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Necessary (7)
Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies. Kilkenny County Council uses anonymised Google Analytics data to measure user visits to and activity on our websites. We record this information in order to satisfy our responsibility to make annual reports/returns to the National Oversight and Audit Commission (NOAC)*. We make no attempt to identify individuals using this data. *Section 126C of the Local Government Reform Act 2014 sets out the functions of the National Oversight and Audit Commission (NOAC) to include the scrutiny of the performance of local government bodies against relevant indicators.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Maximum Storage Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie | |
| _gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | 1 day | HTTP Cookie | |
| _gid | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie | |
| 1.gif | Cookiebot | Used to count the number of sessions to the website, necessary for optimizing CMP product delivery. | Session | Pixel Tracker |
| bcookie | Used in order to detect spam and improve the website’s security. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie | |
| CookieConsent | Cookiebot | Stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| li_gc | Stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain | 180 days | HTTP Cookie |
Preferences (4)
Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Maximum Storage Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| last_pys_utm_campaign | visitkilkenny.ie | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| last_pys_utm_medium | visitkilkenny.ie | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| lidc | Registers which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This is used in context with load balancing, in order to optimize user experience. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie | |
| maps/gen_204 | Used in context with the website’s map integration. The cookie stores user interaction with the map in order to optimize its functionality. | Session | Pixel Tracker |
Statistics (19)
Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously. Kilkenny County Council uses anonymised Google Analytics data to measure user visits to and activity on our websites. We record this information in order to satisfy our responsibility to make annual reports/returns to the National Oversight and Audit Commission (NOAC)*. We make no attempt to identify individuals using this data. *Section 126C of the Local Government Reform Act 2014 sets out the functions of the National Oversight and Audit Commission (NOAC) to include the scrutiny of the performance of local government bodies against relevant indicators.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Maximum Storage Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga_# | Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie | |
| _hjSession_# | Hotjar | Collects statistics on the visitor’s visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| _hjSessionUser_# | Hotjar | Collects statistics on the visitor’s visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| last_pys_landing_page | visitkilkenny.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | 7 days | HTTP Cookie |
| last_pysTrafficSource | visitkilkenny.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | 7 days | HTTP Cookie |
| pys_bingid | visitkilkenny.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| pys_fbadid | visitkilkenny.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| pys_first_visit | visitkilkenny.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | 7 days | HTTP Cookie |
| pys_gadid | visitkilkenny.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| pys_landing_page | visitkilkenny.ie | Detects and stores which landing page was presented to the user. | 7 days | HTTP Cookie |
| pys_padid | visitkilkenny.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| pys_session_limit | visitkilkenny.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| pys_start_session | visitkilkenny.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| pys_utm_campaign | visitkilkenny.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| pys_utm_content | visitkilkenny.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| pys_utm_medium | visitkilkenny.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| pys_utm_source | visitkilkenny.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| pys_utm_term | visitkilkenny.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| pysTrafficSource | visitkilkenny.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | 7 days | HTTP Cookie |
Marketing (37)
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. And are also used to enable some third-party plugins and services, such as youtube videos work correctly.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Maximum Storage Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #-# | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | YouTube | Pending | 180 days | HTTP Cookie |
| __Secure-YEC | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| _fbp | visitkilkenny.ie | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | 3 months | HTTP Cookie |
| _gcl_au | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. | 3 months | HTTP Cookie | |
| _gcl_ls | Tracks the conversion rate between the user and the advertisement banners on the website – This serves to optimise the relevance of the advertisements on the website. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage | |
| cee | capig.stape.cloud | Registers a unique ID that identifies the user’s device during return visits. Used for conversion tracking and to measure the efficacy of online ads. | 3 months | HTTP Cookie |
| iU5q-!O9@$ | YouTube | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| last_pys_bingid | visitkilkenny.ie | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| last_pys_fbadid | visitkilkenny.ie | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| last_pys_gadid | visitkilkenny.ie | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| last_pys_padid | visitkilkenny.ie | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| last_pys_utm_content | visitkilkenny.ie | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| last_pys_utm_source | visitkilkenny.ie | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| last_pys_utm_term | visitkilkenny.ie | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| lastExternalReferrer | Meta Platforms, Inc. | Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL-address. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| lastExternalReferrerTime | Meta Platforms, Inc. | Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL-address. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| LogsDatabaseV2:V#||LogsRequestsStore | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| NID | Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user’s device. The ID is used for targeted ads. | 6 months | HTTP Cookie | |
| pagead/1p-user-list/# | Tracks if the user has shown interest in specific products or events across multiple websites and detects how the user navigates between sites. This is used for measurement of advertisement efforts and facilitates payment of referral-fees between websites. | Session | Pixel Tracker | |
| remote_sid | YouTube | Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| ServiceWorkerLogsDatabase#SWHealthLog | YouTube | Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website. | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| test_cookie | Used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie | |
| TESTCOOKIESENABLED | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| topicsLastReferenceTime | Meta Platforms, Inc. | Collects data on the user across websites – This data is used to make advertisement more relevant. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube | Tries to estimate the users’ bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. | 180 days | HTTP Cookie |
| YSC | YouTube | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| YtIdbMeta#databases | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| yt-remote-cast-available | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-device-id | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-session-app | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-session-name | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
Unclassified (1)
Unclassified cookies are cookies that we are in the process of classifying, together with the providers of individual cookies.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Maximum Storage Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pbid | visitkilkenny.ie | Pending | 180 days | HTTP Cookie |
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