Privacy Policy & Cookies

The website of ardaghcarraigkerryparish.com is operated by the Roman Catholic Church in the parish of Ardagh / Carraigkerry which is part of the Diocese of Limerick.

This policy relates to the website of www.ardaghcarraigkerryparish.com domain only. There are links on our websites to other websites over which we do not have control. Once you use these links to leave this website, any information you provide to these third parties is not covered by this Policy.

It is our policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our website. We are committed to ensuring that your personal data is properly and securely managed in accordance with the GDPR and the Data Protection Acts 1988 to 2018.

By using this website it is understood you agree to the terms of this Policy.

Personal Information

The personal data which we may hold relating to you can include the following: –

Name and contact details
Gender, age, date of birth, nationality
Marital status, family status and information about dependants
Information about your current involvement in Parish activities and events
Financial information
Information about your education or employment history
Information which we collect through your use of our website such as IP addresses, dates and times of site visits, type of browser and cookie information
Data relating to Garda vetting applications and disclosures
Data relating to safeguarding matters.

We may also collect and process the following special category personal data: –

data about your race, ethnicity or religious beliefs
data about your health and wellbeing.
data relating to criminal convictions and offences.

How we collect data

When you access our website
When you use the “contact us” facility on our website
When you contact the Parish office by phone, email or letter and providing us with data
Through face to face meetings with you
From another parish or third party;
When you attend training on behalf or the Parish
When you use the vetting service.

Why we process your data

We must have a lawful basis for processing your data. The lawful basis will vary depending on the circumstances and the type of data involved. One lawful basis is where you have given your consent to us to process your data. This consent can be withdrawn at any time by contacting us

Some reasons why we process personal data are the following: –

our legitimate interests of advancing and upholding the Roman Catholic religion
the performance of a contract to which you are a party
compliance with a legal obligation to which the parish is subject
in order to protect your or another person’s vital interests
the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.

You can contact us for further information on the legal basis for processing your personal data.

There are different lawful reasons for processing special category data.

Further information on lawful reasons of processing personal data can be found on the Data Protection Commission website https://www.dataprotection.ie

What we do with data

We use your information for a number of purposes including:

in connection with our activities
to provide pastoral and spiritual care
to administer sacraments
to respond to queries and complaints
to communicate with you in relation to news about the activities, events and initiatives taking place in our Parish & Diocese
to process application forms
to process donations and to administer applications under the Charitable Donations Scheme
for auditing, statistical, archiving or historical research purposes
as authorised or required by law
in the case of CCTV images, for safety and security reasons
if you are a job applicant, to assess your suitability for the position you have applied for
to obtain and retain a Garda vetting disclosure, where required
to process safeguarding complaints in accordance with legal requirements
in the case of information gathered through cookies, to measure and analyse information on visits to the website. Information collected by cookies is not used to identify you personally.

With whom we share data

Where we feel it is necessary to share your personal data with a third party, such processing will be carried out in accordance with our obligations under GDPR. We will either have your consent to processing your personal data or there will be another lawful basis for doing so.

We may share your personal data with the following:

Diocesan and/or parish personnel on a “need to know” basis only
Any ecclesiastical body enjoying canonical jurisdiction or powers of governance as detailed in the Code of Canon Law or in the Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus
Entities who provide services to the Parish or Diocese or with our professional advisors e.g. recruitment companies, payroll providers, IT consultants, accountants and/or solicitors
The Revenue Commissioners in relation to applications under the Charitable Donation Scheme
Other Parishes in the Dioceses
An Garda Síochána in relation to the detection or prevention of a crime
Other Governmental departments or statutory agencies as required by law

How long data is retained

Information collected by us will be held for as long as it is required to fulfil the purpose it was collected for. We are required to keep certain types of information for a specific period of time in order to comply with legal requirements. The length of time we keep any part of your personal information will depend on the type of information and the purpose for which it was obtained.

Your rights

Your rights under GDPR include the following: –

Informed – you have the right to be informed about any personal data that we hold relating to you, including information as to the accuracy of the data and the purpose for which it is used
Access – you have the right to be given a copy of all of your personal data on request
Rectification – you have the right to have any inaccurate data held by us rectified free of charge
Restriction – where there is a dispute in relation to the accuracy or processing of your personal data, you can ask for a restriction to be placed on further processing
Withdraw – where we rely on your consent to process your personal data, you can withdraw your consent
Object – you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data
Erasure – you have the right to request us to delete your personal data, this is known as the “right to be forgotten”
Data portability – you have the right to request us to provide you or a third party, with a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used machine-readable format.

Rights may only be exercised by the individual whose information is being held by the Parish or with that individual’s express permission. We may request proof of identity for verification purposes before you can exercise any of these rights.

Cookies

A cookie is a small piece of data that a website asks your browser to store on your computer or mobile device. Most browsers allow you to turn off cookies.

Almost all websites use cookies. Cookies do not typically contain any information which personally identifies the user but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies. Cookies may also allow this website to record information regarding the webpages you have visited and the content of those webpages, any information you input, your referring URL or IP address, your time of visit and related session information, your requested page, web browser type, status of request (successful reply), cookies, number of bytes in the response and query string and any information or technical detail your browser is sending to us.

Why this website uses cookies

The main purposes for cookies are to:

Allow the site to function correctly and to help keep it secure.

Collect basic information about the way you have used the site so the Parish can better understand website usage and so that we know what areas of our website users prefer.

Google Analytics: This is a common website tracking tool that provides us with general statistics about website usage, how people move around our site and the type of actions people take. This helps us to make overall improvements as a result. For more information view the Google Analytics website.

Turn off cookies

If you don’t want to receive cookies, you can modify your browser so that it notifies you when cookies are sent to it or you can refuse cookies altogether. You can also delete cookies that have already been set. If you wish to restrict or block web browser cookies which are set on your device then you can do this through your browser settings. The Help function within your browser should tell you how. Alternatively, you may wish to visit www.aboutcookies.org, which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of desktop browsers.

Changes to policy

We reserves the right to review and amend this Policy at any time without notice and you should check this page regularly to review the most up to date Privacy Policy.

How to lodge a complaint

Contact details for the Data Protection Commission are as follows: –

Data Protection Commission

21 Fitzwilliam Square South

Dublin 2

D02 RD28

Tel +353 (0)0761 104800

+ 353 (0)57 868 4800