About Cookies
Our website usesand app use cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website and app. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and our app and also allows us to improve our site, website and app. Manage Preferences.
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit, if you agree. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the website.
When you visit a website or use a mobile application, a computer asks your computer or mobile device for permission to store this file on your computer or mobile device and access information from it. Information gathered through cookies and similar technologies (such as web “beacons”, “pixels” or “tags”) may include the date and time of visits and how you are using the particular website or mobile application.
We may also track your activity on our app through Software Development Kits (“SDKs”), which are blocks of code embedded in our app. SDKs help us and our partners understand how you interact with our app and to collect certain information about the device and network you use to access our app. We use Firebase SDKs to analyse app use and to help debug crashes. We use Facebook SDKs to track install events in order to measure the effectiveness of our advertising on Facebook.
We use Google Analytics to help debug crashes and analyse activity across our website and app to help us understand website and app traffic patterns and measure the effectiveness and success of our website and app functionality, advertising campaigns, and other offerings on our website and app. We may match the data we capture through cookies with data we already hold about you to better understand you. This helps us to continually improve the relevance of our promotional communications, your online experience and our products and services. Data passed to Google Analytics is anonymous.
For the purposes of the remainder of this Cookie Notice, we refer to cookies and the other technologies described above as “cookies”.
We use first and third party cookies in connection with our website. First party cookies are cookies placed by us to collect information about you. However, certain cookies available through our website are placed by third party website operators. This means that the information about you collected by those third party cookies will be shared with the relevant third party. Please refer to the relevant third party website operator’s privacy notice for more information about how they may use such information.
You can find more information about cookies by visiting the following information websites:
https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/dpc-guidance/guidance-on-cookies-and-similar-technologies
How long do cookies last?
All cookies have expiration dates that determine how long they stay in your browser:
Session Cookies – these are temporary cookies that expire (and are automatically erased) whenever you close your browser.
Persistent Cookies – these usually have an expiration date and so stay in your browser until they expire, or until you manually delete them.
Consent to use cookies
Non-essential Cookies – We may only store and access non-essential cookies on your device with your permission. You are not obliged to give consent to our use of non-essential cookies. Further, if you give your consent and then change your mind you can block or delete them (see below).
Essential Cookies – Please note that we do not need your consent to store and access essential cookies on your device, although you can still block or delete them (see below).
Refusing, blocking and deleting cookies
There are various ways that you can manage your cookie preferences, but in order to use some parts of our website you will need to allow certain essential or functional cookies. If you block or subsequently delete those cookies, some aspects of our website may not work as intended and you may not be able to access all or part of our website.
Your options for managing your cookie preferences are set out below:
Through the Cookie Preference Centre on our website
When you access our website, we will ask you to provide consent for our use of non-essential cookies. We may repeat this request on subsequent visits to our website, for example if you delete cookies from your browser or we need to request new consents from you. When we seek your consent, you will either be able to provide consent for all non-essential cookies that we would like to use, or you can tailor your cookie preferences (provide consent for some but not all non-essential cookies) using our preference centre. You can also change your preferences and/or withdraw consent at any time by visiting our preference centre. Just as a reminder, where cookies are essential to the operation of our website, we can use these without your consent and they cannot be managed using our preference centre.
Using your browser settings or other tools
You can block the use of cookies generally (not just in respect of our website) by activating the relevant settings in your browser. for more information on cookie management and blocking or deleting cookies for a wide variety of browsers, visit All About Cookies.
Further, if you do not want to be tracked by Google Analytics, you can install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on (but this will only work on certain browsers). For further information on Google Analytics and its use of cookies, please consult the Google Analytics Cookie Notice, which you can find on Google’s website.
Google Chrome cookies
Separately to our use of Google Analytics cookies, when you access the Website via Google applications such as Google Chrome, Google may collect user information for the purpose of Google serving personalised advertising across your devices. Google is able to place these advertising cookies on the devices used by visitors to the Website because we use Google services to run the Website. However, these cookies are dropped for Google’s own purposes and as such we do not have any control over how or when they are dropped. You will need to opt out of receiving these cookies via your Google settings. You can find further information about these cookies on Google’s website, by visitinghttps://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=en-US#types-of-cookies. Please note that other browsers may use similar tools.
Cookies used in emails
Please note that any emails you receive from us may contain cookies or similar technologies to help us to see if recipients have opened an email and understand how recipients have interacted with it. Once you click on an email that contains a cookie, your contact information may subsequently be cross-referenced to the source email and/or the relevant cookie. If you have enabled images, cookies may be set on your computer or mobile device. Cookies will also be set if you click on any link within the email.
