GDPR/Privacy Notice and Cookies Policy
The purpose of the following GDPR/Privacy Notice & Cookies Policy is to inform you of the data relating to you that is collected and used in connection with this website and the uses (including disclosures to third parties) made of such data.
General statement
I, Doug Lucey of Knockaneowen, Coachford, Co. Cork P12 CX26, (‘Doug Lucey’, ‘I’, ‘me’, ‘my’, ‘him’, ‘he’) am a Commissioner for Oaths for the county of Cork in Ireland, having been appointed by the Chief Justice of Ireland.
I take my responsibilities under applicable data protection law, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation and implementing legislation such as the Data Protection Act 2018, very seriously. The purpose of this notice is to inform you of the data relating to you that is collected and used in connection with this website and the uses (including disclosures to third parties) made of such data.
I am not responsible for the content or privacy practices of any linked sites. Any external links to other websites are clearly identifiable as such. Some technical terms used in this statement are explained at the end of this page.
If you have any questions about my use of your personal data, contact doug@mycommissioner.ie
Collection and use of personal information
Doug Lucey, Commissioner for Oaths does not collect any personal data about you on this website, apart from information which you volunteer (for example by emailing me, using my online forms, or by booking an appointment). This personal data may include:
- your name and contact details, including your address, phone number and email address;
- your credit/debit card or bank account details;
- any other personal data relating to you that you provide to me, or that I generate about you, in connection with your use of this website.
Collection and use of technical information
When you visit my website, the following information is retained about that visit:
- the IP address of the visitor’s web server;
- the top-level domain name used (for example .ie, .com, .org, .net);
- the previous website address from which the visitor reached me, including any search terms used;
- the type of web browser and operating system used by the website visitor.
- I do not use any service to track and report website traffic, such as Google Analytics or otherwise
Doug Lucey, Commissioner for Oaths will make no attempt to identify individual visitors, or to associate the technical details listed above with any individual. It is his policy never to disclose such technical information in respect of individual website visitors to any third party (apart from his internet service provider, which records such data on his behalf and which is bound by confidentiality provisions in this regard), unless obliged to disclose such information by law. The technical information will be used only by Doug Lucey, Commissioner for Oaths, and only for statistical and other administrative purposes.
Purposes of processing and legal basis
Doug Lucey, Commissioner for Oaths will use personal data relating to you for the purposes of:
- dealing with any queries that you have submitted to him via the website;
- processing applications and transactions submitted through the website;
- improving and developing this website;
- carrying out research and user surveys;
- if applicable, sending you promotional and marketing materials, subject to any preferences that you express when he collects your contact details, or subsequently. You can opt out of receiving promotional and marketing materials from him at any time by contacting doug@mycommissioner.ie;
- generating and analysing statistics regarding usage of this website, including the frequency of use of individual pages (where possible, personal data will be anonymised before being used for this purpose);
- fraud prevention, investigation and detection;
- establishing, exercising or defending legal claims.
The legal basis on which I process your personal data are that this is necessary for:
- legitimate interests in conducting my business, in ensuring the proper management and functioning of such business. I will not process your personal data for these purposes if to do so would constitute an unwarranted interference with your own interests, rights and freedoms
- compliance with a legal or regulatory obligation that applies to me; and
- the performance of a contract with you or in order to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract.
Recipients of Personal Data
Doug Lucey, Commissioner for Oaths may disclose your personal data to other organisations in connection with the above purposes, including:
- to third parties whom he engages to provide services to him in connection with this website, such as outsourced service providers, IT services providers, professional advisers and auditors;
- to competent regulatory authorities and bodies as requested or required by law; and
- digital marketing and analytics service providers.
Transfers Abroad
In connection with the above, Doug Lucey, Commissioner for Oaths may transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area by enabling remote access to your personal data by his service providers for support services, including to a jurisdiction not recognised by the European Commission as providing for an equivalent level of protection for personal data as is provided for in the European Union. If and to the extent that he does, he will ensure that appropriate measures are in place to comply with obligations under applicable law governing such transfers. These may include entering into a contract governing the transfer that contains the ‘standard contractual clauses’ approved for this purpose by the European Commission. If you would like to receive further details of the measures taken, contact doug@mycommissioner.ie
Retention
Doug Lucey, Commissioner for Oaths will not hold your personal data for longer than is necessary. He will retain your personal data for as long as it is needed for the purposes described in this Notice, or to comply with his obligations under applicable law and, if relevant, to deal with any claim or dispute that might arise between you and him.
