Cookies & Similar Technologies Policy

Keeping Your Data Secure

We think it's important for you to understand how cookies and other similar technologies are used by Chrome Insurance and our partners. We have provided this policy to tell you more about why we use cookies and other similar identifying technologies, the types of cookies and similar technologies we use, and your choices in relation to these technologies. In this policy we use the term “cookies” to refer to cookies and other similar technologies covered by the EU Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive (e-Privacy).

Cookies And What They Do

Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your device when you visit a website. Some cookies are only placed on your device for the time you are browsing the website. Others may be stored on your device and sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognises that cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise a user’s device.

Cookies are commonly used by websites to remember some aspect of your current or previous visit. This could include things like the choices you’ve made or preferences you’ve chosen during your visit. Websites commonly do this in order to improve or tailor your current and future visits to that site or other related sites.

They are stored in your browser’s cache and allow a website or a third party to recognise your browser. Most browsers support cookies but you can configure your computer or mobile device browser's settings locally to reflect your preference to accept or reject cookies, including how to handle third-party cookies (see Accepting, deleting, and how to turn off cookies section below).

By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

Chrome Insurance And Cookies

Our policy is to use cookies only to improve the way we do business with you or when they’re essential to the way the site works.

The types of activities we may use cookies for are to:

• Find out how people use our sites, such as how often they visit, which pages they go to, and which links they click on, so that we can improve our sites.
• Help us to provide relevant information, such as details of products, services and other information that you may be interested in.

We use cookies to:

• Collect information that will help us to distinguish visitors, to understand visitors’ browsing habits on our website and to improve their experience.
• Compile statistical reports on website activity e.g. numbers of visitors and the pages they visit.
• Collect information that will allow us to tailor advertising to make it more relevant for you, based on your previous interactions with our website.
• Remember information about you when you visit our site. Some of the cookies are essential in order to provide our services to you.
• Maintain the security, safety, and integrity of our website.

Categories Of Cookies

Below, we have set out the main categories of cookies that we use on our website and what they are used for. These cookies are:

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. 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 then some or all of these services may not function properly.

Performance Cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.

Targeting Cookies

These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.

Other Similar Technologies

In addition to cookies, there are other similar technologies used on Chrome’s website.

• UTM CODES: These are strings that can appear in a URL (the “Uniform Resource Locator”, which is typically the http or https address entered to go to a web page) when a user moves from one web page or website to another, where the string can represent information about browsing, such as which advertisement, page, or publisher sent the user to the receiving website.
• LOCAL STORAGE: These are sets of data that can be stored on your browser by a site or application. They can be used to maintain preferences, a history of usage, or even the state or settings of a site or an application. Data is stored in Local Storage for the running of Google Analytics which allows Chrome Insurance to measure search traffic.

Chrome Insurance use these technologies to do things like help us see what features are most popular and create a more personalised experience.

These technologies can retrieve certain information about your browser and device such as: operating system, browser type, device type and version, referring website, website visited, IP address, and other similar information.

You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table at the foot of this policy:

Your browser will let you choose whether to accept browser cookies. And you may even be able to choose or limit the use of cookies and other similar technologies. But these technologies are an important part of how our services work, so removing or rejecting cookies, or limiting the use of other similar technologies could affect the availability and functionality of our services. There is some guidance you may find helpful contained in the following section.

Accepting, Deleting, And How To Turn Off Cookies

To review or change your cookie acceptance on chromeinsurance.ie please click the link below.

You can control which cookies are deployed on your device at any time by clicking link above, or by clicking on “Cookie Settings” contained in the footer of each page of our website.

Opt-in And Opt-out For Browsers

In addition, when you access chromeinsurance.ie via a browser, you can change your web browser settings to reflect your cookie preferences. Each browser is a little different, but these are usually these in settings under “privacy or security”. The links below provide information about cookie settings for the browsers supported by Chrome Insurance:

• Microsoft Edge
• Internet Explorer
• Mozilla Firefox
• Google Chrome
• Apple Safari
• Opera
  

If you want to delete any cookies that are already on your computer, please refer to the instructions for your file management software to locate the file or directory that stores cookies. Your chosen browser may also allow you to disable Javascript under its privacy and security or permissions settings.

Mobile Device Opt-Out

Your mobile operating system may let you opt-out from having your information collected or used for interest-based advertising on mobile devices. You should refer to the instructions provided by your mobile device’s manufacturer; this information is typically available under the “Settings” function of your mobile device. Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be performance or targeting cookies.

Google Analytics Opt-Out

For Google Analytics Advertising Features, you can opt-out through Google Ads Settings, Ad Settings for mobile applications. Google also provides a Google Analytics opt-out plug-in for the web.

Third-Party Tools

Various third parties provide browser plug-ins and applications that can help provide you with information on and limit or block third-party adverts, cookies and some Javascript-based technologies that may operate on your device.

In addition, both Google and Facebook provide tools to control use of advertising on their respective platforms. More information can be found in your account settings on the respective platforms, including in Google’s Privacy Centre and in Facebook’s Ad Settings.

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