Privacy Statement
Version 1.1
General Overview
The Interior Association (the "IA") is committed to protecting the privacy of your information. We understand that as a customer, member or visitor using the IA's Website, the privacy and the security of your information is very important to you. The purpose of our Privacy Statement is to outline the IA's practices in this area.
We want to provide a safe and secure user experience. We will ensure that the information you submit to us remains private, and is used only for the purposes as set forth herein. The following reflects our commitment to you.
PLEASE NOTE that this Privacy Statement is subject to the Terms & Conditions of the IA. You can read a copy of the Terms & Conditions by clicking www.theinteriorassociation.ie. We recommend that you read the Terms & Conditions. If there is a conflict between the Terms & Conditions and this Privacy Statement, the Terms & Conditions shall prevail. Except as otherwise provided, terms used herein and defined in the Terms & Conditions shall have the same meaning that is given to them in the Terms & Conditions.
The contents of this Privacy Statement are subject to change and to being updated without notice from time to time.
This statement relates to our privacy practices in connection with this Website. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of other websites or other parties. Any external links to other websites are clearly identifiable as such.
The IA is a multi-faceted support network open to the broad spectrum of professionals working within the interior, architectural and design community. The association's main objective will be to enhance the profile and status of the Irish interiors industry by facilitating and supporting a body of professional accredited members.
The IA fully respects your right to privacy, and will not collect any personal information about you on this Website without your permission. Any personal information which you volunteer to the IA will be treated with the highest standards of security and confidentiality, strictly in accordance with the Data Protection Acts, 1988 & 2003.
Information About All IA Visitors
In general, we gather information about all of our users collectively, such as what areas users visit most frequently and what services users access the most. We only use such data in the aggregate. This information helps us determine what is most beneficial for our users, and how we can continually create a better overall experience for our users. We may share this information with our partners, but only in the aggregate, so that they too may understand how IA users, collectively, use particular areas and our site, so we and they may create a better overall experience for you.
Collection and Use of Personal Information
The IA does not collect any personal data about you on this Website, apart from information which you volunteer (for example by emailing us or by using our online feedback form or any discussion facility (if any)). Any information which you provide in this way will be used in line with the purpose for which you provided it. Your personal data may also be anonymised and used for statistical purposes.
Your Rights Regarding Data Supplied via this Website
You have a right to be given a copy of your personal data which you may have supplied via this Website. To exercise this right, you must write to the IA at the address below, or e-mail us at info@theinteriorsassociation.ie. You should include any personal identifiers which you supplied earlier via the Website (e.g. name; address; phone number; email address). Your request will be dealt with as soon as possible.
You also have a right to have inaccurate information corrected. If you discover that we hold inaccurate information about you, you have a right to instruct the IA to correct that information. Such an instruction must be in writing or via email. A request will be dealt with as soon as possible.
In certain circumstances you may also request that data which you have supplied via the Website be deleted. To exercise this right you would generally be expected to identify some contravention of data protection law in the manner in which this office processes the data concerned.
Complaints About Data Processed via the Website
If you are concerned about how personal data are processed via this Website, please do not hesitate to bring such concerns to the attention of the IA at info@theinteriorsassociation.ie.
Collection and Use of Technical Information
This Website does not use cookies, apart from temporary "session" cookies which enable a visitor's web browser to remember which pages on this Website have already been visited. Visitors can use this Website with no loss of functionality if cookies are disabled from the web browser.
(A cookie is a small piece of information that a website stores through your web browser on your PC that it can later retrieve when you log back onto that website. This means that the site will remember your preferences and possibly even your name).
Technical details in connection with visits to this website are logged by our internet service provider for our statistical purposes. No information is collected that could be used by us to identify Website visitors. The technical details logged are confined to the following items:
- the IP address of the visitor's web server
- the top-level domain name used (for example .ie, .com, .org, .net)
- the previous website address from which the visitor reached us, including any search terms used
- clickstream data which shows the traffic of visitors around this web site (for example pages accessed and documents downloaded)
- the type of web browser used by the website visitor
- the number of people who visit the website
- the date and time of visits
- the number of pages viewed
- the amount of time spent on the website
- the most popular sections of the website.
