This Cookie Policy was last updated on 22/10/2025 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.
At Optima Health Ltd, we use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. This policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and your options regarding their use. By using our website, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with this policy.
What Is a Cookie?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They help us remember your preferences and customise the website based on your interests. The use of cookies is governed by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the ePrivacy Regulation. According to the ePrivacy Directive, we can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of the website. For all other types of cookies, we need your consent.
Types of Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use various types of cookies and tracking technologies, including:
- Session Cookies: Temporary cookies that expire once you close your browser.
- Persistent Cookies: These remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them.
- First-Party Cookies: Set by our website and read by us.
- Third-Party Cookies: Set by other domains with our permission (e.g., advertising networks).
Other tracking technologies include local storage, pixel trackers, and device fingerprinting. The same rules that apply to cookies also apply to these technologies.
Cookie Categories We Use
- Functional Cookies: These cookies ensure that our website operates correctly and remembers your preferences. For example, they prevent you from having to re-enter the same information when visiting our website. We may place these cookies without your consent.
- Statistics/Analytic/Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about your visit, such as pages viewed, links clicked, and the time spent on our website.
- Marketing/Advertising Cookies: These cookies help track your browsing habits across websites and are used to build a profile of your interests for advertising purposes.
Cookies We Use on Our Website
| Cookie | Domain | Description | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| __cf_bm | .cognatehealth.ie | This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. | 1 hour | Necessary |
| rc::a | google.com | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | never | Necessary |
| wpEmojiSettingsSupports | cognatehealth.ie | WordPress sets this cookie when a user interacts with emojis on a WordPress site. It helps determine if the user’s browser can display emojis properly. | session | Necessary |
| rc::c | google.com | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | session | Necessary |
Cookie Consent
When you visit our website for the first time, we display a pop-up, ‘Manage Cookie Consent’ explaining the use of cookies. By clicking “Save preferences”, you consent to the cookies you selected in the pop-up. You can also manage or withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie consent tool on our website.
You can revisit your preferences at any time by clicking on the ‘Manage Cookie Consent’ tool available on our website or below in the Manage your Consent Settings section. This allows you to modify your choices or withdraw consent for certain cookies.
Manage your Consent Settings
You can also manage or delete cookies via your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block cookies entirely, but doing so may affect the functionality of our website. If you delete cookies, they will be set again when you revisit our website and consent to their use.
For more information on how we handle your personal data, please refer to our Privacy Notice.
Further Information
Should you have any queries regarding this policy or our practices relating to the website or your dealings with the website you can contact us by;
Mail: Optima Health ,
Ground Floor,
Block B, Heritage Business Park,
Mahon Industrial Estate,
Blackrock,
Cork
Phone: 1890 989 322
Email: Dpo@optimahealth.ie
Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this policy periodically. The most recent version will always be available on our website. This Cookie Policy was last updated 22nd October 2025.
