Cookie Policy
How our website uses cookies, and how you can manage them.
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Last updated 30 October 2026
1. What cookies and similar technologies are
Cookies are small text files a website saves in your browser. Similar technologies, such as local storage, let a website keep small pieces of information in your browser in the same way. In this policy, “cookies” covers both.
This policy explains which of these the nostra.ie website uses, why, and how you can control them. It applies to nostra.ie, operated by Nostra Technologies Limited (CRO 430981), 20D Beckett Way, Park West Business Park, Dublin 12, D12 T6P6.
2. How this website uses them
We keep cookies to a minimum:
- Strictly necessary: we remember your cookie choice so we don’t ask on every page. This uses browser storage, not a cookie, and needs no consent.
- Analytics, only if you agree: if you accept analytics, we use Google Analytics to understand how the site is used, such as which pages are visited and how people find us. Nothing is loaded until you agree.
- No advertising or tracking across other sites: we don’t use marketing, advertising or social media tracking cookies.
The contact form and the free assessments don’t set cookies. Information you type into them is handled as described in our Privacy Policy.
3. Cookies and storage we use
3.1 Strictly necessary
These are always on, because the site needs them to respect your choice.
| Name | Type | Set by | Purpose | Kept for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nostra_consent_v1 | Local storage | nostra.ie | Remembers whether you accepted or rejected analytics, and when | 12 months, then we ask again |
3.2 Analytics (only with your consent)
These are set only after you choose “Accept all”, or switch analytics on in Cookie settings.
| Name | Type | Set by | Purpose | Kept for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Cookie | Google Analytics, on nostra.ie | Tells visits apart so we can count visitors and see how they use the site | 2 years |
| _ga_<ID> | Cookie | Google Analytics, on nostra.ie | Keeps track of your current visit (session) | 2 years |
The “<ID>” in the second name is our Google Analytics property code. Google Analytics 4 does not store visitors’ IP addresses.
3.3 Preferences and marketing
We don’t use any.
4. Third parties
The only third party that can set cookies on nostra.ie is Google Analytics, provided by Google Ireland Limited, and only if you accept analytics. Google processes this data under its own privacy policy.
The site doesn’t embed videos, maps, social media feeds or advertising, and our fonts are hosted on our own servers. So no other company receives data about your visit just because you viewed a page.
Our pages link to other sites, including LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and our careers portal. Those sites may set their own cookies once you visit them, under their own policies.
5. Your choices
When you first visit, a banner asks for your choice:
- Accept all: switches on analytics.
- Reject optional: keeps only what is strictly necessary.
- Settings: lets you pick, then save your choice.
To change your mind at any time, select Cookie settings at the bottom of any page. If you withdraw consent, analytics stops loading from your next page view. To remove analytics cookies already set, clear cookies for nostra.ie in your browser.
In your browser, you can also block or delete cookies and site data. Your browser’s help pages explain how. Blocking site storage means we can’t remember your choice, so the banner will appear again.
6. Personal data, retention and your rights
The consent record in your browser holds only your choice and the date you made it, and it never leaves your device. Analytics data is pseudonymous: it uses a random identifier, not your name or email address. Google Analytics keeps it for no longer than 14 months.
Where cookies involve personal data, you have rights under the GDPR, including to access, correct or delete your data, and to object to or restrict its use. Our Privacy Policy explains these rights and how to use them. You can also complain to the Data Protection Commission.
7. Changes to this policy and contact
We update this policy when the cookies on our site change. The date at the top shows when it was last revised. If we add a new type of cookie that needs consent, we’ll ask for your choice again.
Questions about cookies or this policy: email privacy@nostra.ie, or write to Nostra Technologies Limited, 20D Beckett Way, Park West Business Park, Dublin 12, D12 T6P6.