What Are Cookies
As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies.
We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or ‘break’ certain elements of the sites functionality. For more general information on cookies see the Wikipedia article on HTTP Cookies here.
Disabling Cookies
You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of the Kollect.ie site. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.
Changes
This cookie statement is subject to change due to changes on our website or in the regulations. When changes occur, we change the date of the “last update” at the bottom of the document accordingly.
This website uses cookies. We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic.
Cookies are small text files that can be used by websites to make a user’s experience more efficient.
The law states that we can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of this site. For all other types of cookies we need your permission.
This site uses different types of cookies. Some cookies are placed by third party services that appear on our pages.
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Cookie declaration last updated on 5/20/25 by Cookiebot:
Necessary (16)
Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Maximum Storage Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| __cf_bm [x5] | Bigcommerce Checkatrade.com BigCommerce kollect.ie | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| algoliasearch-client-js | book.kollect.ie | Necessary in order to optimize the website’s search-bar function. The cookie ensures accurate and fast search results. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| ar_debug | Checks whether a technical debugger-cookie is present. | 3 months | HTTP Cookie | |
| cart-quantity | BigCommerce | Necessary for the shopping cart functionality on the website. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| CookieConsent [x3] | Cookiebot | Stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| debug | accounts.kollect.ie | This cookie is used to detect errors on the website – this information is sent to the website’s support staff in order to optimize the visitor’s experience on the website. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| SHOP_SESSION_TOKEN | kollect.ie | Necessary for the shopping cart functionality on the website. | 7 days | HTTP Cookie |
| test_cookie | Used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie | |
| viewPosts[limit] | kollect.ie | Used to maintain filter settings on the website. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| XSRF-TOKEN | kollect.ie | Ensures visitor browsing-security by preventing cross-site request forgery. This cookie is essential for the security of the website and visitor. | 1 month | HTTP Cookie |
Preferences (7)
Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Maximum Storage Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CookieConsentBulkSetting-# | Cookiebot | Enables cookie consent across multiple websites | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| language | accounts.kollect.ie | Determines the preferred language of the visitor. Allows the website to set the preferred language upon the visitor’s re-entry. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| lastVisitedCategory | kollect.ie | This cookie is used to determine when the visitor last visited the different subpages on the website. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| poptin_previous_url [x2] | Poptin | Determines whether the user has made any subscriptions on the website, so that the website does not show subscription forms to the user, which already have been filled out. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| Shopper-Pref | kollect.ie | Saves the visitor’s currency preferences. | 7 days | HTTP Cookie |
| yt-player-bandwidth | YouTube | Used to determine the optimal video quality based on the visitor’s device and network settings. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
Statistics (13)
Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Maximum Storage Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | 1 day | HTTP Cookie | |
| _gid | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie | |
| _hjSession_# | Hotjar | Collects statistics on the visitor’s visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| _hjSessionUser_# | Hotjar | Collects statistics on the visitor’s visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| _hjTLDTest | Hotjar | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| athena_short_visit_id | kollect.ie | Contains data on user navigation, interaction and time spent on the website and its sub-pages. This data is used to optimise the relevance of advertisements and for statistical purposes. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| collect | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | Session | Pixel Tracker | |
| fornax_anonymousId | kollect.ie | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | 400 days | HTTP Cookie |
| hjActiveViewportIds [x2] | accounts.kollect.ie Hotjar | This cookie contains an ID string on the current session. This contains non-personal information on what subpages the visitor enters – this information is used to optimize the visitor’s experience. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| hjViewportId | Hotjar | Saves the user’s screen size in order to adjust the size of images on the website. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| omnisendSessionID | omnisnippet1.com | Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| soundestID | omnisnippet1.com | This cookie is used to determine if the visitor has visited the website before, or if it is a new visitor on the website. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
Marketing (49)
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Maximum Storage Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #-# | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | YouTube | Pending | 180 days | HTTP Cookie |
| _fbp | Meta Platforms, Inc. | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | 3 months | HTTP Cookie |
| _ga | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie | |
| _ga_# | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie | |
| _gcl_au | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. | 3 months | HTTP Cookie | |
| _gcl_ls [x2] | accounts.kollect.ie | Tracks the conversion rate between the user and the advertisement banners on the website – This serves to optimise the relevance of the advertisements on the website. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| IDE | Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user’s actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser’s ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user. | 400 days | HTTP Cookie | |
