Privacy Policy

Friends of Peamount (“we”, “us”, “our”)

We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you interact with our website and services. It also explains your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Irish Data Protection Act 2018.   

By using our website and services, you agree to the terms outlined in this Privacy Policy.

1. Who We Are

Friends of Peamount is a charitable organisation dedicated to raising funds for Peamount Hospital. Our registered office is at Peamount Healthcare, Newcastle, County Dublin, Ireland D22 Y008. For the purposes of GDPR, we are the “data controller” of the personal information you provide to us.

2. What Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following types of personal data:

• Personal Identification Information: Name, address, email address, phone number.
• Financial Information: Payment details, donation history, and bank account information (for processing donations).
• Technical Data: IP address, browser type, and usage data about your interaction with our website.
• Special Categories of Data: We do not intentionally collect sensitive data unless it is voluntarily provided by you (e.g. health information related to event participation).

3. How We Collect Your Data

We collect your personal data in the following ways:

• Direct interactions: You may provide your information by filling in forms on our website, subscribing to our newsletter, making a donation, or communicating with us via email or phone.
• Automated technologies: When you interact with our website, we may collect data automatically using cookies and other tracking technologies. Please see our Cookie Policy for more details.

4. How We Use Your Data

We process your personal data for the following purposes:

• To process donations and payments.
• To manage and fulfil your requests, such as responding to enquiries or processing event registrations.
• To send you information about our fundraising activities, news, events, invite you to events, send you newsletters, and ask you to be a sponsor of one of our events (where you have consented to receive such communications).
• To improve our website, services, and overall user experience.
• To comply with legal and regulatory obligations.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

We rely on the following legal bases for processing your personal data:

• Consent: Where you have explicitly provided your consent (e.g. for marketing communications, event invitations, and sponsorship requests).
• Contract: Where processing is necessary to fulfil a contract with you (e.g. processing a donation).
• Legitimate Interests: Where it is in our legitimate interest to improve our services, enhance user experience, manage our operations, and send you information about our activities (provided we have balanced this interest with your data protection rights).
• Legal Obligation: To comply with any legal requirements we are subject to, such as reporting requirements for charitable donations.

6. Data Retention

We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Once the purpose for which we collected your data is no longer necessary, we will delete your information or anonymise it so that it can no longer be associated with you.   

7. Your Rights Under GDPR

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of Access: You may request access to the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: You have the right to request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete information.   
• Right to Erasure: You can ask us to delete your personal data in certain circumstances.
• Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request that we limit how we use your data.   
• Right to Data Portability: You can request the transfer of your personal data to another service provider in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.   
• Right to Object: You may object to the processing of your personal data where we rely on legitimate interests as a basis.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: If we rely on your consent to process your data, you may withdraw your consent at any time.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at friendsofpeamount@peamount.ie. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.

8. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. 

9. International Transfers

Your personal data may be transferred to, and processed in, countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Where such transfers occur, we will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as standard contractual clauses or reliance on organisations with adequate data protection policies.   

10. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance user experience and analyze website traffic. For more information, please see our Cookie Policy.

11. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page. Please check back regularly to stay informed about how we are protecting your data.   

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us at:

Friends of Peamount,  Peamount Healthcare, Newcastle, County Dublin, Ireland D22 Y008 friendsofpeamount@peamount.ie 01 601 0300

13. Complaints

If you are not satisfied with our response to your data protection rights request, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commissioner @  webform (available on the website)