As the body with overall responsibility for managing rugby union football in the province of Connacht, we at (“Connacht Rugby”, “we”, “our” and “us”) will often have reason to process information (“Personal Data”) of those who interact with us directly and others who are involved in the game at various levels in Connacht (“you” or “your”). We respect and value your privacy. That is why we have set out in this Cookie Policy and our Privacy Policy how and why Personal Data relating to you will be processed by Connacht Rguby and/or on our behalf by our third-party service providers. This Cookie Policy details which cookies are placed on your device(s) when you access our website, connachtrugby.ie and its sub-domains and where your consent is relevant where you have consented to such cookies and other tracking technologies.
How we use Cookies
For the purposes of this policy, the controller of your Personal Data is Connacht Rugby, The Dexcom Stadium, College Rd, Galway, H91 H340. This Cookie Policy is part of our overall Privacy Policy.
This Policy is dated 08/01/2024.
Cookie Consent Management Platform
We have implemented a Cookie Consent Management Platform on our website in order for you to choose which categories of cookies to activate. Where you do not interact with the consent management tool by closing it only strictly necessary cookies will be placed on your device. We place a series of strictly necessary cookies called OneTrust to record and manage our users consent when they interact with our consent management platform. This consent will be renewed every 6 months and can be revised at any time when you interact with our permanent cookie icon to manage your choices.
You may return to manage and modify your choices at any time by clicking on the cookie icon on connachtrugby.ie.
What is a Cookie
An internet cookie is a small text file that may be stored on your computer or mobile device that contains data related to a website which you visit. It may allow a website to track or remember your actions or preferences over a period of time, or it may contain data related to the function or delivery of the site. Cookies can be set by the owner of the website domain and these are called first party cookies. Where cookies are set by another domain than the website you are visiting these are called third party cookies. For more information about cookies here or please visit or here.
Cookies are set by our web server, your browser and the web servers of the third parties whose cookies we deploy on our websites & apps. They can be read, updated or deleted by those same servers each time you visit our website, depending on the type of cookie
Some cookies are deleted when you close your browser. These are known as session cookies. Other cookies (such as tracking cookies or authentication cookies) remain on your device until they expire, or you delete them from your browser. These are known as persistent cookies and enable us and other third parties to remember things about you as a returning visitor.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website. Without these cookies certain services, you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided. These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. Website load balancing and security cookies also fall under the category of necessary cookies. We also consider the OneTrust cookies our consent management tool uses to record manage your consent as strictly necessary cookies.
Performance Cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. Google Analytics cookies are an example of performance cookies.
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
Third Party Cookies and Plugins
A third-party cookie is one that is placed on a user’s hard disk by a Web site from a domain other than the one a user is visiting. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. In the Connacht Rugby context these may be placed via plugins from various social networks, such as LinkedIn, Twitter, WhatsApp or Facebook.
To Block Third Party Cookies and Plugins
You can block cookies and plugins set by third parties via our consent management platform. We also recommend users to check the websites of these networks/suppliers to get further information on how they manage cookies, what information their cookies collect and how they can be erased or blocked.
Advertising or Targeting Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organisation.
How to disable Cookies and Delete Browser Cache
You can stop cookies being downloaded onto your device by selecting the appropriate settings in our consent management platform. Different browsers make different controls available to you and so we provide links below to popular manufacturers’ instructions on how you can do this.
Your Browser will also give you the ability to delete browser cache, the browser cache is a temporary storage location on your computer for files downloaded by your browser to display websites.
To find information relating to other browsers, please visit the browser developer’s website.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit here.