Privacy Statement

We take security and privacy seriously. This statement relates to our privacy practices in connection with this website. 

Links to other websites

This privacy statement does not cover the links within this site to other websites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices on those sites.

Collection and use of personal information

We fully respect your right to privacy, and will not collect any personal data about you on this website without your clear permission. 

You give permission by accepting the cookies on this website. We have a separate Cookies Policy, which gives you information about the cookies on our website so you can make an informed decision as to whether you accept or reject such cookies.

We collect the following information:  

  • IP address – this is the identifying address for your computer in Internet Protocol (IP) code, for example, 137.191.332.82
  • Web browser
  • the date and time you accessed our site
  • Pages visited
  • Operating system
  • Device or device type
  • Search terms used
  • The previous website address from which you reached us
  • Document downloaded

Usage information

We use Google Analytics to collect information about your usage of our website. The usage data includes information such as pages viewed, your geographic location, the browser used, and information about your device. To opt-out of this data collection you can install the Google Analytics opt-out tool, or you can choose to disable cookies on our site.

How do we use your information?

We use your information in the following ways:

  • To remember your preferences and settings - for example by remembering your cookie preference so that you will not have to re-set it during this or subsequent visits
  • To analyse trends, administer or optimise the website, monitor usage or traffic patterns (including to track users’ movements around the website) and gather demographic information about our user base as a whole
  • To control unauthorised use or abuse of the website, or otherwise detect, investigate or prevent activities that may violate our policies or be illegal.

Who do we share your information with?

We do not sell, trade, share or transfer your personal data to third parties.

How long do we store your data for?

We only store your information for as long as necessary for the purposes of processing as set out in this statement. Specific retention policies for personal data are provided under the 'information you provide us' section above. Web server logs are retained for 30 days.

What are your rights?

Under the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have a number of rights with respect to your personal data, subject to any exemptions provided by the law, including the rights to:

  • Request access to your personal data
  • Request correction or deletion of your personal data
  • Object to our use and processing of your personal data
  • Request that we limit our use and processing of your personal data and
  • Request portability of your personal data.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights please contact us using the details below.

In addition to this you may make a complaint about our data processing activities to a supervisory authority. The supervisory authority is the Data Protection Commissioner - Ireland (https://www.dataprotection.ie).

Security on this website

While no online service is 100% secure, we work very hard to protect information about you against unauthorised access, use, alteration, or destruction, and take reasonable measures to do so, such as monitoring our website for potential vulnerabilities and attacks.

Other measures include ensuring that all pages are served over SSL (Secure Sockets Layer).

Updates to this statement

We may modify or update this Privacy Statement from time to time to reflect the changes in our operation or in privacy legislation, and so you should review this page periodically.

This Privacy Statement was last amended on 15 January 2026.

Contacting us

If you have any queries relating to this Privacy Statement or our use of your personal data, please contact the Data Protection Officer for the lead agency your CDNT is managed by. The contact details for each DPO are linked to below: