Dublin Bus respects the privacy of all visitors to our website. This Cookie Policy outlines our policy concerning the use of cookies on procurementcompliance.ie.
We may update our Cookie Policy to reflect changes in technology or data protection law. Any updates or changes that may affect how we use cookies or how you as a user can manage cookies will appear on this page.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files placed on your computer or internet enabled device by websites in order to add functionality. A cookie can be used to identify a user’s computer or internet enabled device to the website, or to other third party websites. This allows websites to improve the way they work, such as remembering preferences expressed by a user or tracking a user’s use of a website for statistical analysis. Typically, cookies involve the assigning of a unique number to the visitor.
More information about cookies can be found on www.aboutcookies.org and www.allaboutcookies.org
Cookies on Dublin Bus websites
Dublin Bus sets the following types of cookies on your device when you visit our websites:
- Strictly necessary cookies
- Performance and analytics cookies
- Targeting and advertising cookies
These cookies are a mixture of first party cookies, which we set ourselves, and third party cookies that are set by third party service providers.
Strictly necessary cookies
We use the following cookies which are strictly necessary to allow you to access our websites, to move between pages and to receive services which you have requested:
| Cookie Name | Function | Cookie Type |
| _gdpr | This is used to store a user’s choice in relation to first party tracking cookies and GDPR. It sets GDPR cookies setting status. This is set for a maximum of 730 days if consent is given | First Party |
| lang | This aids in overriding the website’s language. This is set until a user closes their browser or navigates away from the website. | First Party |
| bid | Shop basket cookies. These are to store shopping basket items. These are set until the user closes their browser or navigates away from the website. | First Party |
| uid | ||
| u | Login settings for the agent system. These are set up to 1 day. | First Party |
| p | ||
| alert{hash} | These are set to dismiss ‘proclaim’ or alert bar from displaying once the close ‘x’ has been clicked. Each of these is set for up to 7 days. Note, the cookie name will contain a unique hash for each alert bar/message. | First Party |
These cookies include session cookies that allow users to stay logged in while navigating through our websites and to carry out essential tasks such as adding items to a shopping basket when purchasing tickets on our websites.
These cookies don’t usually contain any personal data and are typically set by Dublin Bus to provide specific services such as e-commerce transactions.
Performance and analytics cookies
Cookies are also used to collect statistical information about visitors of our websites and the pages they view. These cookies allow visitors to receive a high quality experience through customised offerings and facilitate timely identification and resolution of any issues that arise. The following performance cookies are used on our websites:
| Cookie Name | Function | Cookie Type |
| Google Analytics Cookies | Google Analytics cookies are used to collect anonymous information about how visitors use our website. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve our website. The information collected is anonymous and includes the number of visitors to the website, what pages they visited and where they have come to the website from. More information is available on: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage | Third Party |
| _utma | Used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing _utma cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google analytics | |
| _utmb | Used to determine new sessions/visits. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing _utmb cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google analytics. | |
| _utmc | This cookie operates in conjunction with the _utmb cookie to determine whether the user was in a new session/visit. | |
| _utmz | Stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached the site. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and is updated every time data is sent to Google analytics. | |
| _ap | Unique tracking session ID. This is set for a maximum of 730 days, if _gdpr cookie consent is not given, this will only be set until the user closes their browser or navigates away from the website. | First Party |
| _v | Page load ID which is set until the user closes their browser and navigates away from procurementcompliance.ie | First Party |
These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. Information collected by these cookies is aggregated and used anonymously. Dublin Bus sets Google Analytics cookies to gather this statistical information.
Targeting and advertising cookies.
Together with our partners and advertisers we use cookies to display advertisements that we believe are relevant to you and your interests. Third party advertisers and partners may analyse data they collect about your use of our websites in order to serve adverts to you on our websites or on other third party websites. We also work with advertisers in order to display our own adverts on third party websites, based on cookies set on your visit to our websites. Advertisers may also use information about your previous web activity to tailor the adverts which are displayed on our websites. Advertising/targeting cookies may also be used to track your responses to particular adverts, which helps advertisers to ensure that you see the most relevant advertisements in future, both on our websites and on third party websites. The following are targeting/advertising cookies are used on the Website:
| Cookie Name | Function | Cookie Type |
| Google Adwords | Online Advertising | Third Party |
Other third party cookies
Some cookies that have been set on our websites are not related to Dublin Bus. When you visit a page with content embedded from a third party such as YouTube, Twitter or Facebook, these service providers may set their own cookies on your web browser.
We do not control the use of these cookies and cannot access them due to the way that cookies work, as cookies can only be accessed by the party who originally set them. You should check the third party websites for more information about these cookies and the cookie policy of these third parties.
| Cookie Name | Description | More Information |
| You Tube | Social media tracking user interactions for statistical purposes and advertising. | https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies |
| Facebook/ Instagram | Social media tracking user interactions for statistical purposes and advertising. | https://en-gb.facebook.com/policies/cookies/ |
| X (Twitter) | Social media tracking user interactions for statistical purposes and advertising. | https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/twitter-cookies |
Controlling and disabling cookies
We use Google Analytics and Google Ads traffic measurement and performance tools to create better user experience on our website and improve our website general performance.
Advertising and Marketing Personalisation:
We use Google Ads tools to increase the relevancy of our advertising and marketing campaigns within Google Search network and Google Display Network.
If you do not want your browser to accept cookies, you can turn off the cookie acceptance option in your browser settings. For further information about how to turn off cookie acceptance please refer to the “Help” function in your browser.
Please note that disabling cookie support may prevent the Website from functioning properly and you may not be able to fully utilise all of its features and services. Click the link for more information on how to manage cookies, including how to opt-out of performance cookies.
Click the link for more information on how to opt out of Google Analytics.