This Cookie Policy explains how cookies and similar tracking technologies are used when you visit the Fitzpatrick’s Casino (Tallaght) website or use services connected to it. It sets out what cookies are used, why they are used, and how you can manage or withdraw your consent. This Cookie Policy should be read in conjunction with the Privacy Policy.
On accessing the website, a cookie consent banner is displayed before any non-essential cookies are activated. Continued use of the site without interacting with that banner does not constitute consent to non-essential cookies.
1. Legal Framework
The use of cookies on the website is governed by the following:
- Statutory Instrument No. 336 of 2011 - the European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Privacy and Electronic Communications) Regulations 2011 (the Irish ePrivacy Regulations)
- The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as it applies in Ireland
- Guidance issued by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) on cookies and other tracking technologies
Under Regulation 5(3) of the Irish ePrivacy Regulations, cookies and similar technologies may only be placed on your device where valid consent has been given, except in the narrow circumstances described in Section 3 below. Consent must be freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous. It must be obtained through a clear affirmative action before any non-essential cookie is set.
Legitimate interest is not an available legal basis for placing non-essential cookies on your device. This position is confirmed by the DPC.
2. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies include pixel trackers, local storage objects, software development kits (SDKs), and social media buttons that store or access information on your device. This Cookie Policy applies to all such technologies, not only to cookies in the traditional sense.
3. Categories of Cookies Used
Cookies on the website are classified into the following categories. The table below summarises each category, its purpose, and whether consent is required.
Category - Purpose - Consent Required
- Strictly Necessary - Required to deliver core website functions you have explicitly requested, such as maintaining a logged-in session, security checks, and fraud prevention. These cannot be disabled without affecting basic site operation. - No
- Preference - Remember choices you have made, such as language selection, region settings, or display preferences, so you do not need to re-enter them on each visit. - Yes
- Analytics - Collect information about how visitors use the site, including pages visited and errors encountered, to help understand usage patterns and improve the service. - Yes
- Marketing and Advertising - Used to deliver content relevant to your interests and to measure the effectiveness of communications. These may involve third-party services. - Yes
Strictly necessary cookies are exempt from the consent requirement under Regulation 5(5) of SI No. 336 of 2011, as their sole purpose is to carry out the transmission of a communication or to provide a service explicitly requested by you. All other categories listed above require your prior consent before activation.
4. How Consent Is Obtained and Recorded
When you first visit the website, a cookie consent banner is displayed. This banner:
- Presents each cookie category separately so you can make a granular choice
- Includes a clearly accessible option to reject all non-essential cookies
- Does not pre-tick any non-essential category
- Does not use design elements that emphasise acceptance over refusal
Your consent is recorded and stored. Non-essential cookies are not activated until an affirmative selection has been made. Continuing to browse the site, scrolling, or closing the banner without making a selection does not constitute consent.
5. Consent Duration and Renewal
In line with DPC guidance, you are asked to reaffirm your cookie preferences no later than six months after your initial consent was recorded. At that point, the consent banner will be displayed again and you will be asked to confirm or change your choices. Consent cookies used to record your preferences are set with a lifespan proportionate to this period and are not set to persist indefinitely.
6. Withdrawing or Changing Your Consent
You may withdraw or modify your cookie consent at any time. This can be done through the cookie preference centre accessible via the link in the footer of the website. Withdrawing consent is as straightforward as giving it. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing that took place before withdrawal.
Cookies may also be managed through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect the availability of certain functions on the website. Browser-level controls do not replace the consent mechanism on the site; both operate independently.
7. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on the website are placed by third-party services, including analytics providers and advertising networks. The company is responsible for ensuring that third parties operating on the website comply with Irish cookie requirements. Where third-party cookies are used, the relevant third party is identified in the cookie preference centre and, where available, a link is provided to that party’s own privacy or cookie documentation.
Third parties are not permitted to place non-essential cookies on the website without your prior consent.
8. Cookies and Gambling-Specific Considerations
Fitzpatrick’s Casino operates in a regulated environment. Certain cookies and tracking technologies may support functions related to responsible gambling, account verification, and fraud detection. Where such cookies are strictly necessary for the delivery of a service you have requested or for legal compliance purposes, they fall within the strictly necessary exemption and do not require separate consent. Where they go beyond that purpose, they are subject to the same consent requirements as any other non-essential cookie.
9. Updates to This Policy
This Cookie Policy is reviewed periodically and updated when practices change or when regulatory guidance is revised. The date of the most recent update appears at the bottom of this page. Where changes are material, notice is provided through the cookie consent banner on your next visit.
10. Contact
Questions about this Cookie Policy or about the handling of cookies and tracking technologies may be submitted using the contact details provided on the Contact page.
If you consider that the use of cookies does not comply with applicable Irish law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission (DPC) at www.dataprotection.ie.
Last reviewed: 2025