experience using the spunout website. By clicking the ‘Accept All Cookies’ button on the cookie bar to give us permission for all the cookies we wish to use.
What types of cookies do we use?
- Strictly necessary cookies. These cookies are necessary for the websites to work, and enable you to move around our sites and use their services and features. It is not possible to disable these cookies, as doing so may make certain features or content unavailable and/or impact the security of the sites. If you use your browser setting to block them, we cannot guarantee your security or predict how the website will perform during your visit.
- Analytics cookies. These cookies are used to analyse how you use our websites, including which pages you view most often, how you interact with the content, measure how many errors that occur and test different design ideas. The information is used to report and evaluate your activities and patterns as a user of our website. These cookies may include persistent cookies which are used to remember your actions on the websites. These cookies will only be set with your consent and may be provided by our third party analytics tool providers and the information obtained through these cookies will be disclosed to, or collected directly by, these third party service providers. For example, we use Google Analytics to analyse usage of our websites, including the number of page views and unique visitors. You can find out more about Google Analytics cookies on their website. Google Analytics Cookies can be opted out of by clicking ‘Use necessary cookies only’.
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- Stripe cookies. Our donation management system, Stripe, utilises cookies to enable website visitors to make a donation to spunout through our website. You can find out more about Stripe cookies on the Stripe website. Stripe Cookies can be opted out of by clicking ‘Use necessary cookies only’.
- Third party cookies. As well as spunout’s own cookies, you may also experience third-party services that set their own cookies to monitor usage statistics and personalise adverts. These cookies help us understand if our advertisements are effective and enables us to reach the right people with our adverts. These include cookies set by Facebook, Twitter, YouTube (Google), TikTok, Snapchat, and Google Ads. All of these cookies can be opted out of by clicking ‘Use necessary cookies only’.
Managing consent for cookies
We use strictly necessary cookies to make our site work. You are automatically opted out of all cookies that are not necessary for the site to function. You can have our website remember your opt-out by clicking the ‘Use necessary cookies only’ button on the cookie bar on our website. You can change your consent or withdraw your consent here.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and mintori your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
How can you make a complaint?
If you have any question or concerns about our cookies policy and our privacy practices or if you wish to file a complaint, please contact us by emailing [email protected] or by writing to our Data Protection Officer at the address below.
If we fail to satisfactorily resolve your concerns or complaint, or you otherwise consider it necessary, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission of Ireland. Contact information for the Data Protection Commission is listed below.
Webpage: www.dataprotection.ie
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: (01) 765 0100 or 1800 437 437, Monday-Friday from 9:30am-5pm
Address: Data Protection Commissioner, 21 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2, D02 RD28
How can you contact us?
If you have any general questions, you can email us at [email protected].
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or how we use your data, you can email our Data Protection Officer at [email protected].
Our postal address is spunout, 48 Fleet Street, Dublin 2.
Full list of cookies we use
Necessary cookies
Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| __stripe_mid | Stripe | This cookie is necessary for making credit card transactions on the website. The service is provided by Stripe.com which allows online transactions without storing any credit card information. | 1 year |
| __stripe_sid | Stripe | This cookie is necessary for making credit card transactions on the website. The service is provided by Stripe.com which allows online transactions without storing any credit card information. | 0 day |
| _ab | m.stripe.com | This cookie is necessary for making credit card transactions on the website. The service is provided by Stripe.com which allows online transactions without storing any credit card information. | Session |
| _grecaptcha | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | Persistent | |
| _GRECAPTCHA [x2] | Google
www.recaptcha.net |
This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | 179 days |
| _mf | m.stripe.com | This cookie is necessary for making credit card transactions on the website. The service is provided by Stripe.com which allows online transactions without storing any credit card information. | Session |
| 1.gif | Cookiebot | Used to count the number of sessions to the website, necessary for optimizing CMP product delivery. | Session |
| auth | SurveyMonkey | Registers whether the user is logged in. This allows the website owner to make parts of the website inaccessible, based on the user’s log-in status. | Session |
| cf_clearance | Donorbox | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. | 1 year |
| CookieConsent | Cookiebot | Stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain | 1 year |
| id | m.stripe.com | Pending | Session |
| object(#-#-##:#:#.#) | prod.smassets.net | Holds the users timezone. | Persistent |
| rc::a | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | Persistent | |
| rc::b | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. | Session | |
| rc::c | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. | Session | |
| rc::d-15# | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. | Persistent | |
| rc::f | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. | Persistent | |