| iU5q-!O9@$ | YouTube | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| lastExternalReferrer [x2] | accounts.kollect.ie Meta Platforms, Inc. | Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL-address. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| lastExternalReferrerTime [x2] | accounts.kollect.ie Meta Platforms, Inc. | Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL-address. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| LogsDatabaseV2:V#||LogsRequestsStore | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| nextId | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| NID | Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user’s device. The ID is used for targeted ads. | 6 months | HTTP Cookie | |
| pagead/1p-conversion/#/ | Pending | Session | Pixel Tracker | |
| pagead/1p-user-list/# | Tracks if the user has shown interest in specific products or events across multiple websites and detects how the user navigates between sites. This is used for measurement of advertisement efforts and facilitates payment of referral-fees between websites. | Session | Pixel Tracker | |
| poptin_c_visitor [x2] | Poptin | Used in context with pop-up advertisement-content on the website. The cookie determines which ads the visitor should be shown, as well as ensuring that the same ads does not get shown more than intended. | 30 days | HTTP Cookie |
| poptin_client_id | Poptin | Used in context with pop-up advertisement-content on the website. The cookie determines which ads the visitor should be shown, as well as ensuring that the same ads does not get shown more than intended. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| poptin_every_visit_session | Poptin | Implements pop-up advertisement on the website. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| poptin_new_user | Poptin | Implements pop-up advertisement on the website. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| poptin_old_user [x2] | Poptin | Used in context with pop-up advertisement-content on the website. The cookie determines which ads the visitor should be shown, as well as ensuring that the same ads does not get shown more than intended. | 2 days | HTTP Cookie |
| poptin_origin_landing_page | Poptin | Implements pop-up advertisement on the website. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| poptin_session [x2] | Poptin | Implements pop-up advertisement on the website. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| poptin_user_id [x2] | Poptin | Used in context with pop-up advertisement-content on the website. The cookie determines which ads the visitor should be shown, as well as ensuring that the same ads does not get shown more than intended. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| remote_sid | YouTube | Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| requests | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| ServiceWorkerLogsDatabase#SWHealthLog | YouTube | Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website. | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| TESTCOOKIESENABLED | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube | Tries to estimate the users’ bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. | 180 days | HTTP Cookie |
| YSC | YouTube | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| yt.innertube::nextId | YouTube | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| YtIdbMeta#databases | YouTube | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| yt-player-user-settings | YouTube | Pending | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-cast-available | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-device-id | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-session-app | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-session-name | YouTube | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
Unclassified (30)
Unclassified cookies are cookies that we are in the process of classifying, together with the providers of individual cookies.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Maximum Storage Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| __HOST-SHOP_SESSION_TOKEN | kollect.ie | Pending | 7 days | HTTP Cookie |
| __sosint_uid [x3] | accounts.kollect.ie | Pending | 2 years | HTTP Cookie |
| __sosint_uid | accounts.kollect.ie | Pending | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| _abcache | cdn.mida.so | Pending | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| _parent_params | accounts.kollect.ie | Pending | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| app_default_language | accounts.kollect.ie | Pending | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| cl_gen | accounts.kollect.ie | Pending | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| cookie_settings | accounts.kollect.ie | Pending | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| db_latest_version_#x# | book.kollect.ie | Pending | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| kollect-book_live_u2main | book.kollect.ie | Pending | 3 days | HTTP Cookie |
| kollect-book_live_u2main.sig | book.kollect.ie | Pending | 3 days | HTTP Cookie |
| kollect-book_u1main | book.kollect.ie | Pending | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| obf-cache-Categories | accounts.kollect.ie | Pending | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| obf-cache-Configuration | accounts.kollect.ie | Pending | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| obf-cache-Services | accounts.kollect.ie | Pending | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| obf-cache-Validations | accounts.kollect.ie | Pending | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| optimize_uuid | cdn.mida.so | Pending | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| parent_params | accounts.kollect.ie | Pending | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| poptin_all_visited_pages | Poptin | Pending | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| poptin_custom_new_visitor_session | Poptin | Pending | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| poptin_last_visit [x2] | Poptin | Pending | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| profile_keyword | accounts.kollect.ie | Pending | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| SF-CSRF-TOKEN | kollect.ie | Pending | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| topicsLastReferenceTime [x2] | accounts.kollect.ie Meta Platforms, Inc. | Pending | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| wa_session | kollect.ie | Pending | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| XRM_LAST5 | kollect.serviceos.com | Pending | 30 days | HTTP Cookie |
Contacting us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact us at: Kollect
This document was last updated on April 12, 2022