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Privacy Policy & Cookies



Data Protection

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is committed to protecting the rights and privacy of all individuals in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, 2016/679 (GDPR) as given further effect in Part 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018.

The Department’s Data Protection Policy sets out how DOJ secures and manages personal data in accordance with the Principles of GDPR. It can be viewed by clicking on the following link Department of Justice Data Protection Policy. The Policy also explains how you can request access to your personal data.

The Data Protection Officer for the Department can be contacted at dataprotectioncompliance@justice.ie


Website Privacy Statement

This privacy statement explains how the DOJ collects and uses information about you, based on your visits to this website. You also have a right to obtain personal dta about you kept by DOJ This is explained in our Data Protection Policy referenced above.


How we collect & use personal information
DOJ does not collect any personal data about you on this website, apart from the information which you volunteer by sending us an email or registering for a Competition through this website.

Your personal data, submitted in this way, will be collected, used and stored to respond to your request or otherwise address the subject matter of your mail, or process applications for Competitions for which you apply.

Your personal data will not be used for any other purpose and will not be released to any third party.


Cookies


Right to Refuse Cookies


A cookie is a small text file that may be stored on your computer or mobile device that contains data related to a website you visit. It may allow a website to “remember” your actions or preferences over a period of time, or it may contain data related to the function or delivery of the site.


Cookies can be set by the owner of the website or in some cases by third party services the website owner allows to present other information, run content or provide other functionality such as analytics. Further information on cookies can be found here.


Cookie Categories


Here is a description of the various cookie categories.


Category Description
Strictly necessary Strictly necessary cookies allow core website functionality such as user login and account management. The website cannot be used properly without strictly necessary cookies.
Performance Performance cookies are used to see how visitors use the website, eg. analytics cookies. Those cookies cannot be used to directly identify a certain visitor. Any information collected by these cookies is anonymous. We only use such information to improve our website functionality.
Targeting Targeting cookies are used to identify visitors between different websites, eg. content partners, banner networks. Those cookies may be used by companies to build a profile of visitor interests or show relevant ads on other websites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
Functionality Functionality cookies are used to remember visitor information on the website, eg. language, timezone, enhanced content. These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your log in details) and customised preference settings (e.g. text size). Information collected by "functionality cookies" cannot track your browsing activity on other websites. The "functionality cookies" on our website only collect anonymous information.





Specific Cookies in use on this site

This website only uses "strictly necessary" session cookies, which are loaded when you register for and/or log into a Competition. Strictly necessary cookies allow core website functionality such as user login and account management. The website cannot be used properly without strictly necessary cookies. No personal or identifying information is held in these cookies. As soon as you leave our site or close your browser, they are automatically deleted from your computer.

This site generates dynamically named cookies. This means the cookie name is different for each competition, but a common naming convention is used.
For example, this website will set a cookie with the following pattern: DomAuthSessId_[ABCDEF0123456789]{32}
- The range of possible characters is listed in square brackets: [ ]
- The number of characters from square brackets is listed in curly brackets: { }
- All other characters remain the same.

When set, the DomAuthSessId_[ABCDEF0123456789]{32} cookie will appear as follows: DomAuthSessId_85BD19C59CA1E34680257360004D4E3B where 85BD19C59CA1E34680257360004D4E3B is a dynamic string unique for the competition being logged into.

The following table includes a list of cookies that can be used on this website.

Strictly Necessary

Name Domain Expiration Description
IntCompSessId_[ABCDEF0123456789]{32} .jobs.justice.ie Session This cookie is used as part of the authentication process. It is necessary for the site to function properly.
DomAuthRegId_[ABCDEF0123456789]{32} .jobs.justice.ie Session This cookie is used as part of the authentication process. It is necessary for the site to function properly.
DomAuthSessId_[ABCDEF0123456789]{32} .jobs.justice.ie Session This cookie is used as part of the authentication process. It is necessary for the site to function properly.
LoginAttempt_[ABCDEF0123456789]{32} .jobs.justice.ie Session This cookie is used as part of the authentication process. It is necessary for the site to function properly.





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This site uses 4 strictly necesary cookies, to see what they do and why they are necessary please see the privacy policy here.


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