The IA will make no attempt to identify individual visitors, or to associate the technical details listed above with any individual. It is the policy of the IA never to disclose such technical information in respect of individual Website visitors to any third party (apart from our internet service provider, which records such data on our behalf and which is bound by confidentiality provisions in this regard), unless obliged to disclose such information by a rule of law. You should note that technical details, which we cannot associate with any identifiable individual, do not constitute "personal data" for the purposes of the Data Protection Acts, 1988 & 2003.
As you browse through our website, our web server collects information about your visit, not about you personally. We gather and monitor statistics. This information is anonymous and no attempt is or will be made to identify visitors. So, for example, on a specific day we can identify that our site has forty thousand visitors. However, we know nothing about these visitors in terms of email addresses or any other personal information.
Consent and Information About You Specifically
In some instances, such as when you sign up to advertise, use a service, enter into a contest, or purchase a product, we may need more specific information about you, such as name, address, email address, telephone number, type of computer, etc. We may use that information to make you aware of additional products and services which may be of interest to you, or to contact you regarding website changes. We may also ask you for other information, such as information on your interests, your likes and dislikes regarding the website, the types of jobs you are interested in, etc., in an effort to deliver to you the best possible website experience. We only ask and will only ask for personal information from which you can be identified where the information is required for particular purposes e.g. application and membership applications and processing, general enquiries, accounts and account procesing, applying online, advertising or marketing. Examples of details that may be sought include your name, address, email address, etc.
By using this Website and submitting personal information you are deemed to have consented to the collection and processing as set out above. If you do not so consent please do not use this Website and contact us at info@theinteriorsassociation.ie.
All information provided to us by you will be treated with the utmost confidentiality in accordance with all applicable legislative and regulatory standards. If you ever decide that you no longer wish us to keep or use information or you want the information to be revised or updated, please feel free to contact us at info@theinteriorsassociation.ie. We will remove or amend the information as appropriate in accordance with applicable legislative and regulatory requirements.
General Information Disclosure
We do not disclose information about your individual visits to the IA, or personal information that you provide, such as your name, address, email address, telephone number, etc., to any outside parties, except when we believe the law requires it. But we may record and share aggregated information with our partners, advertisers, patrons and associates.
Feedback
The IA may have an area on the Website where you can submit feedback. Any feedback that is submitted through this area becomes the property of the IA. We may use this feedback, such as success stories, for marketing purposes, or to contact you for further feedback on the Website.
Security of Information
We understand how important the security and confidentiality of your information is to you. Keeping personal information secure is a priority for the IA. Our goal is to protect your information on the Internet in the same way as we would over the phone or in person.
Even so, the IA cannot guarantee the privacy or confidentiality of information relating to you passing over the Internet. In accessing this Website and in availing of any of the products/services/information available on or via this Website, you accept and are deemed to accept that electronic mail messaging and Internet communication may not be free from interference by third parties and may not remain confidential. The use by you of this Website is at your sole risk.
Children
We do not specifically collect information about children. We believe that children should get their parents' consent before giving out personal information. If you are concerned about your child's use of the IA, we encourage you to use Web filtering technology to supervise your child's access to the site. We also encourage you to participate in your child's experience with the IA. With a little guidance, the site can prove very useful in finding a part time or summer job for your child, as well as providing them with excellent career counselling information.
Hyperlinks
Some of the pages on this Website contain hypertext links to websites not maintained by the IA. You are reminded that different terms and conditions of use will apply to you as a user of such websites. In addition such websites may not attain the same privacy standards that the IA maintains.
Changes
If we decide to change our Privacy Statement, we will post those changes here so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information, and whether we will disclose it to anyone. If, at any time, you have questions or concerns about the IA's privacy commitment, please feel free to email us at the contact address given herein.
No Liability
No member of the IA or any of its agents or employees accepts any liability for any loss or damage of any nature, including but not limited to loss of profits, goodwill, or any other type of financial or other pecuniary or direct or special indirect or consequential loss howsoever arising whether in negligence or for breach of contract or other duty, arising out of or in relation to the use and/or dissemination of personal information relating to you where such use and/or dissemination of information is done in accordance with this Privacy Statement and the Terms & Conditions (in the event of conflict the Terms & Conditions shall prevail).
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