Privacy Policy

Who we are

We are the Blessington Union of Parishes, located at the 'Parish Office, St. Kevin's Hall, Main Street, Blessington, Co. Wicklow'. You can contact us at this address by post or by email at gdpr (at) stkevinschurch.ie.

Why we process your data, the lawful basis for processing your data and who we share it with

We process your data in compliance with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation.

For people who view and interact with our website, we process your personal data:

to respond to your query when sent through our ‘Contact Us’ form
to sign up to our newsletter when you request subscription through our website
to verify that you are a legitimate user of this website when you send a message via the 'Contact Us' form

The legal basis for processing your personal data is the legitimate interest in the administration, operation and cybersecurity of this website. The personal data that we process is your IP address, and any other personal data which you provide to us via the 'Contact Us' form.

We share some personal data, your IP address, with our IT system provider, Digital Ocean LLC. They may only process this data for the purpose of providing us with their services and for no other purpose. If you use the 'Contact Us' form, your personal information will be shared with Google Cloud in order to confirm that you are a valid and legitimate user of this website.

Data Retention

Personal data which is generated during your visit to this website, such as your IP address, is retained for 60 days and then deleted. If you provide us with other personal data to either contact us or to subscribe to regular communication from us, we will process your personal data in accordance with the Blessington Union of Parishes Data Protection policy.

Transfers of data outside the European Economic Area

We do not transfer any personal data outside the European Economic Area, unless you use the 'Contact Us' form, in which case some of your personal data (your IP address and any information you have entered into the form) may be transferred to the United States of America. Your data protection rights are protected under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.

Security

We implement security safeguards designed to protect your personal data, such as HTTPS. We monitor for and try to prevent security breaches. There is no guarantee that your data may not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed through breach of any of our physical, technical or managerial safeguards.