Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Angling Ireland ("we", "us", "our") is operated by:

Website: www.anglingireland.ie

2. What Personal Data We Collect

We collect the following types of personal data:

Account Information

• Name and email address
• Phone number (optional)
• Town, city, and country
• Profile picture
• Account password (encrypted)

Club Membership Data

• Club memberships and roles
• Committee positions held
• Membership status and history

Content You Create

• Catch logs (species, weight, length, notes)
• Catch photos with optional geolocation data
• Messages sent within the platform
• Competition entries and results

Technical Data

• IP address and browser type
• Device information
• Pages visited and actions taken
• Cookies and similar technologies

3. How We Collect Your Data

• Directly from you: When you register, create a profile, log catches, or contact us
• Automatically: Through cookies and analytics when you use our platform
• From third parties: If you sign in using Google or social media accounts

4. Why We Process Your Data

5. Who We Share Your Data With

We share data only with trusted service providers who help us operate the platform:

• Google: Analytics and optional sign-in services
• Cloud hosting provider: Secure data storage
• Email service provider: System notifications

We never sell your personal data to third parties for marketing or any other purpose.

Your club administrators can see your membership details and activity within their club. Your catch logs and photos are visible to other club members unless you choose otherwise.

6. International Data Transfers

Some of our service providers (such as Google) may process data outside the European Economic Area (EEA). When this happens, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including:

• EU-approved Standard Contractual Clauses
• Adequacy decisions by the European Commission
• Data processing agreements with all third-party providers

7. How Long We Keep Your Data

• Active accounts: Data is retained while your account is active
• Deleted accounts: Personal data is anonymized. Catch logs and club records may be retained in anonymized form for club statistics and records
• Left a club: Your membership records are anonymized (shown as "Former Member") but club records are preserved

8. Your Rights Under GDPR

As a user in the EU/EEA, you have the following rights:

• Right of Access: Request a copy of your personal data
• Right to Rectification: Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
• Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Right to Restrict Processing: Limit how we use your data
• Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a machine-readable format
• Right to Object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@anglingireland.ie. We will respond within 30 days.

9. Data Security

We take the security of your data seriously and implement appropriate technical and organizational measures, including:

• Encryption of data in transit (HTTPS/TLS)
• Secure password storage using industry-standard hashing
• Regular security updates and monitoring
• Access controls limiting who can view your data
• Regular backups to prevent data loss

10. Children and Young People

The minimum age to create an account is 16 years (Ireland's digital age of consent).

Junior members (under 16) can only be added to clubs when:

• A parent or guardian is an active member of the same club
• The junior account is linked to the parent's account
• Parental consent has been obtained

Parents/guardians can manage and delete their child's account at any time.

11. Cookies

We use cookies to operate our platform effectively. For full details, please see our Cookie Policy.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by:

• Posting a notice on our platform
• Sending an email to registered users
• Updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page

13. Contact Us

For any questions about this Privacy Policy or to exercise your data rights:

14. Complaints

If you are not satisfied with how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Irish Data Protection Commission: