PRIVACY POLICY
Purpose
The purpose of this privacy policy is to inform users of our Site of the following:
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The personal data that we collect;
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Use of collected data;
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Who has access to the data collected;
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The rights of Site users; and
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The Site’s cookie policy
This privacy policy applies in addition to the terms and conditions of www.alignca.ie.
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GDPR
For users in the European Union, we adhere to the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR.) For users in the United Kingdom, we adhere to the GDPR as enshrined in the Data Protection Act 2018.
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We have not appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO) as we do not fall within the categories of controllers and processors required to appoint a DPO under Article 37 of the GDPR.
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Consent.
By using our Site, users agree that they consent to the conditions set out in this privacy policy. When the legal basis for us processing your personal data is that you have provided your consent to that processing, you may withdraw your consent at any time. If you withdraw your consent, it will not make processing which we completed before you withdrew your consent unlawful.
You can withdraw your consent by contacting us.
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Legal Basis for Processing
We collect and process personal data about users in the EU only when we have legal basis for doing so under Article 6 of the GDPR.
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We rely on users providing their consent to the processing of their data for one or more specific purpose(s) to collect and process the personal data of users in the EU.
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Personal Data We Collect
We only collect data that helps us achieve the purpose set out in this Privacy Policy. We will not collect any additional data beyond the data listed below without notifying you first.
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Data Collected Automatically
When you visit and use our website, we may automatically collect and store the following information.
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IP Address
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Location
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Hardware details
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Clicked Links
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Content Viewed
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Data Collected in a Non-Automatic Way
We may also collect the following data when you perform certain functions on our Site:
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First and last name
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Email address
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Phone number
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Autofill data
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This data may be collected through our contact form.
How We Use Personal Data
Data collected on our Site will only be used for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy or indicated on the relevant pages of our Site. We will not use your data beyond what we disclose in this Privacy Policy.
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The data we collect is used in analytics and for contact purposes.
Who We Share Personal Data With
Employees
We may disclose user data to any member of our organisation who reasonably needs access to user data to achieve the purposes set out in this privacy policy.
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Other Disclosures
We will not sell or share your data with other third parties, except in the following cases:
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If the law requires it.
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If it is required for any legal proceeding.
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To prove and protect our legal rights.
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To buyers or potential buyers of this company in the event that we seek to sell the company.
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If you follow the hyperlinks from our Site to another, please note that we are not responsible for and have no control over their privacy policies and practices.
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How Long We Store Personal Data
User data will be stored until the purpose of the data was collected for has been achieved.
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You will be notified if your data is kept for longer than this period.
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How We Protect Your Personal Data
While we take all reasonable precautions to ensure that user data is secure and that users are protected, there always remains the risk of harm. The Internet as a while can be insecure at times and therefore, we are unable to guarantee the security of user data beyond what is reasonably practical.
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Your Rights as a User
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:
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Right to be informed.
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Right of access.
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Right to rectification.
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Right to erasure.
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Right to restrict processing.
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Right to data portability.
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Right to object.
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Children
We do not knowingly collect or use the personal data from children under 16 years of age. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a child under 16 years of age, the personal data will be deleted as soon as possible. If a child under 16 years of age has provided us with personal data, their parent or legal guardian may contact us.
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How to Access, Modify, Delete, or Challenge the Data Collected
If you would like to know if we have collected your personal data, how we have used your personal data, if we have disclosed your personal data and to who we disclosed your personal data, If you would like your data to be deleted or modified in any way, or if you would like to exercise any of your other rights under GDPR, please contact us.
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Do Not Track Notice (DNT)
DNT is a privacy preference that you can set in certain web browsers. We do not trach the users of our Site over time and across third party websites and therefore do not respond to browser initiated DNT signals.
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Cookie Policy
A cookie is a small file, stored on a user’s hard drive by a website. Its purpose is to collect data relating to the user’s browsing habits. You can choose to be notified each time a cookie is transmitted. You can also choose to disable cookies entirely in your internet browser, but this may decrease the quality of your user experience.
We use the following types of cookies on our Site:
Functional cookies
Functional cookies are used to remember the selections you make on our Site so that your selections are saved for your next visits.
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Analytical Cookies
Analytical cookies allow us to improve the design and functionality of our Site by collecting data on how you access our Site, for example data on the content you access, how long you stay on our site, etc.
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Third-Party Cookies
Third-party cookies are created by a website other than ours. We may use third-party cookies for Analytics.
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Modifications
This privacy policy may be amended from time to time in order to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any changes to our data collection process. When we amend this privacy policy, we will update the date at the bottom of this privacy policy. We recommend that our users periodically review our privacy policy to ensure that they are notified of any updates. If necessary, we may notify users by email of changes to this privacy policy.
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Complaints
If you have any complaints about how we process your personal data, please contact us through the contact methods listed in our footer or through the contact page of this website so that we can, where possible, resolve the issue. If you feel we have not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact a supervisory authority. You also have the right to directly make a complaint to a supervisory authority. You can lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority by contacting the Data Protection Commission.
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Contact
If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints, please use the contact information available to get in touch.
This privacy policy was updated in July 2023.