Cookie Policy

Last updated: 4 October 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how Casey Skellig Michael Tours (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on https://skelligislands.com. Please read it together with our Privacy Policy.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that a website saves on your device when you visit. They help the website work, remember your choices and show us how the website is used. Similar technologies, such as local storage in your browser, work in a similar way and are covered by this policy.

2. Your consent and how to change it

We use CookieYes to manage cookie consent. When you first visit our website, a banner lets you accept all cookies, reject all non-essential cookies, or choose which categories to allow.

Necessary cookies are always active because the website cannot work properly without them. All other cookies (Functional, Analytics and Performance) are only set if you agree to them.

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by clicking Cookie Settings.

3. The cookies we use

The cookies on our website are grouped into the categories below, matching the categories in our cookie banner. Some cookies are set by third-party services such as YouTube and Google. Durations are approximate.

Necessary

These cookies are needed for the website to work securely and to remember your cookie choices.

cookieyes-consent (skelligislands.com): remembers your cookie preferences so you are not asked again on every visit. Duration: 1 year.
__cf_bm (Cloudflare, used by our website host): used by Cloudflare bot management to help protect the website from harmful automated traffic. Duration: 1 hour.
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA (YouTube): stores your cookie consent choice for embedded YouTube videos. Duration: 6 months.

Functional

These cookies let us show embedded content, such as YouTube videos, and remember your settings for it.

VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE (YouTube): checks your connection speed so videos play at a suitable quality. Duration: 6 months.
yt-remote-* (YouTube, several items): remember video player settings, such as casting to another device. Duration: session or never expires, depending on the item.
ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY (YouTube): stores the last search result you selected in the YouTube player. Duration: never expires.

Analytics

These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited and how people find us, so we can improve it.

_ga (Google Analytics): distinguishes one visitor from another. Duration: 1 year 1 month 4 days.
_ga_* (Google Analytics): counts the pages you view. Duration: 1 year 1 month 4 days.
YSC (YouTube): records views of embedded YouTube videos. Duration: until you close your browser.

Performance

These cookies are set by YouTube to help its video player work reliably.

__Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN (YouTube): used by YouTube to manage and test features of its video player. Duration: 6 months.
__Secure-YEC (YouTube): stores video player settings and helps YouTube detect problems. Duration: set by YouTube.

We do not currently use advertising cookies on our website.

4. Cookie-free analytics

We also use Plausible Analytics and Ahrefs Web Analytics to see overall visitor numbers and our most popular pages. These tools do not use cookies and do not identify individual visitors.

5. Third-party services

Some pages include tools or content from other companies. These may set their own cookies when you use them:

Bookeo (booking and gift voucher pages): our online booking system. Bookeo may use cookies needed to process your booking and payment. See the Bookeo Privacy Policy.
YouTube (pages with videos) and Google Maps (Contact page): see the Google Privacy Policy.

We do not control cookies set by these companies. Please check their own policies for details.

6. Managing cookies in your browser

You can also block or delete cookies in your browser’s privacy or security settings. If you block all cookies, some parts of our website, including online booking, may not work properly.

7. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when the cookies we use change or when the law changes. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last updated.

8. Contact us

If you have any questions about how we use cookies, please contact us:

Casey Skellig Michael Tours
Portmagee Marina, Portmagee, Co. Kerry, Ireland
Email: skelligislands@gmail.com
Phone: +353 66 947 2196