If you do not wish to accept cookies from any one of our emails, simply close the email before downloading any images or clicking on any links. You can also set your browser to restrict cookies or to reject them entirely. These settings will apply to all cookies whether included on websites or in emails.
In some instances, depending on your email or browser settings, cookies in an email may be automatically accepted (for example, when you've added an email address to your address book or safe senders list). Please refer to your email browser or device instructions for more information on this.
The table below sets out more information about the individual cookies we may use on our website and the purposes for which they are used:
Essential Cookies
Essential cookies are those cookies which are essential for the operation of our website. Essential cookies include cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website.
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Cookie Subgroup |
Cookies |
Cookies used |
Duration |
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my-kitchen.howdens.com |
First Party |
a few seconds |
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pds.howdens.com |
.AspNetCore.Antiforgery.yMFOR3iWVPA,BNES_.AspNetCore.Antiforgery.yMFOR3iWVPA |
First Party |
Session, Session |
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gigya-api.howdens.com |
First Party |
365 days, 182 days |
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careers.howdens.com |
First Party |
365 days |
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howdens.com |
glt_3_XXrK8xSmwtJ8Hx3uKzrn2dkBwAP42rA9KomrjzHbLHtdgH2YALyOkoCgaqnCWs3n,gig_toggles,BPSTransactionNumber,Basket,_gig_lt |
First Party |
Session, a few seconds, Session, Session, a few seconds |
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www.howdens.com |
BNI_persistence,gmid,gig_canary_ver,BNES_gig_bootstrap_3_XXrK8xSmwtJ8Hx3uKzrn2dkBwAP42rA9KomrjzHbLHtdgH2YALyOkoCgaqnCWs3n,gac_3_XXrK8xSmwtJ8Hx3uKzrn2dkBwAP42rA9KomrjzHbLHtdgH2YALyOkoCgaqnCWs3n,OptanonAlertBoxClosed,BNES_gig_canary_ver,BNES_gig_canary,userState,ASP.NET_SessionId,gltexp_3_XXrK8xSmwtJ8Hx3uKzrn2dkBwAP42rA9KomrjzHbLHtdgH2YALyOkoCgaqnCWs3n,BNES_gmid,__pr_AB_testing,_gigRefUid_3_XXrK8xSmwtJ8Hx3uKzrn2dkBwAP42rA9KomrjzHbLHtdgH2YALyOkoCgaqnCWs3n,.ASPXAUTH,BNES_glt_3_XXrK8xSmwtJ8Hx3uKzrn2dkBwAP42rA9KomrjzHbLHtdgH2YALyOkoCgaqnCWs3n,BNES_OptanonConsent,gig_canary,gig_bootstrap_3_,BNES_OptanonAlertBoxClosed |
First Party |
a few seconds, 5531 days, Session, 5551 days, a few seconds, 5390 days, 5458 days, 5458 days, Session, Session, a few seconds, 5531 days, a few seconds, a few seconds, Session, 5530 days, 5390 days, Session, 5551 days, 5390 days |
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__cfduid |
Third Party |
30 days |
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__cfduid |
Third Party |
30 days |
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gig_toggles, _cs_id, gltexp_3_, _cs_s, gac_3_, _gigRefUid_3_, _cs_c, gac_3_XXrK8xSmwtJ8Hx3uKzrn2dkBwAP42rA9KomrjzHbLHtdgH2YALyOkoCgaqnCWs3n, _gigRefUid_3_XXrK8xSmwtJ8Hx3uKzrn2dkBwAP42rA9KomrjzHbLHtdgH2YALyOkoCgaqnCWs3n, _gig_lt, glt_3_XXrK8xSmwtJ8Hx3uKzrn2dkBwAP42rA9KomrjzHbLHtdgH2YALyOkoCgaqnCWs3n, gltexp_3_XXrK8xSmwtJ8Hx3uKzrn2dkBwAP42rA9KomrjzHbLHtdgH2YALyOkoCgaqnCWs3n, _cs_same_site, glt_3_ |
Third Party |
a few seconds, a few seconds, a few seconds, a few seconds, a few seconds, a few seconds, a few seconds, a few seconds, a few seconds, a few seconds, a few seconds, a few seconds, Session, a few seconds |
Analytics/Performance Cookies
Analytics cookies, along with other information, allow us to calculate the aggregate number of people using our website, and which features of our website are most popular. This information is generally used to improve the website.
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Analytics/Performance Cookies |
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Cookie Subgroup |
Cookies |
Cookies used |
Duration |
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www.howdens.com |
_cs_root-domain,_cs_s,BNES__ga_LVM963RWMB,BNES__gcl_au,_cs_same_site,BNES__cs_s,_cs_mk,_cs_id,_ga_LVM963RWMB,BNES__cs_same_site,BNES__cs_mk,SC_ANALYTICS_GLOBAL_COOKIE,ADRUM_BT1,BNES__cs_root-domain,BNES__cs_c,BNES__cs_id,_cs_c,BNES__gat,ADRUM_BTs,ADRUM_BTa |
First Party |
5459 days, 5458 days, 5544 days, 5551 days, Session, 5458 days, 5458 days, 5458 days, 5544 days, 5459 days, 5458 days, 3650 days, a few seconds, 5459 days, 5458 days, 5458 days, 5458 days, 5551 days, 2914197 days, a few seconds |
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my-kitchen.howdens.com |
First Party |
a few seconds, Session, a few seconds, a few seconds, 183 days, 730 days |
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howdens.com |
First Party |
1 day, a few seconds, 90 days, Session, 730 days, a few seconds |
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pds.howdens.com |
First Party |
Session |
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ADRUM |
Third Party |
a few seconds |
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_cs_same_site, _cs_id, _cs_s, _cs_c |
Third Party |
Session, a few seconds, a few seconds, a few seconds |
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Functionality Cookies
These cookies recognise you when you return to our website, they remember your preferences and they provide enhanced, more personalised features.
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Functionality Cookies |
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Cookie Subgroup |
Cookies |
Cookies used |
Duration |
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www.howdens.com |
BNES___olapicU,BNES_hpr3,hpr3,__olapicU,optimizelyDomainTestCookie,Persona |
First Party |
5551 days, 5551 days, 5530 days, 5551 days, 365 days, 1 year |
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howdens.com |
First Party |
Session, 365 days, 180 days |
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hpr3 |
Third Party |
365 days |
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optimizelyRumLB, AWSELB |
Third Party |
Session, Session |
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__olapicU, __pr_AB_testing |
Third Party |
30 days, a few seconds |
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Targeting Cookies
Targeting cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the information and advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement on a website and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
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Targeting Cookies |
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Cookie Subgroup |
Cookies |
Cookies used |
Duration |
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pds.howdens.com |
First Party |
365 days |
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www.howdens.com |
First Party |
5458 days, 5551 days, 5551 days |
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howdens.com |
First Party |
1 day, 16 days |
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careers.howdens.com |
First Party |
396 days, a few seconds |
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ATN |
Third Party |
730 days |
|
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VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, YSC, CONSENT |
Third Party |
180 days, Session, 6163 days |
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MUID |
Third Party |
390 days |
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fr |
Third Party |
90 days |
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_GRECAPTCHA, NID |
Third Party |
180 days, 183 days |
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Third Party |
Session |
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xtc, loc, uvc |
Third Party |
396 days, 396 days, 396 days |
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__atrfs, __atuvs, __atuvc |
Third Party |
a few seconds, a few seconds, 396 days |
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IDE, test_cookie |
Third Party |
390 days, a few seconds |
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_uetsid, _uetvid |
Third Party |
1 day, 16 days |
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Social Media Cookies
These cookies are used to personalise your interaction with social media, such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. Such cookies recognise users of those social media sites when you view social media content on the website. They also allow you to quickly share content across social media, through the use of simple “sharing” buttons. Some websites may also contain features that enable you to use your social media account to sign in and create/maintain an account with the website you are visiting and to enable the website operator to store your content. This involves the use of cookies.
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Social Media Cookies |
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Cookie Subgroup |
Cookies |
Cookies used |
Duration |
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howdens.com |
First Party |
90 days |
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Contact Us
Questions, comments and requests regarding this Cookie Policy and your personal data are welcome and should be addressed to us at the below email and/or postal address:
Howden Joinery (Ireland) Limited
Address: Suite 3, One Earlsfort Centre, Lower Hatch Street, Dublin 2.
E-Mail: dataprotection@howdens.com
Changes to this Cookie Policy
We can change this Cookie Policy at any time. If we make changes to the Cookie Policy, we will let you know by posting the changed Cookie Policy on the Site. We therefore recommend that you visit the website regularly.
Version: 2/IE
Last Updated: January 2024