Privacy Statement (EU)

Privacy Statement (EU)

This privacy statement was last updated on 20 August 2026 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the European Economic Area and Switzerland.

In this privacy statement, we explain what we do with the data we obtain about you via https://www.kildalkeyns.com. We recommend you carefully read this statement. In our processing we comply with the requirements of privacy legislation. That means, among other things, that:

  • we clearly state the purposes for which we process personal data. We do this by means of this privacy statement;
  • we aim to limit our collection of personal data to only the personal data required for legitimate purposes;
  • we first request your explicit consent to process your personal data in cases requiring your consent;
  • we take appropriate security measures to protect your personal data and also require this from parties that process personal data on our behalf;
  • we respect your right to access your personal data or have it corrected or deleted, at your request.

If you have any questions, or want to know exactly what data we keep of you, please contact us.

1. Purpose, data and retention period

We may collect or receive personal information for a number of purposes connected with our business operations which may include the following: (click to expand)

1.1 Contact – Through phone, mail, email and/or webforms

For this purpose we use the following data:

  • A first and last name
  • An email address
  • A telephone number

The basis on which we may process these data is:

It is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party, and that interest outweighs the interest of the person concerned.

Retention period

We determine the retention period according to fixed objective criteria: Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary to respond to and manage the enquiry, or for as long as required to meet any applicable legal or administrative obligations.

2. Sharing with other parties

We only share or disclose this data to processors for the following purposes:

Processors

Name: SiteGround
Country: England
Purpose: Website hosting and technical infrastructure
Name: Automattic Inc. (Akismet)
Country: USA
Purpose: Spam detection and prevention
Name: Google Workspace (Google Ireland Limited)
Country: Ireland
Purpose: Email communication and management of website enquiries

3. Cookies

Our website uses cookies. For more information about cookies, please refer to our Cookie Policy. 

4. Disclosure practices

We disclose personal information if we are required by law or by a court order, in response to a law enforcement agency, to the extent permitted under other provisions of law, to provide information, or for an investigation on a matter related to public safety.

If our website or organisation is taken over, sold, or involved in a merger or acquisition, your details may be disclosed to our advisers and any prospective purchasers and will be passed on to the new owners.

5. Security

We are committed to the security of personal data. We take appropriate security measures to limit abuse of and unauthorised access to personal data. This ensures that only the necessary persons have access to your data, that access to the data is protected, and that our security measures are regularly reviewed.

6. Third-party websites

This privacy statement does not apply to third-party websites connected by links on our website. We cannot guarantee that these third parties handle your personal data in a reliable or secure manner. We recommend you read the privacy statements of these websites prior to making use of these websites.

7. Amendments to this privacy statement

We reserve the right to make amendments to this privacy statement. It is recommended that you consult this privacy statement regularly in order to be aware of any changes. In addition, we will actively inform you wherever possible.

8. Accessing and modifying your data

If you have any questions or want to know which personal data we have about you, please contact us. You can contact us by using the information below. You have the following rights:

  • You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
  • Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
  • Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
  • If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
  • Right to transfer your data: you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
  • Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.

Please make sure to always clearly state who you are, so that we can be certain that we do not modify or delete any data of the wrong person.

9. Submitting a complaint

If you are not satisfied with the way in which we handle (a complaint about) the processing of your personal data, you have the right to submit a complaint to the Data Protection Authority.

10. Contact details

Kildalkey National School
Athboy Road, Kildalkey, Co. Meath. C15 R2AV
Ireland
Website: https://www.kildalkeyns.com
Email: kildalkeyns@ex.comlive.ie
Phone number: 046 943 5286

Annex

Akismet
We use Akismet to help protect website forms from spam. Information submitted through forms may be processed for the purpose of identifying and preventing spam. See: Akismet Privacy Policy.

Contact Form 7
We use Contact Form 7 to provide contact forms on our website. Information submitted may include your name, email address, telephone number and message and is used to respond to your enquiry.
Instagram
We use Instagram to display content from the school’s Instagram account on our website. When Instagram content is enabled, information such as your IP address and browser or device information may be processed by Meta. For more information, see the Instagram Privacy Policy.

SiteGround
Our website is hosted by SiteGround, which provides the server infrastructure and technical services required to operate the website. Technical information, including IP addresses and server logs, may be processed for hosting, security and website operation. For more information see https://eu.siteground.com/viewtos/data_processing_agreement.

ManageWP
We use ManageWP to monitor, backup, and maintain our website. ManageWP may process information such as site user data, backup content, IP addresses, and administrative contact details. For more information, see ManageWP Privacy Policy.

Complianz
We use Complianz to manage cookie consent and visitors’ privacy preferences. Complianz stores consent preferences and related information required to remember and manage those choices. For more information, see the Complianz Privacy Statement.

WordPress
Our website is built on WordPress, an open-source content management system. WordPress may process data such as IP addresses, cookies, and user account information to enable core website functionality (e.g., comments, logins, and content management). This data is stored on our hosting server and is not shared with third parties. For more information, see the WordPress.org Privacy Policy.