Privacy Statement

This statement applies to all personal data collected via and in connection with the Galway City & County Enterprise Board website. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of other web sites. Any external links to other websites are clearly identified as such and many are listed in our Links Section.

General Statement

The Galway City & County Enterprise Board fully respects your right to privacy, and will not collect any personal information about you on this website without your clear permission. Any personal information which you volunteer to us will be treated strictly in accordance with the Data Protection Acts, 1988 & 2003. In relation to our Business Directory this information has been volunteered by businesses to us and is held safely by us in electroninc format and is not given out to any third party, other than that made available via the online search mechanism on this web site, the purpose for which it was intended, and used for business information purposes only.

Collection and Use of Personal Information

The Galway City & County Enterprise Board does not collect any personal data from you on this website, apart from information which you may volunteer willingly, such as a postal address, telephone number or email address, for example by e-mailing us at enquiry@galwayenterprise.ie or by using our Contact Us Section. Any information which you provide in this way is not made available to any third parties, and is used by us only in line with the purpose for which you provided it.

Right of Access

Under the Data Protection Act, 1988 & 2003 (Amendment), you have the right to receive a copy of any personal data held by us. A Subject Access Request should be made in writing, by letter or email, signed and accompanied by a copy of a current identification document (e.g. passport, driving license) and addressed to Privacy Officer, Galway City & County Enterprise Board, Woodquay Court, Woodquay, Galway or enquiry@galwayenterprise.ie. We must take all reasonable steps to confirm your identity before issuing any information. There is no charge for such a request.

Right of Rectification or Erasure

Under the Data Protection Act, 1988 & 2003 (Amendment), you have the right to have your personal data corrected, if inaccurate, or erased, if there is not a legitimate reason for retaining the data. A Request for Rectification or Erasure should be made in writing, by letter or email, signed and accompanied by a copy of a current identification document (e.g. passport, driving license) to and addressed to Privacy Officer, Galway City & County Enterprise Board, Woodquay Court, Woodquay, Galway or enquiry@galwayenterprise.ie. We must take all reasonable steps to confirm your identity before changing or erasing any information. There is no charge for such a request.

Collection of Technical Information

Technical details in connection with visits to this website are logged by our internet service provider for our statistical purposes. No information is collected that could be used by us to identify website visitors. The Galway City & County Enterprise Board will make no attempt to identify individual visitors, or to associate the technical details with any individual. It is our policy not to disclose such technical information to any thrid party (apart from our internet service provider, which records such data on our behlaf and which is bound by confidentiality provisions in this regard, unless obliged to disclose such information as course of law. The technical information is used only by us for statistical and admininstrative purposes. Know your rights: www.dataprotection.ie