Last updated: June 25th, 2024

1. INTRODUCTION

Welcome to Andrea Winckworth Events. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and share your personal information when you visit www.awevents.ie in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Personal Information: When you visit our Website, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies installed on your device. As you browse the Website, we gather information about the individual web pages you view, the websites or search terms that referred you to our Website, and information on how you interact with the Website. This automatically-collected information is referred to as “Device Information.”

Technologies Used to Collect Device Information:

• Cookies: Data files placed on your device or computer that often include an anonymous unique identifier. Our Website uses a cookie control system, allowing you to give explicit permission or deny the use of cookies on your device.

• Log Files: Track actions occurring on the Website and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.

• Tags and Pixels: Electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Website.

3. CONSENT TO THE USE OF COOKIES

For our website to function properly we use cookies. To obtain your valid consent for the use and storage of cookies in the browser you use to access our website and to properly document this we use a consent management platform: CookieFirst. This technology is provided by Digital Data Solutions BV, Plantage Middenlaan 42a, 1018 DH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Website: https://cookiefirst.com referred to as CookieFirst.

When you access our website, a connection is established with CookieFirst’s server to give us the possibility to obtain valid consent from you to the use of certain cookies. CookieFirst then stores a cookie in your browser in order to be able to activate only those cookies to which you have consented and to properly document this. The data processed is stored until the predefined storage period expires or you request to delete the data. Certain mandatory legal storage periods may apply notwithstanding the aforementioned.

CookieFirst is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is article 6(1)(c) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Data processing agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement with CookieFirst. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that data of our website visitors is only processed in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Server log files

Our website and CookieFirst automatically collect and store information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. The following data is collected:

• Your consent status or the withdrawal of consent

• Your anonymised IP address

• Information about your Browser

• Information about your Device

• The date and time you have visited our website

• The webpage url where you saved or updated your consent preferences

• The approximate location of the user that saved their consent preference

• A universally unique identifier (UUID) of the website visitor that clicked the cookie banner

4. HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We use the information we collect to:

• Communicate with you.

• Respond to your inquiries.

• Screen for potential risk or fraud (especially your IP address).

• Improve and optimize our Website (e.g., by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Website and assessing the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).

• Provide marketing offers and updates (with your consent).

5. SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may share your personal information with third parties to help us use your personal information as described above. This includes:

• Service Providers: For tasks such as email delivery.

• Compliance with Laws: To comply with applicable laws and regulations, respond to a subpoena, search warrant, or other lawful request for information, or to protect our rights.

6. YOUR RIGHTS

Right to Access: You have the right to request information about the personal data we hold on you at any time. Contact us to receive your personal data via email.

Right to Portability: You have the right to receive a copy of your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, or request the transfer of your data to another party.

Right to Rectification: You have the right to request the correction of your personal data if it is incorrect or incomplete.

Right to Deletion: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data, subject to certain exceptions such as ongoing customer service matters, unsettled debts, suspected misuse of our services, or legal obligations.

7. DATA RETENTION

We will maintain your personal information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.

8. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.

9. CONTACT US

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: info@awevents.ie