Privacy Policy

What is a Privacy Statement?

Our Privacy Statement sets out what happens to personal data that you choose to provide to us or that we collect from you whilst you visit our website. Our Privacy Statement should be read in conjunction with our Terms & Conditions of website use.

This statement is updated as required so please ensure that you review this from time to time.

• What information is collected?
• How is this information used?
• Is my information disclosed to third parties?
• What rights do I have in relation to this information?
• What are cookies?
• Why do you use cookies?
• How is my information protected?
• Third Party Links
• What do I do if I have a concern?
• Contact details

What information is collected?

In operating this website we may collect and process certain data and information relating to you and your use of our website and includes :

• Details of your visits to our website and the pages and resources that are accessed, including traffic data, location data and other communication data that may assist us in understanding how you use our website.
• Information that you provide to us as a result of filling in forms on our website.
• Information provided to us when you communicate with us electronically.

How is this information used?

The information we collect is mainly used for to facilitate further development of our website to maximise its potential for you. In addition, we may use the information for the following purposes:

• To provide you with information relating to our website, products or our services that you request from us.
• To provide you with information on other products or services that we feel may be of interest to you.
• To meet our contractual obligations to you.
• To notify you about any changes to our website, including improvements, and service or product changes that may affect our website.

Is my information disclosed to third parties?

We will only divulge your information to trusted third parties for the purpose of assisting us in operating our website, conducting our business, or providing our service to you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We do not divulge or sell your personally identifiable information to unconnected parties, unless you explicitly authorise us to do so. We may also release your information, when we believe it is appropriate, to comply with the law, satisfy our professional or regulatory obligations, enforce our site policies or protect ours or others' rights, property, or safety.

What rights do I have in relation to this information?

You have a fundamental right to privacy. This right is enforced by the Data Protection Acts and Electronic Privacy Regulations which give all individuals the right to access personal information that is held about them. Your rights include:

• Right of Access
• Right of rectification / erasure
• Right to refuse cookies

Right of Access

On request, we will supply you with copies of your personal data which you may have supplied via our website. If you wish to obtain such copies, you must write or e-mail us at the address provided under “Contact details” below. You should include any personal identifiers which you supplied earlier via our website (e.g. name; address; phone number; e-mail address). Your request will be dealt with as soon as possible and will take not more than 40 days to process. Please note that a request for information may be subject to a payment of €6.35 to cover some of our administration costs.

Right of rectification / erasure

If you discover that we hold inaccurate information about you, you can request us to correct that information. In certain circumstances you may also request that data which you have supplied via the website be deleted. Please provide this request in writing or via e-mail.

Right to refuse cookies

All computers have the ability to decline cookies. You can easily decline or remove cookies from your computer using the settings within the Internet Options section in your computer control panel. Like most websites, if you turn your cookies off, some of our services may not function properly.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of information, stored in simple text files, placed on your computer by a web site. Cookies can be read by the web site on your subsequent visits. The information stored in a cookie may relate to your browsing habits on the web page, or a unique identification number so that the web site can "remember" you on your return visit. Generally speaking, cookies do not contain personal information from which you can be identified, unless you have furnished such information to the web site.

Why do you use cookies?

Cookies are sometimes used to improve the website experience visitors to a website. We may use cookies on this website to record aggregate statistical information about your visit to our site and the use that you make of the website. When collected this information is used by us to improve our website and further enhance the visitor experience and, may be shared with advertisers. We may also use the cookies to gather information about your general internet use to further assist us in developing or website. Where used, these cookies are downloaded to your computer automatically. This cookie file is stored on the hard drive of your computer. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive and then stored there and transferred to us where appropriate to help us to improve our website and the service that we provide to you. We may contract with third party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitor. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business.

How is my information protected?

The protection of your information is of paramount importance to us. We employ the most appropriate physical and technical measures, including staff training and awareness to protect any information we hold. Our security measures are reviewed regularly. However you should be aware that messages and information passing over the internet may not be secure and can be intercepted by third parties or incorrectly delivered. The confidentiality of such communications can not, therefore, be guaranteed and you should not divulge personal information over the internet unless you are using a secure or encrypted communications technology. Third Party Links For your convenience we may provide links to relevant third party websites. These websites should have their own privacy policies which you should review. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for their policies whatsoever as we have no control over them.

What do I do if I have a concern?

If you are concerned about how personal data are processed via this website, please do not hesitate to bring such concerns to our attention using the contact details below.