Data Protection

Data Protection Statement

Collaboratory is committed to protecting the right to privacy of users of our website and complies with our obligations under the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003, and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2018.

Please read the terms of this Statement carefully since by visiting our website you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of this Statement. If you do not agree with the terms of this Statement you should not use this website.

Collaboratory fully respects your right to privacy and actively seeks to preserve the privacy rights of those who share information with us. Except for the IP address that you use to access our website, we will not collect any other personal information about you on this website without your permission and any information which you volunteer to Collaboratory will be treated with the highest standards of security and confidentiality in accordance with Data Protection legislation.

We collect personal information on our website only when that information is provided to us. If you complete any web forms on Collaboratory’s website, you are disclosing personal data that will only be used for the specific purpose of the form. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement. The disclosed information will not be retained for any longer than is necessary in relation to the purposes outlined in this Statement.

Your rights under Data Protection Law

Individuals have a number of specific rights under data protection law to keep them informed and in control of the processing of their personal data.

You have the following rights under Data Protection Law, subject to certain exemptions, in relation to your personal data:

Right	Explanation
Information	The right to be informed about the data processing Collaboratory does.
Access	The right to receive a copy of and/or access the personal data that Collaboratory holds about you.
Portability	You have the right to request that Collaboratory provides some elements of your personal data in a commonly used machine readable format in order to provide it to other organisations.
Erasure	The right to erasure of personal data where there is no legitimate reason for Collaboratory to continue to process your personal data.
Rectification	The right to request that any inaccurate or incomplete data that is held about you is corrected.
Object to processing	You can object to the processing of your personal data by Collaboratory in certain circumstances including direct marketing material.
Restriction of processing concerning the data subject	You can request the restriction of processing of personal data in specific situations where: You contest the accuracy of the personal data You oppose the erasure of the personal data and request restriction instead Where Collaboratory no longer needs the data but is required by you for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims
Withdraw Consent	If you have provided consent for the processing of any of your data, you have the right (in certain circumstances) to withdraw that consent at any time which will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before your consent was withdrawn. This can be done by contacting Collaboratory directly (contact details below).
The right to complain to the Data Protection Commissioner	You have the right to make a complaint in respect of our compliance with Data Protection Law to the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner.

In order to exercise any of the above rights please contact us using the contact details set out below.

Information provided to data subjects when these rights are exercised must be transparent, understandable and easily accessible, using clear and plain language. The information should be provided in writing, or other means, including, where appropriate, electronically. When requested by the data subject, the information may be provided orally, provided that the identity of the data subject is clear or can be proven.

This Statement should not be construed as a contractual undertaking.  Collaboratory reserves the right to review and amend this statement at any time without notice and you should therefore re-visit this webpage from time to time.

Further Information and Contact Details

Further information on your data privacy rights is available on the website of the Data Protection Commissioner www.dataprotection.ie

Any queries or concerns you may have about the processing of personal information on this website should be addressed to:

Registered Address: Collaboratory, LINC, TU Dublin - Blanchardstown Campus, Blanchardstown Road North, Dublin 15, D15 YV78, Ireland