Privacy and cookie policy
Website of Irish Chamber Orchestra
This statement relates to the privacy practices in connection with this website. Users of this website are advised to read this statement carefully. Any external links to other websites are clearly identifiable as such and we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of other websites.
General statement
Irish Chamber Orchestra is committed to protecting your privacy. This statement details the steps we take to protect your personal information when you provide it to us. By providing us your information when you use the ‘Contact’ option of our website, you are consenting to the information collection and use practices described in this privacy statement. Any personal information that you volunteer to Irish Chamber Orchestra will be treated with the highest standards of security and confidentiality and within accordance with the Data Protection Acts 1988 & 2003.
Collection and use of personal information
Irish Chamber Orchestra does not collect any personal details about you on this website, other than the information that you volunteer through our contact form (for example: Name, telephone number and/or email address). This information is not made available to third parties and is only used in line with the purpose for which you provided it.
Collection and use of technical information
A cookie is a small piece of data sent from a website and stored in your web browser while you are browsing a website. This website uses what are called session cookies.
Session cookies:
These cookies are stored in a temporary memory and are not retained after the browser is closed. Session cookies do not collect information from the user’s computer, nor does it collect any personal information about you.
Right of access
Should you wish to obtain a copy of the data that we hold about you, please write to us at the contact details below. A charge of €6.35 may be incurred. Your request will be dealt with as soon as possible and should take no more than 40 calendar days to process.
Right of rectification or erasure
Under the Data Protection Acts, you have the right to correct any errors in the information held about you, block certain uses or object to the processing of your personal data. Such a request must be made in writing to the address listed below. All requests shall be processed within 40 calendar days of receipt.
Contact information
If you are concerned about how personal data are processed via this website, please do not hesitate to bring such concerns to our attention at the contact details listed below:
Irish Chamber Orchestra
University of Limerick,
Limerick,
Ireland
Tel: +353 (0) 61 202 620
What are cookies and how are they used?
A cookie is a small text file that’s placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit one of our websites. We, and some of our affiliates and third-party service providers, may use a few different types of cookies. Some are persistent cookies (cookies that remain on your hard drive for an extended period of time) and some are session ID cookies (cookies that expire when you close your browser).
Why do we use cookies and tracking technologies?
They help us to operate our websites and services, enhance and customise your experience across our websites and services, perform analytics and deliver advertising and marketing that’s relevant to you.
There are also cookies set by third parties across our websites and services. Third party cookies enable third party features or functionality to be provided on or through our websites and services, such as advertising, interactive content and analytics. They also enable us to use advertising networks to manage our advertising on other websites.
First party cookies
Below is a list of cookies that we use on our websites and services. The types of cookies we use are always changing. Check back regularly to make sure you stay up to date. If you think we’ve missed a cookie, please let us know.
These first party cookies are set by Irish Chamber Orchestra and do not get shared with 3rd party.
- eucookielaw – Used to determine if the user has clicked to hide the cookie notice on the site or not
- Contact Forms – When you submit data through a form such as those found on contact pages or comment forms cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.
- redux_current_tab – used to highlight the object or active title on the menu
- redux_current_tab_get – used to highlight the object or active title on the menu
- wordpress_test_cookie – used so that the WordPress contents manager can check whether the browser has activated the cookies
To keep track of cart data, WooCommerce, the software used to run our online shop, makes use of 3 cookies:
- woocommerce_cart_hash
- woocommerce_items_in_cart
- wp_woocommerce_session_
The first two cookies contain information about the cart as a whole and helps WooCommerce know when the cart data changes. The final cookie (wp_woocommerce_session_) contains a unique code for each customer so that it knows where to find the cart data in the database for each customer. No personal information is stored within these cookies.
Third party cookies
- _ga – Google Analytics Cookie – Used to distinguish users
- _gid – Google Analytics Cookie – Used to distinguish users
- _gat – Google Analytics Cookie – Used to throttle request rate
How can you control cookies?
You can accept or reject cookies by amending your web browser controls. Some websites and services might not work like they’re supposed to when cookies are removed.
You can manage your cookie settings by following your browser’s instructions. Here are some links that might be of assistance:
