Cookies Policy

This Cookies Policy explains how WestByte ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website. By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this policy.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the owners of the site.

Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, WestByte) are called "first-party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies". Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website.

2. How we use cookies

We use cookies for several purposes to enhance your experience and ensure the security of our website. We categorize our cookies as follows:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You may reject these cookies by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions.

• Authentication and verification of user identity.
• Maintaining your session while you navigate the site.
• Compliance with security requirements.

Analytics Cookies

These cookies allow us to analyze how visitors use our website, to monitor and improve performance. They help us understand which pages are most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.

• Aggregating anonymous data on web traffic and usage patterns.
• Identifying performance issues and fixing bugs.
• Measuring the effectiveness of our content.

Marketing Cookies

These cookies track your online activity to help us deliver more relevant advertisements or to limit the number of times you see an ad. They are often placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission.

• Delivering personalized advertisements based on your interests.
• Limiting the frequency of ad displays.
• Measuring the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

3. Third-party cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Service, deliver advertisements on and through the Service, and so on. The third-party service providers listed below have access to your Personal Data only to perform specific tasks on our behalf.

Service Provider	Purpose	Cookie Type	Duration
Google Analytics	Usage analysis and website performance monitoring	Analytics	2 years
Google Ads	Advertising and remarketing	Marketing	Variable (typically 2 years)

4. Your choices regarding cookies

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

To manage cookies through your browser settings, you can generally:

• Accept or decline cookies by adjusting your browser preferences.
• Delete cookies that are already installed on your device.
• Block third-party cookies.

For more information about how to manage and delete cookies, visit aboutcookies.org or allaboutcookies.org.

5. Updates to this policy

We may update this Cookies 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 Cookies Policy frequently to stay informed of our use of cookies.

6. Contact us

If you have any questions about this Cookies Policy, please contact us:

WestByte
42 Merchants Road
Galway, H91 R2X5
Ireland

Email: [email protected]