Introduction

Carrigallen Vocational School fully respects your right to privacy in relation to your interactions with this website. If you submit personal information on our website e.g. by completing a contact form, any such information volunteered will be treated with the highest standards of security and confidentiality in adherence with our Data Protection polices which you can read in full here:

Carrigallen Vocational School intends to be clear and transparent about the information we collect about you and how we will use that information.

This policy will set out the following:

  • The Data Controller
  • The Data Protection Officer (DPO)
  • What Personal Data We Collect
  • Cookies
  • What we use your Personal Data for
  • How long will we hold onto your Personal Data
  • Who will have access to your Personal Data
  • International data transfers
  • Your Rights
  • Complaints

The Data Controller

Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board (MSLETB) is the Data Controller for all personal data which is collected and used by www.carrigallenvs.com website. A Data Controller is the legal entity which determines how and why personal data is collected and used.

MSLETB’s head office is located at Newtown, Castlebar, Co Mayo, F23 DV78.

The Data Protection Officer (DPO)

MSLETB has appointed an interim Data Protection Officer to oversee MSLETB’s compliance with its data protection obligations. The Data Protection Officer (DPO) can be contacted directly, here:

Email address:  [email protected]

What Personal Data We Collect

Personal data is any information relating to you which allows Carrigallen Vocational School to identify you, such as your name & address, contact phone numbers and email address. Most areas of www.carrigallenvs.com website can be accessed by you without the need for you to provide any of your personal data. Some areas may require you to voluntarily submit your name, email address, and other contact details. Carrigallen Vocational School website collects and uses personal data about you, such as:

  • Your IP address
  • Information about your use of this website

We will process any data you share with in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data Protection Law.

Cookies

www.carrigallenvs.com cookies to help provide you with the best experience we can. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile phone when you browse websites. You can learn more about all the cookies we use in our Cookie Policy.

What we use your Personal Data for

Any personal data we collect from you on this website will be used by Carrigallen Vocational School for purposes such as:

  • To provide you with a better customer experience by making services available online.
  • Analysis of visitor traffic to and usage of our website.

We will not use any personal information in any manner other than the purpose for which it was provided. Carrigallen Vocational School may use anonymised data from this website for the purposes of analysing, planning and improving the service. This anonymised data will not include any of your personal data.

How long will we hold onto your Personal Data

We will only retain your personal data for as long as it is necessary to fulfil the purpose it is being processed for. All personal data collected by Carrigallen Vocational School is retained in accordance with MSLETB’s Record Retention Policy and all records are securely deleted in line with our policy. This Record Retention Policy is published on MSLETB’s website at: www.msletb.ie. Please see our Cookie Policy for further information on how long we keep your data.

Who will have access to your Personal Data

Carrigallen Vocational School staff who are directly involved with the management of www.carrigallenvs.com website will have access to your personal data which is collected by this website.

All Carrigallen Vocational School staff, agents and suppliers who have access to personal data are obliged to keep your personal data secure, and to use it only for the purposes specified by Carrigallen Vocational School For further information on how personal data is accessed please see our Cookie Policy.

Will my personal data be transferred outside of the European Economic Area (EEA)

Carrigallen Vocational School does not transfer any other personal data about you outside the EEA. If Carrigallen Vocational School decides to transfer your personal data outside the EEA they shall ensure the provisions of Chapter V of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are complied with.

Carrigallen Vocational School uses Google Analytics to collect information about your use of this website and part of this information includes your IP address which is considered personal data.

For more information please see Carrigallen Vocational School’s Cookie Policy and MSLETB’S Data Protection Policy.

What are your Rights

Under legislation, and in certain circumstances, you have the following rights:

  • Right of access – you have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you.
  • Right of rectification – you have a right to correct data that we hold about you that is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • Right to be forgotten – in certain circumstances you can ask for the data we hold about you to be erased from our records.
  • Right to restriction of processing – where certain conditions apply to have a right to restrict the processing.
  • Right of portability – where certain conditions apply, you have the right to have the data we hold about you transferred to another organisation.
  • Right to object – you have the right to object to certain types of processing such as direct marketing.
  • Right to object to automated processing, including profiling – you also have the right to be subject to the legal effects of automated processing or profiling.
  • Right to review: in the event that the MSLETB refuses your request under rights of access, we will provide you with a reason as to why.
  • Withdraw your consent – where you have consented to receiving emails or newsletters you may withdraw your consent at any time

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, or require further information, please submit a request, to the Data Protection Officer at [email protected].

Making a complaint

In the event that you wish to make a complaint about how your personal data is being processed by Carrigallen Vocational School or how your complaint has been handled, you have the right to lodge a complaint directly with the Data Protection Supervisory Authority and MSLETB’s Data Protection Officer:

Data Protection Supervisory Authority – (www.dataprotection.ie)

MSLETB’s Data Protection Officer (DPO) can be contacted directly here:

Data Protection Officer

Newtown

Castlebar

Co Mayo

F23 DV78

T: 094 9024188

E: [email protected]