Privacy Policy
The SFI Centre for Research Training in Artificial Intelligence respects your right to privacy and actively seeks to preserve the privacy rights of those who share personal information (your personal data) with the University.
How we use your personal data and our legal basis for this
On some parts of the website, you may volunteer personal information (for example by using our online forms, applying for a position, registering to attend certain events etc.). The SFI Centre for Research Training in Artificial Intelligence respects principally uses your information under the legal basis of consent. An example of this would be a request to be added to a mailing list (which will be used to send you newsletters and information). As this information is provided on the basis of consent, you are free to withdraw your consent at any time. The SFI Centre for Research Training in Artificial Intelligence respects may also process your information under the legal basis of contract whereby the processing is necessary for a contract you have with us, or because you have asked us to take specific steps before entering into a contract).
We also collect information about your computer, including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration and to report aggregate information to our webmasters. This allows us to ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer. The use of your personal information in the above ways is necessary for the legitimate interests of the SFI Centre for Research Training in Artificial Intelligence respects in operating and improving its websites, analysing their use, and ensuring their security. For more information, please review our cookie policy.
Any personal information processed by the SFI Centre for Research Training in Artificial Intelligence respects in connection with these websites will be treated in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Acts 1988 to 2018. Accordingly, the SFI Centre for Research Training in Artificial Intelligence shall only process such information in line with the purpose for which you provided it to the extent necessary to provide you with the information or service you require.
SFI Centre for Research Training in Artificial Intelligence shall not disclose your information to third parties unless you are specifically informed otherwise or we require a third party contractors to process the information on our behalf (in which case the SFI Centre for Research Training in Artificial Intelligence requires these third parties to comply with its instructions and we require that they do not use your personal information for their own business purposes, unless you have explicitly consented to the use of your personal information in this way).
How long we will keep your data
In keeping with the data protection principles, we will only store your data for as long as is necessary for the purposes for which it was submitted to the SFI Centre for Research Training in Artificial Intelligence.
Cross-border data transfers
We work with third party contractors, some of whom operate and host data outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Accordingly, in the course of processing your personal data, it may be transferred outside of the EEA on the understanding that we rely on legally approved mechanisms to lawfully transfer data across borders including the Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.
Links
SFI Centre for Research Training in Artificial Intelligence is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of other websites. The privacy practices on these websites may differ from that on the SFI Centre for Research Training in Artificial Intelligence website, and we advise that you review the other websites’ policies before providing personal information.
Your Rights
You have various rights under data protection law, subject to certain exemptions, in connection with our processing of your personal data, including the right:
- to find out if we use your personal data, access your personal data and receive copies of your personal data;
- to have inaccurate/incomplete information corrected and updated;
- in certain circumstances, to have your details deleted from systems that we use to process your personal data or have the use of your personal data restricted in certain ways;
- to object to certain processing of your data by SFI Centre for Research Training in Artificial Intelligence;
- to exercise your right to data portability where applicable (i.e. obtain a copy of your personal data in a commonly used electronic form);
- where we have relied upon consent as a lawful basis for processing, to withdraw your consent to the processing at any time;
- to not be subject to solely automated decision;
If you wish to avail of these rights, please write to: SFI Centre for Research Training in Artificial Intelligence respects Programme Manager, University College Cork, Western Gateway Building, Western Road, Cork or email:
In order to protect your privacy, you may also be asked to provide suitable proof of identification. If any of your details are incorrect, please let us know and we will amend them.
Queries or Complaints
If you have any complaints in connection with our processing of your personal data, you can contact The SFI Centre for Research Training in Artificial Intelligence Programme Manager, University College Cork, Western Gateway Building, Western Road, Cork or email:
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission if you are unhappy with our processing of your personal data. Details of how to lodge a complaint can be found on the Data Protection Commission’s website (www.dataprotection.ie), or by telephoning 1890 252 231.
Revisions to Privacy Statement
SFI Centre for Research Training in Artificial Intelligence may revise this privacy statement from time to time. Changes to this privacy statement will be posted here so you should periodically check this page to review the most recent statement. If you have any questions about this privacy statement or the practices of the SFI Centre for Research Training in Artificial Intelligence websites should be referred to the SFI Centre for Research Training in Artificial Intelligence Programme Manager at the address set out above.
Adapted from https://www.ucc.ie/en/it-policies/policies/privacy/
Summary
Who we are: Our website address is: https://www.crt-ai.ie. This site represents the SFI-funded Centre for Research Training in Artificial Intelligence. University College Cork is the lead applicant for this consortium.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Applications
When visitors leave their applications on the site we collect the data shown on the form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
Who we share your data with
Nobody.
How long we retain your data
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Your contact information
If you have any queries contact: Janet Choi at crt-ai@cs.ucc.ie