Cookies Policy

What are cookies?

Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your device e.g. computer, laptop, tablet or mobile phone, when you visit our websites and subsites. Cookies are then sent back to our website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognises that cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise your device.

Cookies help us collect data about you and how you use our services – for example, we're interested in which internet browser you used to visit our website, how long you visited and which pages you looked at. We monitor our website to better serve you in future.

Managing cookie settings

You can clear cookies set on our website from previous web browsing sessions. Below are instructions on how to do this on the main browsers:

• Google Chrome
• Safari
• Firefox
• Internet Explorer
• Opera

Types of cookies

• Strictly necessary cookies: are essential cookies that ensure that the website functions properly and that your preferences (e.g. language, region) are saved.
• Analytical cookies: allow us to analyse website use and to improve the visitor's experience.
• Marketing cookies: allow us to personalise your experience and to send you relevant content and offers, on this website and other websites.

The cookies we use

Strictly necessary cookies

Name: XSRF-TOKEN
Descriptions: This is a security cookie using encrypted values. It stores the current CSRF authentication token to prevent cross-site request forgery attacks.
Hosted by: https://apply.firstrate.ie
Expiry: 2 hours

Name: laravel_session
Descriptions: This cookie stores a session ID, which is required to maintain a session.
Hosted by: https://apply.firstrate.ie
Expiry: 2 hours