Notice of Copyright
© Peter Oakes (trading as Anti-Money Laundering Consultancy Services) 2005 - 2008.
Anti-Money Laundering Consultancy Services (No. 253984) is registered pursuant to the Registration of Business Names Act 1963 and is owned by Peter Oakes, 209 Upper Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6, Ireland.
Peter Oakes trading as Anti-Money Laundering Consultancy Services owns the copyright in the content of and the material in (including text, buttons, pages, get-up, graphics, images, icons and other material howsoever described) (Material) this website but does not claim any copyright subsisting in other organisations copyright material (including their logos) which may appear in this website. Reproduction of material from this website is authorised for personal use only. You may download and temporarily store one or more of the pages on this website for the purposes of viewing them. You may also print pages on the site provided these are for personal use only. If you wish to use the Material on the site in any other way you must obtain our written permission, which you may seek by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with details of your request. Whenever written permission is granted to use the Material it will always be subject to, amongst other things, that Compliance Ireland is acknowledged as the source. If you violate any terms of use, permission to use the Material automatically terminates.
Legal Disclaimer
1. Permitted use.
You may view and download a single copy of the material on this Web site (the "Web Site") solely for your personal, non-commercial use.
2. No liability for any errors or omissions
The information contained in this website is provided for general information purposes only. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained on the website, neither Peter Oakes, Anti-Money Laundering Consultancy Services nor any contributor to this website, in either their business or personal capacity (Our, Us,We) give any guarantees, undertakings or warranties in this regard, and cannot accept any liability arising from any errors or omissions. Errors or omissions brought to Our notice will be corrected as soon as practicable.
3. Website material is not legal advice
Any views, opinions and guidance set out in this website are provided for general information purposes only, and do not purport to be legal advice or a definitive interpretation of the law. Anyone contemplating legal action in respect of matters set out in this website should obtain advice from a suitably qualified professional adviser.
4. No responsibility for other websites
Any links from this website to external websites, which are not maintained by Us, are provided as a matter of convenience only, and should not be taken as an endorsement by Us of the contents or practices of those external websites, for which We assume no responsibility.
5. Linking to www.antimoneylaundering.ie and/or www.moneylaundering.ie
We are happy for you to insert a link to home pages and/or specific pages of our websites, provided that:
(a) The context in which you insert the link must not give your visitors the impression that your site, or your company, is sponsored or endorsed by Us;
(b) The context of the link must not suggest that We have created any of your content, i.e. the source of the material must be clear;
(c) You must never reproduce any logo appearing on the above websites without express approval (such approval must be obtained in writing).
Data Protection & Privacy
We respect the rights of users of our website. You do not have to provide us with any personal information to use our website. However where you elect to give us your personal information whether through the use of e-mail, fax, text or other instrument for any purpose, then we will treat your personal information in accordance with the paragraph below titled 'Giving us your personal information'.
Web browsing
By simply visiting our website you do not disclose, nor do we collect personal information on you. Of course, our internet service provider will provide traffic details to us, but in such cases this does not (as far as we can control) result in us collecting your personal information. In fact all we shall know about your visit may be limited to the logical address (or IP address) of the server (used to access this site), the top level domain name from which you access the internet (for example complianceireland.ie, microsoft.com, etc), the type of web-browser you are using, the date and time you accessed our site and the internet address linking to our site. We will use this information to help us to improve our website. Cookies are not a feature of our website.
Words appearing in bold above are defined at the end of this privacy statement.
Giving us your personal information
Please note that where you provide Us with your personal information (e.g. name, e-mail address, work address, phone and facsimile numbers and/or other contact information), through a facility provided on this website, directly to Us by e-mail, fax or phone or other facility of contacting us (e.g. for the purposes of subscribing to Our News Alert service, enquiring and/or booking a training course or other request) you have consented to Us storing your personal information for: (a) processing and administration of such information to perform all necessary actions to give effect to your request, booking, attendance and collection of course fees; and/or (b) sending to you periodic information by way of post, telephone and/or e-mail of our News Alerts, details of our training courses and other relevant information (no third party will be issued your personal information unless done so in accordance with Ireland's Data Protection laws). Please note that your consent above is provided to any successor or assignee of Our businesses. We inform all persons who submit their personal information to Us of these conditions by way of an auto-response e-mail and/or this notice. If for some unusual reason these conditions are not communicated to you by auto-response e-mail, nevertheless you agree to these conditions by your continued use of this website and such conditions remain applicable to you until modified by you informing Us by e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. that you no longer wish to receive communications from Us. It is not possible to block the use of your information for a specific purpose. By sending an e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. you shall lose the opportunity of receiving our News Alerts, details of our Training Courses and details of Our consultancy services. In all other cases, you are hereby notified of your right of access to, and the right to correct any inaccuracies in, personal information We may hold about you.
We provide a dedicated e-mail address, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., which you may use at any time to remove your personal information from Our storage.
We hope the above is clear and that you appreciate we respect your right to privacy (just like We appreciate your business and continued support of the unique business that is Anti-Money Laundering Consultancy Services). We are one of the few service providers in Ireland which informs you fully and clearly of your rights under data protection law. We hope that our honesty and integrity on this front shall mean that you continue to trust Us with your personal information, knowing that we will not use it for any inappropriate purpose.
Glossary of technical terms used
web browser: The piece of software you use to read web pages. Examples are Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Firefox and Opera.
IP address: The identifying details for your computer (or your internet companys computer), expressed in "internet protocol" code (for example 192.168.72.34). Every computer connected to the web has a unique IP address, although the address may not be the same every time a connection is made.
Cookies: Small pieces of information, stored in simple text files, placed on your computer by a web site. Cookies can be read by the web site on your subsequent visits. The information stored in a cookie may relate to your browsing habits on the web page, or a unique identification number so that the web site can "remember" you on your return visit. Generally speaking, cookies do not contain personal information from which you can be identified, unless you have furnished such information to the web site.