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We use the following type of cookies on our site:
Necessary cookies let you move around the website and use essential features like the quote journey or online renewals section.
Performance cookies collect information about how you use our website e.g. which pages you visit Functionality cookies are used to provide services or to remember settings to improve your visit.
Targeting cookies are linked to services provided by third parties. They provide advertising agencies with information on your visit so that they can present you with adverts that you may be interested in Cookies expire differently:
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- Persistent cookies stay in one of your browser’s subfolders until you delete them manually or your browser deletes them based on the expiry date contained within the persistent cookie’s file. A persistent cookie enables a website to remember you on subsequent visits, speeding up or enhancing your experience on our site. Some of our cookies can track up to a period of 180 days. This information is used by us to measure the performance of the site and to generate other statistics about visitors to our web site in general. We may also use this data to make the site easier and more convenient to use.
Information from cookies can help us to analyse the profile of our visitors and help us to provide a better user experience. For example if you have received a quote from us, the next time you visit us within 180 days cookie window, we may show you a banner with a ‘Retrieve your Quote’ message.
Users can set their computers to accept all cookies, to notify them when a cookie is issued, or not to receive cookies at any time. If you set your computer not to receive cookies, this will mean that some websites will not function and certain personalised features cannot be provided to you. Our site does not store your personal data in browser cookies.
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Please take note of the following information (provided directly by the companies identified) with regard to the third-party cookies used on our website:
Google Universal Analytics
Definition Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. Function Google Analytics uses cookies in order to evaluate your use of our website. Browsers do not share cookies across domains.
Type Performance Personal Information Your IP address is collected to determine your location. Google Analytics does not share the actual IP address information to Google Analytics customers, like bowmorefp.ie
Google Analytics Advertising features enabled:
User ID – This allows bowmorefp.ie to associate multiple sessions (and any activity within those sessions) with a unique ID, in this case a Quote ID. When the unique ID and any related engagement data is sent to Google Analytics, all activity is attributed to one user in the reports. With the User ID, we can get a more accurate user count, analyse the signed-in user experience, and get access to the new cross device reports. Demographics and interests reporting – Understand how our site audience breaks down by age, gender, and interests. This type of data is inferred based on your browsing history and not your actual personal data.
Google analytics data sharing settings enabled:
Google products & services
We share Google Analytics data with Google to help improve Google’s products and services Benchmarking – We contribute anonymous data to an aggregate data set to enable features like benchmarking and publications that can help us understand data trends. All identifiable information about our website is removed and combined with other anonymous data before it is shared with others.
Technical support
Google technical support representatives have access to our Google Analytics data and account when necessary to provide service and find solutions to technical issues.
Opt Out
Users may opt-out of Google Universal Analytics use of cookies by visiting the Google Universal Analytics opt-out page [https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/].
Storage Location
Google stores the information collected by the cookie on secure Google servers.
Expiry
2 years from set date Source Google Inc