Last Updated: May 17, 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to the Leinster Camogie website (“leinstercamogie.ie”, “we”, “us”, or “our”). At Leinster Camogie, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or communicate with us.
This privacy policy complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and aims to provide you with clear information about our data practices.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Information You Provide to Us
When you use our contact form, we collect:
- Your name
- Your email address
- The club, county, or body you represent (if applicable)
- The content of your query or message to Leinster Camogie
2.2 Information Automatically Collected
When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information through Google Analytics, including:
- IP address (anonymised)
- Browser type and version
- Device information
- Pages visited and time spent on those pages
- Referral source
- Time and date of your visit
- General geographic location (country/city level only)
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
3.1 Information from Contact Forms
- To respond to your queries or requests
- To provide you with information related to Leinster Camogie
- To maintain a record of our communications
- To improve our services and website
3.2 Analytics Data
- To analyse website usage and performance
- To improve the user experience of our website
- To understand which content is most valuable to our visitors
- To detect and address technical issues
4. Legal Basis for Processing
Under GDPR, we process your personal data on the following legal bases:
- Consent: When you voluntarily provide information through our contact form.
- Legitimate Interest: For analytics purposes to improve our website and services.
- Legal Obligation: To comply with legal requirements where applicable.
5. Cookie Policy
Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to distinguish you from other users. This helps us provide you with a good experience when browsing our website and allows us to improve our site.
5.1 What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the website owners.
5.2 Cookies We Use
- Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function properly.
- Analytics Cookies: We use Google Analytics, which places cookies to help us understand how visitors interact with our website.
5.3 Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyse how users use our site.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of our website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers that may be located in the United States or other countries. Google will use this information for evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity, and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage.
We have enabled IP anonymisation, which means your IP address will be truncated within EU/EEA member states before being transferred to the US. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the US and truncated there.
You can prevent Google Analytics from tracking you by using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
6. Data Retention
We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy. We will retain and use your personal data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.
Contact form submissions will typically be retained for 2 years after your query has been resolved, unless a longer retention period is required for specific legal or operational reasons.
7. Data Sharing and Third Parties
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties except as described below:
- Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or providing services to you (such as email service providers or hosting companies).
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect our or others’ rights, property, or safety.
7.1 Google Analytics Data Sharing
The data collected by Google Analytics is stored on Google’s servers and is subject to Google’s privacy policies. For more information about how Google uses data when you use our website, please visit: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
8. International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside Ireland and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data to Ireland and process it there.
9. Your Data Protection Rights
Under GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
- Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate information or complete any incomplete information.
- Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data in certain circumstances.
- Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
- Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data we’ve collected to another organisation or directly to you under certain conditions.
- Right to Object: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in the “Contact Us” section.
10. Data Security
We have implemented appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, accessed, altered, or disclosed in an unauthorised way. These measures include:
- Using secure servers to store your data
- Limiting access to your personal data to those staff who need it for legitimate purposes
- Regularly reviewing our data collection, storage, and processing practices
11. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The updated version will be indicated by an updated “Last Updated” date at the top of this privacy policy.
We encourage you to review this privacy policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.
13. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Leinster Camogie Email: [Insert contact email] Address: [Insert physical address]
14. Complaints
You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Data Protection Commission (DPC), the Irish supervisory authority for data protection issues (www.dataprotection.ie). We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the DPC, so please contact us in the first instance.
