The Irish Society of Dentistry for Children (ISDC) respects your right to privacy and complies with its obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The goal of this website Privacy Notice is to help you understand how we deal with any personal data you provide when you visit our website or interact with us online. This Privacy Notice also tells you about your privacy rights and sets out how we, as a Data Controller, collect, use, process and disclose your personal data relating to your interactions with us.
Information We Collect
We collect information from you when you are joining the ISDC, visiting our website, registering for our events, filling out a form on the website, or opting in for email marketing.
When registering for an event, you may be asked to provide personal details such as:
- Name
- Email address
- Postal address
- Phone number
We collect and process various types of personal data for the purposes outlined in this policy. The information we may collect includes:
- Name
- Email Address
- Address
- Profession
- Professional Abstract details
What Do We Use Your Information For?
Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways:
- To improve our website and provide a personalised experience for you.
- To keep you informed about our events.
- To update membership details when you subscribe to our annual membership.
- To provide our annual events.
Legal Basis
We process personal data based on one or more of the following legal grounds:
- Consent
Why and How We Collect Your Personal Data
Categories of personal data:
| Purpose | Data Collected |
|---|---|
| To provide our events | Name, Email address, Address, Professional information |
| To promote our events | Name, Email address, Address |
| To join the ISDC | Name, Email address, Professional information |
What Are My Rights?
Under the GDPR you have the following rights, which we will always work to uphold:
- The right to be informed about how we collect and use your data. You can contact us for more information.
- The right to access the personal data we hold about you, with details provided in the ‘Contact Us’ section.
- The right to rectify inaccurate or incomplete personal data held by us.
- The right to request the deletion of your personal data, also known as the right to be forgotten.
- The right to restrict the processing of your personal data.
- The right to object to the use of your personal data for specific purposes.
- The right to withdraw consent for the use of your personal data at any time.
- The right to data portability, allowing you to request a copy of your data for reuse with another service or business.
- Rights relating to automated decision-making and profiling, which are not utilised by us.
- The right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission if you have concerns about our use of your personal data, though we encourage you to contact us first for resolution.
If you wish to make a data request, please visit the link here: https://www.dentistryforchildren.ie/gdpr-data-request/
Do You Share My Personal Data?
We prioritise the protection of your privacy and will not share your personal data with third parties, except in specific circumstances.
This includes engaging carefully selected service providers, such as Google or Eventbrite, who assist us with services like email marketing and event functionality, all of whom are committed to safeguarding your information. Additionally, we may disclose your data when required by law, or governmental authorities to protect our services.
Retention of Your Personal Data
We will store your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purpose(s) for which it was obtained.
Consent
If you wish to withdraw your consent for the processing of your personal data, including receiving marketing communications via email, you may do so at any time. To withdraw consent, please contact us at [email protected]
Changes to Our Privacy Notice
We reserve the right to make changes to our website Privacy Notice at any time without prior consultation; these changes will be posted on this page together with the Privacy Notice revision date.
Date Last Revised: 29/05/2024