In general, Abbey Farm Holiday homes does not collect, store, use or disclose personally identifying information except in very specific instances, such as, for example, when you have had multiple previous communications with an Abbey Farm Holiday Homes representative. Whenever we collect such information, you will have a choice regarding whether to provide it, how it will be used, and to whom it will be disclosed, mindful of statutory and legal obligations on our part.

If you have any questions about Abbey Farm Holiday Homes privacy policy, or about collection of personally identifiable information, or information generally, please complete the Personal Data Request form at :  https://www.abbeyfarmholidayhomes.com

You may also use the above contact information if you think any information about you is inaccurate, incomplete, or if you want to change the sort of information about you that Abbey Farm Holiday Homes may have collected from you.

Abbey Farm Holiday Homes is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Statement sets out how we, as a Data Controller, collect, use, process and disclose the personal data  (“Data”) that we collect from you, or that you provide to us, on our website www.fdc.ie(“Site”). This Privacy Statement should be read in conjunction with our Cookie Policy.

Please read the following carefully to understand our use of your Data.

1. Information we may collect from you

We only collect Data about you on the Site which you volunteer when you email us or by using our online Contact Us or other forms; or if you report a problem with our Site. When you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence. We also collect Data automatically when you navigate through our Site, as explained in our Cookie Policy below.

We may collect and process the following data about you:

  • your name;
  • your phone number;
  • your email address;
  • your address;
  • information that you provide by filling in forms on our Site;
  • the time and date of your visit;
  • your IP address;
  • your browser type; and
  • your referring URL

Unless subscribing to a service, the provision of your Data is not a statutory or contractual requirement and you may refuse to disclose same.

2. Uses made of your data

We may use your Data where necessary for our legitimate business interests, including to:

  • improve the content of our Site and the services we offer;
  • ensure the Site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
  • compile statistical data on the use of our Site;
  • allow you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so; and
  • notify you about changes to our service.

We make no attempt to identify individual visitors, or to associate the technical details we collect with any individual, unless required to disclose such information by law. We may use your Data to comply with any legal obligations.

We will store your personal Data only for as long as necessary for the purposes of providing access to our Site and related services to you; as required by law, and for the exercise or defence of any legal claims.

3. Disclosure of your information

We will not disclose your Data to third parties unless you have consented to this disclosure or unless the third party is required to fulfil a request you have made or contract that you have entered into.  Where appropriate, Data may also be processed by our service providers in which case we will take steps to ensure that the processing complies with applicable data protection and confidentiality laws. We will also disclose your Data if we believe in good faith that we are required to disclose it in order to comply with any applicable law, a summons, a search warrant, a court or regulatory order or other statutory or legal requirement.

We may provide Non-Personal Data to third parties, where such information is combined with similar information of other users of our Site.  For example, we might inform third parties regarding the number of unique users who visit our Site, the demographic breakdown of our community users of our Site or the activities that visitors to our Site engage in while on our Site.  The third parties to whom we may provide this information may include web developers, server providers, providers of advertising services (including website tracking services), commercial partners, sponsors, licensees, researchers and other similar parties.

4. Links to other sites

Our Site may, from time to time, contain links to and from other websites. If you follow a link to any of those websites, please note that those websites have their own privacy policies and we do not accept any responsibility or liability for those policies. Please check those policies before you submit any Data to those websites.

5. Your rights

You may request access to, rectification, erasure or restriction of your Data, or object to the processing of your Data or Data portability at any time. We will respond to your request in writing, or orally if requested, as soon as practicable and in any event within one month of receipt of your request. We may request proof of identification to verify your request. All requests should be addressed to info@abbeyfarmholidayhomes.com.

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commissioner if you are unhappy with how we are processing your Data.

6. Security and where we store your personal data

We are committed to protecting the security of your Data. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your Data from unauthorised access and use. As effective as modern security practices are, no physical or electronic security system is entirely secure. We cannot guarantee the complete security of our database, nor can we guarantee that information you supply will not be intercepted while being transmitted to us over the Internet. We have implemented strict internal guidelines to ensure that your privacy is safeguarded at every level of our organisation.  We will continue to update policies and implement additional security features as new technologies become available. Where we have given you a password which enables you to access certain parts of our Site, you are responsible for keeping that password confidential.  We ask you not to share your password with anyone.

Although we will do our best to protect your Data, we cannot guarantee the security of your Data transmitted to our Site. Any transmission of Data is at your own risk. Once we receive your Data, we will use appropriate security measures to seek to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure.

7. Changes to this Privacy Statement

We reserve the right to change this Privacy Statement from time to time at our sole discretion. If we make any changes, we will post those changes here and update the “Last Updated” date at the bottom of this Privacy Statement. Your continued use of this Site after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check this Statement periodically for updates.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns regarding how your Data is processed via this Site, please contact us at info@abbeyfarmholidayhomes.com or write to us at Abbey Farm Holiday Homes, The Abbey, Skibbereen, Cork, Ireland. All requests will be dealt with promptly and efficiently.

Cookies

Abbey Farm Holiday Homes, The Abbey, Skibbereen, Cork, Ireland (“us“, “we” or “our“) uses “cookies” to help improve your browsing experience of the Abbey Farm Holiday Home website and mobile website www.abbeyfarm.com (the “Site“). Cookies help us remember details of your visit to the Site including, but not limited to, technical information about your visit e.g. traffic data, location data, your IP address, the previous website from which you reached us and the type of browser you use.

Accordingly, our Privacy Statement will apply to our treatment of the information we obtain via our cookies and this Cookie Policy should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Statement.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small data file that is transferred to your device (e.g. your phone or your computer) for record-keeping purposes. For example, a cookie could allow the Site to recognise your browser, while another could store your preferences and other information, and let you navigate the Site effectively. Cookies can also help to ensure that adverts you see online are more relevant to you and your interests. To find out more about cookies please see http://ec.europa.eu/ipg/basics/legal/cookies/index_en.htm.

How are they used on the Site?

This site uses 2 different types of cookie:

  • Session Cookies
  • Persistent Cookies

Session Cookies are temporary cookies that are not persistently stored on your computer or mobile device. They are used to deliver basic functions of a website while you are actively using it – for instance during a registration process. Session cookies are generally erased when you close your browser.

Persistent cookies are those placed on your computer or mobile device for a pre-determined length of time when you visit this site. This allows the site to deliver functions between browser sessions and subsequent visits. This site only places cookies that are specific to this site.

Cookies Used on the Site

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to collect information about visitor behaviour on our website. Google Analytics stores information about what pages you visit, how long you are on the site, how you got here and what you click on. This Analytics data is collected via a JavaScript tag in the pages of our site and is not tied to personally identifiable information. We therefore do not collect or store your personal information (e.g. your name or address) so this information cannot be used to identify who you are.
You can find out more about Google’s position on privacy as regards its analytics service at https://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html?hl=en-GB

Your consent to Cookies

By using this Site, you agree that we can store and access the above cookies on your device.

Your browser may allow you to set how it handles cookies, such as declining all cookies or prompting you on whether to accept each cookie. But please note that some parts of the Site may not work as intended or may not work at all without cookies.

Changes to this Cookie Policy

We can change this Cookie Policy at any time. If we make material changes to the Cookie Policy, we will let you know by posting the changed Cookie Policy on the Site.

It’s important that you review the changed Cookie Policy. If you do not wish to agree to the changed Cookie Policy, then we cannot continue to provide the Site to you, and your only option is to stop accessing the Site.

Contact Us

If you have any queries in relation to this policy or need further information about our cookie practices, please contact us at info@abbeyfarmholidayhomes.com or write to us at Abbey Farm Holiday Homes, The Abbey, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland.