Cookie Policy

What is this notice about?

This notice explains how Mercy International Association (MIA) place, use and manage cookies on our website MercyWorld.org. We use a minimal number of cookies on our website and review our cookie settings every six months to ensure all cookies are still relevant and necessary.

When you first landed on this website, a cookie banner appeared. This banner explains what cookies are on the website and allows you to choose to accept or reject cookies that require your consent. You can update your choices at any time by returning to this banner by clicking the cog icon in the bottom right corner of the window.  

Please see our Privacy Notice for more information about how we collect, store, manage and protect your personal data. 

This notice may be updated from time to time. Last updated: 

Why is this information important?

It is important for us to explain to you in a transparent manner how our website works and why we use cookies. We are a values-led organisation and operate to the best standards of care and protection of your privacy.

It is important that you understand how our website uses cookies so that you can make informed decisions about your choice to consent or not to the cookies on this website. If you are still not sure after reading this notice, please contact dataprotection@mercyinternational.ie. 

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer and are commonly used on the internet.

There are two types of cookies, session cookies and persistent cookies. 

Session cookies are temporary files which are erased when you close your browser. 

Persistent cookies remain until you delete them manually or they are deleted automatically based on their life-span.

Cookies have different purposes. Some are technically necessary to enable the website to work. You cannot opt-out of these cookies because the website will not work without them. We call these “Strictly Necessary” cookies.

Cookies on this website are also defined as functional, performance analytics and social media. These are outlined in the cookie banner and in the table below. 

What types of cookies are used and why?

For the MercyWorld.org website the following cookies are used that you can accept or refuse in the cookie banner.

• Functional: a functional cookie is there to add value or enhance your experience of the website. They allow the website to remember choices that you have made as well as providing you with a service such as watching a video, posting a comment, or reading a book. 

   

  Our website has iframes from our third-party service providers. Iframes are a tool that allow content to be embedded on our website such as the blog comments or our digital content. 

   

  If you do not wish to have these cookies enabled, you can use the cookie banner to refuse them. However, in this instance, you may not be able to use certain functions of the website. 

   

  Our functional cookies are: 

   

  Name	Service	Injected / Hidden Tracking
  __qca	Disqus	Injected from iframe
  iutk	Disqus	Injected from iframe
  __qca	Issuu	Injected from iframe
  _fbp	Issuu	Injected from iframe
  _gat	Issuu	Injected from iframe
  _ga	Issuu	Injected from iframe
  _gid	Issuu	Injected from iframe
  _pin_unauth	Issuu	Injected from iframe
  _uetsid	Issuu	Injected from iframe
  _uetvid	Issuu	Injected from iframe
  i18next	Issuu	Injected from iframe
  iutk	Issuu	Injected from iframe
  _Brochure_session	Shopify	https://shop.mercyworld.org/
  _landing_page	Shopify	https://shop.mercyworld.org/
  _orig_referrer	Shopify	https://shop.mercyworld.org/
  _s	Shopify	https://shop.mercyworld.org/
  _shopify_fs	Shopify	https://shop.mercyworld.org/
  _shopify_s	Shopify	https://shop.mercyworld.org/
  _shopify_sa_t	Shopify	https://shop.mercyworld.org/
  _shopify_uniq	Shopify	https://shop.mercyworld.org/
  _shopify_y	Shopify	https://shop.mercyworld.org/
  _y	Shopify	https://shop.mercyworld.org/
  ab_test_*	Shopify	https://shop.mercyworld.org/
  cart_sig	Shopify	https://shop.mercyworld.org/
  ki_r	Shopify	https://shop.mercyworld.org/
  ki_t	Shopify	https://shop.mercyworld.org/
  _gat_UA-125733659-1	Shopify	https://shop.mercyworld.org/
  _ga	Shopify	https://shop.mercyworld.org/
  _gid	Shopify	https://shop.mercyworld.org/
  secure_customer_sig	Shopify	https://shop.mercyworld.org/
  shopify_pay_redirect	Shopify	https://shop.mercyworld.org/
  cart_ver	Shopify	https://shop.mercyworld.org/
  cart_currency	Shopify	https://shop.mercyworld.org/

  
  
  
  

• Performance: Performance cookies allow us to see how well our website is performing. The information that is collected is aggregated and anonymous and is only used to help understand how the website works. 

   

  We use first-party analytics for this website. This means that the aggregated data is for our information only and is not shared with any third parties. 

   

  We use Google Analytics as our first-party analytics tool and more information on this is provided in section 7 below. We do not have any third party analytics cookies on this website. 

   

  Our performance cookies are: 

   

  Name	Service
  _ga	Google Analytics
  _gid	Google Analytics
  _gat_UA-125733659-1	Google Analytics
  googtrans	Google Translate

  
  
  
  

• Social Media: These cookies or plugins enable you to like or share content with various social media services. You may notice buttons from Facebook, Twitter, Vimeo and YouTube at the bottom of the homepage or content pages on the website. 

   

  The social links in the footer are external links which open the social media website in a new tab. They are like any other external link which brings you to another site. Once you are on this site, we don't have any control over any cookies that might be placed. There is no information transmitted by including them on the page.

   
  The social sharing buttons are also external links. Any cookies that are set are by the third party website (e.g. Facebook, Twitter etc), and are set once you go to the website. This is done on their site and we do not have control over this.

   

  As the social media tools on our website do not place cookies, they are not included in our cookie banner. 

   

How long is information stored for?

The table below details the storage length of the cookies used on MercyWorld.org Website

Can users manage their cookie preferences?

Yes, as well as managing your cookie preferences at any time by clicking this icon [   ], you can set your browser to block and manage cookies as well by changing the settings in your browser preferences. 

Please note: If you use your browser preferences to block all cookies (including strictly necessary cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.

Browser manufacturers provide help pages relating to cookie management in their products. Please check your preferred browser for this information.

Use of Google Analytics

The Google Analytics cookies provide basic, non-personal overview of the website’s traffic and performance. Together Digital manage the Google analytics account on behalf of MIA. MIA have a Data Processor Agreement in place with Together Digital.

The following information is collected by default from users of the MercyWorld.org website:

• Time of visit, pages visited, and time spent on each page of the webpages
• Referring site details (such as the URI a user came through to arrive at this site)
• Type of web browser
• Type of operating system (OS)
• Flash version, JavaScript support, screen resolution, and screen color processing ability
• Network location and IP address
• Document downloads
• Clicks on links leading to external websites
• Errors when users fill out forms
• Clicks on videos
• Scroll depth
• Interactions with site-specific widgets.

Google Analytics Terms of Service prohibits the collection of personally identifiable data such as name, email address, or billing information.

There are a number of ways that you can stop the MercyWorld.org website from collecting usage data about you via Google Analytics.

• Use the cookie consent banner to refuse consent to performance cookies
• disable Javascript in your browser
• use Google’s Opt-out browser add-on
• use a third-party tool such as Disconnect, Ghostery or Do No Track Me

For a full list of Google Analytics Policies please review the information at the link below

https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/4597324

For comprehensive information about how Google uses information, including How you can control the information collected by Google on these sites and apps please review the information at the link below https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Is information transferred outside the EU or kept on servers within the EU?

As an organization we do not transfer personal data outside the EU/EEA. 

However, we use a limited selection of reputable and carefully chosen third parties to provide services on the website. These services may transfer information outside the EU/EEA. For a list of the third parties and links to their privacy policies please click here.