Cookie Policy
Effective Date: [01.01.2025]
Last Updated: [27.06.2026]
This Cookie Policy explains how Caron Training and Consulting Limited uses cookies and similar technologies on our website. It sits alongside our Privacy Notice, which explains how we handle personal information generally.
We have written this in plain English. If anything is unclear, please contact us using the details at the end.
1. What cookies are
A cookie is a small text file that a website saves on your phone, tablet or computer when you visit it. Similar technologies — such as web beacons, pixels and HTML local storage — work in much the same way. In this policy we use “cookies” as a shorthand for all of these.
Cookies do a range of jobs:
They keep the site working properly (for example, remembering that you are logged in).
They remember your preferences (for example, your language).
They help us measure how the site is used so we can improve it.
They support marketing — for example, showing you our adverts on other websites.
2. Our legal basis for using cookies
Cookies are regulated in Ireland by the European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Privacy and Electronic Communications) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 336/2011), known as the “ePrivacy Regulations”, together with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Commission's guidance on cookies and similar technologies.
Under these rules:
We can use strictly necessary cookies without your consent — without them the site would not work.
For all other cookies (preferences, statistics and marketing) we ask for your prior consent before we set them.
Where consent is needed, it must be a clear, affirmative act — we do not rely on pre-ticked boxes or implied consent.
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time, and withdrawing consent is as easy as giving it.
3. Types of cookies we use
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are required for the website to function. They typically remember a session, balance traffic across our servers, support secure log-in or keep an item in a form while you complete it. We rely on these cookies under the “strictly necessary” exemption in the ePrivacy Regulations and do not ask for your consent to use them.
Preference cookies
These cookies remember choices you have made — for example, your preferred language or region — so the site behaves the way you expect on your next visit. We only set these cookies if you have given consent.
Statistics (analytics) cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors use our site — which pages they look at, how they got there and how long they stay. We use this to improve our content. Where possible we use providers in anonymised or aggregated mode. We only set these cookies if you have given consent.
Marketing cookies
These cookies track visitors across websites and let us, or our advertising partners, show you adverts that are relevant to you. They may also be used to measure how well our ads are working. We only set these cookies if you have given consent.
Unclassified cookies
Where our cookie scan finds a cookie that we have not yet classified, we list it as “unclassified” and review it before placing it in one of the categories above.
4. How to manage your cookie consent
The first time you visit our website you will see a cookie banner. You can:
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time using the “Manage Cookies Consent” link at the bottom of every page on our website.
You can also control cookies through your browser. Most browsers let you block cookies, delete existing cookies, or warn you before a cookie is stored:
Google Chrome — Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies.
Mozilla Firefox — Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data.
Microsoft Edge — Settings > Cookies and site permissions.
Apple Safari — Settings > Privacy.
Please note that if you block strictly necessary cookies some parts of the site may not work.
For general information about cookies and how to manage them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
5. Third-party cookies and international transfers
Some cookies on our website are set by other organisations — for example, our analytics provider, our chat-box provider, social media platforms or advertising partners. These third parties act as separate controllers for the data they collect through their cookies, under their own privacy policies.
Where a third-party cookie provider is based outside the European Economic Area, we rely on one of the GDPR transfer safeguards listed in our Privacy Notice — typically an European Commission adequacy decision (including the EU–US Data Privacy Framework for certified US providers) or Standard Contractual Clauses.
6. Children
Our website is not aimed at children. We do not knowingly set non-essential cookies on devices used by children. If you believe a child has used our site without parental consent, please contact us and we will take appropriate steps.
7. Cookies in detail
Necessary
These cookies are required to enable basic website functionality, such as page navigation, secure areas, and spam protection.
Name | Provider | Purpose | Max storage | Type |
wordpress_logged_in_* | carontrainingconsulting.com | Used by WordPress to check if the current visitor is a logged-in user or administrator. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
wordpress_sec_* | carontrainingconsulting.com | Provides protection against hackers and stores account authentication details. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
wp-settings-* / wp-settings-time-* | carontrainingconsulting.com | Used to persist and customize the user's view of the WordPress admin interface. | 1 Year | HTTP Cookie |
elementor | carontrainingconsulting.com | Used by the website's WordPress theme/page builder to optimize layout and design responsiveness. | Persistent | Local Storage |
_grecaptcha | Google | Used by the Google reCAPTCHA risk-analysis engine to protect contact forms against spam and automated bots. | 6 Months | HTTP Cookie |
Preferences
These cookies allow the website to remember information that changes the way the site behaves or looks, such as your preferred layout settings.
Name | Provider | Purpose | Max storage | Type |
wp_lang | carontrainingconsulting.com | Remembers the user's selected language settings to display content correctly if multi-language features are used. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
Statistics
These cookies collect anonymous data about how visitors interact with your website, allowing you to track page views and traffic sources.
Name | Provider | Purpose | Max storage | Type |
_ga | Google Analytics | Registers a unique, randomized ID used to generate statistical data on how visitors move through the website. | 2 Years | HTTP Cookie |
ga* | Google Analytics | Used by Google Analytics to track and store individual page-view session states. | 2 Years | HTTP Cookie |
_gid | Google Analytics | Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data for a 24-hour cycle to count daily unique visitors. | 24 Hours | HTTP Cookie |
gat_gtag_UA* | Google Analytics | Set by Google Tag Manager to throttle the data collection rate on high-traffic pages, keeping site performance fast. | 1 Minute | HTTP Cookie |
Marketing
These cookies are used to track visitors across websites to measure marketing efficiency or enable targeted advertising features.
Name | Provider | Purpose | Max storage | Type |
_gcl_au | Google AdSense | Used by Google to track conversions and experiment with ad efficiency for users arriving via Google advertisements. | 3 Months | HTTP Cookie |
IDE / test_cookie | Google (doubleclick.net) | Used by Google DoubleClick to measure the efficacy of online marketing campaigns and display relevant ads on other sites. | 1 Year / Session |
8. Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this policy from time to time, particularly when we add or remove cookies from the site. The current version will always be on our website. Material changes will be flagged through the cookie banner so you can review and re-confirm your choices.
Cookie declaration last updated 06/05/2026
Cookie Policy last reviewed: 06/05/2026
9. Contact us
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission:
Data Protection Commission
21 Fitzwilliam Square South
Dublin 2, D02 RD28
Phone: 01 765 0100 / lo-call 1800 437 737
Email: info@dataprotection.ie
Web: www.dataprotection.ie
Cookie declaration last updated: 27/05/2026
