1. Introduction
This Cookie Statement explains how Onboard Retail (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website. It describes:
- What cookies are
- The legal basis for their use
- The purposes for which we use them
- The types of cookies we use
- How you can control and manage your preferences
This Cookie Statement should be read together with our Privacy Statement.
2. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide a better user experience, help us understand how the website performs and to analyse what works and where it needs improvement.
3. Legal basis for using cookies
We use cookies in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the ePrivacy Directive, and other applicable data protection laws.
The legal bases for the use of cookies on our website are as follows.
- Strictly necessary cookies – These cookies are processed based on our legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) to ensure the proper functioning, performance, and security of the website. As they are essential, they do not require user consent.
- All other cookies (functional, analytics, performance, and advertising) – These cookies are used only with your prior consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your cookie preferences (link to managing your cookie preferences).
4. How we use cookies
You are free to explore our website without accepting non-essential cookies, thus without providing any personal data to us. However, like most online services, our website uses cookies for several purposes. Cookies allow us or our partners to:
- provide essential and basic functions of the website;
- understand how the website performs and its most preferred content;
- understand how you interact with our website;
- offer social media features; and
- keep our services secure.
5. Types of cookies
Cookie types vary depending on: how long they stay on your device; whether they are set by us or our partners; and what their purpose is. To be completely transparent, we have listed the types of cookies we use on our website so you can make an informed choice and choose to opt out if you want to. These cookies may change over time, and we will update the lists from time to time to provide you with the latest information. The expiration dates for the cookies generally apply on a rolling basis (for example, if a cookie is set to expire in 1 year, each time the user revisits the website, the expiration period is reset so that the cookie expires 1 year from the most recent visit).
5.1. First party and third-party cookies
Cookies set by us are called first-party cookies and cookies set by our business partners are called third-party cookies. Third-party cookies enable different functionalities and integrations with other products or services.
5.2. Session cookies and persistent cookies
Cookies can be stored for varying lengths of time on your browser or device.
- Session cookies –are stored in your browser temporarily and they exist until you close the browser after using the website. Session cookies help personalise your web browsing experience.
- Persistent cookies –are stored on your device even after you visited our websites and closed the relevant tab(s) on your browser. Persistent cookies recognise users and remember their browser settings or preferences on their subsequent visits and help websites to provide better user experiences.
5.3. Strictly necessary cookies
“Strictly necessary cookies”, also referred to as “essential cookies”, provide basic functions such as page navigation and control access to secure areas. As our website cannot function properly without these cookies, they cannot be turned off or avoided if you visit our website.
5.4. Functional (preference) cookies
Functional (or preference) cookies are set by us or by our third-party partners and help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback and other features. If you do not accept functional cookies, we will not be able to remember, for instance, your language settings or offer integration with social media.
5.5. Analytics cookies
Analytical cookies (also known as statistics cookies) are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. If you do not accept analytics cookies, we will not be able to see how you interact with the website, how many visits you made and which content you reviewed.
5.6. Performance cookies
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyse the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for visitors.
5.7 Targeting cookies
Targeting cookies (also known as advertisement or marketing cookies) are used to deliver visitors with customised advertisements based on the pages they visited before and analyse the effectiveness of the ad campaign. If you decide to not accept this type of cookies, you will receive less targeted advertising.
6. Managing your cookie preferences
In line with the applicable privacy legislations, we offer our website visitors the option to accept or reject the use of cookies on their first visit to our website. You can also change your cookie preferences any time by clicking the Cookiebot button on the bottom left of your screen. This will let you revisit the cookie consent banner and change your preferences or withdraw your consent right away.
Additionally, most web browsers have settings specific for the control and the use of cookies. To find out how to manage cookies on the most popular browsers, you can use the links below:
7. Contacting us about cookies
If you have any comments or queries regarding our Cookie Statement or further questions on how we use cookies, please contact our Data Protection Office via:
- Email: dataprotection@onboardretail.com
- Phone: +353 (0)1 445 1212
- Post: Onboard Retail, Building 11, Cherrywood Business Park, Loughlinstown, Dublin 18, D18DH50, Ireland.
8. Learn More About Your Privacy
To learn more about your privacy rights and how we protect your data, please refer to our Privacy Statement.
9. Updates to This Cookie Statement
We may update this Cookie Statement from time to time to reflect:
- Changes in legal requirements;
- Changes in the cookies we use
Any updates will be published on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.
Last updated May 2026