Last updated: 1 August 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Interic Ltd, trading as Food Safe Ireland ("Food Safe Ireland", "we", "us", "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on foodsafeireland.ie. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy. By accepting cookies through our cookie banner, or by setting your preferences in our cookie manager, you consent to our use of cookies as described here. You can change your preferences at any time.
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or device when you visit a website. They allow the site to recognise your device, remember your preferences, keep you logged in, and understand how the site is used. Similar technologies such as pixels, tags and local storage work in a comparable way, and references to "cookies" in this Policy include those technologies.
Our use of cookies is governed by the European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Privacy and Electronic Communications) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 336 of 2011) and the GDPR. We place strictly necessary cookies on the basis of our legitimate interest in operating a secure, functioning website, and we place all other (non-essential) cookies only with your consent.
These cookies are set by our platform and payment providers to keep the site working and secure. They include cookies that preserve your login and session, remember your cookie preferences, and enable secure payment through Stripe and PayPal.
| Cookie / source | Purpose | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|
| Session and login cookies (our platform) | Keep you logged in and maintain your session | Session to 1 day |
| Cookie-preference cookie | Remembers your cookie choices | Up to 12 months |
| Stripe | Secure payment processing and fraud prevention | Session to 1 year |
| PayPal | Secure payment processing | Session to 1 year |
With your consent, we use Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager to gather information about how our site is used, which helps us improve it.
| Cookie / source | Purpose | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics (_ga) | Distinguishes users to generate usage statistics | Up to 2 years |
| Google Analytics (_gid) | Distinguishes users | 24 hours |
| Google Analytics (_gat) | Limits the rate of requests | 1 minute |
| Google Tag Manager | Manages analytics and marketing tags | Session |
With your consent, we use advertising cookies and pixels from the providers below to measure and deliver relevant advertising. These are only active if you accept marketing cookies.
| Provider | Purpose | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|
| Google Ads | Measures ad performance and re-engages visitors | Session to 13 months |
| Meta (Facebook / Instagram) | Delivers and measures advertising on Meta platforms | Up to 13 months |
| Delivers and measures advertising on LinkedIn | Up to 13 months |
Some of these advertising providers may process limited data outside the European Economic Area. Where this happens, the transfer is protected by appropriate safeguards such as the EU–US Data Privacy Framework or Standard Contractual Clauses. Declining marketing cookies prevents this processing.
When you first visit our site, you will be shown a cookie banner allowing you to accept or decline non-essential cookies and to set your preferences by category. We keep a record of the consent you give so that we can demonstrate compliance, and we will ask you to confirm your preferences again from time to time.
You can change or withdraw your cookie consent at any time through our cookie manager, which is accessible from our site. Withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdrew it.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings, including blocking or deleting them. Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies may affect how the site works. Guidance is available in the help section of all major browsers, including Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Safari and Mozilla Firefox. Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" setting; because there is no agreed industry standard for these signals, we respond to your choices through our own cookie manager rather than to such signals.
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, for example if we add or change the tools we use. Any changes take effect when posted on this page, so please check back periodically.
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, contact us at [email protected].