Last Updated: [04/05/26]
Drogheda Tidy Towns (“we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy will inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you visit our website (https://droghedatidytowns.com/) and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
We may collect, use, store, and transfer different kinds of personal data about you, which we have grouped together as follows:
Identity Data: Includes first name, last name, or username.
Contact Data: Includes email address, telephone numbers, and physical address (e.g., if you are registering for the “Adopt An Area” initiative).
Technical Data: Includes internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.
Usage Data: Information about how you use our website.
We use different methods to collect data from and about you, including through:
Direct interactions: You may give us your Identity and Contact Data by filling in forms (such as our Contact Us, Become A Volunteer, or Adopt An Area forms) or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email (tidytownsdrogheda@gmail.com), or otherwise.
Automated technologies: As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. We collect this personal data by using cookies and similar technologies.
Third parties or publicly available sources: Our website is hosted on WordPress.com, which may collect analytical data on our behalf.
We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:
To register you as a volunteer or coordinate the “Adopt An Area” program.
To manage our relationship with you, which will include responding to your inquiries or notifying you about changes to our terms or privacy policy.
Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
To administer and protect our website (including troubleshooting, data analysis, and system maintenance).
Our website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications (such as embedded videos from YouTube). Clicking on those links or enabling those connections or viewing embedded videos may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements.
We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or reporting requirements.
Under the GDPR, you have rights in relation to your personal data, including the right to:
Request access to your personal data.
Request correction of your personal data.
Request erasure of your personal data.
Object to processing of your personal data.
Request restriction of processing your personal data.
Request transfer of your personal data.
Right to withdraw consent.
If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, please contact us at tidytownsdrogheda@gmail.com.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:
Drogheda Tidy Towns Email: tidytownsdrogheda@gmail.com
Address: Drogheda Tidy Towns, Louth County Council c/o, Fair Street, Drogheda, Co.Louth, Ireland