Block W's Privacy Policy

Our privacy policy ensures your data is handled with the utmost care, transparency, and compliance with all applicable regulations.

Block W– General Statement

Block W respects an individual’s right to privacy and actively seeks to preserve the privacy rights of those who share information with us. Any personal information which is volunteered to BlockW will be treated with the highest standards of security and confidentiality, in accordance with the Data Protection Acts 1988-2018. This statement is not deemed to be a contractual undertaking.

BlockW– Website Privacy Statement

This Privacy Statement explains the privacy guidelines that BlockW has adopted for its website.  This policy relates to websites hosted under the blockw.ie domain only. BlockW is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of external websites. Within the BlockW domain, one may find websites over which BlockW has no editorial responsibility or direct control. At times, links to these websites are not always clearly identifiable. Such sites can include the websites of member organisations etc. While BlockW encourages compliance with this web privacy statement at such sites, please consult the privacy statements of individual sites or contact the persons responsible for those sites, in order to understand the policies and practices under which they operate.

Processing of personal information on the website

BlockW does not collect any personal data about web visitors on this website. Information provided is used by BlockW only in accordance with the purpose for which it has been provided and will only be retained for as long as required for the purpose. BlockW will not retain any personal information about its web visitors on this website without permission save in cases where we are required by law to do so, such as the investigation of a criminal offence by the Gardai, or a breach of BlockW’s web-related policies, procedures or guidelines.

Processing of technical information on the website

The BlockW website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous traffic data to the website to help analyse how users use the site. These tools use ‘cookies’, which are small text files stored on a user’s computer. They are used to collect anonymous data on user behaviour and standard Internet activity. The information stored in the cookie is transmitted to the analytics tools and then used to evaluate visitors’ use of the website and to compile statistical reports on website activity for BlockW. BlockW will never (nor will enable Third Parties to) use these analytics tools to track or collect any personally identifiable data of visitors to the BlockW site. This data is completely anonymous. Users may also disable cookies from their web browser with no loss of functionality. Technical details in connection with visits to this website may be logged on BlockW’s server for accounting and auditing purposes (e.g. Computer IP number). It is the policy of BlockW not to disclose such technical information in respect of individual website visitors to any third party unless obliged to disclose such information by a rule of law. The technical information will be used only for statistical purposes. It should be noted that technical details, which BlockW cannot associate with any identifiable individual, do not constitute “personal data” for the purposes of the Data Protection Acts 1988-2018

Review

BlockW has adopted this Privacy Statement for its website and reserves the right to review and amend this statement at any time without notice in light of legislative or other requirements and the statement should be accessed regularly for the most up to date Privacy Statement.