Next.ie Privacy policy

Introduction

At Next.ie (domain and website of Next Generation Technologies) we respect the privacy of our customers and we take online security very seriously. Information about you will not be shared with anyone outside the company. On some occasions we may want to tell you about our promotional offers and new products. We do this via e-mail and you can opt out of this service at any time by contacting Next.ie.

General statement

This is the privacy statement for Next.ie, a site owned and operated by Next Generation Technologies (referred to as 'Next.ie' in this document). This statement relates to our privacy practices in connection with this website. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of other websites. Any external links to other websites are clearly identifiable as such. While Next.ie may promote visiting external links to other websites, visitors do so at their own risk and Next.ie cannot be held liable for privacy incidents arising from visiting other websites. Some technical terms used in this statement are explained at the end of this page.

Next.ie fully respects your right to privacy, and will not collect any personal information about you on this website without your clear permission. Any personal information which you volunteer will be treated with the highest standards of security and confidentiality, strictly in accordance with the Data Protection Acts, 1988 & 2003.

Collection and use of personal information

Next.ie does not collect any personal data about you on this website, apart from information which you volunteer for:

• Processing your orders
• Managing your account
• Participation in surveys

 Any information which you provide in this way is not made available to any third parties, however, in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of the service, we may send promotional emails on behalf of third parties but without allowing those third parties to have access to individual email addresses.

Collection and use of technical information

This website does not require the use of cookies. Technical details in connection with visits to this website are logged by our internet service provider for our statistical purposes. No information is collected that could be used by us to identify website visitors. The technical details logged are confined to the following items:

• the IP address of the visitor's web server
• the top-level domain name used (for example .ie, .com, .org, .net)
• the previous website address from which the visitor reached us, including any search terms used
• data which shows the traffic of visitors around this web site (for example pages accessed and time between clicks)
• the type of web browser used by the website visitor.

• Next.ie will make no attempt to identify individual visitors, or to associate the technical details listed above with any individual. It is the policy of Next.ie never to disclose such technical information in respect of individual website visitors to any third party (apart from our internet service provider, which records such data on our behalf and which is bound by confidentiality provisions in this regard), unless obliged to disclose such information by a rule of law. The technical information will be used only by Next.ie, and only for statistical and other administrative purposes. You should note that technical details, which we cannot associate with any identifiable individual, do not constitute "personal data" for the purposes of the Data Protection Acts, 1988 & 2003.

Contact Us

If you have any questions relating to this policy or regarding the use by Next of personal data please contact us through our contact form stating the nature of your query. Our designated data protection manager will deal with the matter in confidence. You  can use our form here: or write to:

Next Generation Technologies Ltd. -  Grangegodden, Rockfield Road - Kells - County Meath - Phone 0868883882

Changes to the Privacy Policy

We keep our privacy policy under regular review and we will place any updates in this webpage. This privacy policy was last updated on 16/02/2010.

Glossary of technical terms used

Web browser

The piece of software you use to access web pages. Examples of web browsers are Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Opera.

IP address

The identifying details for your computer (or your internet providers’ computer), expressed in "internet protocol" code (for example 192.168.72.5). Every computer connected to the world wide web has a unique IP address, although the address may not be the same every time a connection is made.

Cookies

Small pieces of information, stored in simple text files, placed on your computer by a web site. Cookies can be read by the web site on your subsequent visits. The information stored in a cookie may relate to your browsing habits on the web page, or a unique identification number so that the web site can "remember" you on your return visit. Generally speaking, cookies do not contain personal information from which you can be identified, unless you have provided such information to the web site.