1. Who We Are

• School Name: Brittas National School
• Address: Brittas, Co. Dublin, D24 WK77
• Contact Email: office@stmartinsbrittas.ie

2. What Personal Data We Collect

Because this is primarily a brochure website, we only collect limited personal data:

• Contact Form Information: When you email us or submit a contact form, we collect your name, email address, and any message you write to us.
• Technical Data: Basic web server logs (such as IP address, browser type, and time of visit) collected automatically for security and site performance.

3. Why We Collect Your Data (Legal Basis)

• To answer your requests: We process your contact details to reply to questions or quotes you ask for (performance of pre-contractual steps / consent).
• Legitimate interests: We process technical log data to keep our website safe and secure.

4. Cookies and Analytics

• Cookies: We use minimal/no tracking cookies.

5. Who Sees Your Data

• We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to anyone, or any other company / organisation.
• We only share data with staff of Brittas National School where appropriate, or system administrators only where necessary.

6. How Long We Keep Your Data

• We keep contact form messages only for as long as the related pupil is a student of Brittas National School, or for reasonable business record-keeping period.

7. Your GDPR Rights

Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to:
• Access a copy of your personal data.
• Correct inaccurate data.
• Delete your data (“right to be forgotten”).
• Restrict or object to data processing.
• Lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority (such as the Data Protection Commission in Ireland).

8. Security Measures

We use the SSL/HTTPS protocol throughout our site. This encrypts our user communications with the servers so that personal identifiable information is not captured/hijacked by third parties without authorisation.

In case of a data breach, system administrators will immediately take all needed steps to ensure system integrity, will contact affected users and will attempt to reset passwords if needed.

9. Third Party Websites

Brittas National School may post links to third party websites on this website. These third party websites are not screened for privacy or security compliance and you release us from any liability for the conduct of these third party websites.

All social media sharing links, either displayed as text links or social media icons do not connect you to any of the associated third parties, unless you explicitly click on them.

Please be aware that this Privacy Policy, and any other policies in place, in addition to any amendments, does not create rights enforceable by third parties or require disclosure of any personal information relating to members of the Service or Site. Brittas National School bears no responsibility for the information collected or used by any advertiser or third party website. Please review the privacy policy and terms of service for each site you visit through third party links.

10. Release Of Your Data For Legal Purposes

At times it may become necessary or desirable to Brittas National School, for legal purposes, to release your information in response to a request from a government agency or a private litigant. You agree that we may disclose your information to a third party where we believe, in good faith, that it is desirable to do so for the purposes of a civil action, criminal investigation, or other legal matter. In the event that we receive a subpoena affecting your privacy, we may elect to notify you to give you an opportunity to file a motion to quash the subpoena, or we may attempt to quash it ourselves, but we are not obligated to do either. We may also proactively report you, and release your information to, third parties where we believe that it is prudent to do so for legal reasons, such as our belief that you have engaged in fraudulent activities. You release us from any damages that may arise from or relate to the release of your information to a request from law enforcement agencies or private litigants.

Any passing on of personal data for legal purposes will only be done in compliance with laws of this country.

11. Amendments

We may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we amend this Privacy Policy, we will update this page accordingly and require you to accept the amendments in order to be permitted to continue using our services.

12. How to Contact Us

To exercise any of these rights, please email us at: office@stmartinsbrittas.ie