Website Privacy Notice
Effective Date: March 10, 2025
Sicín Sásta (“we,” “us,” “our”) is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Sicín Sásta
Email: [email protected]
Address: Shercock, Co. Cavan, Ireland.
Phone: +353 1 801 4142
What Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:
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Directly Provided Data: Name, email address, phone number, postal address, job application details, and customer inquiries.
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Automatically Collected Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, and website usage data via cookies.
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Marketing Preferences: Information regarding your consent for receiving communications from us.
How We Use Your Data
We use your personal data for the following purposes:
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To Provide Services: Responding to your inquiries, processing job applications, and managing competitions.
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To Improve Our Website: Analyzing user behavior and website performance.
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To Send Marketing Communications: Providing updates on promotions and products if you have opted in.
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To Ensure Security: Preventing fraudulent activity and securing our website.
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To Comply With Legal Obligations: Where required by law or regulatory authorities.
Legal Basis for Processing
We process your data under the following legal bases:
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Consent: Where you have provided explicit consent (e.g., marketing communications).
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Contractual Necessity: When data is required for fulfilling agreements with you (e.g., competition participation).
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Legitimate Interests: For improving our services and ensuring website security.
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Legal Compliance: Where we are required by law to process certain data.
How We Share Your Data
We do not sell your personal data. However, we may share it with:
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Service Providers: IT support, marketing agencies, and hosting services.
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Legal and Regulatory Authorities: When required by law.
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Business Partners: If necessary for service delivery and contractual obligations.
International Data Transfers
If we transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure it is protected through:
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Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.
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Other legal mechanisms as required by applicable data protection laws.
Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected:
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Marketing Data: Until you opt out.
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Job Applications: Up to 12 months unless required longer by law.
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Competition Entries: Deleted within one month after the competition ends.
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Customer Inquiries: Deleted within one month after resolution, unless legally required otherwise.
Your Data Protection Rights
Under GDPR, you have the following rights:
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Right to Access: Request a copy of your personal data.
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Right to Rectification: Request corrections to inaccurate or incomplete data.
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Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your data where applicable.
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Right to Restrict Processing: Request limits on how we use your data.
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Right to Data Portability: Request a copy of your data in a structured format.
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Right to Object: Opt-out of direct marketing and other processing based on legitimate interests.
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Right to Lodge a Complaint: File a complaint with the Irish Data Protection Commission if you believe we have mishandled your data.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected].
Data Security Measures
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data, including:
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Encryption of sensitive data.
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Access control mechanisms to limit access to authorized personnel.
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Regular security assessments to prevent data breaches.
Cookies & Tracking Technologies
We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience and analyze website traffic. Cookies are small data files stored on your device that help us understand how you interact with our website. You can choose to accept or decline cookies through your browser settings; however, disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website.
Types of Cookies We Use:
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Necessary Cookies: Essential for the operation of our website. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
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Performance Cookies: Collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often. This data helps us improve site performance.
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Functionality Cookies: Allow the website to remember choices you make (e.g., language preferences) and provide enhanced, personalized features.
Specific Cookies Used on Our Website:
Please note: The list above reflects our current use of cookies. We will update this section as necessary to reflect any changes.
Managing Cookies:
You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
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View and delete existing cookies.
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Block third-party cookies.
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Block all cookies from specific sites.
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Block all cookies from all sites.
For more information on managing cookies, please consult your browser’s help documentation.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any significant changes will be communicated via our website.
If you have any questions about this policy, please contact us at [email protected].