The Marine Institute is Ireland's national agency with the following general functions:
"to undertake, to co-ordinate, to promote and to assist in marine research and development and to provide such services related to marine research and development, that in the opinion of the Institute will promote economic development and create employment and protect the environment." - Marine Institute Act, 1991
The following statement outlines the Marine Institute's policy with regard to the privacy of users of this and the IMDO website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites, which we provide links to. By visiting this website, you are agreeing to the terms of this privacy statement.
Personal Information Collected
The Marine Institute websites do not collect personal information except for in the following cases:
Statistical information gathered automatically when you visit the websites including:
- The IP address of the computer from which you access the websites
- The top level domain name from which you access the websites
- The date and time each computer accesses the websites
Information provided voluntarily by the user when he /she contacts the Marine Institute by filling in web forms, or data request forms or by emailing an address given on the website. This information may include: Name, Address, Telephone number, E-mail address, Company name.
Use of Your Personal Information
The information collected is used only to aid the Marine Institute in providing its services. The information is not passed on to any third parties unless it is required of us to do so by law.
Security of Your Personal Information
All personal information is stored in a safe and secure environment with access restricted to Marine Institute employees only.
Right of Access to Personal Information
If you require a copy of any Personal Information we may have relating to you, you need to request this in writing, giving any details which might be needed to help identify you (e.g. previous address, email address etc) and enclosing a fee of €6.00 to:
Mr. John Evans,
The Marine Institute,
Rinville,
Oranmore,
Co. Galway.
Queries
If you have any questions regarding this privacy statement please contact institute.mail@marine.ie for the attention of Mr. John Evans.
Amendments
The Marine Institute reserves the right to amend this privacy statement at any time, and you should regularly check the statement for any amendments.