Hyundai Cars Ireland
The www.hyundai.ie website is operated by Hyundai Cars Ireland Unlimited Company ("Hyundai", "we", "our" and "us"), a company incorporated in Ireland. This is our Cookie Policy on the use of cookies on www.hyundai.ie (the "Website") which we may update from time to time to reflect any changes in technology or legislation affecting the way we use cookies and how you, as a user, can manage them. You should check this page to ensure you are happy with any changes.
What Cookies Are and How We Use Them
Our Website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our Website. This helps us to provide you with a better experience when you visit our Website and assists us in making improvements. It enables the Website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering or changing these details when you come back to the Website or browse from one page to another.
A cookie is a small text file, often encrypted, that is placed in your web browser on your PC, telephone, tablet or other device when you visit a website. During the course of your visit to that website, and on subsequent visits, the cookie sends information from your browser about your visit(s). They do not damage your device.
The Types of Cookies We Use
· Strictly necessary cookies:These are cookies that are necessary for the operation of our Website. They include, for example, cookies that register the type and version of your browser and enable you to login to view registration-only content. If you disable these cookies then the Website will not function properly.
· Analytical/performance cookies:These allow us to recognise and count the visitors to our Website and to see how visitors use our Website. This helps us to improve the way our Website works, for example, by ensuring that users find what they are looking for easily. If you do not consent to the use of these cookies, please disable them following the instructions in this Cookie Policy so that cookies from our Website cannot be placed on your device. This information is gathered anonymously - it does not enable us to identify who you are. We use these cookies to determine the kind of content and services our visitors value most, which in turn helps us improve our Website and its contents.
· Targeting cookies:These cookies record your visit to our Website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our Website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
· Google Analytics Cookies:Our Website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses its own persistent cookie, which expires two years after it is placed on your computer. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. For more information about Google Analytics cookies please see http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html.
You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below:
Web Beacons
Web beacons (also known as internet tags, pixel tags and clear GIFs) are typically transparent graphic images placed on our Website. Web beacons are used in combination with cookies to measure the actions of visitors on websites. We may use web beacons to obtain information such as the URL of the page on which the beacon appears, the time the page containing the beacon was viewed, and the type of browser used to view the page.
We may also use web beacons in marketing emails sent by our system. If you receive the HTML formatted version of such emails and your email is configured to download images, a record of whether or not you open the email (and, if you open the email, how frequently you open it) will be recorded. Your engagement with the content of the communication (such as which links you click on) will also be recorded.
We may use this information in aggregated form to give us an indication of the popularity of content and to help us make decisions about future content and formatting. We may also use the information to publish more content relevant to users in future issues and to unsubscribe recipients who haven't opened our emails for a period of time.
How to Control and Delete Cookies
The majority of web browsers accept cookies, but you can usually change the web browser’s settings to refuse new cookies, disable existing ones or simply let you know when new ones are sent to your device.
In order to do this, follow the instructions provided by your browser (usually located within the “Help”, “Tools” or “Edit” facility) or you can click on the links below to access instructions from some of the most popular browsers:
For more information on how to manage cookies, please visit http://ec.europa.eu/ipg/basics/legal/cookies/index_en.htm.
However, please be aware that, if you refuse or disable cookies, some of the Website’s functionality may be lost.
In addition, disabling a cookie or category of cookie does not delete the cookie from your browser, you will need to do this yourself from within your browser.
Changes to Our Use of Cookies
Any changes to our use of cookies for this Website will be posted here and if appropriate, we will highlight and signpost any changes.
Contact Information
If you have any queries in relation to this notice, please contact us at [email protected].