Requirement to provide personal data
You are not under a statutory or contractual obligation to provide me with any personal data. However, where you submit a query to me in the ‘Contact’ section of my website; or submit a form such as registration for an account on my website or sign up for a newsletter (if existing and offered at such time), then I will ask you to provide certain information, such as your name and email address. If you do not provide this information, I may not be in a position to process your request.
Unsolicited Correspondence and Third Party Data
Doug Lucey, Commissioner for Oaths may occasionally receive unsolicited correspondence from members of the public which contains personal data relating to third parties (“Third Party Data”). I may process such Third Party Data for the purpose of replying to correspondence, dealing with queries and complying with my legal and regulatory obligations. The legal basis on which I process Third Party Data is that this is necessary for my legitimate interests in conducting my business and ensuring the proper management and functioning of such business. If you would like to receive further details about my use of Third Party Data, contact doug@mycommissioner.ie
Your rights
You have the following rights, in certain circumstances and subject to certain restrictions, in relation to your personal data:
- Right to access the data – You have the right to request a copy of the personal data that I hold about you, together with other information about my processing of that personal data.
- Right to rectification – You have the right to request that any inaccurate data that is held about you is corrected, or if I have incomplete information you may request that I update the information such that it is complete.
- Right to erasure – You have the right to request me to delete personal data that I hold about you. This is sometimes referred to as the right to be forgotten.
- Right to restriction of processing or to object to processing – You have the right to request that I no longer process your personal data for particular purposes, or to object to my processing of your personal data for particular purposes.
- Right to data portability – You have the right to request me to provide you, or a third party, with a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used machine readable format.
If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, contact doug@mycommissioner.ie
Updates
I may occasionally update this policy. I encourage you to periodically review this policy for the latest information on my privacy practices.
Queries and Complaints
If you have any queries or complaints in connection with my processing of your personal data, you can contact me at doug@mycommissioner.ie
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Irish Data Protection Commission if you are not happy with the way I have used your information or addressed your rights. Details of how to lodge a complaint can be found on the Data Protection Commissioner website or call the Data Protection Commissioner at 076- 1104800.
Glossary of technical terms used
Web browser: The piece of software you use to read web pages. Examples are Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Opera.
IP address: The identifying details for your computer, or your internet company’s computer, expressed in “internet protocol” code (for example 78.19.169.239). Every computer connected to the web has a unique IP address, although the address may not be the same every time a connection is made.
Cookies Policy
What is a cookie
A cookie is a small piece of data that a website asks your browser to store on your computer or mobile device.
Cookies make it easy for websites to collect precise user-specific information about their visitors. This generally makes it simpler for you to navigate the web and enjoy a personalised experience.
Many cookies do essential jobs. For example, authentication cookies identify who you are when you try to log into an account. Other types of cookies enable you to shop online, storing items as you add them to your virtual shopping basket.
Types of cookie
Cookies can be either temporary (session cookie) or permanent (persistent cookie).
Session cookies are stored in your device’s temporary memory – not on your hard drive – while you’re browsing a website. Usually these cookies are deleted when you close the browser. If you were to reopen the browser and revisit the website, the site would not ‘remember’ that you had visited previously. Session cookies remain active only until you leave a site.
Persistent cookies remain stored on your hard drive, persisting from session to session until you delete them or they reach a set expiration date. Persistent cookies can store information such as log-in details, bookmarks, credit card details and preferred settings and themes – resulting in a faster and smoother web journey.
How to control cookies
You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed. If you do this, however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site and some services and functionalities may not work.
How Doug Lucey, Commissioner for Oaths, uses cookies
The cookies I use on my website can be grouped into four different categories.
Strictly necessary cookies: are essential in order to enable you to navigate around my website and use its features. Without these cookies, I would be unable to provide you with the services you have asked for.
Functionality cookies: allows my website to remember choices you make and help to provide an enhanced, more personal experience on my website.
Performance cookies: helps me improve my website and my online services. These cookies gather information about how my site is used, including which pages are visited most often. This helps me to provide a better user experience. These cookies are anonymous – which means that they won’t collect information to identify you.
Targeting & Advertising cookies: are used to help me better understand my advertising campaigns and how I can make these more relevant to you. These cookies are also anonymous, they won’t collect information to identify you.
My website can send cookies to your web browser if your browser’s preferences allow it. Many websites do this whenever a user visits their website in order to track online traffic flows. My website requires cookies to be enabled in order for the service to function properly. If you disable cookies, you may not be able to avail of some of my online services. If you use the website without changing your settings, I will assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on my website.
