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Privacy Policy

costofcollege.usi.ie is part of the communications offering of USI, the Union of Students in Ireland. This privacy policy will explain how our organization uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website.

Topics:

  • What data do we collect?
  • How do we collect your data?
  • How will we use your data?
  • How do we store your data?
  • Marketing
  • What are your data protection rights?
  • What are cookies?
  • How do we use cookies?
  • What types of cookies do we use?
  • How to manage your cookies
  • Privacy policies of other websites
  • Changes to our privacy policy
  • How to contact us
  • How to contact the appropriate authorities

What data do we collect?

USI collects the following data:

  • Data required to display the site based on settings you may select
  • Your IP address, which is probabalistically converted into a country location for analysis
  • The Browser you are using
  • Any information you voluntarily submit to the site.

How do we collect your data?

You directly provide USI with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:

  • Register online
  • Voluntarily complete a customer survey or provide feedback on any of our message boards or via email.
  • Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies.

How will we use your data?

We collect this data so we can show you the information on the site and collect, on a voluntary basis, information you wish to supply us with.

With your explicit and express consent we may publish this information on the site.

How do we store your data?

We store your data in an encrypted database hosted by Spiral Hosting in Ireland.

What are your data protection rights?

We’d like you to be fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

The right to access – You have the right to request USI for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.

The right to rectification – You have the right to request that USI correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request USI to complete the information you believe is incomplete.

The right to erasure – You have the right to request that USI erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that USI restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to USI’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to data portability – You have the right to request that USI transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email:

manager@usi.ie

Or write to us:

Cookies

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology

For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.

How do we use cookies?

USI uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:

  • Keeping you signed in
  • Understanding how you use our website

What types of cookies do we use?

There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:

  • Functionality – USI uses these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.

How to manage cookies

You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.

Privacy policies of other websites

The website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

Changes to our privacy policy

USI keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated in 2022.

How to contact us

If you have any questions about USI’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Email us at: manager@usi.ie

How to contact the appropriate authority

Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that USI has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the Information Commissioner’s Office.

We used DIVI to make this site.

Divi creates a list of necessary cookies to ensure it works as intended. However, none of those cookies are storing any sensitive visitor data such as:

  • visitors IP address
  • visitors location
  • visitors personal information
  • etc

Below is a complete list of all the cookies that Divi is using. Some of those cookies also depend on the features that are enabled.

et_pb_ab_shop_log

Scope: Determine whether to log the conversion if the visitor is on Thank You page and comes from the Shop module (goal) or not.

Data saved: Post ID, AB Testing subject ID, Test ID as a single string separated by _ (string).

Expiration time:

  • One year
  • Once the conversion is logged

Area: Frontend

et_pb_ab_shortcode_track_{$post_id}

( $post_id => Post ID where the AB Testing is enabled)

Scope: Determine whether to log the conversion if a visitor visits a page with shortcode tracking enabled.

Data saved: Post ID, AB Testing subject ID, Test ID as a single string separated by _ (string).

Expiration time:

  • One year
  • Once the conversion is logged

Area: Frontend

et_pb_ab_comment_log_{$post_id}{$test_id}

  1. $post_id => Post ID where the AB Testing is enabled
  2. $unique_test_id => AB Testing test ID on the post

Scope: Determine whether to log the conversion if a visitor visits a page with shortcode tracking enabled.

Data saved: true boolean value (boolean)

Expiration time:

  • One year
  • Once the conversion is logged

Area: Frontend

et-{$type}-post-{$post_id}-{$editor}

  1. $type => Action type.
  2. $post_id => Post ID where the editor used.
  3. $editor => Editor type. Possible values:
    1. bb => Classic Builder
    2. fb => Visual Builder

Derived Format/Name:

