Privacy Policy

General statement

We respect your right to privacy. Users are advised that each time they use this app, two general levels of information about their use can be retained. The first level comprises statistical and other analytical information collected on an aggregate and non-individual specific basis of all who use the app. The second is information which is personal or particular to a specific user who knowingly chooses to provide that information.

The statistical and analytical information provides general and not individually specific information about the number of people who use this app; the number of people who return to this app; the content that they access and the point in the app at which they exited. This information helps us monitor traffic through our app so that we can manage the app's capacity and efficiency. It also helps us to understand which parts of this app are most popular and generally to assess user behaviour and characteristics in order to measure interest in and use of the various areas of the app.

Through this app you may have an opportunity to send us information, such as through the "registration" pages or any other area where you may send e-mails, provide feedback, etc. By choosing to participate in these, you will be providing us with some level of personal information relating to you. This information will only be used by this app for:

  1. the purposes for which it was provided by you;
  2. verification purposes and statistical analysis; and
  3. marketing and administration purposes.

Collection and use of personal information

Personal information: information that is associated with your name or personal identity. This app does not collect any personal data about you, apart from information which you volunteer (for example, by emailing us, or registering with us). Any information which you provide in this way is not made available to any third parties, and is used by this app only in line with the purpose for which you provided it.

Collection and use of non-personal information

Non-personal information: data collected for statistical purposes which is not associated with a specific identity. This app collects and analyses technical information in order to evaluate our app. The type of technical information we log is confined to the following:

  • The IP address*1 of the user
  • The content accessed via the app

*1 An IP address is an identifier for a computer or device on a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) network, such as the World Wide Web. Networks use the TCP/IP protocol to route information based on the IP address of the destination. In other words, an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web, allowing Web servers to locate and identify your computer. Computers require IP addresses in order for users to communicate on the Internet, browse and shop.

Third party websites

The app may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third party websites.

Updating information

Please let us know if the personal information which we hold about you needs to be corrected or updated.

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our treatment of your personal information, please email: dpo@ipa.ie or send correspondence by post to: Data Protection Officer, Institute of Public Administration, 57-61 Lansdowne Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland, D04 TC62.