Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, which cookies (if any) this website uses, and how you can manage them. It should be read alongside our Privacy Notice.
This website is operated in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), the Data Protection Acts 1988–2018, and the European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Privacy and Electronic Communications) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 336 of 2011), as amended (the "ePrivacy Regulations"). The ePrivacy Regulations are the specific Irish legislation governing the use of cookies and similar technologies.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to website owners about how their site is being used.
2. Does This Website Use Cookies?
This website uses a minimal number of cookies. All cookies used on this website are first-party cookies — they are set directly by speechmatters.ie and not by any third party. We do not use advertising cookies, marketing cookies, or third-party tracking cookies of any kind.
| Cookie | Type | First / Third party | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session cookie (form submission) | Strictly necessary | First-party | Used temporarily during the submission of our contact or case history forms to maintain a secure session with our booking system. No personal data is stored in the cookie itself. | Session only — deleted automatically when you close your browser |
3. Do We Need Your Consent?
Under the ePrivacy Regulations, consent is not required for cookies that are strictly necessary for a service explicitly requested by the user. The session cookie listed above falls into this category — it exists solely to allow our forms to function securely and is not used for any tracking or analytical purpose.
Because this website uses only strictly necessary cookies, no cookie consent banner is required and none is displayed. If we introduce any non-essential cookies in the future, this policy will be updated and a consent mechanism will be added before those cookies are set.
4. Analytics
This website uses Plausible Analytics to understand how visitors use the site. Plausible is a privacy-friendly analytics service that does not use cookies and does not collect any personally identifiable information. It operates using aggregate data only and is fully compliant with GDPR and the ePrivacy Regulations. No cookie consent is required for its use.
Plausible Analytics is not active on the case history or clinical intake forms on this website.
5. How to Manage or Delete Cookies
Because we only use strictly necessary session cookies — which are deleted automatically when you close your browser — there is no opt-out required. However, you can control and delete cookies through your browser settings at any time. The links below explain how to do this in the most common browsers:
Please note that blocking session cookies may prevent our contact and case history forms from functioning correctly.
6. Complaints
If you have a concern about how we use cookies on this website, please contact us in the first instance at info@speechmatters.ie and we will do our best to resolve it.
If you remain unhappy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission (DPC), the supervisory authority for data protection and the ePrivacy Regulations in Ireland:
Data Protection Commission21 Fitzwilliam Square South
Dublin 2, D02 RD28
www.dataprotection.ie
Phone: +353 (0)761 104 800
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, our practices, or legal requirements. The version number and date at the top of this page indicate when it was last revised. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us:
SpeechMatters
180 Rathgar Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6W, D06 X4K2
Email: info@speechmatters.ie
Phone: +353 (0)1 960 9788