Data Protection and Privacy Statement

Darren Macfarlane Sports Injury Therapy
 
Darren Macfarlane Sports Injury Therapy is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. It is the intention of this privacy statement to explain to you the information process of Darren Macfarlane Sports Injury Therapy in relation to the information that we collect about you.
 
For the purpose of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) the data controller and the data protection officer is:
 
Darren Macfarlane
Darren Macfarlane Sports Injury Therapy
5 Devon Place
The Crescent
Galway
 
And can be contacted directly by:
 
Phone: 0861957378
Email: darren@sportsinjurytherapy.ie
 
Please read this statement carefully as this sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us.
 
Why do we need to collect and store personal data?
In order for us to provide you with advice, we need to collect personal data for the services we provide. In any event, we are committed to ensuring that the information we collect and use is appropriate for this purpose and does not constitute an invasion of your privacy.
 
How will we use the personal data that we collect about you?
We will process (collect, store and use) the information you provide n a manner compatible with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We will endeavour to keep your information accurate and up to date and not keep it for longer than necessary.
 
How long certain kinds of personal data should be kept may also be governed by specific business sector requirements and agreed practices. Personal data may be held in addition to these periods depending on individual business needs.
 
We will not provide your personal data to a third party unless requested by you to do so.
 
Under what circumstances will Darren Macfarlane Sports Injury Therapy contact me?
Our aim is not to be intrusive and we undertake not to ask irrelevant or unnecessary questions. Moreover, the information you provide, will be subject to rigorous measures and procedures to minimise the risk of unauthorised access or disclosure.
 
We will ask you to sign our Consent Form so that you can explicitly give us your consent to contact you by email, phone and text where appropriate.
 
Why are we processing your data?
Our reason and purpose for processing your personal data is to adequately provide you with the advice and services your request. The processing of this data is integral to the business an contractual needs of the services that we provide.
 
If we collect any special categories of personal data we will ensure that we will obtain your explicit consent and that the data collected is necessary for the completion of our services.
 
Who are we sharing your data with?
We will not provide or pass your personal data to a third party in the course of dealing with you unless your specifically request us to.
 
Data Subject Rights:
Darren Macfarlane Sports Injury Therapy facilitates the data subjects rights in line with our data protection policy and our subject access request procedure. These are available on request.
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Privacy Statement
Darren Macfarlane Sports Injury Therapy
 
Your Rights as a Data Subject:
At any point while we are processing your personal data, you, the data subject, have the following rights;
 

• Right of Access – you have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you.
• Right of Rectification – you have the right to correct data that we hold about you that is inaccurate or incomplete
• Right to be Forgotten – in certain circumstances, you can ask for the data we hold about you to be erased from our records.
• Right to Restriction of Processing – where certain conditions apply, you have a right to restrict the processing.
• Right of Portability – you have the right to have the data we hold about you transferred to another organisation.
• Right to Object – you have the right to object to certain types of processing such as direct marketing.
• Right to Object to Automated Processing, including profiling – you also have the right to be subject to the legal effects of automated processing or profiling.
• Right to Judicial Review – in the event that Darren Macfarlane Sports Injury Therapy refuses your request under rights of access, we will provide you with a reason as to why. You have the right to complain as outlined below.

 
Additional information that we are providing you with to ensure we are transparent and fair with our processing:
 
Retention of your Personal Data:
Data will not be held for longer than is necessary for the purpose(s) of which it was obtained. Darren Macfarlane Sports Injury Therapy will process personal data in accordance with our retention schedule and our internal governance.
 
Withdraw Consent:
If we are relying on your consent to process your data, you can withdraw this at any time – this does not effect the lawfulness of processing based on your consent before its withdrawal.
 
Complaints:
In the event that you wish to make a complaint about how your personal data is being used, you have the right to lodge a complaint directly to out Data Protection Officer.
 
Responsibilities:
The Data Protection Officer is responsible for ensuring that the Privacy Notice is correct and that mechanisms exist such as having the Privacy Notice on our website to make all data subjects aware of the contents of this notice prior to Darren Macfarlane Sports Injury Therapy commencing collection of their data.
 
Questions regarding the Privacy Statement and Conditions of Use:
If you have any questions about our Privacy Statement and Conditions of Use, or any concern about Privacy, please contact us by email at darren@sportsinjurytherapy.ie