1. Cookie Policy 

Our website uses cookie technology. A cookie is a piece of information in the form of a very small text file stored on your hard drive. It is generated by a web page server when you visit a website.
The information the cookie contains is set by the server and it can be used by that server whenever the user visits the website. A cookie can be thought of as an Internet user’s identification card, which tells a website when the user has returned.

What is the purpose of a Cookie?

A cookie is used to make the browsing experience more efficient and enjoyable by saving your personal preferences for your return visit – for example, the language version of a website. Without cookies, it would be very difficult for a website to remember the user’s preferences or registration details for a future visit.

Websites often use cookies for the purposes of collecting demographic information about their users.
Cookies enable websites to monitor their users’ web surfing habits and profile them for marketing purposes (for example, to find out which products/services they are interested in and send them targeted advertisements).

How we use Cookies?

We use cookies to ascertain which web pages are visited and how often, to make our web site more user friendly, and to give you a better experience when you return to the website.

Third Party Cookies

The third party cookies on this website are associated with:
• Session Cookie - this cookie is used for login purposes and remembering the content of the shopping cart and ensures the functionality of the website. This cookie expires when the user closes the browser
• Google Analytics (Cookie names are; _ga, _gat, _gid, )
• Stripe (Cookie Names are: __stripe_mid and __stripe_sid), they expire after 24 hours and are used for tracking the payment status
• Google Remarketing (if enabled are using cookies to track ad performance)

The Harvest Learning Hub uses the cookies below:

• Session Cookie (Cookie name: MoodleSession)
• This cookie is used e.g. to for login purposes, The Learning Hub won’t work properly without it, this cookie expires when the user closes the browser
• Session Cookie (Cookie name: harvestclient)
• This cookie is used for design purposed to display the client’s logo instead of the Harvest logo, where appropriate
• This cookie expires when the user closes the browser
• Twitter, Facebook may use cookies in the widgets to display the information
• YouTube - we are using the non-cookie version of YouTube on the Harvest Learning Hub were ever possible, in certain courses the standard YouTube cookies might apply)

Please note that other systems like Adobe Connect might use other cookies. Also some content in the courses might be relying on links to other documents outside our environment, e.g. Edmondo. There is no persistent cookie used to remember login details for The Learning Hub. 

If your browser allows, you may be able to set it so that it declines cookies and notifies you when a cookie is being sent. You can also delete cookie files from your computer as you wish, however if you do so it may affect how easily you interact with our website. Read more about cookies and find out how to manage or disable them at www.aboutcookies.org

2. Privacy Policy 

Thank you for visiting our site, we hope you enjoy the experience. We value your privacy which we protect with our privacy policy. Harvest will not provide any information, which you give us, to any other organisation or individual without your express permission or legal compulsion such as a Court order. Other than the use of cookies, we do not collect any personal data about you on this website, apart from information which you volunteer. We collect the following data on this website:

• Email addresses of people who subscribe to The Source, Harvest’s newsletter
• The names, email addresses, organisation names, phone numbers of people who contact us by filling out and submitting the Contact Us form on our website
• The username and password of participants using the Harvest Learning Hub

We only use this data for the purpose for which you provide it. We may compile data for statistical reporting purposes such as counting the number of people who have subscribed to our newsletter and counting the number enquires our organisation received via our website.

In each case your email address is stored securely and only in the case of our newsletter not on our own SSL protected server. Newsletter subscription emails are held on Constant Contact server. Subscribers to our newsletter can unsubscribe at any time. Constant Contact is a US based service still bound by the European Directive 95/46/EC and applicable national implementing laws in Ireland. For information on Constant Contact’s privacy policy regarding email lists please visit https://www.constantcontact.com/legal/privacy-statement

We never sell lists or email addresses, and you can email us to request we remove your email and data from our newsletter and server. You are entitled to a copy of your personal data which you may have supplied via this website. If you would like to request a copy of your personal data please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or write to Milla Clynes, Director of Operations, Harvest, 37 Northwood Court, Northwood Business Campus, Santry, Dublin 9. Your letter or email must contain your full name and telephone number – in the event we need to call you to discuss your request – and confirmation of the email address you supplied via the website. Please also include a copy of a suitable form of identification such as a Drivers Licence or passport.

We will process your request as quickly as possible and within 40 days of receipt of the request.
If your personal data held by us is inaccurate or out of date you can request us to correct it. If you would like us to delete your personal data you can request us to do so. Your letter or email must contain your full name and telephone number – in the event we need to call you to discuss your request – and confirmation of the email address you supplied via the website.