Cookie Policy
Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board (LOETB)
Last updated: August 2025
Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board (LOETB) use cookies to improve your experience and to understand how you use our website, loetb.ie.
- Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how LOETB uses cookies and similar technologies on our website. We use cookies to improve your experience, provide necessary functionality, and analyse usage to improve our services.
We ask for your consent before setting any cookies that are not strictly necessary.
- What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files stored on your device by a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to site owners.
- Types of cookies we use
Type | Purpose | Duration | Requires consent? |
|---|---|---|---|
Strictly necessary | Required for basic site functionality (example preferences, session login) | Session or short | ❌ No |
Analytics | Google Analytics – helps us understand website use | Up to 2 years | ✅ Yes |
Marketing | Facebook Pixel – helps us measure and improve campaigns | Up to 3 months | ✅ Yes |
Note: The data collected by Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel may be transmitted to and processed by those providers outside the EU (e.g. in the USA), subject to their own privacy policies.
- How we get your consent
On your first visit, we present a cookie banner asking for your consent.
- No non-essential cookies will be set unless you actively consent.
- We never use pre-ticked boxes.
- You can accept or reject all cookies, or manage preferences by type.
- You can withdraw or change your consent at any time by clicking “Cookie Settings” on our site.
- How to manage cookies
You can change your cookie preferences via our settings panel. Most browsers also allow you to:
- Block or delete all cookies
- Block third-party cookies
- Set preferences per site
Please note that disabling some cookies may affect your experience.
- Consent expiry and re-confirmation
Your cookie preferences are stored for a maximum of six months. After that, we will prompt you to review and renew your choices.
- Consent logging
We use a Consent Management Platform (CMP) to record your cookie preferences in compliance with GDPR. This ensures that we can demonstrate your consent choices and the time they were given.
- Third-party cookies and data transfer
- Google Analytics: Data is anonymised but may be processed in the United States under Google’s Privacy Policy.
- Facebook Pixel: May track your activity across websites and is subject to Facebook’s Data Policy.
We recommend reviewing these third parties’ policies for further information.
- Updates to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. If changes are significant, we will let you know via our website.
- Contact us
For any questions about this policy, please contact:
Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board
Mountrath Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, R32 XWY1
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 057 86 21352