Bernadette Barry & Co., Solicitors is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Statement together with the Disclaimer sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you or that you provide to us (Data) on our website http://www.bernadettebarry.com (Site) will be processed. Please read the following carefully to understand our use of Data.
INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT FROM YOU
We only collect Data about you on the Site which you volunteer when you e-mail us or by using our online feedback. We may collect and process the following data about you:
- your name;
- your email address;
- the time and date of your visit;
- information that you provide by filling in forms on our Site. This includes information provided at the time of requesting information from us or submitting comments.
We may also ask you for information if you report a problem with our site;
- if you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence; details of your visits to our site (including, but not limited to, traffic data, location data, weblogs and other communication data) and the resources that you access.
When you access our Site, your computer’s browser provides us with information such as your IP address, browser type, access time and referring URL which is collected and used to compile statistical data on the use of our Site. This information may be used to help us to improve our Site and the services we offer.
Through this website you may have an opportunity to send us information, such as through the “contact us” pages or any other area where you may send e-mails, make a download or provide feedback. By choosing to participate in these, you will be providing us with some level of personal information relating to you. This information will only be used by us for (i) the purposes for which it was provided by you; (ii) verification purposes and statistical analysis; and (iii) marketing and administration purposes.
The Site uses cookies. See our Cookie Policy for further information.
SECURITY & WHERE WE STORE YOUR PERSONAL DATA
We are committed to protecting the security of your Data. However 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 use mailchimp.com which is based in the US for our mailing list subscription service.
The transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure and may involve the transfer of Data to countries outside of the European Economic Area (EEA). Those countries may not provide an adequate level of protection in relation to processing your Data.
By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing and processing.
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.
USES MADE OF YOUR DATA
We use your Data that we hold to:
- ensure that content from our Site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
- provide you with information, newsletters,products or services that you request from us (including any downloads that you request) or which we feel may interest you;
- carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us;
- 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 do not sell or exchange Data to third parties.
We may use your Data to send you information relating to our services, events and products which may be of interest to you. If you do not want us to use your Data in this way, please contact us.
DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
We may disclose your Data to third parties who provide a service to us (including mailchimp.com, and Google Analytics) or in the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your Data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets or if we are under a duty to disclose or share your Data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Bernadette Barry & Co., our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
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 that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for those policies. Please check those policies before you submit any personal data to those websites.
ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND CORRECTION
You may request in writing copies of your Data held by us as data controller on payment of a fee of €6.35. We will provide you with a copy of the Data held by us as soon as practicable and in any event not more than 40 days after the request in writing. We may also request proof of identification to verify your access request. All requests should be addressed to Bernadette Barry at info@bernadettebarry.com.
If your Data that we hold is inaccurate, please let us know and we will make the necessary amendments, erase or block the relevant Data as you request and notify you within 40 days of your request that the relevant action has been taken. All requests should be addressed Bernadette Barry at info@bernadettebarry.com.
We will hold on to your personal Data only for as long as necessary for the purposes of providing access to our Site and related services to you or as required by law.
CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY STATEMENT
We reserve the right to change this Privacy Statement from time to time in our sole discretion. If we make any changes, we will post those changes here so that you can see what information we gather, how we might use that information and in what circumstances we may disclose it. By continuing to use our Site after we post any such changes, you accept and agree to this Privacy Statement as modified.
CONTACT US
Questions, comments, requests and complaints regarding this Privacy Statement and the information we hold are welcome and should be addressed to Bernadette Barry at info@bernadettebarry.com or sent in writing to Bernadette Barry, 1 Castle Crescent, Monastery Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22.
All requests will be dealt with promptly and efficiently.
Glossary of technical terms used
Web browser: The piece of software you use to read web pages. Examples are Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Opera.
IP address: The identifying details for your computer, or your internet company’s computer, expressed in “internet protocol” code (for example 000.000.00.00). Every computer connected to the web has a unique IP address, although the address may not be the same every time a connection is made.
Cookies: Small pieces of information, stored in simple text files, placed on your computer by a web site. Cookies can be read by the web site on your subsequent visits. The information stored in a cookie may relate to your browsing habits on the web page, or a unique identification number so that the web site can “remember” you on your return visit. Generally speaking, cookies do not contain personal information from which you can be identified, unless you have furnished such information to the web site.
