Cookies Policy
Last updated: October 20, 2026
What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and provide information to the owners of the site.
Western Hygiene Supplies LTD (https://westernhygiene.ie) uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for several reasons detailed below. Unfortunately, in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.
Essential cookies
| Cookie | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| western_hygiene_cookie_consent | Used to store the user's cookie consent preferences. | 1 year |
| western_hygiene_session | Used to identify the user's browsing session. | 2 hours |
| XSRF-TOKEN | Used to secure both the user and our website against cross-site request forgery attacks. | 2 hours |
Analytics cookies
| Cookie | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Main cookie used by Google Analytics, enables a service to distinguish one visitor from another. | 1 year |
| _gid | Used by Google Analytics to identify the user. | 1 day |
Types of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for you to browse the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the site. Without these cookies, services you have asked for cannot be provided.
These cookies include:
- Session cookies that keep you logged in while you navigate through the website
- Security cookies to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of login credentials
- Shopping cart cookies to remember items you have placed in your cart
Functional Cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other parts of web pages that you can customize.
The information these cookies collect may be anonymized and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don't collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how our website works.
Targeting and Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers.
Cookie Consent
When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner. This allows you to choose which types of cookies you consent to. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking button below.
We will store your cookie preferences for up to 12 months. After this period, we will ask for your consent again.
Third-Party Cookies
In some special cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.
Third party analytics are used to track and measure usage of this site so that we can continue to produce engaging content. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site or pages you visit which helps us to understand how we can improve the site for you.
From time to time we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst on the site whilst ensuring we understand which optimizations our users appreciate the most.
How to Manage Cookies
You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed. If you do this, however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site and some services and functionalities may not work.
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Browser Controls
You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Here are links to cookie management information for the most popular browsers:
Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us at:
Western Hygiene Supplies LTD
Curry, Cummer, Co. Galway
H54 DA59
Ireland
You can also reach us through our contact form.