This statement relates to the privacy practices in connection with this website.
Collection and Use of Personal Information
This website collects personal data, relating to information that you volunteer during the process of applying for a job role. Any information that you provide in this way may only be used for the purpose for which you provided it.
We use a third-party provider (An Post GeoDirectory DAC) to convert the address into geographic co-ordinates. This information is then used internally to map applicant locations for interview purposes.
No third-party provider retains any information relating to your address except for statistical data (e.g. how many eircodes, addresses, etc) but not the actual Eircode address.
Our web site contains links to other sites. The CSO is not responsible for the privacy practices within any of these other sites. We encourage you to be aware of this when you leave our site and to read the privacy statements on other web sites you visit which may collect personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected on our web site.
Technical Data
When you use our website, as with any website, some technical and usage information is logged automatically for analytical purposes.
Log Data
Log data includes your IP address; device and browser details; date, time and duration of visit; and clickstream data (which records pages and documents accessed). This data is logged in our servers for the purpose of maintaining the security and quality of our website and is kept for as long as is necessary to ensure the security and stability of the website. We do not identify users from this technical data.
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 this website
The cookies we use are essential for the functioning of our website and cannot be deactivated in our system. In general, these cookies are only set in response to actions you take such as setting your cookie preferences, language preference, logging in or filling out forms.
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however, please be aware if you do this some areas of the website may then not function.
List of Cookies used
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Consent PreferencesMatomo 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.
Definitions
Web browser
A web browser is software that allows a user to access and view web pages. Examples are Chrome, Safari, Microsoft Edge, Firefox and Opera.
Domain name
A domain name is the text name corresponding to the numeric IP address of a computer on the Internet. For example, www.cso.ie is a domain name. A domain name is unique.
IP Address
IP Address stands for Internet Protocol Address. Each machine connected to the Internet has a unique address. The IP address takes the form of a series of four one- to three-digit numbers separated by dots, for example, 212.6.125.76 is an IP address.