  • et-editing-post-{$post_id}-bb Scope: As identifier if Classic or Backend Builder is editing the post data.Data saved: bb or bfb as builder type ID (string)Expiration time: 5 minutes, Once the autosave process doneArea: Backend
  • et-editing-post-{$post_id}-fb Scope: As identifier if Visual Builder is editing the post data.Data saved: fb as builder type ID (string)Expiration time: 5 minutes, Once the autosave process doneArea: Backend
  • et-was-editing-post-{$post_id}-bbScope: As identifier if Classic or Backend Builder was being used to edit the post data.Data saved: bb or bfb as builder type ID (string)Expiration time: 10 secondsArea: Backend
  • et-was-editing-post-{$post_id}-fb Scope: As identifier if Visual Builder was being used to edit the post data.Data saved: fb as builder type ID (string)Expiration time: 10 secondsArea: Backend
  • et-saving-post-{$post_id}-bbScope: As an identifier if Classic or Backend Builder saves the post data.Data saved: bb or bfb as builder type ID (string)Expiration time:
    • Once the saving process done
    • Set editor in use
  • Area: Backend
  • et-saving-post-{$post_id}-fbScope: As identifier if Visual Builder is saving the post data.Data saved: fb as builder type ID (string)Expiration time:
    • Once the saving process done
    • Set editor in use
    Area: Backend
  • et-saved-post-{$post_id}-bbScope: As identifier if Classic or Backend Builder saved the post data successfully.Data saved: bb or bfb as builder type ID (string)Expiration Time:
    • 5 minutes
    • Set editor in use
    Area: Backend
  • et-saved-post-{$post_id}-fbScope: As identifier if Visual Builder saved the post data successfully.Data saved: fb as builder type ID (string)Expiration time:
    • 5 minutes
    • Set editor in use
    Area: Backend
  • et-recommend-sync-post-{$post_id}-bbScope: Recommends Visual Builder to sync post data from Classic Builder.Data saved: bb or bfb as builder type ID (string)Expiration time:
    • 30 seconds
    • Once the sync process run
    Area: Backend
  • et-recommend-sync-post-{$post_id}-fbScope: Recommends Classic or Backend Builder to sync post data from Visual Builder.Data saved: fb as builder type ID (string)Expiration times:
    • 30 seconds
    • Once the sync process run
    Area: Backend
  • et-syncing-post-{$post_id}-bbScope: As identifier if Classic or Backend Builder is syncing post data from Visual Builder.Data saved: bb or bfb as builder type ID (string)Expiration time:
    • 30 seconds
    • Once the saving process done
  • Area: Backend
  • et-syncing-post-{$post_id}-fbScope: As identifier if Classic or Backend Builder is syncing post data from Visual Builder.Data saved: fb as builder type ID (string)Expiration time:
    • 30 seconds
    • Once the saving process done
    Area: Backend
  • et-editor-available-post-{$post_id}-bbScope: As identifier if Classic or Backend Builder editor is available for the current post.Data saved: – bb or bfb as builder type ID (string)Expiration time:
    • – 30 minutes
      – Before the window is closed
    Area: Backend
  • et-editor-available-post-{$post_id}-fbScope: As identifier if Visual Builder editor is available for the current post.Data saved: fb as builder type ID (string)Expiration time:
    • 30 minutes
    • Before the window is closed
    Area: Backend
  • et-reloaded-post-{$post_id}-vbScope: As identifier if Visual Builder is reloaded.Data saved: – true boolean value (boolean)Expiration Time: – 5 minutesArea: Backend

et_forced_localstorage_clear

Scope: To verify whether the Classic Builder should clear module definitions on local storage or not.

Data saved: Elegant Theme product version (string)

Expiration time: 5 minutes

Area: Backend

et-pb-recent-items-{$recent_item_storage}

Scope: Store recent items generated for Select Advanced options.

Data saved: – Recent items for select options separated by | (string)

Expiration time: 1 year

Area: Backend

et-pb-recent-items-colors

Scope: Store recent used colors generated for Color field type

Data saved: Recent colors separated by | (string)

Expiration time: 1 year

Area: Backend

et-pb-recent-items-font_family

Scope: Store recent font families list generated for Font Family field type

Data saved: Recent font families for font family options separated by | (string)

Expiration time: 1 year

Area: Backend