What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer, tablet or mobile device when you visit a website. They help websites function correctly, remember your preferences, improve your browsing experience and provide information about how visitors use the site.
Some cookies are essential for the website to operate, while others help us analyse website performance or improve the services we provide.
When you first visit our website, you will be asked to choose which optional cookies you wish to accept. You can update your preferences at any time through our cookie consent banner.
Types of cookies we use
We use the following categories of cookies on our website.
Essential Cookies
Essential cookies are required for the website to function properly. They enable important features such as secure payment processing, fraud prevention and website security. These cookies cannot be disabled because the website would not function correctly without them.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
__stripe_mid | Stripe | Used to help detect and prevent fraudulent payment activity during online transactions. | .fourswans.ie |
__stripe_sid | Stripe | Used to support secure payment processing and fraud prevention. | .fourswans.ie |
m | Stripe | Used to maintain a secure payment session and support fraud prevention during payment processing. | m.stripe.com |
Advertising Cookies
Advertising cookies help us understand how visitors arrive at and interact with our website. They record referral sources and visitor journeys, helping us measure the effectiveness of our marketing activities and improve the user experience.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
sbjs_first | WooCommerce | Stores information about the visitor’s first visit and referral source. | .fourswans.ie |
sbjs_first_add | WooCommerce | Stores additional information about how visitors arrive at and use the website to help understand traffic sources. | .fourswans.ie |
sbjs_current | WooCommerce | Stores information about the visitor’s current visit and traffic source. | .fourswans.ie |
sbjs_current_add | WooCommerce | Stores additional information about the visitor’s current referral source. | .fourswans.ie |
sbjs_session | WooCommerce | Maintains information about the visitor’s current browsing session to support visitor attribution and website analytics. | .fourswans.ie |
sbjs_migrations | WooCommerce | Helps maintain the accuracy and consistency of visitor attribution data. | .fourswans.ie |
sbjs_udata | WooCommerce | Stores anonymous visitor attribution information to help analyse website traffic and improve the website. | .fourswans.ie |
Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use our website by collecting information about website usage and user behaviour. This information helps us monitor website performance, improve functionality and enhance the overall user experience.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
s7 | Adobe Analytics | Collects information about website usage and visitor behaviour to help analyse website performance and improve the user experience. | fourswans.ie |
Performance Cookies
Performance cookies help improve the functionality and performance of our website by supporting features that enhance the user experience.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
wpEmojiSettingsSupports | WordPress | Used to determine whether your browser supports emoji functionality, helping ensure emojis display correctly across the website. | fourswans.ie |
How can you manage cookies?
When you first visit our website, you will be given the option to accept or reject non-essential cookies through our cookie consent banner.
You can also control or delete cookies through your web browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View which cookies have been stored.
- Delete individual or all cookies.
- Block cookies from specific websites.
- Block all cookies.
- Delete all cookies when you close your browser.
Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality and performance of our website.
Changes to this Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legislation, technology or the way we use cookies. Any updates will be published on this page, and we encourage you to review this policy periodically.