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Cookie notice

We collect personal information from various sources both directly from you and indirectly from third parties.

We use cookies on this website to improve your user experience. This notice explains what cookies are, how we use them, and your choices regarding cookies.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device by websites you visit. They are widely used to remember information about your browsing activity and preferences over time. These help us provide you with a personalised service, and help make our websites, applications and services work better for you.  

Types of cookies we use

There are two main categories of cookies used on this website:

  • Essential Cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. These cookies do not collect personal data about you and cannot be disabled.
  • Non-Essential Cookies: These cookies are used for optional purposes such as:
  • Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect information about how you use our website, such as the pages you visit and the links you click. This information is used to improve the website's performance and user experience.
  • Preference Cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember your preferences, such as your language choice or font size.

These cookies do not collect information that identifies a visitor or user. All information collected through cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous.

Third-Party Cookies:

Some cookies on our website may be placed by third-party service providers who provide us with analytics or other functionalities. These third-party cookies are subject to the privacy policies of the respective service providers.

Your cookie choices

You have control over the cookies placed on your device. You can choose to:

  • Accept All Cookies: This allows us to provide you with the best possible user experience.
  • Manage Your Cookie Preferences: You can access a settings panel to enable or disable different categories of non-essential cookies.
  • Disable Cookies in Your Browser: Most web browsers allow you to control or disable cookies in your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may limit your access to certain features of our website.

Your cookie settings can be amended by selecting the cookie icon on the bottom left hand side of the website footer.

More Information

For more detailed information about the cookies Waterways Ireland uses on our website, please submit your request in writing (including email) to our Data Protection Officer. Your request will be responded to within 1 month.

Data Protection Officer