Privacy Policy
Background
This statement relates to our privacy practices in connection with this Website. The ARD Family Resource Centre is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of any other websites. Any external links to other websites are clearly identifiable as such.
The ARD Family Resource Centre understands that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used and shared online. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this website, http://ardfamilyresourcecentre.com/ (“our site”) and will only display and use personal data in ways that are described here, and in a manner that is consistent with our obligations and your rights under the law.
Please read this Privacy Statement carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of our Privacy Statement is deemed to occur upon your first use of our site. If you do not accept and agree with this Privacy Policy, you must stop using Our Site immediately.
In this Policy, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Personal Data”: Means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data. In this case, it means personal data that you give to us via our site. This definition shall, where applicable, incorporate the definitions provided in the Data Protection Acts of Ireland OR EU Regulation 2016/679 – the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”);
- What Does This Privacy Statement Cover?
This Privacy Statement applies only to your use of our sites. Our site may contain links to other websites. Please note that we are not the data controller and have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites and we advise you to check the privacy statements and policies of any such websites before providing any data to them
- Your Rights
2.1 As a data subject, you have the following rights under the GDPR, which this privacy statement and our use of personal data have been designed to uphold:
2.1.1 The right to be informed about our collection and use of personal data;
2.1.2 The right of access to the personal data we hold about you (see section 6);
2.1.3 The right to rectification if any personal data We hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete (please contact us using the details in section 6);
2.1.4 The right to be forgotten – i.e. the right to ask us to delete any personal data we hold about you;
2.1.5 The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data;
2.1.6 The right to data portability (obtaining a copy of your personal data to re-use with another service or organization);
2.1.7 The right to object to us using your personal data for particular purposes; and
2.1.8 Rights with respect to automated decision making and profiling.
2.2 If you have any cause for complaint about our use of your personal data, please contact us though mail (as mentioned in Section 4). If we are unable to help, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Irish supervisory authority, the Data Protection Commission.
2.3 For further information about your rights, please contact the Data Protection Commission or your local Citizens Advice Bureau
- What Data Do We Collect?
Depending upon your use of our site, we may collect some or all of the following personal and non-personal data
3.1 Name;
3.2 Contact information such as email addresses and telephone numbers;
3.3 Birth Date Details
3.4 Demographic information such as post code, preferences, and interests;
- How Do We Use Your Data?
4.1 All personal data is processed and stored securely, for no longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. We will comply with our obligations and safeguard your rights under the Irish Data Protection Acts and GDPR at all times. Our use of your personal data will always have a lawful basis, either because it is necessary for our performance of a contract with you, because you have consented to our use of your personal data, because it is in our legitimate interests or in the public interest.
Specifically, we may use your data for the following purposes:
4.1.1 Personalizing and tailoring your experience on our site;
4.1.2 Supplying our services to you;
4.1.3 Personalizing and tailoring our services for you;
4.1.4 Replying to emails from you;
4.1.5 Research purposes;
4.2 We will not send you any unsolicited marketing or spam and will take all reasonable steps to ensure that we fully protect your rights and comply with our obligations under the Irish Data Protection Acts and GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003.
4.3 Third parties whose content appears on our site may use third party Cookies. Please note that we do not control the activities of such third parties, nor the data they collect and use and advise you to check the privacy statements and policies of any such third parties.
4.4 You have the right to withdraw your consent to us using your personal data at any time, and to request that we delete it.
4.5 We do not keep your personal data for any longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. Data will therefore be retained for a certain period as set out by the ARD Family Resource Centre GDPR Privacy Policy.
- How and Where Do We Store Your Data?
5.1 Some or all of your data will be stored within the European Union. You are deemed to accept and agree to this by using our site and submitting information to us.
5.2 Data security is very important to us, and to protect your data we have taken suitable measures to safeguard and secure data collected through our site.
5.3 Steps we take to secure and protect your data include:
5.3.1 Data is stored on encrypted servers.
5.3.2 We limit access to those who can access data.
5.3.3 Your data is your own and we only will use it for the purpose stated
- Contacting Us
If you have any questions about our site or this privacy statement, please contact us by email at info@ardfrc.com or by post at 55 Doughiska Rd, Doughiska, Galway, EIR Code – H91 DKF7. Please ensure that your query is clear, particularly if it is a request for information about the data we hold about you
Changes to Our Privacy Statement
We may change this Privacy Statement from time to time (in case of any law changes). Any changes will be immediately posted on our website and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Statement on your first use of our site following the alterations. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date.
Copyright
The material featured on this site is subject to Government copyright according to the Copyright and Related Rights Act, 2000. The material may be downloaded to file or printer for personal use only. Where this material is being issued to others, the source including URL and copyright status must be acknowledged.
The permission to reproduce Government copyright material does not extend to any material on this site, which may be the property of a third party. Authorization to reproduce such material must be obtained from the copyright holders concerned.
Disclaimer
The contents of these pages are provided as an information guide only. They are intended to enhance public access to information about the organization. While every effort is made in preparing material for publication no responsibility is accepted by or on behalf of the State for any errors, omissions or misleading statements on these pages or any site to which these pages connect.