Privacy Policy

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1. Introduction

Welcome to killineyhistory.ie. We are committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website killineyhistory.ie.

We process your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”) and other applicable data protection laws.

2. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for your personal data is:

Killiney Historical Society
secretary@killineyhistory.ie

3. What Data We Collect

We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

  • Identity Data: Name, username
  • Contact Data: Email address
  • Technical Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, device information
  • Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent on site, clickstream data
  • Marketing Data: This is an ad-free site.

4. How We Collect Your Data

We collect data through:

  • Direct interactions (e.g., forms you fill out)
  • Automated technologies (e.g., cookies, server logs)
  • Third-party services (e.g., analytics providers)

5. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on one or more of the following legal grounds:

  • Your consent
  • Performance of a contract
  • Compliance with legal obligations
  • Legitimate interests (e.g., improving our services)

6. How We Use Your Data

We use your data to:

  • Provide and maintain our services
  • Respond to inquiries and support requests
  • Personalize your experience
  • Analyze website usage and improve performance

7. Sharing Your Data

We may share your data with:

  • Service providers (e.g., hosting, analytics, payment processors, email processors)
  • Legal authorities (if required by law)
  • Business partners (only with your consent)

We ensure all third parties respect the security of your data and comply with GDPR.

8. International Transfers

If we transfer your data outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses or adequacy decisions.

9. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by law.

10. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access your data
  • Rectify inaccurate data
  • Erase your data (“right to be forgotten”)
  • Restrict or object to processing
  • Data portability
  • Withdraw consent at any time

To exercise your rights, contact us at secretary@killineyhistory.ie.

11. Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your experience. You can manage your cookie preferences via our Cookie Settings page. Revisit your consent preferences by clicking on the Revisit consent button   icon on the bottom-left of your screen. For more details, see our Cookie Policy.

12. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.

14. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact:

Killiney Historical Society
secretary@killineyhistory.ie