Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy
Strips Chips Ireland
Effective date: 3 April 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how Strips Chips Ireland uses cookies and similar technologies on stripschips.ie.

It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.

By using our website, you acknowledge that strictly necessary cookies may be used to operate the site. Where non-essential cookies are used, they will only be placed if you have given valid consent through our cookie banner or consent tool, in line with applicable Irish and EU data protection rules. Under Irish DPC guidance, user consent is normally required for non-essential cookies and similar tracking technologies.

1. Who we are

Strips Chips Ireland
Galway, Ireland
Email: info@stripschips.ie

We provide B2B product information, account access, pricing access for approved accounts, and wholesale ordering support through our website. The site publicly uses the Strips Chips Ireland brand, lists Galway, Ireland as the location, and provides info@stripschips.ie as the contact email.

2. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites function properly, remember preferences, manage sessions, improve security, and analyse how visitors use the site.

Some cookies are deleted when you close your browser. Others remain on your device for a defined period or until deleted manually.

3. The types of cookies we use

We may use the following categories of cookies on our website.

A. Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential for the operation of the website and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually set in response to actions made by you, such as logging in, managing your session, or using account and ordering features.

Because our website runs on WordPress and WooCommerce, strictly necessary cookies may include core WordPress login/session cookies and WooCommerce session/cart cookies where relevant. WordPress documents that it uses cookies to verify logged-in users, and WooCommerce documents that it uses storefront cookies such as woocommerce_cart_hash, woocommerce_items_in_cart, wp_woocommerce_session_ and, where enabled, woocommerce_recently_viewed.

Examples of strictly necessary cookies that may be used on this website include:

• WordPress cookies
  • login/session cookies for authenticated users
  • wordpress_test_cookie to check whether cookies are enabled in the browser. WordPress describes these as core functionality cookies.
• WooCommerce cookies
  • woocommerce_cart_hash
  • woocommerce_items_in_cart
  • wp_woocommerce_session_
  • woocommerce_recently_viewed if that feature is enabled. WooCommerce states these are used for cart changes, session handling, and recently viewed products, depending on store configuration.

These cookies are used to:

• keep the website functional
• support account login
• maintain cart and ordering sessions
• protect the site and user sessions
• remember essential actions while you browse the site

These cookies do not require consent where they are strictly necessary to provide the service you have requested. This is reflected in Irish DPC guidance.

B. Analytics cookies

We use analytics tools to understand how visitors use the website, which pages are visited, and how the site can be improved.

Google Site Kit / Google Analytics

We use Google Site Kit to integrate Google Analytics into the website. Google explains that GA4 JavaScript tags use first-party cookies to distinguish users and sessions, including cookies such as:

• _ga
• _ga_<container-id>

Google states that _ga is used to distinguish users and _ga_<container-id> is used to persist session state. Site Kit also documents support for consent mode and notes that, when consent mode is enabled, visitors in the EEA, Switzerland and the UK are not included in Analytics and Ads tracking by default unless they have explicitly consented via a consent management solution.

These cookies may be used to:

• measure traffic and site usage
• understand page performance
• improve navigation and user experience
• analyse broad visitor behaviour on the website

Because these are non-essential analytics cookies, they should only be used after valid consent has been given through the cookie banner or consent tool. Irish DPC guidance says consent is normally required for non-essential cookies.

WP Statistics

We also use WP Statistics for privacy-focused website statistics. The plugin’s public documentation states that it does not use cookies by default and does not store personally identifiable information by default.

WP Statistics may be used to:

• analyse broad visit data
• understand traffic trends
• monitor page views and general website usage
• improve website performance and content

If the WP Statistics configuration is changed in the future in a way that introduces cookies or additional tracking technologies, this Cookie Policy should be updated accordingly.

C. Functional cookies

We may use limited functional cookies where necessary to remember choices you make on the site, improve usability, or support specific features of the website.

These will only be treated as strictly necessary where they are genuinely essential to the service requested. Otherwise, they will only be used with consent.

4. Legal basis for using cookies

Under Irish and EU rules, strictly necessary cookies may be used without consent where they are required for the operation of the service requested by the user.

Non-essential cookies, including analytics cookies, require valid consent before being placed or read on your device. The Irish Data Protection Commission states that consent for such technologies must be clear, informed, specific and affirmative.

5. Managing consent

When you first visit our website, you may be shown a cookie banner or consent tool allowing you to:

• accept all cookies
• reject non-essential cookies
• manage your preferences by category

Where Google Site Kit consent mode is enabled, Google’s documentation explains that consent choices should be passed to Google measurement tools through a consent management platform or custom consent implementation.

You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies may affect the functionality of the website, including login, account access and ordering features.

6. Third-party services

Our website may use third-party services that set or access cookies or similar technologies, including:

• Google Analytics through Google Site Kit
• WordPress core functionality
• WooCommerce storefront and session handling
• other tools or plugins used to operate or secure the website from time to time

Where third-party services use non-essential cookies, we will seek consent before those cookies are activated, unless an exemption applies.

7. How long cookies last

Cookies may be stored for different periods depending on their purpose.

Examples documented by the providers include:

• WooCommerce session cookies, which may expire at the end of the session or after a limited session duration, with wp_woocommerce_session_ documented as 2 days by WooCommerce in standard configurations
• GA4 cookies such as _ga and _ga_<container-id>, which Google documents with a default expiration of 2 years
• WordPress session-related cookies, which typically last only as long as necessary for the session or login status.

Actual durations may vary depending on browser settings, configuration, consent status and future plugin changes.

8. Updates to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in law, technology, or the cookies and tools used on the website.

The latest version will always be published on this page with the effective date shown above.

9. Contact us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact:

Strips Chips Ireland
Galway, Ireland
info@stripschips.ie