Cookie Policy
In this Cookie Policy, we would like to inform you about what cookies are and which cookies we use on our website www.campusconnect.ie and our web application access portal at https://[university].mycampusconnect.ie/register. Operated by CampusConnect of The Glens, New Line, Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim, Ireland, acting as the Data Controller in accordance with the Irish Data Protection Act and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive 2002.
As changes in the law or changes to our company processes may make it necessary to adapt this cookie policy, we ask you to read through this cookie policy regularly. The Cookie Policy can be accessed, saved and printed out at any time.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small files that are sent by us to the browser of your end device when you visit our website and are stored there. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of technically necessary cookies. Other cookies, however, enable us to carry out various analyses. Cookies are, for example, able to recognise the browser you are using when you visit our web site again and to transmit various information to us. Among other things, cookies enable us to make our website more user-friendly and effective for you, for example by tracking your use of our web site and determining your preferred settings (e.g. country and language settings). If third parties process information via cookies, they collect the information directly via your browser. Cookies do not cause any damage to your end device. They cannot execute programs or contain viruses.
What types of cookies does CampusConnect use?
Below are the different types of cookies we may use on our websites:
Cookies that are strictly necessary
These cookies are necessary for the technical, security and core functionality of the website and cannot be disabled. These cookies do not store any personal data.
Function cookies
These cookies allow us to provide you with enhanced functionality and personalisation, such as remembering your language preferences and other inputs you have previously made on our websites. They may be set by us or by third parties. If you do not allow these cookies, some features may not work properly.
Performance cookies
These cookies help us understand how our websites are used, measure the popularity and effectiveness of our sites and improve the performance of our websites. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not be able to monitor your behaviour on our websites to improve them.
Legal basis for the use of cookies
The legal basis for the processing of so-called technically necessary cookies is our legitimate interest in processing personal data. The personal data will be deleted when they are no longer necessary for this purpose.
For other cookies or so-called third-party cookies or social media and marketing cookies, etc., we require your consent. If you have given us your consent to the use of cookies on the basis of a notice ("cookie banner") placed by us on the website, the lawfulness of the use is your consent. As soon as the data transmitted to us via the cookies is no longer required to achieve the purposes described above, this information will be deleted. Further storage may take place in individual cases if this is required by law.
Configuration of browser settings
You can manage your cookie settings using the setting options listed below or by configuring your browser settings. Most browsers are preset to accept cookies by default. However, you can configure your respective browser so that it only accepts certain cookies or not at all. You can also use your browser settings to delete cookies already stored in your browser or to have the storage period displayed. Furthermore, it is possible to set your browser to notify you before cookies are stored. Since the various browsers can differ in their respective functions, we ask you to use the respective help menu of your browser for the configuration options. If you would like a comprehensive overview of all third-party accesses to your Internet browser, we recommend that you install specially developed plug-ins for this purpose.
Disabling cookies in Internet Explorer
Select the "Tools" menu and then "Internet Options"
Click on the "Privacy" tab.
Select the appropriate setting.
Disabling cookies in Google Chrome
Click Settings > Advanced.
Under Security and Privacy, select Content Settings.
Click on "Cookies".
Disabling cookies in Safari
Go to Preferences > Privacy.
Click on "Remove all website data".
Disabling cookies in Firefox
Select the "Tools" menu and then "Options"
Click on the "Privacy" icon.
Click on the "Cookie" menu and select the desired options.
Disabling cookies in Opera
Opera 6.0 and later versions
Go to the "File" > "Preferences" menu.
Rejection of cookies
In the event that you reject the use of cookies, which we may only use on the basis of your consent, this setting will be adopted for the future. We would like to point out that you may no longer be able to use all the functions of our web site if you deactivate cookies through your browser settings or directly on our website. If you wish to delete third-party cookies, you can only do this for past sessions via your browser settings.