| sc_anonymous_id | widget.sndcdn.com | Used in context with the 3D-view-function on the website. | 10 years |
| test_cookie | Used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies. | 0 day | |
| uc_session | Dropbox | Used to implement or transfer content through Dropbox. | Session |
Preference cookies
Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, such as your preferred language or the region that you are in.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| #:state | Livechat | Necessary for the functionality of the website’s chat-box function. | Persistent |
| @@lc_ids | Livechat | Necessary for the functionality of the website’s chat-box function. | Persistent |
| __lc_cid | LiveChat | Necessary for the functionality of the website’s chat-box function. | 399 days |
| __lc_cst | LiveChat | Necessary for the functionality of the website’s chat-box function. | 399 days |
| __oauth_redirect_detector | LiveChat | Allows the website to recoqnise the visitor, in order to optimize the chat-box functionality. | 0 day |
| last_pys_utm_campaign | spunout.ie | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences. | Session |
| last_pys_utm_medium | spunout.ie | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences. | Session |
| m | Stripe | Determines the device used to access the website. This allows the website to be formatted accordingly. | 399 days |
| maps/gen_204 | Used in context with the website’s map integration. The cookie stores user interaction with the map in order to optimize its functionality. | Session | |
| #:state | Livechat | Necessary for the functionality of the website’s chat-box function. | Persistent |
| @@lc_ids | Livechat | Necessary for the functionality of the website’s chat-box function. | Persistent |
| __lc_cid | LiveChat | Necessary for the functionality of the website’s chat-box function. | 399 days |
| __lc_cst | LiveChat | Necessary for the functionality of the website’s chat-box function. | 399 days |
Statistic cookies
Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| ga [x2] | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years | |
| _ga_# [x2] | Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit. | 2 years | |
| _gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | 0 day | |
| _gid | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 0 day | |
| _hjCookieTest | Hotjar | Collects data on the user’s navigation and behavior on the website. This is used to compile statistical reports and heatmaps for the website owner. | Session |
| _hjSession_# | Hotjar | Collects statistics on the visitor’s visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read. | 0 day |
| _hjSessionUser_# | Hotjar | Collects statistics on the visitor’s visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read. | 1 year |
| _livechat_has_visited | Livechat | Identifies the visitor across devices and visits, in order to optimize the chat-box function on the website. | Persistent |
| _tldtest_# [x2] | prod.smassets.net | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Session |
| _tt_enable_cookie | Tiktok | Used by the social networking service, TikTok, for tracking the use of embedded services. | 1 year |
| 1 | m.stripe.com | Registers data on visitors’ website-behaviour. This is used for internal analysis and website optimization. | Session |
| amp_# | prod.smassets.net | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Persistent |
| amplitude_unsent_# | prod.smassets.net | Registers data on visitors’ website-behaviour. This is used for internal analysis and website optimization. | Persistent |
| amplitude_unsent_identify_# | prod.smassets.net | Registers data on visitors’ website-behaviour. This is used for internal analysis and website optimization. | Persistent |
| apex__sm | SurveyMonkey | Gathers information on the user’s interaction with the SurveyMonkey-Widget on the website, for statistical analysis and website optimization. | Session |
| collect | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | Session | |
| hjActiveViewportIds | Hotjar | This cookie contains an ID string on the current session. This contains non-personal information on what subpages the visitor enters – this information is used to optimize the visitor’s experience. | Persistent |
| hjViewportId | Hotjar | Saves the user’s screen size in order to adjust the size of images on the website. | Session |
| last_pys_landing_page | spunout.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | 6 days |
| last_pysTrafficSource | spunout.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | 6 days |
| number(#) | widget.sndcdn.com | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session |
| pys_bingid | spunout.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Session |
| pys_fbadid | spunout.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Session |
| pys_first_visit | spunout.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | 6 days |
| pys_gadid | spunout.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Session |
| pys_landing_page | spunout.ie | Detects and stores which landing page was presented to the user. | 6 days |
| pys_padid | spunout.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Session |
| pys_session_limit | spunout.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | 0 day |
| pys_start_session | spunout.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Session |
| pys_utm_campaign | spunout.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Session |
| pys_utm_content | spunout.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Session |
| pys_utm_medium | spunout.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Session |
| pys_utm_source | spunout.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Session |
| pys_utm_term | spunout.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Session |
| pysTrafficSource | spunout.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | 6 days |
| S | Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes. | 0 day | |
| sentryReplaySession | embed-cdn.spotifycdn.com | Registers data on visitors’ website-behaviour. This is used for internal analysis and website optimization. | Session |
| sm_rec | SurveyMonkey | Gathers information on the user’s interaction with the SurveyMonkey-Widget on the website, for statistical analysis and website optimization. | Session |
