Privacy Statement
The Irish Windsurfing Association is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you a safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Irish Windsurfing Association website and governs data collection and usage. By using the website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of Your Personal Information
Irish Windsurfing Association may collect personally identifiable information such as your email address, name, home or work address and telephone number. The association may also collect anonymous demographic information that is not unique to you, such as age, gender, preferences, interests and favourites.
Irish Sailing Association may also store information provided by you in order to access ISA services and products, for example boat details, emergency contact information, Garda vetting and memberships.
Information about your computer hardware and software may also be collected automatically. This can include your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain service quality, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the website.
If you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through public message boards, that information may be collected and used by others. Irish Windsurfing Association does not read your private online communications.
Irish Windsurfing Association encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to, as the association is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside the Irish Windsurfing Association family of websites.
Use of Your Personal Information
Irish Windsurfing Association collects and uses your personal information to operate the website and deliver the services you have requested. It may also use your information to inform you of other products or services available from Irish Windsurfing Association and its affiliates, and may contact you through surveys to conduct research about current or potential services.
Irish Windsurfing Association does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. It may contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you, but your personally identifiable information is not transferred to that third party. The association may also share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange deliveries. Those partners are required to keep your information confidential and to use it only for the services requested.
Irish Windsurfing Association does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
The association may track the pages and services visitors use within the website in order to understand which services are most popular and to deliver more relevant content.
Irish Windsurfing Association websites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with legal process, protect and defend the rights or property of Irish Windsurfing Association, or protect the personal safety of users of the website or the public.
Accuracy of Your Personal Information
We will take reasonable steps to ensure that the information we hold about you is accurate, complete and up to date. If you believe that the information we hold about you is not accurate, complete or up to date, please let us know.
Access to Your Personal Information
You may request access to the personal information we hold about you. To help us respond quickly and efficiently, we ask you to complete an Access Request Form. If we are unable to meet your request for access, we will let you know why.
Other Companies Who Provide Services to Us
We may disclose information about you to outside contractors, such as a mailing house, to carry out activities on our behalf. We impose security and confidentiality requirements on how they handle your personal information, and they may not use it for any purpose other than the work we have asked them to perform.
Use of Cookies
The Irish Windsurfing Association website uses cookies to help personalise your online experience. A cookie is a text file placed on your device by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. They are uniquely assigned to you and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie.
Cookies help the website remember your information on subsequent visits, which can simplify the process of recording personal information and using customised features. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline them. If you do, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the website.
Security of Your Personal Information
Irish Windsurfing Association secures your personal information from unauthorised access, use or disclosure. Personally identifiable information is stored on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment. When personal information, such as a credit card number, is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through encryption such as Secure Socket Layer, SSL.
Changes to This Statement
Irish Windsurfing Association may occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. You are encouraged to review this Statement periodically so you remain informed about how Irish Windsurfing Association is protecting your information.
Contact Information
Irish Windsurfing Association welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that the association has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Irish Windsurfing Association. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.