Cookie Policy
Last Updated: December 2025
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.
Cookies help us understand how you use our website, remember your preferences, and improve your overall experience.
2. How We Use Cookies
MathsHelp uses cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential functionality: To enable core features like user authentication, session management, and security
- Analytics: To understand how visitors interact with our website, helping us improve our services
- Marketing: To deliver relevant advertisements and measure campaign effectiveness (when enabled)
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Necessary Cookies (Always Enabled)
These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They cannot be disabled as they are required for basic site functionality.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| session | Maintains your login session and remembers your authentication status | 30 days |
| mh_cookie_consent | Stores your cookie consent preferences | 1 year |
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number | 2 years |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics | Maintains session state across page requests | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Distinguishes users for analytics purposes | 24 hours |
Marketing Cookies
These cookies are used to track visitors across websites and display relevant advertisements. They are currently reserved for future use.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| No marketing cookies are currently in use | |||
4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the button below or using the "Cookie Preferences" link in our website footer.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View what cookies are stored and delete them individually
- Block third-party cookies
- Block all cookies from specific sites
- Block all cookies from being set
- Delete all cookies when you close your browser
Note: Blocking all cookies may affect your experience on our website and limit certain functionality.
5. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our website are placed by third-party services. We use:
- Google Analytics: To analyse website traffic and user behaviour. Google's privacy policy can be found at policies.google.com/privacy
We do not control these third-party cookies and recommend you review their respective privacy policies for more information.
6. Your Rights Under GDPR
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Irish Data Protection Act 2018, you have the right to:
- Access your personal data
- Rectify inaccurate personal data
- Request erasure of your personal data
- Object to the processing of your personal data
- Request restriction of processing
- Data portability
- Withdraw consent at any time
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this page periodically for the latest information on our cookie practices.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
- Email: mathshelp.ie@gmail.com