Cookie Policy

How we use your information

Like most websites, http://www.newrymournedown.org uses cookies. This privacy notice outlines what you can expect when Newry, Mourne and Down District Council uses cookies. If you would like to know more about cookies and the EU Cookie Directive, please visit https://gdpr.eu/cookies/

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently and to provide information to the site owners.

Visitors to our website

When someone visits http://www.newrymournedown.org we collect standard internet log data and details of visitor behaviour patterns using Google Analytics. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site. We collect this information in a way which does not identify anyone. We do not make any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting our website. We will not associate any data gathered from this site with any personally identifying information from any source. If we do want to collect personally identifiable information through our website, we will be clear and honest about it. We will make it clear when we collect personal information and will explain what we intend to do with it.

Use of cookies by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, analyse site traffic, and support our marketing efforts. The cookies we use fall into the following categories:

1. Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function correctly, enabling core functionalities such as security, network management, and accessibility.
2. Analytical/Performance Cookies: These cookies allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around our website. This helps us improve the way our website works.
3. Functionality Cookies: These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you and remember your preferences.

Cookies We Use

Below is a list of cookies used on our website:

Please note:

This cookie policy does not cover all cookies used by external sites that may be linked to this site e.g. YouTube, Social Network sites.

Managing Cookies

You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse or accept cookies, delete existing cookies, and set preferences for certain websites. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

Your cookie preference is remembered using localStorage. If you delete browser cookies but not localStorage, your preference may still be retained.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this cookie policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

Options for Opting out of Cookie usage

It is possible to opt out of having your anonymous browsing activity within websites recorded by analytics cookies. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council uses Google Analytics and you can opt out of their cookies by clicking http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout . Please note that this will take you to the relevant third party's website and generate a ‘no thanks' cookie, which will stop any further cookies being set by those third parties.

Alternatively, you can configure your web browser to accept all cookies or to alert you each time a cookie is offered by a website. Most browsers automatically accept cookies. You can set your browser option so that you will not receive cookies and you can also delete existing cookies from your browser. Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org .

You could also opt out of Google Analytics cookies by updating your preference below: