Trinity College Dublin (TCD) is committed to protecting the privacy of its users.
This Privacy Policy describes how TCD collects, uses, and discloses personal information that we collect from users of the TRACT - EV Research App.
The TRACT - EV Research App is part of a research study conducted by the School of Engineering at Trinity College Dublin about e-mobility trial.
This study is funded by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to combat climate change and build a sustainable future. Specifically, this study is focussed on the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) in Ireland. We plan to study weekly vehicle trips to inform users about the benefits that they could get if they switch to EVs such as emissions that can be reduced, costs that could be saved and much more. Additionally, we ask for some general demographic questions in a survey to categorize and better understand the data. The goal of the study is to analyse the feasibility of transiting to EVs considering real-world travel behaviours.
Personal Information: We may collect personal information that you provide to us, such as:
Location Data: We collect location data such as latitude, longitide, accuracy, and timestamp.
Usage Data: We may automatically collect certain information about how you interact with our Services, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, access times, and pages viewed.
Cookies and Similar Technologies: We may use cookies, web beacons, and other similar technologies to collect information and improve our Services. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies.
Provide and Improve our Services: We use your information to provide and personalize our Services, analyze usage, troubleshoot issues, and improve the user experience.
Communicate with You: We may use your information to communicate with you about your account, respond to inquiries, send promotional materials, or provide updates about our Services.
Location data: We use your location data to calcualte the distance your have traveled in your vehicle. Once the distance is calculated, the location data is deleted from our servers. You can enable or disable location services from your device settings.
We may disclose your personal information to third parties in the following circumstances:
We take reasonable measures to protect the security of your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
It is up to you to decide whether or not to take part. If you do decide to take part you will be given this information leaflet to keep and asked to sign a consent form. If you decide to take part you have the right to withdraw from the study at any time with no questions asked.
Our Services are not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe that we may have collected personal information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time by posting a new version on this page. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.
Dr. Ubaid Illahi illahiu@tcd.ie
Dr. Tushar Pramod Choudhari choudhat@tcd.ie
Prof. Brian Caulfield Brian.Caulfield@tcd.ie
Prof. Margaret O’Mahony Margaret.OMahony@tcd.ie