This page provides some information about the ways in which Galway Technology Centre (GTC) collects, stores, shares or keeps personal information.
The purpose of our current website is to provide information about the centre and host content of relevance to our audience. As such we provide opportunities to connect with us through newsletters and contact forms. In addition, we monitor our website activity to continuously improve the visitor experience.
How we collect your information
We collect information from you when you register on our site, subscribe to a newsletter, fill out a form or enter information on our site.
We gather information in two ways:
- Through cookies as you browse our site,
- And through information you supply through the website.
Our website gathers information from you as an anonymous user of the site through Google Analytics. This provides us with information about how people find, and use, our website. It helps us to improve how we develop the website and provide the right information and content.
We use Mailchimp, a newsletter service, to collect and store newsletter subscriptions and un-subscriptions. This allows us to send news about GTC and stories from our community to people who want to keep in touch.
What personal information do we collect from the people that visit our website?
Google Analytics does not provide personal information such as names or email addresses.
When contacting us on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, email address, phone number or other details to help you with your requests and communications.
Subscription to our newsletter requires the storage of your email address on Mailchimp.
Removal of your personal information
Subscriptions to our newsletter can be cancelled at any time through a link in the email footer. At any time you may contact us at [email protected] to request the details and removal of any information we have stored.
How we use your information
We may use the information we collect from you when you register, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features in the following ways:
- To improve our website in order to better serve you.
- To allow us to better service you in responding to your customer service requests.
- To send periodic emails regarding events and products.
- To follow up with you after correspondence.
How we protect your information
We only provide articles and information. We currently do not process transactions through our website and therefore do not ask for credit card numbers
Any personal information is contained within secured platforms and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential.
Sharing of your information
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to other third parties. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.
As far as possible, we will not disclose personal data without your consent. We will not disclose your personal data to third parties except in instances where an individual has consented to the disclosure, or we are obliged by law to disclose the data. Third parties to whom we may disclose information include organisations such as An Garda Síochána.
Our use of cookies
We use cookies on our website to better understand how visitors use our website.
Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognise your browser and capture and remember certain information. For instance, we use cookies to help us to understand how users navigate our website and find the information they are seeking. This allows us to improve the experience for our visitors.
You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser settings. Since browser is a little different, look at your browser’s Help Menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.
You will still be able to use the full functionality of our site if you turn cookies off.
Third-party links
Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include links to third-party websites. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies and therefore we have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
Contacting Us
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, or any aspect of GTC, you may contact us at [email protected].
