VNS Building
Cookie Policy
What this website stores on your device and how you control optional tracking.
Last updated: 11 November 2026
Current use
Cookies are small files stored by a website. Similar technologies, including local storage, can also remember information in your browser. This policy covers both.
Google Analytics 4 and Google Ads measurement are available only after you accept their separate optional categories. Rejecting optional tracking leaves both off. You can browse and send an enquiry without accepting either category.
Remembering your preferences
VNS uses a first-party local-storage entry called vns-cookie-consent-v2 to remember the privacy choices you request. It contains category choices, the policy version and decision/expiry times, not your enquiry or contact details. It is valid for up to 180 days. An expired or invalid choice is not treated as consent.
You can change the choice using Cookie preferences in the footer or remove it by clearing this site’s data in your browser. Changes to the relevant policy or service configuration require a fresh choice. Older preview choices are not carried forward as consent.
This storage is used to remember your requested preferences rather than to profile you or measure advertising. Browser privacy settings may prevent saving a choice. Your explicit choice then applies only in the current tab, and you may need to choose again on another visit.
Security and form delivery
Cloudflare hosts and protects this website. Turnstile processes technical browser and network signals when checking the enquiry form for abuse. It is separate from optional analytics and advertising. Turnstile pre-clearance, which would set a clearance cookie, is disabled.
Form data is sent only when you submit an enquiry. Resend delivers it to our Register365 mailbox. The website does not store a separate enquiry database or a persistent form draft in your browser. Necessary security and delivery functions are not switched off by rejecting optional tracking.
Separate optional choices
Analytics: Google Analytics 4 measures visits and selected interactions. First-party cookies _ga and _ga_4V5DYV9NG5 distinguish browsers and maintain session information. We configure their expiry to a maximum of 180 days; browsers may impose shorter limits.
Advertising measurement: Google Ads links advertising visits to enquiry submissions and phone or WhatsApp clicks. First-party cookies beginning _gcl_, including _gcl_au and, where relevant, _gcl_aw or _gcl_gb, store conversion-linking information for up to 90 days. They are used only after advertising consent. Not every cookie is set on every visit.
Google Ads also uses first-party local storage called _gcl_ls for conversion linking. Its entries have their own expiry times, up to 90 days in our current setup; local storage itself has no automatic browser expiry. The website removes this storage when you withdraw advertising consent. You can also remove it through your browser settings.
Google may also use cookies on its own domains when advertising measurement is accepted, subject to your browser settings. Its published inventory includes test_cookie (15 minutes) and IDE (13 months in the EEA/UK, up to 540 days elsewhere). These are not set by VNS before your advertising choice. Google’s cookie information explains its identifiers and purposes; the precise cookies depend on the request, browser and Google settings.
Analytics and advertising choices are independent. Google tags stay blocked until the relevant choice is accepted. Google Signals, personalised advertising, remarketing and enhanced conversions are disabled. We do not upload contact details or customer lists to Google.
Changing or withdrawing a choice
Open Cookie preferences in the footer at any time to reject optional purposes, choose them separately or withdraw consent. The site stops subsequent tracking for the withdrawn category and removes its first-party measurement cookies, without clearing an unfinished enquiry. Already-sent requests cannot be recalled. Cookies on Google’s domains are controlled through your browser and Google settings. Rejecting tracking does not prevent access to the website or enquiry form.
Choices apply to this browser and device. If you use another browser or clear site data, you may need to choose again. Browser settings can also remove stored cookies and local storage.
For questions, email info@vns.ie. Our Privacy Policy explains your data protection rights and how to contact the Data Protection Commission.