Privacy Policy for Donegal Parent and Family Support Service (DPFSS)
We at Donegal Parent and Family Support Service respect your right to privacy and comply with our obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The purpose of this Privacy Statement is to outline how we deal with personal data provided.
Any links to other external websites are clearly identifiable as such, and MSFSS is not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of these other websites. While we take care of the safety of information on our websites on an ongoing nature, if you are not happy with this Privacy Policy you should not use any of our websites.
Protecting your privacy as a user of DPFSS’s website is important to us and we strive to keep all information relating to you confidential in accordance with this statement.
As part of the normal operation of our services you may voluntarily provide us with information about yourself (“Personal Data”). The purpose of this Privacy Statement is to explain what Personal Data we collect about you, how that Personal Data might be used and how we protect your Personal Data and privacy.
We will be happy to answer any enquiries from you regarding this Privacy Statement, the Personal Data we hold about you or the use we make of it. If you have any queries or comments please contact our data manager: admin@dpfss.ie.
Site Visitors
If you are merely visiting the public areas of DPFSS’s website, we do not collect any Personal Data about you. However, we may automatically collect information about your visits, such as browsing patterns. Information collected in this way does not reveal your contact details or any type of Personal Data. This information is only used in aggregate form to analyse, manage and develop DPSS’s website and is not linked to any individual.
Legal Requirements
We reserve the right to access and disclose Personal Data to comply with applicable laws and lawful government requests or requests by the Garda Siochana investigating suspected illegal activities, to operate our systems properly or to protect ourselves or other MSFSS website users. We also reserve the right to disclose Personal Data to third parties if a complaint arises concerning your use of MSFSS website, and that use is deemed by us to be inconsistent with the Terms & Conditions.
Public Forums
DPFSS may make available reviews, news groups and links to social media networks. Please remember that any Personal Data that you disclose in these areas of DPFSS becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose any information on them. Sample media sites or public forum sites may include but are not limited to Facebook, LinkedIn, Google Reviews etc
Contact Us Section
Located on DPFSS website is a Contact us page. This page details our postal address, contact number and email address. Any information you disclose to us via these methods are covered under our full Data Protection Policy (available on request). Your information will be used for the sole purpose of answering your query. Should you choose to send us a referral form you are consenting for your information to be stored electronically by us in order to provide you with a service (details included on the consent form).
How do we protect your Personal Data?
When you input any Personal Data into DPFSS’s Website or request services from us, we use appropriate physical, electronic and managerial security measures to try to prevent that Personal Data from being accessed by unauthorised persons and to ensure that you may input Personal Data safely.
Cookies
DPFSS use session cookies. A session cookie contains information that is stored in a temporary memory location and then subsequently deleted after the session is completed or the web browser is closed. This cookie stores information that the user has inputted and tracks the movements of the user within the website.
Consent
By accepting the Terms & Conditions or by using the services on the DPFSS website, you consent to the collection and use of your Personal Data by us for the purposes outlined above and for any other purpose which is reasonably necessary for the provision or proper administration of DPFSS in accordance with the Conditions.
You agree that your Personal Data may be transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area for the purposes described above to countries, which may not provide legal protection of Personal Data equivalent to the level of protection within the Republic Of Ireland.
If you do not wish your Personal Data to be used in the manner set out in this Privacy Statement or the Terms & Conditions please do not use DPFSS website.
Changes to Our Statement
This Privacy Statement is subject to change at any time. We encourage you to review the Privacy Statement regularly for any changes. We will use Personal Data in accordance with the Privacy Statement under which that Personal Data was collected.
This Privacy Statement is part of DPFSS’s website Terms & Conditions (the “Conditions”) and all defined terms shall have the same meaning as those in the Conditions.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement, or if you wish to request access to your personal information, correct or update your details or raise any privacy concerns you may have, please contact us at admin@dpfss.ie