Cookie Policy
About this cookie policy.
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them. You should read this policy to understand what cookies are, how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used and how to control the cookie preferences. For further information on how we use, store and keep your personal data secure, see our Privacy Policy.
You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Declaration on our website.
Learn more about who we are, how you can contact us and how we process personal data in our Privacy Policy.
Your consent applies to the following domains: vmdigital.ie
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. The cookies are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make the website more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyze what works and where it needs improvement.
How do we use cookies?
As most of the online services, our website uses cookies first-party and third-party cookies for a number of purposes. The first-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.
The third-party cookies used on our websites are used mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.
What types of cookies do we use?
The cookies used on our website are grouped into the following categories.
The below list details the cookies used in our website.
Cookie | Description |
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Necessary | |
CookieLawInfoConsent | CookieYes sets this cookie to record the default button state of the corresponding category and the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. |
JSESSIONID | New Relic uses this cookie to store a session identifier so that New Relic can monitor session counts for an application. |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Advertisement" category . |
viewed_cookie_policy | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. |
Functional | |
UserMatchHistory | LinkedIn sets this cookie for LinkedIn Ads ID syncing. |
lang | LinkedIn sets this cookie to remember a user's language setting. |
bcookie | LinkedIn sets this cookie from LinkedIn share buttons and ad tags to recognize browser ID. |
lidc | LinkedIn sets the lidc cookie to facilitate data center selection. |
bscookie | LinkedIn sets this cookie to store performed actions on the website. |
__cf_bm | This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. |
Analytics | |
_gat_gtag_UA_* | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store a unique user ID. |
_hjSession_* | Hotjar sets this cookie to ensure data from subsequent visits to the same site is attributed to the same user ID, which persists in the Hotjar User ID, which is unique to that site. |
_hjSessionUser_* | Hotjar sets this cookie to ensure data from subsequent visits to the same site is attributed to the same user ID, which persists in the Hotjar User ID, which is unique to that site. |
_ga_* | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. |
_hjRecordingLastActivity | Hotjar sets this cookie when a user recording starts and when data is sent through the WebSocket. |
_hjRecordingEnabled | Hotjar sets this cookie when a Recording starts and is read when the recording module is initialized, to see if the user is already in a recording in a particular session. |
CONSENT | YouTube sets this cookie via embedded YouTube videos and registers anonymous statistical data. |
_gcl_au | Provided by Google Tag Manager to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services. |
_ga | The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. |
_gid | Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. |
_gat_gtag_UA_113989334_1 | Set by Google to distinguish users. |
vuid | Vimeo installs this cookie to collect tracking information by setting a unique ID to embed videos to the website. |
_hjFirstSeen | Hotjar sets this cookie to identify a new user’s first session. It stores a true/false value, indicating whether it was the first time Hotjar saw this user. |
_hjIncludedInSessionSample | Hotjar sets this cookie to know whether a user is included in the data sampling defined by the site's daily session limit. |
_hjIncludedInPageviewSample | Hotjar sets this cookie to know whether a user is included in the data sampling defined by the site's pageview limit. |
_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | Hotjar sets this cookie to detect the first pageview session of a user. This is a True/False flag set by the cookie. |
_hjTLDTest | To determine the most generic cookie path that has to be used instead of the page hostname, Hotjar sets the _hjTLDTest cookie to store different URL substring alternatives until it fails. |
Advertisement | |
_ttp | TikTok set this cookie to track and improve the performance of advertising campaigns, as well as to personalise the user experience. |
li_sugr | LinkedIn sets this cookie to collect user behaviour data to optimise the website and make advertisements on the website more relevant. |
_tt_enable_cookie | Tiktok set this cookie to collect data about behaviour and activities on the website and to measure the effectiveness of the advertising. |
YSC | Youtube sets this cookie to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube sets this cookie to measure bandwidth, determining whether the user gets the new or old player interface. |
yt-remote-device-id | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. |
yt.innertube::requests | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
yt.innertube::nextId | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
yt-remote-connected-devices | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. |
test_cookie | The test_cookie is set by doubleclick.net and is used to determine if the user's browser supports cookies. |
_fbp | This cookie is set by Facebook to display advertisements when either on Facebook or on a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising, after visiting the website. |
fr | Facebook sets this cookie to show relevant advertisements to users by tracking user behaviour across the web, on sites that have Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin. |
IDE | Google DoubleClick IDE cookies are used to store information about how the user uses the website to present them with relevant ads and according to the user profile. |
Others | |
_hjIncludedInSessionSample_2552353 | Description is currently not available. |
cf_clearance | Description is currently not available. |
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | Description is currently not available. |
STATSESSID | Description is currently not available. |
AnalyticsSyncHistory | No description |
li_gc | No description |
_hjSessionUser_2552353 | No description |
_hjSession_2552353 | No description |
test | No description available. |
How can I control the cookie preferences?
You can manage your cookies preferences by clicking on the Cookie settings button and enabling or disabling the cookie categories on the popup according to your preferences.
In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. To find out more on how to manage and delete cookies, visit wikipedia.org, www.allaboutcookies.org.