| u_scsid | sc-static.net | Registers data on visitors’ website-behaviour. This is used for internal analysis and website optimization. | Session |
| X-AB | sc-static.net | This cookie is used by the website’s operator in context with multi-variate testing. This is a tool used to combine or change content on the website. This allows the website to find the best variation/edition of the site. | 0 day |
Marketing cookies
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| #-# | YouTube | Pending | Session |
| _fbc | spunout.ie | This cookie is used by Facebook to target advertisement based on user behavior and preferences across multiple websites. The cookie contains an encrypted ID which allows Facebook to identify the user across websites. | 6 days |
| _fbp | spunout.ie | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | 6 days |
| _gcl_au | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. | 3 months | |
| _schn1 | sc-static.net | Sets a unique ID for the visitor, that allows third party advertisers to target the visitor with relevant advertisement. This pairing service is provided by third party advertisement hubs, which facilitates real-time bidding for advertisers. | 0 day |
| _scid | sc-static.net | Sets a unique ID for the visitor, that allows third party advertisers to target the visitor with relevant advertisement. This pairing service is provided by third party advertisement hubs, which facilitates real-time bidding for advertisers. | 13 months |
| _scid_r | sc-static.net | Sets a unique ID for the visitor, that allows third party advertisers to target the visitor with relevant advertisement. This pairing service is provided by third party advertisement hubs, which facilitates real-time bidding for advertisers. | 13 months |
| _screload | sc-static.net | Used by Snapchat to implement advertisement content on the website – The cookie detects the efficiency of the ads and collects visitor data for further visitor segmentation. | Session |
| _ttp [x2] | Tiktok | Used by the social networking service, TikTok, for tracking the use of embedded services. | 1 year |
| -2eb4da-5abd2eb8 | YouTube | Pending | Session |
| -6d296d68-1ea847 | YouTube | Pending | Session |
| ads/ga-audiences | Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor’s online behaviour across websites. | Session | |
| COMPASS | Pending | 0 day | |
| ep# | SurveyMonkey | Saves user states across page requests when completing a web-based survey. | 3 months |
| fr | Meta Platforms, Inc. | Pending | 3 months |
| GFE_RTT | Used to implement the content through Google Docs. | Session | |
| i/adsct [x2] | Twitter Inc. | The cookie is used by Twitter.com in order to determine the number of visitors accessing the website through Twitter advertisement content. | Session |
| IDE | Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user’s actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser’s ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user. | 399 days | |
| iU5q-!O9@$ | YouTube | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Session |
| last_pys_bingid | spunout.ie | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences. | Session |
| last_pys_fbadid | spunout.ie | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences. | Session |
| last_pys_gadid | spunout.ie | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences. | Session |
| last_pys_padid | spunout.ie | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences. | Session |
| last_pys_utm_content | spunout.ie | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences. | Session |
| last_pys_utm_source | spunout.ie | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences. | Session |
| last_pys_utm_term | spunout.ie | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences. | Session |
| LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session |
| lastExternalReferrer | Meta Platforms, Inc. | Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL-address. | Persistent |
| lastExternalReferrerTime | Meta Platforms, Inc. | Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL-address. | Persistent |
| LogsDatabaseV2:V#||LogsRequestsStore | YouTube | Pending | Persistent |
| muc_ads | Twitter Inc. | Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant. | 399 days |
| nextId | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session |
| NID | Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user’s device. The ID is used for targeted ads. | 6 months | |
| pagead/1p-conversion/#/ | Pending | Session | |
| pagead/1p-user-list/# | Tracks if the user has shown interest in specific products or events across multiple websites and detects how the user navigates between sites. This is used for measurement of advertisement efforts and facilitates payment of referral-fees between websites. | Session | |
| pagead/landing [x2] | Collects data on visitor behaviour from multiple websites, in order to present more relevant advertisement – This also allows the website to limit the number of times that they are shown the same advertisement. | Session | |
| personalization_id | Twitter Inc. | This cookie is set by Twitter – The cookie allows the visitor to share content from the website onto their Twitter profile. | 399 days |
| PREF | YouTube | Registers a unique ID that is used by Google to keep statistics of how the visitor uses YouTube videos across different websites. | 8 months |
| remote_sid | YouTube | Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website. | Session |
| requests | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session |
Unclassified cookies
Unclassified cookies are cookies that we are in the process of classifying, together with the providers of individual cookies.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| @@lc_auth_token:217ed45c-7f5d-461a-b333-fd7908c7784a | Livechat | Pending | Persistent |
| _hjLocalStorageTest | spunout.ie | Pending | Persistent |
| amp_cookie_test | prod.smassets.net | Pending | 1 year |
| pbid | spunout.ie | Pending | 179 days |
| side_storage_217ed45c-7f5d-461a-b333-fd7908c7784a | Livechat | Pending | Persistent |
| sm_dc | SurveyMonkey | Pending | Session |
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