COOKIE POLICY
This is the Cookie Policy of LK Shields, a partnership of solicitors at 40 Upper Mount Street, Dublin 2, D02 PR89, Ireland, and it applies to our website, www.lkshields.ie (“Website”), as well as to any other service that links to this policy or incorporates it by reference. This policy should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy and the Legal Notices on our Website.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files which may be stored on your computer, tablet or mobile device to store or retrieve information related to a website you visit. Other technologies exist, which are similar but not technically the same as cookies, but we do not use these. For more information, you may look at the following third-party websites:
Does LK Shields use cookies?
There are several types of cookies, which we use to optimise your visits to our website.
You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below:
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Cookie |
Type |
Purpose |
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Exp_csrf_token |
Necessary
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This is a permanent cookie to prevent cross-site request forgery; expires after 1 hour |
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Third-party Performance |
This is a permanent cookie provided by Google Analytics to collect visitor browser and computer details; expires after 30 minutes. |
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_utma |
Third-party performance |
This is a permanent cookie provided by Google Analytics to record the number of times a visitor has visited a site; expires after 2 years. |
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_utmb |
Third-party performance |
This is a permanent cookie provided by Google Analytics to calculate the duration of the visit; expires after 1 hour. |
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_utmc |
Third-party performance |
This is a session cookie provided by Google Analytics to timestamp when the visitor leaves the site; expires at the end of the session. |
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_utmt |
Third-party performance |
This is a session cookie provided by Google Analytics to throttle the speed of the request to the server; expires at the end of the session. |
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_utmz |
Third-party performance |
This is a permanent cookie provided by Google Analytics to record where the user came from, search engine used, what link was clicked and search term; expires after 6 months. |
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lks_last_activity |
Third-party performance |
This is a permanent cookie provided by Google Analytics to record the date the user last visited the site; expires after 1 year. |
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lks_last_visit |
Third-party performance |
This is a permanent cookie provided by Google Analytics to record the date the user last visited the site; expires after 1 year. |
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lks_tracker |
Third-party performance |
This is a session cookie provided by Google Analytics to record the date the user last visited the site; expires at the end of the session. |
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Emer do we have a one trust cookie, which records the cookie setting preferences? If so, we should add detail here (in line with above comment)? |
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Advertising
We do not use cookies for the purpose of serving advertising to you.
Cookies used by Third Party Websites
This Cookie Policy does not address the use of cookies or similar technologies of third party websites, including any third party website to which a link is provided on our Website. We are not responsible for the use of such cookies or similar technologies by the third party Website. The inclusion of such a link on our Website does not imply any endorsement of the linked website by LK Shields.
Managing cookies
Only necessary cookies are automatically activated on loading our Website. All other cookies are optional and only activated once you chose to activate them manually.
Once activated, you can change your preference at any time by deleting cookies on your device. You can set your browser to block cookies, but this action may block our strictly necessary cookies and prevent our website from functioning properly, and you may not be able to fully utilise all of its features and services. Different browsers make different controls available to you, here are links to popular manufacturer’s instructions on how you can do this:
For other browsers, please check the documentation that your browser manufacturer provides.
Changes to this Policy
We will change this Policy from time to time and any changes will be posted to the Website. This version of the Cookie Policy was last updated in March 2020 and historic versions can be obtained by contacting us by emailing ecraig@lkshields.ie.