Data Protection/Privacy Policy
This data protection/privacy policy sets out how the Pure Project uses and protects any information that you give when you use this website, contact Pure, reporting of illegal dumping, processing of EPA reports, registering with the Pure Mile, subscribing to the Pure newsletter, and any other contact with Pure.
The Pure Project is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this data protection/privacy policy statement.
The Pure Project may change this data protection/privacy policy from time to time by updating this page.
Individuals’ Responsibilities
Any staff member of the Pure Project who is involved in the collection, storage or processing of personal data has responsibilities under data protection legislation. Any staff member involved in the processing and or storing of personal data should make sure;
- To obtain and process personal data fairly.
- To keep such data only for explicit and lawful purposes.
- To disclose such data only in ways compatible with these purposes.
- To keep such data safe and secure.
- To keep such data accurate, complete and up-to-date.
- To ensure that such data is adequate, relevant and not excessive.
- To retain such data for no longer than is necessary for the explicit stated purpose.
- To give, on request, a copy of the data to the individual to whom they relate, such a request is known as an Access Request.
Any data access requests received should be forwarded immediately to the Pure Project Manager.
What personal information will we collect from you?
We will only collect enough personal data from you to provide you with the service you have requested. Details may include: name, address, telephone number, mobile number, email address.
If you receive an award in the Pure Mile Competition, we will contact you to request financial details to arrange payment. All details are stored securely and only used for the purpose for which they are required.
What we do with the information we gather
We require this information to assist you and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
Internal record keeping related to the Pure Mile, reporting of illegal dumping, processing of EPA reports, subscribing to the Pure newsletter, and any other contact with Pure. To keep in contact with you regarding your Pure Mile area, Pure Mile events, arrange meetings, Pure truck collections, provide you with Pure Mile equipment, reporting of illegal dumping, processing of EPA reports, subscribing to the Pure newsletter, and any other contact with Pure.
If you supply your information for other purposes, for example if you send us an enquiry, we will only use your information for the purpose of answering your query.
We will not distribute your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please contact Pure as soon as possible and we will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
Security
The Pure Project is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy and employs appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your information from unauthorised access. The Pure Project will not process your personal data for any purpose other than that for which they were collected. The Pure Project will only retain your personal data for as long as it is necessary for the purposes for which they were collected and subsequently processed. When the business need to retain this information has expired, it will be examined with a view to destroying the personal data as soon as possible.
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer.
Links to other websites
Our website contains links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
How can I find out more?
Further information on your data privacy rights is available on the website of the Data Protection Commissioner www.dataprotection.ie