Updated: 25th May 2018
This Cookies Statement explains how Cancer Trials Ireland uses cookies to recognise you when you visit our website. It explains what they are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them. We will regularly update this statement if there are any changes to the cookies we use or to better inform you of the uses of cookies on this website.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Website owners use cookies to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Cancer Trials Ireland) are called “first party cookies”. Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called “third party cookies”. Third party cookies enable third party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g. interactive content, analytics). Third parties that set these cookies can recognise your computer both when it visits our website and when it visits certain other websites.
Why do we use cookies?
Cancer Trials Ireland uses cookies to analyse traffic to www.cancertrials.ie and to improve the user experience of the website. Some cookies are required for technical reasons for our website to operate as we intend it to, to enhance the user experience on our website, to allow you to access the “Research Login” area (if you are authorised to do so), or other services you have specifically asked for such as when you submit information via an online form.
Other cookies enable us to track our website users to gather information about the number of visitors and whether they are return or first-time visitors. This is used for example to measure any increase in site traffic related to media campaigns. No personal data is collected.
Please refer to the next section for guidance on how you can manage cookies based on your preferences.
How can I control cookies?
You have the right to manage cookies as you prefer; you can accept all cookies, be notified when cookies are set, reject all cookies. Disabling or restricting cookies may affect the functioning of the website.
You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse ‘third party’ cookies.
For further detail on how to manage cookies please consult the help section of your browser.
Where can I get further information?
Please contact us if you have any questions regarding our use of cookies using the details below:
Data Protection Officer, Cancer Trials Ireland, Innovation House, Old Finglas Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 11, D11 KXN4, Ireland Telephone: + 353 (0)1 667 7211 │ email: dataprotection@cancertrials.ie