Privacy Statement

The Midland Regional Authority has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate its firm commitment to your privacy. This statement relates to the Authority’s privacy practices in connection with this website. The Authority is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of other websites. Any external links to other websites are clearly identifiable as such.

General Statement

The Midland Regional Authority fully respects your right to privacy, and will not collect any personal information about you on this website without your clear permission. Any information which you volunteer to the Midland Regional Authority will be treated with the highest standard of security and confidentiality, strictly in accordance with the Data Protection Acts, 1988 & 2003, the Electronic Commerce Act, 2000 and other relevant EU and Irish legislation.

Collection and Use of Personal Information

The Midland Regional Authority does not collect any personal data about you on this website, apart from information which you volunteer (for example by e-mailing the Authority). Any information which you provide in this way is not made available to any third parties, but is used by the Authority only in line with the purpose for which you provide it.

Cookies

Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer's hard drive through your web browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser and to provide security while you access your online payment account information.

The "Help" portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether.

Links To Other Websites

In order to make more information easier to find for our users, www.midlands.ie link to content owned and hosted by other local authorities, government agencies, companies, organizations, etc. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of other websites. We link to other websites that provide information relevant to members of the public living in the midlands and to websites whose content we think would be of interest or assistance to those planning a visit to the midlands. The Midland Regional Authority makes no promises or recommendations about the quality of services provided by groups owning the websites we link to.

Security

This website has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under the Authority’s control. However, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, but it is the Authority’s policy to ensure that the security system in place adheres to the highest standards.

More Information/Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, or the security practices of this website, you can contact the Authority at: info@midlands.ie

Irish Data Protection Commissioner

Further information in regard to data privacy rights available on the website of the Irish Data Protection Commissioner: www.dataprivacy.ie