Privacy Statement

At Aspire Training, we are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Policy explains how and why we collect personal information about people who submit registration forms and visit our website, how we use that information, the conditions under which we may disclose it to others and how we keep it secure. We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time so please check back on this page now and again to ensure that you’re happy with any changes we make.

Who We Are

Aspire Training (formerly Midland School of Childcare) is located in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. For over 20 years, we have provided full-time and part-time training in Childcare. We are currently developing our courses offerings to include Healthcare modules and also, we are developing an online, blended learning option for all our courses offerings.

How we collect your information

We collect information about you when you contact us about our courses and services using our contact forms on our website or when you apply using our registration forms.

The type of information we collect from you

The personal information we collect would include your name, address and email address. If using our registration forms, we will ask you for specific information such as PPS number and medical card number, which are required for QQI validation purposes. We also may request information relating to the course you wish to apply to as well as more personal details.
When using our website, the website will log information such as your IP address and what pages are accessed and when.

How we use your information

We may use your information to:-
• notify you of changes to our courses or services
• send you communications which you have requested and that may be of interest to you.
• reply back to you when you contact us using our contact forms or registration forms

We will hold your personal information on our internal systems only for as long as is necessary for the relevant activity (usually one year in total to allow for QQI certification procedures), or as long as is set out in any relevant contract you hold with us.

Who has access to your information

Only authorised personnel in Aspire Training access your information as required for administration purposes. We will not sell or rent your information to third parties. We will not share your information with third parties for marketing purposes.

Your Marketing Preferences

We will not contact you for marketing purposes by email, phone or text message unless you have given your prior consent. We will not contact you for marketing purposes by post if you have indicated that you do not wish to be contacted. You can change your marketing preferences at any time by contacting us.

How you can access and update your information

You have the right to ask for a copy of the information we hold about you. You can contact us to request this information or to ask us to delete or change it.

Email: admin@aspiretraining.ie

Aspire Training, Block A, Marlinstown Office Park, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, N91 W5NN

Tel: 044 9348936

Security precautions in place to protect your information

When you give us personal information, we take steps to ensure that it’s treated securely.
Non-sensitive details (your email address etc.) are transmitted normally over the Internet, and this can never be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your information, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems by using secure servers and SSL (security certificates). In the event that we have given (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our websites, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone.

Use of Cookies on our website

Like many other websites, this website uses cookies. ‘Cookies’ are small pieces of information sent by an organisation to your computer and stored on your hard drive to allow that website to recognise you when you visit. They collect statistical data about your browsing actions and patterns and do not identify you as an individual. This helps us to improve our website and deliver a better more personalised service.
It is possible to switch off cookies by setting your browser preferences.

Links to and from other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites run by other organisations. This privacy policy applies only to our website‚ so we encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit. We cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other sites even if you access them using links from our website.

In addition, if you linked to our website from a third party site, we cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of the owners and operators of that third party site and recommend that you check the policy of that third party site.

16 or under

We are concerned to protect the privacy of children aged 16 or under. If you are aged 16 or under‚ please get your parent/guardian’s permission beforehand whenever you provide us with personal information.

Transferring your information outside of the EU

As part of the services offered to you through this website, the information which you provide to us may be transferred to countries outside the European Union (“EU”). By way of example, this may happen if any of our servers are from time to time located in a country outside of the EU. These countries may not have similar data protection laws to Ireland. By submitting your personal data, you’re agreeing to this transfer, storing or processing. If we transfer your information outside of the EU in this way, we will take steps to ensure that appropriate security measures are taken with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected as outlined in this Policy.

If you use our services while you are outside the EU, your information may be transferred outside the EU in order to provide you with those services.

Review of this policy

We keep this Policy under regular review. This Policy was last updated in Mar 2019.

Any questions regarding this Privacy Policy should be sent to:
Email: admin@aspiretraining.ie
Address: Aspire Training, Block A, Marlinstown Office Park, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, N91 W5NN
Tel: 044 9348936