South Kerry Development Partnership CLG

About Us

Privacy Policy

Who We Are

South Kerry Development Partnership CLG (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, share, and protect your personal data when you visit our website, contact us, or engage with our services.

We process personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”), the Data Protection Acts 1988–2018, and all other applicable data protection legislation in Ireland.

Data Controller

South Kerry Development Partnership CLG

2nd Floor
37 High Street
Killarney
Co. Kerry
V93 R52W

Email: info@skdp.net
Phone: 064 663 6572

What Personal Data We Collect

We may collect and process personal data that you provide directly to us, including your name, email address, phone number, postal address, organisation name, and any information you choose to include when contacting us by email, phone, online forms, or other correspondence.

We may also collect certain information automatically when you visit our website, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, pages viewed, time spent on the site, referring URLs, and date and time of access.

We do not intentionally collect special category personal data. If such information is provided voluntarily, it will only be processed where lawful and necessary.

How We Use Your Personal Data

Your personal data may be used to respond to enquiries, provide information about our services and programmes, manage and maintain our website, improve user experience, monitor performance and security, maintain internal records, and comply with legal or regulatory obligations.

Legal Basis for Processing

We process personal data based on one or more of the following legal grounds: your consent, our legitimate interests, the performance of a contract or pre-contractual steps, or compliance with a legal obligation.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help improve website functionality, performance, and user experience.

We use strictly necessary cookies to ensure the website functions correctly. We may also use performance and analytics cookies to understand how visitors use our website and to help us improve it. Functional cookies may be used to remember user preferences.

Some pages may include content from third-party providers, such as embedded videos or maps, which may set their own cookies. These cookies are controlled by the third party and are subject to their own privacy policies.

Cookie Consent

When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie banner allowing you to accept or reject non-essential cookies and manage your preferences. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time through your browser settings or available cookie management tools.

Third-Party Services

We may use trusted third-party service providers to support the operation of our website and services, including hosting providers, analytics platforms, communication tools, and IT support services. These providers process personal data only on our instructions and are bound by data protection agreements.

Data Sharing

We do not sell or rent personal data to third parties. Personal data may be shared only where required by law, necessary to protect our legal rights, required to deliver services through authorised processors, or where you have provided explicit consent.

International Data Transfers

Where personal data is transferred outside the European Economic Area, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including Standard Contractual Clauses or adequacy decisions approved by the European Commission.

Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected and to comply with legal, regulatory, and operational requirements. Data that is no longer required is securely deleted or anonymised.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data, including secure hosting, access controls, system monitoring, and regular security updates. While we take reasonable steps to safeguard data, no online transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Your Data Protection Rights

Under GDPR, you have the right to access your personal data, request correction or deletion, restrict or object to processing, request data portability, and withdraw consent at any time. Requests can be made by contacting us using the details provided above.

Complaints

If you believe your data protection rights have been infringed, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission in Ireland via www.dataprotection.ie.

External Links

Our website may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party sites and encourage users to review their privacy policies.