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Keepthejoy respects your right to privacy and complies with the obligations under the current data protection legislation.

Personal data privacy is another passion of mine.

So hello my beloved privacy team from my previous job! I miss you all!  (Probably you are among the few who actually clicked on the Privacy statement link of this webpage).

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This Privacy Statement and Cookies Policy seek to outline how I deal with any personal data which you provide to me while visiting this website. If you have any queries, please email me at info@keepthejoy.net.

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Keepthejoy is Data Controller in circumstances where I decide how and why your personal information is collected and processed and is referred to as such for the purposes of this Privacy Statement and Cookies Policy.

By visiting this site you are accepting the terms of this Privacy Statement. If you do not agree with any personal data you provide to me by virtue of visiting our website you should not use this website.

This website is not intended for children and I do not knowingly collect data relating to children.

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Type of information that might be collected:

Identity and Contact Data: first and last name, email address, telephone number

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Technical Data: internet protocol (IP) address, browser type, and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.

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Marketing and Communications Data: your preferences in receiving marketing from me and your communication preferences.

The collection of this data is only done if you voluntarily submit it to us when you browse this website, contact me through this website or by telephone or by emailing me directly, or where you provide your explicit informed consent to the processing of this data.

Like other websites when you browse the site, we collect statistical and other analytical information on an aggregate basis known as aggregated data of all visitors to the site. Non personal data by definition cannot identify you and is not considered personal data in law as this data cannot directly or indirectly identify you.

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How do I use your data? 

The use of your personal data will only be done where it is permitted by law - the legal basis for the processing of your personal data will be:

 

For the performance of a contract with you.

 

Where it is required for my legitimate interests.

 

Where we are required to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.

 

Where I have your consent –  You at all times have the right to withdraw your consent to receive such communications.

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Marketing Material

If I ask you for personal data for the purpose of informing you about up-to-date news and our services you will only receive this information if you have given us your explicit consent by way of the request form or have received services from us. The opt-in button is on our request form for those who would like to receive information. You will have to physically click the opt-in button to receive such information. You may also at any time opt-out of receiving any material by emailing us at info@keepthejoy.net. Before you opt-in you will be informed that you may opt-out at any time from this commitment.

 

Withdrawal of Consent

If you wish to withdraw consent from us processing and holding any personal data under any of the headings above at any time please contact us by email at info@keepthejoy.net and please specify the nature of the processing and holding of personal data for which you want your consent to be withdrawn. This will help me deal with your request more efficiently and quickly. Thank you.

 

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How is your Personal Data collected?

There are different methods to collect your personal data.

 

Direct Interactions: your identity and contact details may be given by corresponding with us or completing and sending contact forms. This may be done when: You request our Services

 

Automated Interactions: when you browse our website, we may automatically collect technical data about your browsing actions and habits, and equipment. This data is collected by using cookies (see heading below ‘Cookies’), server logs, and other equivalent technologies. Technical data may also be collected about you if you visit other sites which use our cookies.

 

Social Media pages such as Facebook or Instagram.

 

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Personal and Non-Personal Data Sharing and Disclosure

Personal Data

Your Personal Data is never shared or disclosed to third parties without your permission, except under the conditions explained below.

I may send your personal data to other companies or people (third parties) under any of the following circumstances:

 

When we have obtained your explicit fully informed consent to share and/or disclose the information;

 

When we need to share your information to provide the service you have requested;

 

When you have told us to send the information to other individuals on your behalf for example a third party is required to fulfill a request you have made or contract that you have entered into.

 

Sharing and disclosure of Personal Data will also occur if we believe in good faith that we are required to do so in order to comply with any applicable law, a summons, search warrant, a court or regulatory order, or other statutory instrument or to enforce our Terms and Conditions of Use.

 

Third-Party Sites and Social Media

Our site may also contain links to and from other websites such as social media sites for example Facebook or Linkedin. We have no control over the contents or workings of these sites. These sites (and other sites) may collect information about you if you click on a link and the social media sites may automatically record information about your browsing behavior every time you visit those sites. Please note that your interaction with these sites are governed by their privacy policies and not by our privacy policy or statement. We do not and cannot control what information these sites can collect. Please read carefully their privacy policies and statements on a regular basis. Therefore please review your privacy settings on your social media sites and determine carefully before clicking on any of these links.

