Data Privacy Policy

Save Our Valley Committee is a local community action group set-up to look after the interests of local residents, the wider community and wildlife in the area of RWE’s proposed Castlegarden Wind Turbine project. This privacy policy will explain how our committee uses the personal data we collect from you and when you use our website.

Topics:

  • What data do we collect?

  • How do we collect your data?

  • How will we use your data?

  • How do we store your data?

  • What are your data protection rights?

  • What are cookies?

  • How do we use cookies?

  • What types of cookies do we use?

  • Privacy policies of other websites

  • Changes to our privacy policy

  • How to contact us

  • How to contact the appropriate authorities

What data do we collect?

Save Our Valley Committee collects the following data:

  • Personal identification information (Name, Address, email address, mobile phone number, etc.)

  • Details provided by residents on their interactions with RWE

How do we collect your data?

You directly provide Save Our Valley Committee with the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:

  • Voluntarily complete a customer survey or provide feedback on any of our message boards or via email.

  • Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies.

How will we use your data?

Save Our Valley Committee collects your data so that we can:

  • Use your details to keep you informed of developments in relation to the RWE Castlegarden Wind Turbine Project

  • Understand the interactions and level of engagement RWE has had with the local and wider communities.

  • Capture the concerns of individual residents.

We undertake not to share your personal information with third parties without your specific permission.

How do we store your data?

Save Our Valley Committee securely stores your data on Google drive where access and security is controlled and managed by Google.

Save Our Valley Committee will keep your personal data (outlined above) for the duration of the RWE Castlegarden Wind Turbine project itself and any related legal proceedings.

What are your data protection rights?

Save Our Valley Committee would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

The right to access – You have the right to request Save Our Valley Committee for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.

The right to rectification – You have the right to request that Save Our Valley Committee correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request Save Our Valley Committee to complete the information you believe is incomplete.

The right to erasure – You have the right to request that Save Our Valley Committee erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that Save Our Valley Committee restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to Save Our Valley Committee’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to data portability – You have the right to request that Save Our Valley Committee transfer the data that we have collected to another committee, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email:

Call us at: 083 111 4181

Cookies

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology

For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.

How do we use cookies?

Save Our Valley Committee does not intend using cookies save those that are captured as part of the standard Squarespace services on our website. For further information, visit https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000851908-GDPR-and-Squarespace

Privacy policies of other websites

The Save Our Valley Committee website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

Changes to our privacy policy

Save Our Valley Committee keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 18 July 2022.

How to contact us

If you have any questions about Save Our Valley Committee’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Email us at: ainedelasa@gmail.com

Call us: 0831114181

How to contact the appropriate authority

Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that Save Our Valley Committee has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the Data Protection Commission via this email address dpo@dataprotection.ie