Privacy Policy
Privacy statement
This privacy statement explains how any personal information you provide on the Dublin Pedal Tours website is processed and used by us. It is designed to protect you by informing you:
• What personal information is collected
• The methods we use to collect it
• What Dublin Pedal Tours will do with this information
• With whom we will share the information
Your use of the Dublin Pedal Tours website and any micro sites or resources is subject to your agreement with this policy.
Dublin Pedal Tours is committed to complying with the Data Protection Acts 1988 to 2018 and any related or subsequent data protection and privacy legislation and amendments, as well as European Union Law, including Regulation (EU) 2016/679, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and SI 336 of 2011 European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Privacy and Electronic Communications) Regulations 2011.
As a data subject, you have a number of rights under the Data Protection Legislation, including:
• the right of access to personal data relating to you
• the right to correct personal data relating to you
• the right to prevent your personal data being processed
• the right to erasure
• the right to have your personal data ported
• the right to complain to the Data Protection Commission if you feel your data is not being handled in accordance with Data Protection Legislation.
Should you wish to obtain further information, discuss any of the points raised in this document, query the information we hold on you, raise any concerns with us relating to the processing of that personal data or the use of the website or request the deletion of that information on our website, please contact us at:
Data Protection Officer
Dublin Pedal Tours
We will not levy any charge in respect of any of these actions.
Information we collect
We wish to help you find the services, publications and events you are interested in. Even so, the collection of personal information is limited and is always voluntary.
We will only ask for the most basic information needed. We will never collect data that may allow you to be identified without your knowledge.
We collect general information on all our site traffic such as:
• Statistical information such as IP address (this is the Internet address of a computer) and hostname, web browser version, pages visited etc.
• The previous website address from which you reached us, including any search terms used.
We analyse this data for certain trends and statistics such as which parts of our website users are visiting and how long they spend there. All such information is only ever represented in an anonymous style in the form of a general summary.
Cookies
We use cookies to monitor the number of people visiting our site and to store their preferences to improve their visit. Cookies are text only files sent to your browser by the Dublin Pedal Tours server that enables your computer to access information on the website in a faster and more efficient manner. They are not used to collect or store personal information. You can change the settings on your browser to refuse all cookies. However, disabling cookies may stop parts of the website working efficiently.
Use of your Information by Dublin Pedal Tours and Third Parties
Any personal information that you provide will only be used for the purpose it was requested for. When you enter your contact details on one of our web forms, you will have the opportunity to opt in to receive promotional information from us. This can be done by simply checking the relevant box on the form. If you do not check the relevant box, you will only receive information on the specific event/information service that you are registering for.
If you decide that you no longer wish to receive promotional information, you can write to us or check the unsubscribe section in the promotional e-mail and we will remove you from our mailing list. We may provide your personal data to our third party contractors that process data for us for the purpose of enabling them to distribute newsletters and other information notices to you.
From time to time, we conduct joint promotional e-mail campaigns with third parties. As part of such campaigns, if you have “opted-in” to receive them, we may forward promotional e-mails to your e-mail address containing information on services and events relevant to this campaign. Such e-mails may include links to the websites of third parties and in this regard, we would refer you to the section “Security” below:
We will not pass on your personal details to third parties without your consent except in rare circumstances such as:
• Where it is required by law
• Where it is required urgently to prevent serious loss or damage to property of Dublin Pedal Tours
• Where it is required for the purposes of obtaining legal advice or for the purposes of, or in the course of, legal proceedings to which Dublin Pedal Tours is a party or a witness.
Security
Dublin Pedal Tours complies with the highest standards when collecting and using personal information. No personal information will be retained for longer than is necessary to fulfil a legitimate business need or as required by applicable law. We will take appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure the security, integrity and privacy of personal information held by Dublin Pedal Tours, to prevent accidental or unlawful destruction, loss or alteration of data and unauthorised disclosure or access. In addition, our third party service providers are also selected carefully and required to use appropriate protective measures. You do need to be aware of the inherent risks associated with the transmission of any information via the Internet. Dublin Pedal Tours cannot guarantee the security of any personal information you submit to our sites. Dublin Pedal Tours will use reasonable endeavours to ensure that such information provided is kept as secure as possible. If you have concerns in this regard, we can obtain and provide information in different ways such as post or telephone. Contact us for more information at contact@dublinpedaltours.com.
External links
We may also provide links to other websites operated by third parties. These links are meant for your convenience only and do not constitute endorsement on the part of Dublin Pedal Tours. We are not responsible for their privacy practices and would encourage you to review their privacy polices before submitting any personal information.
Transfers outside the European Economic Area
Your personal data may be transferred, stored and processed in one or more countries outside the European Economic Area for example, in the event that one of our third party service providers use employees or equipment based outside of the EEA. In such cases, we will put in place adequate safeguards with respect to the protection of your data, by ensuring that EU Standard Contractual Clauses and EU Commission model clauses are included in Data Processing Agreements with service providers.
Conditions of use and revisions
The function of Dublin Pedal Tours may change in the future and we reserve the right to amend this Privacy Statement at our discretion. Any modifications that do occur will be effective once posted on the website. Users shall be deemed to have accepted the modified policy by continuing to access Dublin Pedal Tours’s site on or after the date of modification. We will keep this Privacy Statement under regular review. Dublin Pedal Tours must comply with data protection legislation and follow the principles of lawfulness, fairness, purpose limitation, transparency and accountability. Dublin Pedal Tours is responsible for complying with these principles. You may request a copy of Dublin Pedal Tours’s Data Protection Policies by contacting the Data Protection Officer. This Privacy Statement is an agreement between you and Dublin Pedal Tours. Any complaints or disputes should be addressed to Dublin Pedal Tours at the address at the top of this Privacy Statement. In the case of a data breach, Dublin Pedal Tours will report this to the Data Protection Commissioner within 72 hours. If this security breach is likely to result in a high privacy risk for individuals, then these individuals will also be informed of the breach.