Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently and to provide information to the operators of the site. Cookies may be set by the website you are visiting ("first-party cookies") or by third-party services present on the page.

Similar technologies include web beacons (also called pixel tags), local storage, and session storage. This policy covers all such technologies where relevant to this website.

Cookies are either "session cookies", which are deleted when you close your browser, or "persistent cookies", which remain on your device for a defined period or until you delete them.

Cookies We Use

The cookies on this website fall into the following categories. Only essential cookies are placed without your consent. All other categories require your explicit consent, which you may provide or withdraw through the cookie preference tool on this site.

Essential Cookies

Essential cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of this website. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and page access. Without these cookies, services you have asked for cannot be provided. Because they are strictly necessary, they do not require your consent under the ePrivacy Regulations (SI 336 of 2011) as transposed in Ireland.

Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies allow us to count visits and understand how visitors navigate the website. This helps us improve the structure and content of the site. The information collected is aggregated and does not directly identify any individual. We only set analytics cookies with your consent.

At the time of this policy, this website does not currently use any third-party analytics service. If this changes, this policy will be updated to describe the analytics cookies in use, their purpose, and their retention period before any such cookies are deployed.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation, such as remembering your language preference or region. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, some or all of these services may not function properly. We only set functional cookies with your consent.

This website currently has no functional cookies deployed beyond those listed under Essential Cookies.

Third-Party Cookies

Some pages of this website embed content from third-party services. On the contact page, we embed a Google Maps map. When this map is loaded, Google may set cookies on your device in accordance with Google's own cookie and privacy policies. These are set by a third party and are outside our direct control.

We do not embed third-party social media content, advertising networks, or tracking pixels on this website. We do not use any third-party behavioural advertising technologies.

Where third-party cookies may be set, we seek to minimise this by loading third-party content with appropriate privacy attributes and by only loading such content after your consent has been obtained where required.

Consent and Control

When you first visit this website, a cookie consent banner is displayed at the top of the page. You are presented with options to accept all cookies, reject all non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences by category.

Your preference is stored using the essential cookie named rvi_consent. This means you will not be asked for consent on every visit.

You may change your cookie preferences at any time by clearing the rvi_consent cookie from your browser settings and refreshing the page, which will cause the consent banner to reappear. You may also update preferences using your browser's cookie management tools.

Consent for non-essential cookies is obtained before those cookies are set. Refusing consent for non-essential cookies does not affect your ability to use the core informational content of this site.

Managing Cookies in Your Browser

In addition to the consent controls on this website, you can manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to view, delete, and block cookies. Instructions for common browsers are available on their respective support pages. Note that blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of websites you visit.

The following resources provide guidance on cookie management for major browsers:

• Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
• Mozilla Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
• Apple Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
• Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions

You can also opt out of certain analytics tracking using browser extensions such as the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, should we deploy Google Analytics in the future.

Legal Framework

Our use of cookies is governed by the European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Privacy and Electronic Communications) Regulations 2011 (SI 336/2011), which implement the EU ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC as amended by 2009/136/EC) in Ireland. These regulations are applied alongside the GDPR and the Data Protection Acts 1988 to 2018.

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) is the supervisory authority for data protection in Ireland. Guidance on cookies from the DPC is available at dataprotection.ie.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy when we add new features to the website, when the regulatory framework changes, or when we change the third-party services we use. The date at the top of this document reflects the most recent revision. Where changes are material, we will take reasonable steps to bring them to your attention, which may include resetting the consent banner so you can review your preferences under the updated policy.

Questions about this Cookie Policy may be sent to [email protected].