Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 2024

 

Purpose

To inform site visitors of our Privacy Policy regarding the collection and retention of data in accordance with Data Protection Act 2018. This policy applies to all internal and external site visitors.

 

General Information

Rockwell (“we”, “us”, or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of our users. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information in compliance with Irish legislation, including the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003, and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Act 2018.

 

Data Controller

Rockwell is the data controller responsible for your personal information unless otherwise stated.

 

Information Collection

When submitting information to our site, such as subscribing to our newsletter or submitting a CV to our careers portal, we may collect individually identifiable information, referred to as “Personal Information.”

1. Contact Information: Name, address, email address, and phone number.
2. Account Information: Usernames, passwords, and other authentication details.
3. Usage Information: Information about how you use our website, products, and services.
4. Communication Preferences: Your preferences for receiving communications from us.

Visitors can browse our site anonymously, and the decision to provide Personal Information is voluntary. Withdrawal of consent can be done at any time by contacting us at the provided email address.

 

Usage of Information

Personal Information may be collected and will only be used in some cases, including:

1. Service Delivery: To provide and maintain our services.
2. Communication: To respond to your queries and provide customer support.
3. Marketing: To send promotional and marketing communications, subject to your preferences.
4. Analytics: To analyse and improve functionality and user experience of our website.

 

Information Sharing

We may transfer, store and process Personal Information within the European Union and in accordance with all EU data privacy laws. We do not sell, trade, or transfer your personal information to third parties without your consent, except in the following circumstances:

1. Service Providers: We may share information with trusted service providers who assist us in delivering our services.
2. Legal Compliance: When required by law to protect our rights, safety, or property.

Third-party tools like cookies and trackers are only used for site traffic analysis and improvement.

 

Consent to the use of cookies.

For our website to function properly we use cookies. To obtain your valid consent for the use and storage of cookies in the browser you use to access our website and to properly document this we use a consent management platform: CookieFirst. This technology is provided by Digital Data Solutions BV, Plantage Middenlaan 42a, 1018 DH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Website: https://cookiefirst.com referred to as CookieFirst.

When you access our website, a connection is established with CookieFirst’s server to give us the possibility to obtain valid consent from you to the use of certain cookies. CookieFirst then stores a cookie in your browser in order to be able to activate only those cookies to which you have consented and to properly document this. The data processed is stored until the predefined storage period expires or you request to delete the data. Certain mandatory legal storage periods may apply notwithstanding the aforementioned.

CookieFirst is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is article 6(1)(c) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

 

Data processing agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement with CookieFirst. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that data of our website visitors is only processed in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

 

Server log files

Our website and CookieFirst automatically collect and store information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. The following data is collected:

• Your consent status or the withdrawal of consent
• Your anonymised IP address
• Information about your Browser
• Information about your Device
• The date and time you have visited our website
• The webpage url where you saved or updated your consent preferences
• The approximate location of the user that saved their consent preference
• A universally unique identifier (UUID) of the website visitor that clicked the cookie banner

 

Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

 

Safeguarding and Transfer

We are committed to ensuring the security, confidentiality, and integrity of Personal Information. Access is granted on a need-to-know basis, and data hosts implement market best practice security measures.

 

Your Rights

You have the right to:

1. Access: Request access to your personal information.
2. Correction: Request correction of your personal information.
3. Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information.
4. Restriction: Request restriction of processing of your personal information.
5. Portability: Request the transfer of your personal information.

To exercise these rights or for any privacy-related inquiries, please contact us using the details provided below.

 

Security Measures

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.

 

Policy Updates

We may revise this Privacy Policy, with the latest version always posted on our website.

 

Contacting Us:

For questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your information, contact us at the provided email address. Data Controller Contact Information: datacontroller@rockwell.ie

 

Data Protection Commissioner:

If you are unsatisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commissioner:

Office of the Data Protection Commissioner

Telephone: +353 (0761) 104 800

Email: info@dataprotection.ie

Postal Address: Canal House, Station Road, Portarlington, Co. Laois, R32 AP23.