Cookie policy
Cookies.
What this site can store on your device, the choice you have, and what changes if you accept analytics.
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files a website asks your browser to store, so it can recognise you on a later visit. Sites also use similar tools for the same purpose: local storage in the browser, tracking pixels, and content embedded from other companies.
Cookies on this website
By default, this website does not set cookies on the pages you see, and uses no local storage, tracking pixels or anything embedded from another company — every photograph, video and font is served from our own server. The one cookie that always exists is not for visitors: staff at PD Contractors sign in at /admin to read enquiries sent through this site, and that sign-in sets a single strictly necessary cookie so the person stays signed in while they work. It is never set for a visitor, it carries nothing about you, and it is gone when they sign out.
Some deployments of this site also switch on analytics (Google Analytics / GA4) and advertising (Google Ads) measurement, run through Google Tag Manager. Whether that is switched on for the site you are looking at is not something a fixed page of text can tell you — but the rule is always the same: nothing analytics- or advertising-related is set until you choose. A banner asks first, and analytics and advertising cookies are set only if analytics is switched on for this site and you click Accept. If analytics is not switched on, or you reject, or you never choose, none of them are set.
If analytics is switched on and you accept, Google Tag Manager loads from Google's own servers and typically sets analytics cookies such as _ga and _ga_<container ID> (Google documents these as lasting around 2 years) and advertising cookies such as _gcl_au (Google documents this as lasting around 90 days). These are set by Google Ireland Ltd under its own policies, not by us. Either way, we also set one cookie of our own: pd_consent, which simply remembers your choice for 6 months so you are not asked again on every visit.
If you accept, we also tell Google about three things that happen on this site: that the enquiry form was sent successfully, that a phone number was clicked, and that an email address was clicked. We never send what you typed into the form.
Your choices
Analytics and advertising cookies are not switched on for your visit, so there is nothing set and no choice to make. If that ever changes, a banner will ask you first, and you will be able to change your mind here.
| Type | Used on this site |
|---|---|
| Strictly necessary cookies | pd_consent (6 months), which remembers your cookie choice. One more behind the staff sign-in at /admin, which keeps a member of staff signed in while they read enquiries. |
| Analytics or performance cookies | None, unless analytics is switched on and you accept — then typically _ga and _ga_<ID> (Google Ireland Ltd, around 2 years). |
| Advertising or marketing cookies | None, unless analytics is switched on and you accept — then typically _gcl_au (Google Ireland Ltd, around 90 days). |
| Third-party cookies | None, unless you accept analytics — then Google Ireland Ltd, as above. |
| Local or session storage | None set by us. Google's tag may use its own once you accept. |
| Tracking pixels, embedded maps or social widgets | None, unless you accept analytics, in which case Google's tag may load its own as part of that measurement. |
Websites we link to
Some links take you to other sites, such as Google Maps for directions. Those sites may set their own cookies once you are there, under their own policies. Nothing from them loads here unless you follow the link.
Controlling cookies in your browser
Every browser lets you see, block and delete cookies in its privacy or security settings. You can also change or withdraw your analytics choice on this site at any time using Your choices above, without touching your browser settings at all.
Changes to this policy
If what this site stores changes, we will update this page. Last updated 4 November 2026.
Questions about this policy: info@pdcontractors.ie. How we handle personal information is set out in our privacy notice.