# Cookies and your choices

> Draft cookie policy for Before You Install: essential cookies only unless you accept more, how consent works under reg 5 of S.I. 336/2011, and how to change your choice.

Source: https://beforeyouinstall.com/cookies/
Updated: 2026-11-07

Essential cookies only unless you accept more. Cookies that are strictly necessary for the site to work need no consent. Analytics and partner cookies load only after a clear action from you, as reg 5 of S.I. No. 336/2011 requires. The final cookie list is taken from a scan of the built site. This is a draft for a lawyer's review.

## What we use

**Cookie inventory. Source: scan of the built site, to be run before publication · Not checked**

| Type | Purpose | Consent needed | Loaded before your choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Remember your cookie choice | No | Yes. Names and lifetimes: Not checked |
| Analytics | Count page visits. The owner has not decided whether to use any. | Yes | No |
| Partner or affiliate pixels | None planned | Yes | No |

**In short:** one necessary cookie type; everything else waits for your yes.

## How consent works

The banner offers three controls: "Essential cookies only unless you accept more", "Accept analytics" and "Decline".

- "Decline" keeps essential cookies only.
- "Accept analytics" switches analytics on.
- You can change your choice later by clearing the site's cookies in your browser; the banner then asks again.

Consent must be a clear, active step. Silence or scrolling does not count.

**In short:** declining is as easy as accepting.

## Scripts and fonts

- Fonts are hosted on this site. No font provider receives your address.
- JavaScript runs only on the three tool pages and on the search page. The rest of the site works without it.
- No third-party scripts load before you choose.

The owner confirms this list after the build scan.

**In short:** own fonts, almost no scripts, nothing from third parties before consent.

## Rules and regulator

The rule is reg 5 of the ePrivacy Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 336/2011): consent for cookies that are not strictly necessary. The regulator is the Data Protection Commission. Its guidance is on the [DPC cookies page](https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/dpc-guidance/guidance-cookies-and-other-tracking-technologies).

For personal data beyond cookies, read the [privacy policy](https://beforeyouinstall.com/privacy/). Partner links are explained in [how we earn](https://beforeyouinstall.com/how-we-earn/). Questions: [contact](https://beforeyouinstall.com/contact/).

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**In short:** the DPC enforces the rule, and its guidance is public.