 

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Data Security

Your personal data is held on secure servers hosted by our contracted hosting provider. The nature of the Internet is such that we cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us via the Internet. As a result, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. However, we will take all reasonable steps (including appropriate technical and organisational measures) to protect your personal data in light of the state of present technological development.

We have put in place appropriate procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you (and the appropriate regulatory body) of a breach where we are legally required to do so.

 

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Data Retention

Your personal data shall only be retained for as long as necessary in order to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected which shall include for the purposes for satisfying any accounting, legal or reporting requirements.

 

 

Updating, Verifying, Deleting, and Request for Personal Data

You may inform us of any changes in your personal data so that we can amend our records. We will update or delete your personal data as required. If you wish to find out what personal data we hold on you or to have your personal data updated, amended or removed please email us at info@keepthejoy.net.

 

Your Legal Rights

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data. You have the right to:

 

Request access to your personal data (commonly known as a “data subject access request”).

 

Request correction of the personal data that we hold about you.

 

Request erasure of your personal data. We may not always be able to comply with your request of erasure for specific legal reasons which will be notified to you, if applicable, at the time of your request.

 

Object to processing of your personal data where we are relying on a legitimate interest (or those of a third party) and there is something about your particular situation which makes you want to object to processing on this ground as you feel it impacts on your fundamental rights and freedoms. You also have the right to object where we are processing your personal data for direct marketing purposes. In some cases, we may demonstrate that we have compelling legitimate grounds to process your information which override your rights and freedoms.

 

Request restriction of processing of your personal data. This enables you to ask us to suspend the processing of your personal data in the following scenarios: (a) if you want us to establish the data’s accuracy; (b) where our use of the data is unlawful but you do not want us to erase it; (c) where you need us to hold the data even if we no longer require it as you need it to establish, exercise or defend legal claims; or (d) you have objected to our use of your data but we need to verify whether we have overriding legitimate grounds to use it.

 

Request the transfer of your personal data to you or to a third party. We will provide to you, or a third party you have chosen, your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format. Note that this right only applies to automated information which you initially provided consent for us to use or where we used the information to perform a contract with you.

 

Withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your personal data. However, this will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdraw your consent. If you withdraw your consent, we may not be able to provide certain services to you. We will advise you if this is the case at the time you withdraw your consent.

 

If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, please email us at info@keepthejoy.net. You will not have to pay a fee to access your personal data (or to exercise any of the other rights). However, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive or excessive. Alternatively, we may refuse to comply with your request in these circumstances. We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access your personal data (or to exercise any of your other rights). This is a security measure to ensure that personal data is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it. We may also contact you to ask you for further information in relation to your request to speed up our response. We try to respond to all legitimate requests within one month. Occasionally it may take us longer than a month if your request is particularly complex or you have made a number of requests. In this case, we will notify you and keep you updated.

 

Cookies

We may obtain information about how you use the site. This is done using standard technology called a “cookie”. A cookie is a small data file that certain web sites write to your hard drive when you visit them. Cookies are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently. Some of the cookies used are essential for the site to work. A cookie file can contain information such as a user ID that the site uses to track the pages you have visited, but the only personal information a cookie can contain is information you supply yourself. A cookie cannot read data off your hard drive or read cookie files created by other sites.

 

Some parts of the site use cookies to understand user traffic patterns. We do this in order to determine the usefulness of our website information to our users and to see how effective our navigational structure is in helping users reach that information. Some of the features and functions of the site may require the use of cookies in order to work properly. If you prefer not to receive cookies while browsing our site, you can set the browser to reject all cookies, or to prompt you to accept or reject individual cookies. You do not need to have cookies turned on to use/navigate through many parts of the site. However, some features of the site may not function in the absence of cookies. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies as soon as you visit our site.

 

By continuing to use our site, you accept the use of the cookies in accordance with this cookies policy. If you do not accept the uses of these cookies, please delete them as referred to above.

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Changes to the Privacy Statement

Keepthejoy may at any time amend or change this statement without notice in accordance with data protection legislation, so please review it frequently. Any modification to this statement will be posted on this site (keepthejoy.ie) so that you are always aware of what information I collect, how I use it, and under what circumstances if any, I disclose it.

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If you are not happy with how I implement our Privacy Statement you can contact me at info@keepthejoy.net or you may contact the office of the Data Protection Commissioner at Data Protection.