www.investni.com is the corporate website of Invest Northern Ireland (Invest NI). We are committed to protecting the privacy of all personal information obtained from you during any visits to this website.
In this section, we set out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you choose to provide us in connection with the investni.com website (this Website), will be processed.
What information do we collect?
This Website may collect and process data you provide to us about you, for example through filling out an enquiry form, and other information that we automatically collect from you.
Information you provide to us
1. This Website
Information that you choose to give this Website includes the following:
a. Contact us form
We collect questions, queries or feedback you leave, including your name, email address, telephone and postcode, if you use our Contact Us form on this Website to get in touch. We use these details to respond to the feedback or query you send us. In some instances the information is passed to the authorised person in Invest NI, government department, agency or public body that we believe can best respond or assist you.
b. Media enquiry form
We collect questions, queries or feedback you leave, including your name, email address, telephone, postcode, media outlet and deadline for response, if you use our Media Enquiry form on this Website to get in touch. Our Press Office will use these details to respond to the feedback or query you send us. In some instances the information is passed to the authorised person in Invest NI, government department, agency or public body that we believe can best respond or assist you.
c. Sign-up to receive our email newsletter
We collect your name and email address when you sign-up to receive our weekly email newsletter, the 2 Minute Update. The 2 Minute Update gives you information about our latest events, news and features, our programmes and advisory services, advertising campaigns promoting our available support, and business advice and information from Invest NI and our economic development partners. You can opt-out from receiving our weekly newsletter at any time by selecting the ‘unsubscribe’ link that appears in the footer of every email newsletter we send.
2. MYINI Portal
MYINI is Invest NI’s customer portal through which you can register for events, and set up an account to access and apply for available support. MYINI is a sub-domain of this Website.
a. Event registration form
We collect your name, email address, company name, job title, mobile number and details of any access or dietary requirements if you register for an event through the MYINI Portal. We will use this information solely for the purposes of administering the event. You do not need to create an account on MYINI to register for an event. If you register for an event that is being hosted in partnership with other organisations, we will make this clear at registration and we will share your registration information with the partners. We will on occasion also include a list of attendees at the event as part of any information pack.
b. Paying for events
If you are registering for one of our paid events, such as an Export Skills Workshop through the MYINI Portal, we will collect payment through the third party payment gateway, Worldpay. Invest NI does not collect or store any card or cardholder information. In order to process your payment, Worldpay will ask for your card details (card number, security code and expiry date) and cardholder details (cardholder’s name, address, telephone and email address). You do not need to create an account on MYINI to register and pay for a paid event.
c. Creating an account
If you are creating an account on the MYINI portal, we will collect your name, company name and email address. We use this information solely to create the account and this will allow you to use your email address as a unique identifier for logging into the system.
d. Applying for support
To apply for support, either financial or programme based, Invest NI is required to capture data from you. Invest NI can collect your name, contact information, details of your business, its trading history, performance and future plans. Invest NI uses this information to carry out due diligence checks and also in support of an application for public funds. The specific data collected on an application will vary, depending on the type of support being sought. Customers will be expected to update their data periodically and will also need to confirm data is true, accurate, and up-to-date at the time of applying for support.
When applying for support, some programmes may use an automated online eligibility checker. When automated decisions are being used, you will be notified on the relevant eligibility checker page. Applicants will have the option to access a human review of an automated decision if they feel an incorrect decision has been made based on the information provided.
Information we collect from you
Information that we may automatically collect in relation to your visits to this Website does not identify your personally. It provides us with information about how you use investni.com and engage with us. We use this information to improve our services and make them more useful to you. The information we collect includes some or all of the following:
1. Technical information
Your Internet Protocol (IP) address and detail of which type of web browser you used. We collect this information in a way which does not identify you personally.
2. Information about your visit to this Website
This can include:
- The pages you visited, when (date and time) you visited them and how long you visited them for.
- The website address from which you accessed this Website.
- The website address from which you exited this Website.
- Queries via this Website’s search engine.
- Internet browser and devices used.
We collect this information in a way which does not identify you personally.
We collect information on how you use this Website through cookies. Cookies are text files placed on your computer, laptop, tablet or mobile phone to collect information. You can decide if you want to accept or reject particular cookies through our cookie control module or by changing the settings on your browser. To find out more, please read our cookie policy.
What we do with the information we collect
We use the information we collect to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, including the following:
- Respond to any requests or feedback you send us, if you have asked us to.
- Send email alerts to you, if you request them.
- Provide you with information, if you want it, about our latest events, news and features, our programmes and advisory services, advertising campaigns promoting our available support, and business advice and information from Invest NI and our economic development partners.
- Analyse, evaluate and improve this Website via data amalgamated from multiple visitors, which does not identify you personally.
Linking to other websites
www.investni.com contains links to many other government and non-government websites. This Website does not endorse or favour any specific commercial product or business. Non-government sites linked to from this website are present only because they may be useful additions to the information we provide.
A link to a third-party website does not imply endorsement - you must use your own judgement to decide whether the information or service on that website is suitable for your needs. If a website is not linked to ours, this does not mean or imply that it is unsatisfactory. The linked websites are regularly reviewed in the light of customer usage and feedback.
We are not responsible for the content of any linked website and cannot take responsibility for the consequences of you using the information or services on linked websites. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time.
Websites that we link to may have 'terms and conditions' that are different from ours. Do not assume that our privacy notice and cookie policy applies to other websites.
Other third party content
We embed external content from third-party websites such as YouTube. This content is not published on www.investni.com. It is delivered using devices and services provided by such third party sites that can be inserted into our site. We are not responsible for this content.
YouTube
Whilst we have made all reasonable efforts to display only appropriate YouTube videos through the embedded YouTube player, we are not responsible for any YouTube content accessed from our website. After a selected video clip plays, YouTube may suggest related videos, which can be played in the embedded video player. In virtually all cases, these will be directly related to the subject of the selected video. Occasionally, YouTube users may assign key words to a video by mistake. It is therefore possible that an unrelated video could be displayed. Again, we are not responsible for this content. If you are concerned about this possibility, you should avoid viewing YouTube videos from the embedded player on this website.
Security and virus protection
No data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed as totally secure. While we strive to protect such information, we do not warrant and cannot ensure the security of any information which you transmit to us. Accordingly, such transmission is at your own risk. We will not be liable for any damages or loss arising out of or resulting from any unauthorised access to, alteration to or modification of information contained on this website.
We make every effort to check and test our website during production. You must take your own precautions to ensure that the process which you employ for accessing this website does not expose you to risk of viruses, malicious computer code or other forms of interference which may damage your computer system. It is always wise for you to run an anti-virus program on anything you download from the internet.
We accept no liability for any loss, disruption or damage to your computer system or your data caused by using this website or arising as a result of having used this Website.