Cookies Policy

What cookies are

Cookies are small files placed on a device by a website. Similar technologies can also store or read information in a browser or device. They may help a website work, remember choices, measure use, protect forms, or connect embedded services.

When you visit the Padel Federation Ireland website, cookies and similar technologies may be used for the purposes described below.

How this website uses cookies

The website uses necessary cookies and similar technologies to display pages, submit forms, remember cookie choices, support security, and provide normal WordPress website functions.

The website does not rely on advertising cookies to work. PFI uses Plausible Analytics to understand aggregate website use without Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, advertising tracking pixels, or analytics cookies.

Necessary cookies

Necessary cookies support core website operation. They may be used for WordPress security, login sessions, form submission, spam protection, cookie preference storage, accessibility or display preferences, and basic website or portal functionality.

These cookies are normally needed to provide a service requested by the user and may operate without separate opt-in consent where they are strictly necessary.

Cookie preference choices

The cookie banner lets you accept optional services, reject optional services, or manage available choices. The website may store your cookie preference so the same choice does not need to be made on every page visit.

Rejecting optional services does not turn off cookies that are necessary for security, forms, logged-in access, or basic website operation.

Forms and anti-spam protection

Public forms may use technical security checks to reduce spam, protect submissions, and prevent automated abuse. This can include form security tokens, validation, rate-limiting, honeypot fields, or Cloudflare Turnstile.

Where Cloudflare Turnstile appears on a form, it helps confirm that the form is being submitted by a real visitor and not by an automated spam tool. PFI currently uses Turnstile on main public enquiry and submission forms, but not on the footer newsletter form.

Newsletter signup may use Brevo or another approved email provider. When you subscribe, PFI records the email address and consent details submitted through the form, and newsletter emails include an unsubscribe link.

Embedded and third-party services

The website may include third-party or connected services such as map tiles, club and coach links, YouTube videos, social media links or embeds, email services, payment providers, Cloudflare Turnstile, Brevo or another approved email/newsletter provider, or the PFI Padel Portal at portal.padelfederation.ie.

These services may process technical information or have their own privacy and cookie notices. Optional third-party services should only run where your choice and applicable law allow them.

Analytics and performance

PFI uses Plausible Analytics to understand aggregate website use, such as visited pages, referral sources, file downloads, outbound links, form completions, search queries, device type, country-level location, and 404 error pages.

Plausible Analytics is configured as a privacy-friendly analytics tool and does not use analytics cookies or advertising identifiers on this website. PFI does not use Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, heatmaps, session recording, or advertising tracking pixels on this website.

PFI may also use Google Search Console to understand how the website appears in Google Search. Search Console does not add Google Analytics tags or advertising pixels to this website.

Any analytics reporting should be used in a proportionate way to understand aggregate website use and improve the user experience, not to publish personal visitor information.

Managing cookies

You can manage non-essential cookie choices through the website consent controls where available. Browser settings can also block, delete, or limit cookies, although some website functions may not work correctly if necessary cookies are disabled.

PFI will update cookie information as the website, portal, analytics, forms, payment, and embedded service stack changes.