A cookie is a small text file that a website can store on your computer to help keep track of various items, like if you want to stay logged into a website, or your preferences within a website.
We use cookies on our website to:
- allow certain functionality to work i.e. search facilities – to allow search selections to be maintained for the duration of your search.
- anonymously track activity on our website via Google Analytics. This information is used to to keep our site relevant and make it easier to use – www.google.com/intl/en/privacypolicy.html.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Cookies used on this website
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
| _gid | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 1 day | |
| _gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | 1 day | |
| _ga | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years | |
| Cookie Control | meathppn.ie | Used to register and identify your cookie preferences | 3 months |
| wordpress_test_cookie | meathppn.ie | The cookie is used to check whether your web browser is set to allow, or reject cookies (it’s a session cookie). | On browser close |
| _mailmunch_visitor_id | meathppn.ie | This is a cookie pattern that appends a unique identifier for a website visitor, used for tracking purposes. The ain purpose of this cookie is targeting/advertising. | 1 year |
| mailmunch_second_pageview | meathppn.ie | This cookie is set by MailMunch which is email collection and email marketing platform. It is required to manage their subscription service and store user preferences | 1 year |
| __Secure-3PSIDCC | This cookie is used to build a profile of the website visitor’s interests in order to show relevant & personalized Google advertising. | 1 year | |
| NID | Advertising cookie by google | 6 months | |
| SEARCH_SAMESITE | This cookie is used to prevent the browser from sending this cookie along with cross-site requests. | 6 months | |
| _Secure-3PAPISID | Used by for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor’s interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising | 2 years | |
| SAPISID, SIDCC, APISID, SSID, HSID | These cookies, provided by Google Inc., are used in conjunction with the Google+1 button to enable you to share information publicly, as part of your Google Profile. https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en | 2 years | |
| _Secure-3PSID | Used by for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor’s interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising | 2 years | |
| SID | Google: We use security cookies to authenticate users, prevent fraudulent use of login credentials, and protect user data from unauthorized parties. For example, we use cookies called ‘SID’ and ‘HSID’ which contain digitally signed and encrypted records of a user’s Google account ID and most recent sign-in time. The combination of these two cookies allows us to block many types of attack, such as attempts to steal the content of forms that you complete on web pages. | 2 years | |
| FORMASSEMBLY | tfaforms.com | Pending | Session |
| AWSALBCORS | tfaforms.com | Pending | 7 days |
To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
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Do we share the information we receive?
Information of this type will only be shared about users who have caused or attempted to cause damage to the website. This type of information would be shared only as a result of “hacking” attacks, fraud or other illegal activities.
We may choose to release automatic information (see above) and other information received to the website to companies and organisations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Links to Other Websites
In order to make more information easier to find for our users, Meath.ie and the other Council websites link to content owned and hosted by other local authorities, government agencies, companies, organisations, etc.
Meath County Council has no responsibility for the privacy practices of other websites.
Contact our Data Protection Officer
If you have any questions in relation to Meath County Council and Data Protection you can contact the Data Protection Officer.
- email dataprotection@meathcoco.ie
- write to Data Protection Officer, Meath County Council, Buvinda House, Navan, Co. Meath C15 Y291
- Telephone 046 9097000