GDPR Policy

Statement of policy

This statement explains how we use the personal information that we receive:

1. What data do we collect? 

The Irish Calisthenics Institution collect the following data: 

  • Personal identification information

    • Name

    • Email address

    • Password

    • Phone number

    • Related medical information

    • Proof of qualification

    • Gender related data

    • Birth dates

  • Sport information

    • Results of competitions

    • Records

2. How do we collect your data? 

You directly provide the Irish Calisthenics Institution with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you: 

  • Register online

  • Subscribe to any of our products or services

  • Voluntarily complete a customer survey or provide feedbacks

  • Communicate via email

  • Use or view our website via your browser's cookies

  • Participate in a competition recognised by us

3. How will we use your data? 

The Irish Calisthenics Institution collect your data so that we can: 

  • Process your chosen services

  • Manage your account

  • Email you with special offers on other products and services we think you might like

  • Communicate to you updates in relation to your products and services

  • Provide accurate and detailed public information about past competitions

When The Irish Calisthenics Institution processes your order, we may send your data to, and also use the resulting information from, credit reference agencies to prevent fraudulent purchases

4. How do we store your data? 

The Irish Calisthenics Institution securely store your data at a variety of data stores including:

  • A minimal amount of non sensitive data on wufoo

  • Highly sensitive user information (e.g. emails and passwords) are irreversibly hashed and stored with a salt on mongodb in order to prevent your passwords from being easily compromised in the event of a breach

  • Competition data and other forms relating to users is also stored on mongodb

The Irish Calisthenics Institution will keep your user information for approximately 2 years. Once this time period has expired, we will delete your data by entirely removing your user information and references to that data in our data storage. 

5. Marketing 

The Irish Calisthenics Institution would like to send you information about products and services of ours that we think you might like.

If you have agreed to receive marketing, you may always opt out at a later date. 

You have the right at any time to stop The Irish Calisthenics Institution from contacting you for marketing purposes.

If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please email us.

6. What are your data protection rights? 

The Irish Calisthenics Institution would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following: 

  • The right to access - You have the right to request the Irish Calisthenics Institution for copies of your personal data. Although it is within our right to charge you a small fee for this service, despite this we will commit to making your data as accessible as possible to you.

  • The right to rectification - You have the right to request that the Irish Calisthenics Institution correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request the Irish Calisthenics Institution to complete information you believe is incomplete. 

  • The right to erasure - You have the right to request that the Irish Calisthenics Institution erase your personal data, under certain conditions. 

  • The right to restrict processing - You have the right to request that the Irish Calisthenics Institution restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions. 

  • The right to object to processing - You have the right to object to the Irish Calisthenics Institution's processing of your personal data, under certain conditions. 

  • The right to data portability - You have the right to request that the Irish Calisthenics Institution transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions. 

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If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at:

·       Our email: info@irishcalisthenics.com

·       Call us at: 0857501328

·       Or write to us: 1a Findlater Street Glasthule Co. Dublin

7. What are cookies? 

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behaviour information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology. 

For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org. 

8.How do we use cookies? 

The Irish Calisthenics Institution uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including: 

  • Keeping you signed in 

  • Understanding how you use our website

  • Tracking what areas are most frequently visited

9. What types of cookies do we use? 

There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses: 

  • Functionality - The Irish Calisthenics Institution uses these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used. We also track user data to keep you signed across pages on our website. 

  • Advertising - The Irish Calisthenics Institution uses these cookies to collect information about your visit to our website, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your browser, device, and your IP address. The Irish Calisthenics Institution sometimes shares some limited aspects of this data with third parties for advertising purposes. We may also share online data collected through cookies with our advertising partners. This means that when you visit another website, you may be shown advertising based on your browsing patterns on our website. 

 

10. How to manage cookies 

You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result. 

11 .Privacy policies of other websites 

The Irish Calisthenics Institution website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy. 

12. Changes to our privacy policy 

The Irish Calisthenics Institution keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 23 February 2024. 

13. How to contact us 

If you have any questions about the Irish Calisthenics Institution's privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us. 

  • Email us: info@irishcalisthenics.com

  • Call us at: 0857501328

  • Or write to us: 1a Findlater Street Glasthule Co.Dublin A96 YD85

14. How to contact the appropriate authority 

Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that The Irish Calisthenics Institution have not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the Information Commissioner's Office

  • Address: 6 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, D02 W773.

  • Phone: +353-1-639 5689

  • Email: info@oic.ie

  • Twitter: @OICIreland

    Legal basis for processing

Our legal basis for processing personal data is that of legitimate interest. Whenever an individual gives us personal data, they are consenting to its collection and use in accordance with this privacy policy.

How do we collect information from individuals?

We obtain information about individuals when they request information on our training and products, apply and book for training or if they register to receive information or our newsletters.

The information we collect

The personal information we collect might include the following:

  • facts and opinion about an individual where the data identifies an individual, for example: a register of attendance and assessment results

  • first/last names  

  • email addresses  

  • photos/videos 

  • online identifiers (IP addresses)

  • order details

·       personal health status information (e.g. use of PARq forms for health, safety and wellbeing)

How will we use the information we receive?

The personal information we collect is used:

  • to provide goods and services

  • for student and customer administration

  • direct marketing communication

  • to personalise our service to individuals

·       to seek individual’s views on products

Direct marketing communications

From time to time we would like to contact individuals with details of our products and services. We will only send communications if we have their consent to do so. We will treat all personal details with the utmost care and will not sell them to other companies for marketing purposes.

Managing and updating data, erasure and asking for a copy of records

We will manage and monitor the use of personal data in the following ways:

  • Aim to collect and process only the information needed

  • Aim to ensure information is accurate

  • Use data for purposes as are described at the point of collection

  • Not keep information longer than is necessary

  • Securely destroy data which is no longer needed

  • Aim to use appropriate technical and organisational security measures to safeguard information

  • Ensure that the rights of people whose information is held is exercise under the DPA/GDPR, to include:

-      the right to be informed

-      the right of access to personal information

-      the right to request erasure*

-      the right to request rectification

-      the right to data portability and processing

-      the right to lodge a complaint.

* The right to erase an individual’s details applies only in certain circumstances and may not apply for the following reasons:

-      to comply with a legal obligation

-      to the right of freedom of expression and information.

Please contact info@irishcalisthenics.com for the attention of Luke Bailey if a student would like to:

  • update their details

  • withdraw their consent or opt out of marketing communications

  • request a copy of the data we hold on them. We will aim to meet the request within 21 days but not more than 30 days

·       request erasure of the data we hold on them.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies. These are small text files that are placed on a user’s machine to help the site give a better user experience. Generally, cookies are used to retain user preferences, store information and provide anonymised data to third party applications like Google Analytics. However, if they prefer to disable cookies on the site, then they may disable cookies in their web browser.

Data security

We are committed to ensuring the security and integrity of personal information we hold and have technical safeguards in place to ensure this. We would notify our students if there is any breach of security.

With all electronic communication, the personal data we hold may be sent electronically across the world and may be used, stored or processed anywhere in the world.

When we collect, process and use personal data, we will take steps to ensure that it is managed securely and in line with this privacy policy.

Disclosure

We will not share anyone’s data with other third parties except:

  • As required to meet an order or request for goods and services

  • To partner suppliers that process data on our behalf

  • In response to industry regulators as part of monitoring and quality assurance processes

  • Where we believe, in good faith, that it is needed to comply with the law or protect the safety of staff, customers, participants or the public.

If you have any questions please direct them to Luke Bailey GDPR Compliancy Officer, and use our contact form below: