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Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how Caffè 500 (“we”, “us”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website, in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Irish ePrivacy Regulations (S.I. No. 336 of 2011).
We only describe the technologies that are actually used on this website. We do not use Google Analytics, Google Ads, advertising pixels or social media tracking on these pages.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies include browser local storage and session storage, which hold small amounts of information in your browser rather than in a file. They can be “first party” (set by us) or “third party” (set by another provider whose content or service appears on our pages).
Why We Use Them
- To deliver the website securely and reliably.
- To remember the cookie choices you make.
- With your permission, to remember your preferences and to load optional embedded content such as our location map.
Cookie Categories
Strictly Necessary
Needed for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They include security measures and the record of your cookie choice.
Functional / Preferences
Optional. They remember choices you make and allow optional embedded content. On this website the only item in this category is the Google map on our Locations page, which stays unloaded until you either accept this category or click to load it.
Analytics
Optional. No analytics service is currently installed on this website. If we add one in future, it will only run after you allow this category.
Marketing / Advertising
Optional. No advertising or marketing tracking is currently used on this website. Any added later will only run after you allow this category.
What Is Actually Stored On This Website
The entries below are the cookies and browser storage items used by this website, as found by reviewing the site itself.
caffe500_cookie_consent
Provider
Caffè 500
Purpose
Stores your cookie choices so the banner is not shown again and your preferences are respected on each visit.
Duration
Local storage — stays on your device until you change it or clear your browser data.
Category
Strictly necessary
Party
First party
base44_access_token, token
Provider
Base44 (website platform)
Purpose
Keeps you signed in if you sign in to an account area of this website. Not set for ordinary browsing of the public pages.
Duration
Local storage — until you sign out, the session expires or you clear your browser data.
Category
Strictly necessary
Party
First party
base44_app_id, base44_functions_version, base44_app_base_url
Provider
Base44 (website platform)
Purpose
Technical settings that allow the website to load and run correctly.
Duration
Local storage — until you clear your browser data.
Category
Strictly necessary
Party
First party
base44_from_url
Provider
Base44 (website platform)
Purpose
Remembers the page you first arrived on so you can be returned to it after signing in. It holds a web address only.
Duration
Local storage — until you sign out or clear your browser data.
Category
Strictly necessary
Party
First party
app-mfa-pkce: (followed by this app's ID)
Provider
Base44 (website platform)
Purpose
A temporary security value used only while completing multi-factor sign-in.
Duration
Session storage — deleted when you close the browser tab.
Category
Strictly necessary
Party
First party
Google Maps cookies (names set and changed by Google)
Provider
Purpose
Set only when you allow the Functional category or press “Load Google Map”, which connects your browser to Google's servers and shares technical information such as your IP address. Loading it this way covers that visit only and does not change your saved choices. Google may set cookies for displaying the map, remembering map preferences and measuring usage.
Duration
Set and controlled by Google — see Google's cookie policy for current names and expiry.
Category
Functional
Party
Third party
No cookies are set by this website itself: everything above is held in your browser’s local or session storage, except for the Google Map cookies, which come from Google only after you allow them. Our platform also has a built-in traffic-statistics feature that would store a random session identifier (base44_analytics_session_id); it is switched off on this site and is no longer created or used.
Third-Party Services
- Base44 — hosts and operates this website and provides the technical storage described above.
- Google Maps — used only on our Locations page, and loaded only after you allow the Functional category or press “Load Google Map”. Loading it connects your browser to Google, which receives technical information including your IP address, and Google may set its own cookies. Google’s own privacy and cookie policies apply to that embed.
- Typefaces — the fonts used across the site are stored on this website’s own server and delivered from here. No request is made to Google Fonts or any other font service, so no third party receives your IP address for the fonts.
- Instagram and Facebook — our pages only link to our social profiles. No social plug-ins or pixels are embedded, so nothing is shared with those platforms unless you click through to them.
Managing and Withdrawing Your Consent
Optional cookies are off until you turn them on. You can accept all, reject all, or allow categories individually, and you can change your mind at any time. Withdrawing consent stops optional content loading on your next visit; it does not affect your ability to browse, view the menu or contact us.
Your current choice: Functional — Off, Analytics — Off, Marketing — Off. Strictly necessary — Always active.
You can also delete or block cookies through your browser settings, and clear local storage for this site there. Blocking strictly necessary storage may prevent parts of the website from working.
More Information
For how we handle personal data more generally, see our Privacy Policy. For questions about this policy, please contact us at Caffè 500, 1 High Street, Gardens, Kilkenny, R95 WPF6, or by phone on +353 56 771 2029.
Last updated: November 2026
