This Privacy Statement applies to all the activities of Síolta Chroí. We are a not-for-profit Cooperative registered in Ireland. We are aware that you put your confidence in us to treat your information securely. We therefore see it as our responsibility to protect your privacy. This way you understand exactly how we work.

Síolta Chroí respects the privacy of all members, visitors, course attendees and users of its website. This statement is to ensure you that the personal information you provide to us is treated confidentially. We are committed to safeguarding your privacy. It explains how we will collect, use and disclose information. This statement may change from time to time, and the latest copy will be on our Privacy Policy page on our Website.

It’s important that you feel completely comfortable and confident that your personal information is in safe hands. Síolta Chroí takes protecting your privacy extremely seriously and takes all reasonable steps to ensure your information is secure.

The use of your personal information, why we collect it and what we save varies depending on how you interact with Síolta Chroí, what consent you have given us and what the situation is. We have done our best to indicate this throughout the statement.

We would like to use the personal details you provide us to communicate with you about what is going on in Síolta Chroí. We may also let you know about other ways you could get involved – whether that’s through educational/training activities, social events, volunteering, campaigning or fundraising initiatives.

When you give us your details we will always tell you what we are going to do with them. If we request your contact details for any reason, you will always have an option to not give us them or to opt out. It is always your choice and you can change your mind at any time by contacting sioltachroi@gmail.com

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Please give us accurate information and tell us as soon as possible about any changes to your personal information. Please tell us if you notice mistakes or inaccuracies in the information we have about you, as this helps us keep our information reliable and up-to-date.

We keep personal information for different lengths of time dependent on the purpose. For example, we do not remove membership records as lapsed members may wish to hear of milestone events that they would wish to be a part of.

You can contact us at any time to ask us to see, amend or remove any of your personal information that we are holding.

Your information will be kept confidential to Síolta Chroí, we never provide or sell your personal details with third parties for the purpose of marketing. The only exception to this would be where there was a lawful reason for your information to be provided to the Gardaí, regulatory bodies or legal advisers. We are committed to comply with the standards set by Irish Law, GDPR and this privacy statement at a minimum.

The security of your information is of utmost importance to us. We seek to use reasonable measures to protect your information as required by the law and in accordance with the policies Síolta Chroí has set. Sensitive data (known under GDPR as Special Categories of Data) is held under strict security conditions. If you have any reason to believe that any personal information we hold is no longer secure, please contact us immediately.

You have the right to know what personal information we have about you, to make changes to how you hear from us, and to ask us to stop processing or to remove your personal information. You also have the right to ask for a copy of the information we have.

You can change your communication preferences at any time; just get in touch with sioltachroi@gmail.com

If you are unhappy with how we are using your personal information you have the right to lodge a complaint with The Data Protection Commissioner’s Office https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/contact/how-contact-us

You can also contact the to find out more about types of personal information, its usage and your rights. Further information on the law that says how your personal information can be used can be found in The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)