PRIVACY STATEMENT

man in shirt and tieAt MyBirthCert.ie we are committed to ensuring the privacy of your information.

All data entered through our Contact Us, Birth Records Searches, Marriage Records Searches and Death Record Searches forms will remain confidential. We will not give your details to third parties without your written consent.

The information you provide will be held in accordance with the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003.

If you volunteer personal information in an e-mail or as an e-mail address in the form of an enquiry or comment the data will not be made available to any third party and will be used solely for the purpose for which it was intended.

Our Internet Service Provider collects technical details of site visits such as:

  • The IP address of the visitor’s web client.
  • 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.
  • Clickstream data which shows the traffic of visitors around this web site (for example pages accessed and documents downloaded).
  • The type of web browser used by the website visitor

This information is for statistical purposes only and none of it will be used to identify individual site visitors unless required to do so by law.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small files stored on your computer, tablet or mobile phone when you visit a website. When you return to our website we may retrieve these cookies from your web browser (eg Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome) each time you visit, so we can remember your personal settings and improved your online experience. So cookies help to make your online experience as smooth as possible. For security reasons, many websites will not function at all without the use of cookies.

What has changed and how will the new EU cookie directive affect me?

We have always used cookies to provide a secure and efficient website experience for our customers. As part of a change in legislation, all websites are now required to provide additional information on what cookies are, and how and why they are used.These changes will not affect the way in which you currently use our website, however - as we can only provide certain features of this website through the use of cookies - by using our site you agree to the use of cookies as described in our cookie policy.

Which cookies, Google etc does our website use?

My Birth Cert website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). This service uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how visitors to www.mybirthcert.ie use the site.

The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for MyBirthCert.ie., and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website and allowing cookies to remain enabled, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes as set out above.

Data Protection

If, after supplying personal information, you require a copy of it or you wish to discuss, correct or delete it, you may write (including the personal details supplied via the website) to John Ryan Genealogy, 19 Ryans Park, Duleek, County Meath, Ireland.