Privacy policy
Source: https://www.gov.ie/en/privacy-policy
Archived: 2026-04-23 17:17
Privacy policy
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Privacy policy
Published on: 16 July 2018
Last updated on: 16 April 2026
Privacy Statement
Collection and use of personal information
Information we routinely collect
What we use the information for
Cookies
Cookies on this website
More information and how to make a request
FormsIE: Collection and use of personal information
FormsIE: How we use your information
FormsIE: Legal basis
Web browser
IP address
More information and how to make a request
Privacy Statement
This website is maintained by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, a division of the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, on behalf of government departments. The Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation fully respects your right to privacy, and will not collect any personal information about you on this website without your clear and explicit permission.
Any personal information which you volunteer will be treated securely and confidentially in accordance with the Data Protection Acts 1988-2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
This statement relates to our privacy practices in connection with this website. Some technical terms used in this statement are explained at the end of this page.
Collection and use of personal information
This website does not collect any personal data, apart from information that you volunteer, when providing feedback or subscribing to be notified about a consultation for example.
Any information you provide in this way is used only for its specified purpose. For other types of information collected relating to website visitors see below.
Information we routinely collect
We may collect the following information from each user of this site:
statistical information (IP address and hostname, web browser version, pages visited)
the previous website address from which you reached us, including any search terms used
We temporarily store IP addresses in our server logs for security and system maintenance purposes. IP addresses used in analytics are anonymised and cannot be used to identify individual users.
What we use the information for
We use this information to analyse the usage patterns of the website in order to improve the website’s effectiveness. We will neither make attempts to identify individual visitors, nor associate the technical details listed above with any individual.
It is our policy never to disclose such information in respect of individual website visitors to any third party unless explicitly stated, or obliged to disclose such information by a rule of law.
Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of information, stored in simple text files, placed on your computer by a website. Some cookies can be read by the website on your subsequent visits. The information stored in a cookie may relate to your browsing activities on the website, or a unique identifier so that the website can ‘remember’ you on your return visit. Other cookies are deleted when you close your browser and only relate to the working of the website. Cookies on gov.ie do not contain personal information from which you can be identified.
Cookies on this website
Most browsers allow you to turn off cookies or to customise your settings for cookies. To find out how to do this, see the ‘Help’ menu on your browser. Please note that if you turn off cookies or change your settings, some features of the website may not work correctly.
The Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation uses cookies to anonymously gather user statistics and protect against malicious attack.
gov.ie cookies
When you first visit this website the csrftoken cookie is set. This is a first-party cookie.
Cookie Name: csrftoken
Expiration Time: 365 days from last visit
Description: This cookie is used for security to protect against malicious attack
Matomo Analytics
To better understand site usage while respecting user privacy, we use Matomo Analytics, a self-hosted analytics solution. Matomo operates without setting cookies and utilises cookieless tracking to gather anonymous data on user behaviour. No personally identifiable information is stored or tracked in relation to your general browsing activities on our website.
However, while Matomo is configured to respect privacy, please note that any personally identifiable information (PII) entered into the search feature on gov.ie may be captured and stored within our analytics system.
This can occur if users include names, email addresses, or other sensitive data in their search queries. Users are advised not to enter personal or sensitive information into the search bar, as this data may be retained for analytical purposes.
More information and how to make a request
If you are concerned about how personal data is processed via this website, please do not hesitate to bring such concerns to our attention. To do so, you can contact the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation's Data Protection Officer at
dataprotection@per.gov.ie
For the organisations using the FormsIE service this privacy statement is designed to inform you about the information that can be collected and how it will be used.
FormsIE: Collection and use of personal information
The FormsIE platform facilitates the creation of data collection web forms on behalf of public service organisations by OGCIO. FormsIE by their nature are a data collection interface and do not store data themselves.
Note: When you use a FormsIE service, the following personal information may be collected:
contact information: name, email address, phone number and address
form responses: any information you provide when filling out forms created using this service
FormsIE: How we use your information
The purpose of this service is to provide a simple, secure, easy to use platform for organisations to provide a mechanism to collect data for public services in order to streamline their data collection and service provision.
The information you provide may be used for the following purposes:
to provide and improve the organisation's service: to operate, maintain, and enhance the service, and to provide customer support
FormsIE: Legal basis
The legal basis for any personal data through FormsIE is a matter for the public sector organisation collecting the data and will be detailed on a separate privacy notice that they will make available.
Web browser
The piece of software you use to read web pages. Examples are Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Chrome and Opera.
IP address
The identifying details for your computer (or your internet company’s computer), expressed in internet protocol code (for example 192.168.72.34). 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.
More information and how to make a request
If you are concerned about how personal data is processed via this website, please do not hesitate to bring such concerns to our attention. To do so, you can contact the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation's Data Protection Officer at
dataprotection@per.gov.ie
In respect of personal data within the content of a specific website hosted on gov.ie, you should contact the relevant public sector organisation directly. Most sites should have a Privacy section where details will be given on how to do this.
Help us improve gov.ie
This form is only for feedback relating to the current page.
Do not include personal or financial information.
The information you submit will be analysed to improve gov.ie and will not be responded to individually.
Manage cookie preferences
Cookie preferences
Cookies that help with our communications
These cookies may be set by third party websites and do things like measure how you view YouTube videos that are on this site.
