Cookie Policy

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently and to provide information to website owners.

How we use cookies

This website is designed to be privacy-first. By default, we do not use any cookies for tracking, advertising, or personalisation.

Analytics

If analytics are enabled on this website, we use Plausible Analytics, a privacy-focused analytics service that does not use cookies, does not collect personal data, and is fully compliant with UK GDPR, PECR, and ePrivacy regulations. No cookie banner is required for Plausible.

Plausible collects only aggregate, anonymised data such as page views, referral sources, and country of origin. No individual visitor can be identified.

Essential cookies

This website may use minimal essential cookies for basic functionality, such as:

• Theme preference — remembers whether you have chosen light or dark mode (stored in your browser's local storage, not as a cookie)
• Banner dismissal — remembers if you have dismissed the urgent symptoms banner during your visit (stored in session storage)

These do not track you and are not shared with any third party.

Third-party cookies

This website does not embed any third-party cookies, tracking pixels, social media widgets, or advertising scripts.

If a booking system (such as Cal.com) is enabled, it may set its own cookies when you interact with the booking widget. Please refer to the booking provider's cookie policy for details.

Managing cookies

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. However, since this website does not rely on cookies, this should not affect your experience.

Contact us

If you have any questions about this cookie policy, please contact us at Leona.Segrave@beaconhospital.ie.