Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

The Ahare River and Biodiversity Group (“we”, “us”, “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect personal information provided through our website, including information submitted through our contact form.

We process personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (Ireland).

2. Who is responsible for your data?

The Ahare River and Biodiversity Group is the data controller responsible for the personal information collected through this website.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, you can contact us at:

Email: [insert contact email]

3. What personal information do we collect?

When you contact us through our website contact form, we may collect:

• Your name
• Your email address
• Any information you include in your message

We only collect information that is necessary to respond to your enquiry or communicate with you.

4. How do we use your information?

We use your personal information to:

• Respond to enquiries submitted through our contact form
• Communicate with you about The Ahare River and Biodiversity Group activities, projects, events, or updates where you have requested or agreed to receive such communications
• Maintain records of correspondence where necessary

We will not use your personal information for purposes that are incompatible with those described in this Privacy Policy.

5. Legal basis for processing your information

Under GDPR, we rely on the following legal bases for processing your personal data:

Legitimate interests:
Where you contact us, we process your information so that we can respond to your enquiry and manage communication with you.

Consent:
Where you choose to receive updates, newsletters, or information about our activities, we will process your information based on your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us.

6. How long do we keep your information?

We only keep your personal information for as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected.

Contact form enquiries will generally be retained for as long as needed to respond and manage the enquiry, after which they will be securely deleted unless we are required to keep them for legal or administrative reasons.

Where you have opted in to receive updates, we will retain your contact details until you unsubscribe or request that your information is deleted.

7. Sharing your information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.

We may share information only where necessary to operate our website or provide our services, for example with website hosting or email service providers who process data on our behalf. These providers are required to protect your information and use it only for agreed purposes.

We may also disclose information where required to do so by law.

8. Keeping your information secure

We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

However, no method of transmitting information over the internet or storing electronic data is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Your rights under GDPR

You have rights regarding your personal data, including:

• The right to access the personal information we hold about you
• The right to request correction of inaccurate information
• The right to request deletion of your information where there is no lawful reason for us to continue processing it
• The right to restrict or object to certain types of processing
• The right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
• The right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission (DPC) if you believe your data has not been handled appropriately

You can exercise these rights by contacting us at:

Email: friendsoftheahareriver@gmail.com 

You can contact the Data Protection Commission at:

Website: https://www.dataprotection.ie/

10. Cookies

Our website may use cookies or similar technologies to improve functionality and understand how visitors use the website.

Where required, we will request your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.

11. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements.

Any updates will be published on this page with the revised “Last updated” date.

The Ahare River and Biodiversity Group
Email: friendsoftheahareriver@gmail.com