Privacy policy
ColSoc and GDPR: We only hold information requested from you in order to send you the publication/ information described or to administer an advertised event. We treat your information as confidential, hold it securely and will never pass it on to third parties. The exception is our Supporters database which complies with data protection regulations.
The basis for processing this data is defined by GDPR regulations as contractual/consent/legitimate interest. If you are a Supporter, you can request to see the data that we hold on you at any time and we will remove you from our systems and discontinue contact at your request: If you now longer wish to be a Supporter of ColSoc simply email supporters@colsoc.org and mark your email 'Unsubscribe'.
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What type of information do we collect?
We receive, collect and store any information you enter on our website or provide us in any other way. In addition, we may collect the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet, your e-mail address and name. We may use software tools to measure and collect session information, including page response times, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information, and methods used to browse away from the page.
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How do we collect information?
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When you subscribe to our mailing list on our website, as part of the process, we collect personal information you give us such as your name and email address. Your personal information will be used for the specific reasons stated above only.
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Why do we collect such personal information?
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We collect such Non-personal and Personal Information for the following purposes:
To provide and operate the Services;
To provide our Users with ongoing customer assistance and technical support;
To create aggregated statistical data and other aggregated and/or inferred Non-personal Information, which we may use to provide and improve our respective services;
To comply with any applicable laws and regulations.
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How do we store, use, share and disclose site visitors' personal information?
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Our website is hosted on the Wix.com platform. Wix.com provides us with the online platform that allows us to publish our magazine and provide services to you. Your data may be stored through Wix.com’s data storage, databases and the general Wix.com applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall.
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How do we use cookies and other tracking tools?
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Please see our Cookie Policy for more information.
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How do we communicate with our site visitors?
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We may contact you to poll your opinions through surveys or questionnaires, to send updates about our magazine and hub, and to send digital publications which you may have subscribed to. For these purposes we may contact you via email.
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How can ColSoc site visitors withdraw their consent?
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If you don’t want us to process your data anymore, no longer wish to be subscribed to our mailing list, or if you would like to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you please contact us at privacy@colsoc.org or send us mail to: ColSoc, Alderwood House, Castlemaine, Kerry, V93PH33, Ireland.
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Privacy policy updates
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We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.
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If you require additional information regarding cookies please email privacy@colsoc.org