The Cookies we use on the https://www.campusconnect.ie/ website
| Cookie | Domain | Type | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bscookie | .www.linkedin.com | Advertisement | This cookie is a browser ID cookie set by Linked share Buttons and ad tags. | 2 years |
| _ga | .campusconnect.ie | Analytics | The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. | 2 years |
| _gid | .campusconnect.ie | Analytics | Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. | 1 day |
| lang | .ads.linkedin.com | Functional | This cookie is used to store the language preferences of a user to serve up content in that stored language the next time user visit the website. | session |
| bcookie | .linkedin.com | Functional | LinkedIn sets this cookie from LinkedIn share buttons and ad tags to recognize browser ID. | 2 years |
| lidc | .linkedin.com | Functional | LinkedIn sets the lidc cookie to facilitate data center selection. | 1 day |
| lang | .linkedin.com | Functional | This cookie is used to store the language preferences of a user to serve up content in that stored language the next time user visit the website. | session |
| crumb | www.campusconnect.ie | Necessary | This cookie is set by websites that uses SquareSpace platform. The cookie is used to prevent cross-site request forgery (CSRF). | session |
| UserMatchHistory | .linkedin.com | Functional | Linkedin - Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences. | 1 month |
| AnalyticsSyncHistory | .linkedin.com | Functional | LinkedIn sets this cookie from LinkedIn share buttons and ad tags to recognize browser ID. | 1 month |
| _gat | .campusconnect.ie | Performance | This cookie is installed by Google Universal Analytics to restrain request rate and thus limit the collection of data on high traffic sites. | 1 minute |
The Cookies we use on the web application access portal at https://[university].mycampusconnect.ie/register
| Cookie | Domain | Type | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ajs_user_id | .mycampusconnect.ie | Analytics | The cookie is set by Segment.io and is used to analyse how you use the website | 1 year |
| _ga | .mycampusconnect.ie | Analytics | The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. | 2 years |
| _gid | .mycampusconnect.ie | Analytics | Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. | 1 day |
| ajs_anonymous_id | .mycampusconnect.ie | Analytics | This cookie is set by Segment.io to check the number of ew and returning visitors to the website. | 1 year |
| ajs_group_id | .mycampusconnect.ie | Analytics | This cookie is set by Segment.io. The purpose of the cookie is currently not identified. | 1 year |
| _gat | .mycampusconnect.ie | Performance | This cookie is installed by Google Universal Analytics to restrain request rate and thus limit the collection of data on high traffic sites. | 1 minute |
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about the use of the online offer by the users is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
Google will use this information on our behalf for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. In doing so, pseudonymous user profiles can be created from the processed data.
We only use Google Analytics with IP anonymisation activated. This means that the IP address of the user is shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. The IP address transmitted by the user's browser will not be merged with other data from Google.
Users can prevent the storage of cookies by setting their browser software accordingly; users can also prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to their use of the online offer to Google as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
For further information on the use of data for advertising purposes by Google, setting and objection options, please visit the web sites of Google: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/partners/
Segment
We use Segment.io, an analytics service provided by Segment.io, Inc. ("Segment") for data analysis. This service helps us to collect and analyse technical usage data when you visit our web site. This enables us to optimise our web site for you. The collected usage data is only processed pseudonymously. For this purpose, IP addresses are shortened after they are collected. The data is not used to create usage profiles with your personal data. The information on website usage is usually transferred to a Segment server in the USA and stored there. You can object to the collection of data for these purposes by preventing the storage of cookies via a browser setting.
For more information on Segment.io's privacy policy, please visit Segment.io's web site: https://segment.io/privacy.
Segment.io's services are subject to Segment.io's terms of use, which are available at the following address: https://segment.io/terms.
You can deactivate Segment.io using a browser add-on if you do not want this website analysis. You can download this add-on from the following web site: https://www.ghostery.com/.
LinkedIn Plugin
Our website uses functions of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Each time one of our pages containing LinkedIn functions is accessed, a connection to LinkedIn servers is established. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited our website with your IP address. If you click the LinkedIn "Recommend" button and are logged into your LinkedIn account, it is possible for LinkedIn to associate your visit to our website with you and your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by LinkedIn.
You can find more information on this in LinkedIn's privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
What about Google Chrome cookies?
Separately to our use of Google Analytics cookies, when you access the Site via Google applications such as Google Chrome, Google may collect user information for the purpose of Google serving personalised advertising across your devices. Google is able place these advertising cookies on the devices used by visitors to the Site because we use Google services to run the Site. However these cookies are dropped for Google’s own purposes and as such we do not have any control over how or when they are dropped. You will need to opt out of receiving these cookies via your Google settings. For further information about these cookies please see: https://policies.google.com/technologies/types?hl=en-US. Please note that other browsers may use similar tools.
What about other tracking technologies, like web beacons?
Cookies are not the only way to recognise or track visitors to a website. We may use other, similar technologies from time to time, like web beacons (sometimes called “tracking pixels” or “clear gifs”). These are tiny graphics files that contain a unique identifier that enable us to recognise when someone has visited our Website or opened an e-mail including them. This allows us, for example, to monitor the traffic patterns of users from one page within a website to another, to deliver or communicate with cookies, to understand whether you have come to the website from an online advertisement displayed on a third-party website, to improve site performance, and to measure the success of e-mail marketing campaigns. In many instances, these technologies are reliant on cookies to function properly, and so declining cookies will impair their functioning.
How often will you update this Cookie Policy?
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
Where can I get further information?
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us.