Cookie Policy
Last updated: 17 August 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how St. Patrick’s Distillery Ltd. (“we”, “us” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website at www.stpatricksdistillery.ie (the “Website”).
This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use and protect personal data.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, tablet or other device when you visit a website.
Cookies allow websites to recognise a user’s device and can be used for purposes such as enabling website functionality, remembering preferences, understanding how visitors use a website and, where applicable, providing relevant advertising.
We may also use similar technologies, such as pixels, tags, local storage or other tracking technologies. References to “cookies” in this policy include these similar technologies where appropriate.
2. How we use cookies
We may use cookies to:
- ensure that our Website operates correctly and securely;
- remember your preferences and settings;
- understand how visitors use our Website;
- measure and improve the performance of our Website;
- analyse website traffic and visitor behaviour;
- support embedded content or services provided by third parties; and
- where you have provided consent, support advertising or marketing activities.
Except where a cookie is strictly necessary for the operation of the Website or the provision of a service you have requested, we will request your consent before placing cookies on your device where required by applicable law.
3. Types of cookies we may use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the Website to function properly. They may be used for purposes such as security, network management, cookie consent preferences, shopping basket functionality or other features that are essential to services you request.
Because these cookies are necessary for the Website to operate or to provide a service you have specifically requested, they may not require your consent.
Analytics and Performance Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors use our Website, for example which pages are visited most frequently, how visitors navigate the Website and whether they encounter errors.
Information collected through analytics cookies may be used to improve the performance, design and usability of the Website.
We will only use these cookies where you have provided any consent required by applicable law.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies allow the Website to remember choices you make, such as language preferences, location or other settings, so that we can provide enhanced or personalised functionality.
Where required, these cookies will only be used with your consent.
Advertising and Marketing Cookies
These cookies may be used to build an understanding of your interests, measure advertising campaigns or display advertising that may be more relevant to you.
They may be placed by us or by third-party advertising or social media providers.
Where we use advertising or marketing cookies, they will only be activated after you have provided any consent required by applicable law.
4. First-party and third-party cookies
Some cookies are placed directly by St. Patrick’s Distillery Ltd. These are known as first-party cookies.
Other cookies may be placed by third parties whose services are used on our Website. These are known as third-party cookies.
Third-party services may include, for example:
- website analytics providers;
- payment providers;
- video or media platforms;
- social media platforms;
- advertising providers;
- e-commerce providers; or
- other services integrated into our Website.
Third-party providers may process information collected through their cookies in accordance with their own privacy and cookie policies. We recommend reviewing the privacy information provided by the relevant third parties.
5. Managing your cookie preferences
When you first visit our Website, you may be presented with a cookie banner or consent management tool that allows you to accept, reject or manage non-essential cookies.
Withdrawing your consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing that occurred before your consent was withdrawn.
You may also be able to control or delete cookies through your web browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies, particularly strictly necessary cookies, may affect the operation or functionality of the Website.
6. How long do cookies remain on your device?
Cookies may be either:
Session cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser; or
Persistent cookies, which remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them.
The retention period will depend on the purpose of each cookie. Where applicable, the relevant duration is set out in the cookie table above or within our cookie preference tool.
7. Personal data and cookies
Some information collected through cookies may constitute personal data, particularly where it can identify or be linked to an individual or device.
Where personal data is processed through cookies or similar technologies, we will handle it in accordance with applicable data protection law and our Privacy Policy.
8. Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our Website, the cookies and technologies we use, our business practices or applicable legal requirements.
Any updated version will be published on this page and the “Last updated” date at the top of this policy will be revised accordingly.
We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically.