Privacy Policy

Enterprise Ireland is registered as a Data Controller with The Data Commissioner with registration number 4364.
Outlined below is Enterprise Ireland’s policy with regard to the privacy of the users of Enterprise Ireland’s Ambition website. By visiting this site you are agreeing to the terms of this privacy statement. If you are not happy with the contents of this statement and do not wish your information to be recorded, you may leave this site.

General Statement

Enterprise Ireland fully respects your rights to privacy and will not collect any personal information without your clear permission. This is strictly in accordance with the Data Protection Acts 1988 & 2003.

Collection and Use of Personal Information

We take every precaution to protect the confidentiality of your personal information that you supply, this is in accordance with Enterprise Ireland’s Privacy Policy. For general web browsing, certain information is recorded in the website log files and this information is used for statistical purposes which may include:

The IP address of the computer from which you access the website
The date and time each computer accesses the website
The pages accessed and the documents downloaded by each computer
The type and version of the browsers being used to access the website
The type and OS of the mobile device that is used to access the website, if you are using a mobile device
The addresses of any third party web-pages which refer visitors to our website
Keywords used in search engines and directories to find our website

We do this to:

To find out how many people are visiting our sites
To identify what pages are accessed more frequently
To help us improve the information we are supplying to our users
To make our site more user friendly

Use of Cookies

Cookies are small pieces of information, stored in simple text files, placed on your computer by a website. Some cookies can be read by the website on your subsequent visits. The information stored in a cookie may relate to your browsing habits on the webpage, or a unique identification number so that the website can remember you on your return visit. Other cookies are deleted when you close your browser and only relate to the working of the website. Generally speaking, cookies do not contain personal information from which you can be identified, unless you have furnished such information to the website.

Cookies are in use in a number of places on this website

When you first visit this website, you will see a message informing you about cookies. If you click the ‘I wish to accept cookies from this website’ or ‘decline’ button, a cookie will be set which records your preference.

Cookies from Google are set because this website uses Google Analytics to analyse website usage.

Cookies from Google may also be set when YouTube videos are displayed on this website.

Most browsers allow you to turn off cookies or to customise your settings for cookies. To find out how to do this, see the ‘Help’ menu on your browser. Please note that if you turn off cookies or change your settings, some features of may not work correctly.

You can find Google’s privacy policy here: http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

Usage of Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Links

Enterprise Ireland’s Prepare for Brexit website contains links to other sites. We are not responsible for the privacy standards of other websites. We encourage you to be aware of this when you leave our site.

Notification of Changes to this Statement

Enterprise Ireland reserves the right to amend this statement at any future date and will post any substantive changes here.

Contact

Should you have any concerns about your privacy or any issues covered in this statement, please contact: 00 353 1 727 2815

FOIonline@Enterprise-Ireland.com