Last updated: 11 November 2026
This policy explains how Anfield Agenda (“we”, “us”) uses cookies and similar technologies on anfieldagenda.com, in line with the Irish ePrivacy Regulations (S.I. No. 336 of 2011) and the GDPR. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website saves on your device. Similar technologies, such as local storage and device identifiers, work in much the same way. They help websites work, remember your preferences, understand how a site is used and show adverts.
Your choices
When you first visit the site from the UK, the EEA or Switzerland, a consent message from Google lets you accept, reject or choose which types of cookies and which advertising partners you allow. Analytics and advertising cookies that need consent are only set once you have agreed. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time using the Privacy settings link at the bottom of every page.
Cookies we use
Strictly necessary
These are needed for the site to work and do not require consent:
FCCDCF,FCNEC: set by Google’s consent message to remember the choices you have made (up to 13 months).wordpress_logged_in_*,wp-settings-*: set by WordPress only for members of our team who log in to manage the site.
Our contact form spam check does not use cookies.
Analytics
_ga,_ga_*: Google Analytics, used to count visitors and understand which pages are read and how people arrive at the site (up to 2 years).
Our hosting provider, WordPress.com, also collects basic, aggregated visitor statistics for us.
Advertising
Adverts on the site are served by Google and by other advertising companies working with our advertising partner, including through real-time bidding. Depending on the choices you make, these companies may set cookies or use local storage to deliver and measure adverts, cap how often you see them, prevent fraud and, if you agree, show adverts based on your interests. Examples include:
__gads,__gpi,__eoi,IDE,test_cookie: Google advertising (up to 13 months).cto_bundle: Criteo._cc_id,panoramaId: Lotame._lr_env_src_ats,_lr_retry_request: LiveRamp.id5id: ID5._iiq_fdata: Intent IQ._pubcid: Prebid shared ID, used by advertising partners bidding to show adverts.
The full, up-to-date list of advertising partners, what each one does and how long their cookies last is shown in the consent message, which you can open at any time from the Privacy settings link. For more about Google’s advertising cookies, see how Google uses cookies in advertising.
Embedded content from other services
Some pages include videos from YouTube and a podcast player from Megaphone (Spotify). We use YouTube’s privacy-enhanced mode, which means YouTube should not store cookies on your device unless you play a video. Once you press play, or use the podcast player, these services may set their own cookies or use similar technologies, for example to remember your settings, measure plays or deliver adverts. These are controlled by the providers, not by us:
Managing cookies in your browser
You can also block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers let you block third-party cookies only. If you block cookies, some parts of the site, embedded videos or the podcast player may not work properly. Guidance for the most common browsers:
Questions
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, email partnerships@anfieldagenda.com.