A notice about cookies
This website uses cookies to collect information about how you use this site. This information is used to make the website work as well as possible. More details available in our
cookie and privacy policies
.
Information
Privacy policy
Published on: 16 July 2018
Last updated on: 16 April 2026
Privacy Statement
Collection and use of personal information
Information we routinely collect
What we use the information for
Cookies
Cookies on this website
More information and how to make a request
FormsIE: Collection and use of personal information
FormsIE: How we use your information
FormsIE: Legal basis
Web browser
IP address
More information and how to make a request
Privacy Statement
This website is maintained by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, a division of the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, on behalf of government departments. The Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation fully respects your right to privacy, and will not collect any personal information about you on this website without your clear and explicit permission.
Any personal information which you volunteer will be treated securely and confidentially in accordance with the Data Protection Acts 1988-2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
This statement relates to our privacy practices in connection with this website. Some technical terms used in this statement are explained at the end of this page.
Collection and use of personal information
This website does not collect any personal data, apart from information that you volunteer, when providing feedback or subscribing to be notified about a consultation for example.
Any information you provide in this way is used only for its specified purpose. For other types of information collected relating to website visitors see below.
Information we routinely collect
We may collect the following information from each user of this site:
statistical information (IP address and hostname, web browser version, pages visited)
the previous website address from which you reached us, including any search terms used
We temporarily store IP addresses in our server logs for security and system maintenance purposes. IP addresses used in analytics are anonymised and cannot be used to identify individual users.
What we use the information for
We use this information to analyse the usage patterns of the website in order to improve the website’s effectiveness. We will neither make attempts to identify individual visitors, nor associate the technical details listed above with any individual.
It is our policy never to disclose such information in respect of individual website visitors to any third party unless explicitly stated, or obliged to disclose such information by a rule of law.
Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of information, stored in simple text files, placed on your computer by a website. Some cookies can be read by the website on your subsequent visits. The information stored in a cookie may relate to your browsing activities on the website, or a unique identifier so that the website can ‘remember’ you on your return visit. Other cookies are deleted when you close your browser and only relate to the working of the website. Cookies on gov.ie do not contain personal information from which you can be identified.
Cookies on this website
Most browsers allow you to turn off cookies or to customise your settings for cookies. To find out how to do this, see the ‘Help’ menu on your browser. Please note that if you turn off cookies or change your settings, some features of the website may not work correctly.
The Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation uses cookies to anonymously gather user statistics and protect against malicious attack.
gov.ie cookies
When you first visit this website the csrftoken cookie is set. This is a first-party cookie.
Cookie Name: csrftoken
Expiration Time: 365 days from last visit
Description: This cookie is used for security to protect against malicious attack
Matomo Analytics
To better understand site usage while respecting user privacy, we use Matomo Analytics, a self-hosted analytics solution. Matomo operates without setting cookies and utilises cookieless tracking to gather anonymous data on user behaviour. No personally identifiable information is stored or tracked in relation to your general browsing activities on our website.
However, while Matomo is configured to respect privacy, please note that any personally identifiable information (PII) entered into the search feature on gov.ie may be captured and stored within our analytics system.
This can occur if users include names, email addresses, or other sensitive data in their search queries. Users are advised not to enter personal or sensitive information into the search bar, as this data may be retained for analytical purposes.
More information and how to make a request
If you are concerned about how personal data is processed via this website, please do not hesitate to bring such concerns to our attention. To do so, you can contact the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation's Data Protection Officer at
dataprotection@per.gov.ie
For the organisations using the FormsIE service this privacy statement is designed to inform you about the information that can be collected and how it will be used.
FormsIE: Collection and use of personal information
The FormsIE platform facilitates the creation of data collection web forms on behalf of public service organisations by OGCIO. FormsIE by their nature are a data collection interface and do not store data themselves.
Note: When you use a FormsIE service, the following personal information may be collected:
contact information: name, email address, phone number and address
form responses: any information you provide when filling out forms created using this service
FormsIE: How we use your information
The purpose of this service is to provide a simple, secure, easy to use platform for organisations to provide a mechanism to collect data for public services in order to streamline their data collection and service provision.
The information you provide may be used for the following purposes:
to provide and improve the organisation's service: to operate, maintain, and enhance the service, and to provide customer support
FormsIE: Legal basis
The legal basis for any personal data through FormsIE is a matter for the public sector organisation collecting the data and will be detailed on a separate privacy notice that they will make available.
Web browser
The piece of software you use to read web pages. Examples are Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Chrome and Opera.
IP address
The identifying details for your computer (or your internet company’s computer), expressed in internet protocol code (for example 192.168.72.34). 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.
More information and how to make a request
If you are concerned about how personal data is processed via this website, please do not hesitate to bring such concerns to our attention. To do so, you can contact the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation's Data Protection Officer at
dataprotection@per.gov.ie
In respect of personal data within the content of a specific website hosted on gov.ie, you should contact the relevant public sector organisation directly. Most sites should have a Privacy section where details will be given on how to do this.
Help us improve gov.ie
This form is only for feedback relating to the current page.
Do not include personal or financial information.
The information you submit will be analysed to improve gov.ie and will not be responded to individually.
Manage cookie preferences
Cookie preferences
Cookies that help with our communications
These cookies may be set by third party websites and do things like measure how you view YouTube videos that are on this site.