Privacy Policy

WHAT DO WE DO WITH YOUR INFORMATION?

When you purchase something from our Consulate General of Ireland Remittance Site, as part of the buying and selling process, we collect the information you give us such as your name and reference number.

CONSENT

How do you get my consent?

When you provide us with information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, or place an order we imply that you consent to our collecting it and using it for that specific reason only.

DATA STORAGE

None of your data entered is stored on our server, we do not store any information that you enter. Once the transaction is complete, any data that you had entered is deleted.

SECURITY

To protect your information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed.

Although we do not process any of your credit card details on our site, we take precautions with the transfer of your information to the bank’s payment page. The information is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL) and stored with a AES-256 encryption. Although no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we follow all industry standard requirements.

COOKIES

Cookies are very small text files that are stored on your computer when you visit some websites. This website will track the pages you visits via Google Analytics. This website will not share any personal information with third parties.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website.

QUESTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any questions regarding the site, please contact us using the information below.

Consulate General of Ireland
consul@ireland.co.nz

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Thomas Russell, born in Cork, was the founder of Bank of New Zealand in 1861

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Patrick Moran, born in Co Wicklow, was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunedin 1869-1895

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