Cookies Policy | Ireland
EncuentraIglesias.com
Last Updated: December 2025
This Cookies Policy applies to users located in Ireland and supplements our Ireland Privacy Policy.
This document is intended to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), the Data Protection Acts 1988–2018, the European Union (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Privacy and Electronic Communications) Regulations 2011 (ePrivacy Regulations), and the technical requirements of Google Consent Mode v2.
Territorial Scope of Application
This policy applies to individuals whose personal data are processed when they are physically located in Ireland at the time of accessing or using the website, regardless of their nationality or the language in which the content is displayed.
1. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or mobile device by websites that you visit.
They are widely used to ensure websites function properly, operate more efficiently, and provide aggregated information to website operators, without directly identifying individual users.
2. Why Do We Use Cookies?
We use first-party and third-party cookies for the following purposes:
Strictly Necessary Cookies: Essential for website security, session management, map rendering, and core directory functionality. These cookies do not require user consent.
Functional Cookies: Used to remember user preferences, such as language selection or the last searched region.
Analytics Cookies (Google Analytics 4): Used to understand how users in Ireland interact with the website through anonymous, aggregated usage statistics.
Advertising Cookies (Google AdSense): Used to display contextual or consent-based advertising that helps us keep the directory accessible free of charge.
3. Protection of Special Category Data (Religious Beliefs)
Under Article 9 of the GDPR, data revealing religious beliefs constitutes Special Category Personal Data.
EncuentraIglesias.com expressly confirms that it does not use cookies or tracking technologies to identify, profile, or infer the religious beliefs, spiritual affiliations, or faith practices of users.
All data collected through cookies is strictly technical, functional, or statistical in nature. Searching for places of worship on this website does not result in the tracking or storage of a user’s religious identity.
4. Google Consent Mode v2
In compliance with European privacy and consent requirements:
If you accept cookies, Google services operate in their standard mode.
If you decline cookies, the website sends only anonymised consent signals (“pings”) to Google.
No analytics or advertising cookies are stored on your device, and only aggregated, non-identifiable metrics are processed for basic performance measurement.
5. Cookie Categories Used
Category | Purpose | Mandatory
Technical | Security, session management, and map rendering | YES
Functional | Language preferences and search filters | NO
Analytics | Usage statistics and site performance (GA4) | NO
Marketing | Contextual or consent-based advertising (AdSense) | NO
6. Managing Consent and Your Rights
You remain in full control of your cookie preferences:
Consent Management Tool: You may modify or withdraw your consent at any time via our on-site cookie banner or preferences centre.
Browser Controls: You may also block or delete cookies through your browser settings (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge).
Lawfulness of Processing: Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to such withdrawal.
7. Link to Privacy Policy
This Cookies Policy forms part of our overall data protection framework.
For further information on how we process personal data and how to exercise your rights of access, rectification, restriction, or erasure, please consult:
👉 Ireland Privacy Policy
8. Contact Information
If you have any questions regarding this policy or data protection matters in Ireland, you may contact us at:
📩 info@encuentraiglesias.com