This statement relates to our privacy practices in connection with this website. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of third party (i.e., other) websites. Some technical terms used in this statement are explained at the end of this page.
General statement
The Citizens Information Board fully respects your right to privacy and will not collect any personal information about you on this website without your clear permission. Any personal information which you volunteer to the Citizens Information Board will be treated with the highest standards of security and confidentiality, in accordance with the Data Protection Acts 1988-2003.
Collection and use of personal information
The Citizens Information Board does not collect any personal data about you on this website, apart from information which you volunteer (for example by e-mailing us ). Any information which you provide in this way is not made available to any third parties and is used by the Citizens Information Board only for purpose for which you provided it.
Collection and use of technical information
Technical details in connection with visits to this website are logged for our statistical purposes. No information is collected that could be used by us to identify website visitors. The technical details logged are confined to the following items:
- The IP address of the visitors web server
- The top-level domain name used (for example .ie, .com, .org, .net)
- 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 web site (for example pages accessed and documents downloaded)
- Any searches executed while on our website
- The type of web browser used by the website visitor.
The Citizens Information Board will make no attempt to identify individual visitors, or to associate the technical details listed above with any individual. It is the policy of the Citizens Information Board never to disclose such technical information in respect of individual visitors to any third party unless obliged to disclose such information by a rule of law. The technical information will be used only by the Citizens Information Board and only for statistical and other administrative purposes. You should note that technical details, which we cannot associate with any identifiable individual, do not constitute "personal data" for the purposes of the Data Protection Acts 1988-2003. This website does not use cookies.
Further information
Further information on our privacy policies can be obtained by e-mail, or by contacting any of our offices.
Glossary of technical terms used
Web browser
The piece of software you use to read web pages.
Examples are Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape
Navigator and Opera.
IP address
The identifying details for your computer (or your
internet companys computer), expressed in "internet
protocol" code (for example 192.168.72.34). Every
computer connected to the web has a unique IP
address, although the address may not be the same
every time a connection is made.
Cookies
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.
