Our Cookies Policy
General
We use cookies on our sites as they help us understand how you and others use our website. They also help applications hosted on our sites to function more efficiently and enhance your user experience of our sites across a range of devices. Allianz don't use cookies to track your Internet usage, however we do allow our 3rd party providers to track your Internet usage and to record your preferences. This helps tailor the advertisements you see on third party sites by understanding what interests you on our site. By learning how you arrive at our site, we can improve the customer journey and how you personally interact with Allianz. We will not sell or distribute cookie information to any third parties for other purposes than outlined below.
What are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites and web applications work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site or provide a more personal interactive experience based on particular stored parameters.
Managing Cookies
Some browsers allow you to set up rules to manage cookies on a site-by-site basis, giving you more fine-grained control over your privacy. What this means is that you can disallow cookies from all sites except those that you trust.
To manage website cookies effectively, you will need to refer to specific web browser information for the version you are using in order to allow, reject, disable or delete cookies. Should you choose to disable cookies, your user experience of this website and some services will be affected or be unavailable. Please be aware that if you disable cookies it may affect other users if the device is shared.
If you would like to know more about cookies, please visit the below websites. The below links are provided merely for convenience, and are not in any way endorsed by Allianz:
http://www.youronlinechoices.com
You can control cookies set by allianz.ie and manage your preferences by clicking on the Cookie Settings button.
Types of Cookies in use
We use various types of cookies on this site. These cookie types, along with their purpose, are listed below. By using our website, you agree that our site cookies can be placed on your computer/device. Please note: Cookies must be enabled in order to use access restricted areas of our websites.
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| Cookie type | Cookie purpose |
| Strictly Necessary Cookies | These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information. |
| Performance Cookies | These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance. |
| Functional Cookies | These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly. |
| Targeting Cookies | These cookies may be set through our site by our third parties. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising. |
Across our business, we will only collect, store and use your personal information for defined purposes. The information you provide will be kept confidential and only used in line with our Data Protection Policy. We will never sell your personal information to third parties.
Allianz Online We consider your right to privacy and data security as a primary concern. That's why, when you visit us, we help you maintain control over your personal data on the Internet. Allianz only asks forspecific types of personal information, for example, we request information from you when you:
- Request a quote
- Purchase a policy
- Renew your policy online
- Provide feedback in an online survey
- Complete an employee application form
- Enter our competitions
- Rate our service
- If you have any problems / wish to notify us of a complaint
- Subscribe to our mailing list
- Set up Allianz user accounts for services and/or notifications
Allianz p.l.c. collects IP (Internet Protocol) addresses from visitors to our website. An IP address is a numerical label assigned to each device connected to a network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. This may allow identification of the source host or network location of users and may be considered personal data if linked with other user data. Allianz p.l.c. uses this data for analysing trends and gathering statistics which helps us understand customer usage and improve the customer experience.