Privacy Policy

We respect your right to privacy. Visitors are advised that each time they visit a Website, two general levels of information about their visit can be retained. The first level comprises statistical and other analytical information collected on an aggregate and non-individual specific basis of all browsers who visit the site. The second is information which is personal or particular to a specific visitor who knowingly chooses to provide that information. The statistical and analytical information provides general and not individually specific information about the number of people who visit this Website; the number of people who return to this site; the pages that they visit; where they were before they came to this site and the page in the site at which they exited. This information helps us monitor traffic on our Website so that we can manage the site’s capacity and efficiency. It also helps us to understand which parts of this site are most popular and generally to assess user behaviour and characteristics in order to measure interest in and use of the various areas of the site. Through this Website you may have an opportunity to send us information, such as through the “registration” pages or any other area where you may send e-mails, provide feedback, etc. By choosing to participate in these, you will be providing us with some level of personal information relating to you. This information will only be used by this site for: the purposes for which it was provided by you verification purposes and statistical analysis marketing and administration purposes. Any information that we process about you will be held in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Data Protection Act, 2018 and other Irish or EU Data protection legislation. Use of our websites

This Privacy Statement applies to the following websites:

If you visit any of our websites, we will collect certain information about you. Generally, unless you submit information to us, such as via the newsletter sign-up form, we only collect technical and device-related information from your use of our websites.

Collection and use of personal information

Personal information: information that is associated with your name or personal identity. This site Website does not collect any personal data about you on this Website, apart from information which you volunteer (for example, by emailing us, or registering with us). Any information which you provide in this way is not made available to any third parties, and is used by this site only in line with the purpose for which you provided it.

Collection and use of non-personal information

Non-personal information: data collected for statistical purposes which is not associated with a specific identity. This site collects and analyses technical information in order to evaluate our Website. The type of technical information we log is confined to the following:

The IP address*1 of the visitor’s Web server

The top-level domain-name used (for example .ie, .com, .org, .net)

The pages visited on the this site Website, i.e. URL’s*2 visited

The previous Website address from which the visitor reached us, including any search terms used

Clickstream data which shows the traffic of visitors around this Website (for example, pages accessed)

*1 An IP address is an identifier for a computer or device on a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) network, such as the World Wide Web. Networks use the TCP/IP protocol to route information based on the IP address of the destination. In other words, an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web, allowing Web servers to locate and identify your computer. Computers require IP addresses in order for users to communicate on the Internet, browse and shop.

*2 A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is the global address of documents and other resources on the World Wide Web.

When you sign up to our newsletters/ezines

Information that we collect for newsletters/ezines

You want to stop receiving our newsletters or ezines

How we use your personal data (legal basis for processing)

Children’s data

Behavioural marketing

Our third-party service providers

Linked services, third-party sites and content

Retaining your data

Your rights

To access what personal data is held, identification will be required

Data transfers outside of the European Economic Area

How do we protect your information?

Changes to our privacy statement

Complaints, questions and assistance

Complaining to the Data Protection Commission (DPC)

Copyright

The information, content, graphics, text, images, trade marks, trade names and logos (the “Materials”) contained on this website are protected by copyright, trade mark, database right, sui generis right and other intellectual property laws under national laws and international treaties.