Cookies Information

Most websites use cookies in order to improve the visitor experience by enabling that website to ‘remember’ you, either for the duration of your visit (using a ‘session cookie’) or for repeat visits (using a ‘persistent cookie’).

Cookies may be set by the website you are visiting (‘first party cookies’) or they may be set by other websites who run content on the page you are viewing (‘third party cookies’).

This website uses cookies, by continuing to use this website we assume you agree to their use.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a simple text file that is stored on your computer, or mobile, device by a website’s server and only that server will be able to retrieve, or read, the contents of that cookie. Each cookie is unique to your web browser. It will usually contain some anonymous information such as a unique identifier and the site name and some digits and numbers.

• First party cookies: First party cookies are set by the website you are visiting.
• Third party cookies: Third party cookies are set by a different organisation to the owner of the website you are visiting. For example, the website might use a third party analytics company who will set a cookie to perform this service. The website you are visiting may also contain content embedded from services such as YouTube or Flickr, and these services may set their own cookies.
• Remarketing Cookies:  A website may use a third party advertising network to deliver targeted advertising on their website, these may also have the capability to track your browsing across different sites. This website does not use this type of cookie.
• Session cookies: Session cookies are stored temporarily during a browsing session and are deleted from the user’s device when the browser is closed.
• Persistent cookies: This type of cookie is saved on your computer for a fixed period and is not deleted when the browser is closed. We use persistent cookies when we need to manage return visits. For example, we use this type of cookie to know how many repeat visits the site receives compared with new visits or to indicate cookie consent.
• Flash cookies: Many websites use Adobe Flash Player to deliver video and game content to their users. Adobe utilise their own cookies, which are not manageable through your browser settings but are used by the Flash Player for similar purposes, such as storing your preferences or tracking users. Flash cookies work in a different way to web browser cookies rather than having individual cookies for particular jobs, a website is restricted to storing all data in one cookie. You can control how much data can be stored in that cookie but you cannot choose the type of information stored. Find out how to manage flash cookies.

Post Insurance Cookies

• Analytics cookies
  We use Google Analytics to measure how users interact with our website content, for example what are the most popular pages. Google Analytics is Google's free web analytics tool that mainly helps website owners to understand how their visitors engage with their website by setting cookies on the domain of the site you are visiting. Analytic cookies used on this site include V5, IMRID, __utma, __utmb, __utmc, __utmz; they collect information anonymously and report website trends without identifying individual visitors. Learn more about Analytics cookies and privacy information. V5 and IMRID are Doubleclick Floodlight tags. Learn more about Doubleclick tags.
• Functional cookies
  We use a combination of session and persistent cookies to display the website and provide interactive tools. Functional cookies used on this site include: ASPSESSIONIDXXXXXXXX.
• Third party cookies
  We use third party cookies to measure the effectiveness of advertisement. Postinsurance.ie does not control the dissemination of these cookies. You should check the relevant third party website for more information about such cookies. 
• Id, _drt_ (Doubleclick.net): Measure the effectiveness of advertising.

Click here to view our Cookies Information Table 

Managing cookies

How can I control cookies?

Web browser cookies
Some people find the idea of a website storing information on their computer or mobile device a bit intrusive, particularly if this information is stored and used by a third party without their knowledge. Although this is generally quite harmless, you may not, for example, want to see advertising targeted to your interests. It is possible to block some or all cookies, or even to delete cookies that have already been set; but you need to be aware that you might lose some of the functionality of the website by doing so.

If you don’t want to receive cookies, you can modify your browser settings so that it notifies you when cookies are sent to it or you can refuse cookies altogether. You can also delete cookies that have already been set.

If you wish to restrict or block the web browser cookies set on your device, you can do this through your browser settings; the Help function within your browser explains how to change these settings.