Terms & Conditions, Private Policy, Cookie Policy
and GDPR Compliance Statement.
This privacy statement relates to our privacy practices and GDPR compliance in connection with the 'DSPCA Virtual Tour', a promotional App designed to educate the public on, and encourage engagement with, the Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (DSPCA) (Charity number CHY1047).
Who we are:
Who is the Data Controller?
What personal data do we process? How do we process data?
This DSPCA 'Virtual Tour' Mobile App does not solicit or accept Registrations from users.
DSPCA 'Virtual Tour' Mobile App does collect GPS information volunteered through the Mobile App while positioning Portals.
When e-mailing us about the App, you may also give us information about yourself by filling in forms on our website or by corresponding directly with us by e-mail or otherwise.
We process the following data: Name, Contact Telephone Number, Email addresses and Volunteered Personal Information contained with the e-mail.
Where do we store the information?:
All information you provide to us is stored on our secure server.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.
Our website is hosted by Amazon Web Services ('AXS'). AWS is protected from DDoS attack (UDP flood), as well as extensive custom firewall rule and large mod security rule sets, protecting servers from a variety of forms of attack. In the event of heavy flooding, the servers have data centre enable network level flood protection. Datacentres are also highly secure facilities with restricted access. Finally, hosting service employs additional server security methods and precautions that are confidential.
How long do we retain data for?
Our stance on data retention is guided in accordance with best industry practice. We retain data relating to Individuals for a period of one year, and collated information related to broader Community Activities for a period of two years. Once a retention period has expired, data is deleted automatically, or destroyed under confidential conditions.
Why do we process personal data?
The data enables us to carry out our obligations arising from any service arrangement entered into between you and us in providing you with the information, responses and/or services that your request from us. The data is necessary to ensure that the content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for your and your computer.
Who do we share data with and why?
We do not share data with individuals, companies or organisations except under the following circumstances:
With your consent - we will share personal information when we have your written permission to do so;
processing by third parties - including business partners, suppliers and sub-contractors for the performance of any contract we enter into with you, analytics and search engine providers that assist us in the improvement and optimization of our site.
For Legal Reasons - If we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Niall Austin or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purpose of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Consent
In the absence of any Registration process, or corresponding data collection, Consent in fulfilling the function of the Mobile App is not required.
What is GDPR?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a piece of legislation prepared by the European Union that aims to give you more control over how your data is used and protected.
GDPR affords you the following rights:
Right to be Informed: You have the right to be provided with "fair processing information", which will be completely transparent about how we have gathered and will use your data. You have a right to be notified about any third-party processors with whom we share your personal data, along with the reason for doing so.
Right of Access: You have the right to confirmation that your personal data are being processed and to access a copy of your personal data. If you would like access to or a copy of the personal information we hold about you, to request a correction, or have any questions about how we may use it or to make a complaint, please contact the Data Protection Manager at the address shown above. Or, email niallaustinpure@gmail.com
Complaints will be dealt with by the Data Protection Manager, and will be responded to within 30 days at the latest.
Right of rectification: You have the right to have your personal data corrected if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
Right to Erasure: You have the right to have your personal data deleted from our systems in the following situations:
- When you withdraw consent
- Data deletion is to comply with a legal obligation
- Where the data was unlawfully processed
- Where it is no longer necessary
- Where you object to the processing
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to obtain and reuse your personal data for your own purposes, without hindrance. Access to all supplied information is achieved simply by reviewing the Reader's own Home Page. This information may then be copied and shared as required by the individual.
Right to Object: the DSPCA will not be engaging in any Marketing activities that will involve the direct use of User's data accumulated from this App, so this right does not apply in such circumstance.
Cross-border data transfer
Beyond back-up Servers, commissioned to ensure consistency of the project, and which operate by contract on terms identical the EU's GDPR legislation, no data will be transferred inside or outside the European Union.
Data Transfer: