PRIVACY POLICY

COMMITMENT TO PRIVACY

Vela Games Limited (“Vela Games“) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy notice (the “Notice” or “Privacy Notice“) will inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you access or use any of our websites, account platforms, games, mobile applications and products, when you sign up to our playtest community, when you consent to cookies, when you speak to our staff, apply for a job with us or when you otherwise interact with us or provide us with personal information on you or individuals connected with you (collectively, the “Services”). This Notice also applies to information we collect if you have not signed up for our Services, but if you are making payment transactions through our Services.

In this Notice, “we”, “us” and “our” refers to Vela Games.

This Privacy Notice is provided in a layered format so you can click through to the specific areas set out below. Please also use the Glossary to understand the meaning of some of the terms used in this Privacy Notice.

This Notice was last updated on 7th October 2022. 

  • Important information and who we are

  • The data we collect about you

  • How is your personal data collected?

  • How we use your personal data

  • Disclosures of your personal data

  • International transfers

  • Data security

  • Data retention

  • Your legal rights

  • Glossary

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND WHO WE ARE

PURPOSE OF THIS PRIVACY NOTICE

This Privacy Notice aims to give you information on how we collect and process your personal data through your use of our Services.

We will only use your personal information as set out in this Privacy Notice. Your personal information will be stored on the account portal (“Account Portal“). The Account Portal provides registered users with access to our games. Through this Account Portal you can link your Vela Games account with other social networks such as Discord. We will only store this information for the purpose of providing access to the Services with you.

When creating your account, you agree to provide accurate and complete information and to keep that information updated in the event of any changes.

We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. Our Services are intended for use by adults, and are not intended for, nor designed to be used by children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from any person we know is under the age of 18. 

It is important that you read this Privacy Notice together with our Terms of Use, and any other privacy notice or fair processing notice we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal data about you so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your data. This Privacy Notice supplements the other notices and is not intended to override them.

CONTROLLER

If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice or information we hold about you, including any requests to exercise your legal rights, please contact us at [email protected] or write to us at Vela Games, Whitaker Court, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland.

You have the right to make a complaint to a data protection supervisory authority at any time. The Data Protection Commission (“DPC“) is the Irish supervisory authority and can be contacted at [email protected]. We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the DPC or another data protection supervisory authority so please contact us in the first instance.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY NOTICE

We keep our Privacy Notice under regular review and we will place any updates on this web page. We advise you to review this page regularly to stay informed. If we make material changes to this Notice we will notify our registered users by email or through posting a notification when you log into our Services or when you open our mobile application. This Privacy Notice was last updated on October 7th, 2022 and is published in accordance with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR“).

CHANGES TO YOUR PERSONAL DATA

It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal data changes during your relationship with us.

THIRD-PARTY LINKS

Our Services may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our Services, we encourage you to read the Privacy Notice of every website you visit.

THE DATA WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU

TYPES OF USERS

We collect information about and from unregistered users and registered users.

Unregistered Users: You must register with our Account Portal to play our games. However, you may access certain areas of our Services without registering. In these circumstances, we passively collect information using cookies such as your IP address, referring website, the type of browser or operating system you have, the type of hardware you have, what pages on the site you have viewed, as well as access dates and times. When you first visit our website you will see a message informing you about cookies and an option to accept or manage cookies. For information about the cookies we use and how to accept or decline cookies, please see the section below on how we use your personal data.

Registered Users: Customers who have registered an account with Vela Games are Registered Users. When you register to use our Services you may be asked to provide identifying information such as your name, nationality, username, password, e-mail address, mobile telephone number and demographic information and other information required in order to verify your identity as required by applicable anti-money laundering laws and in order to prevent fraud.

TYPES OF DATA

Personal data, or personal information, means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. It does not include data where the identity has been removed (anonymous data).

We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together as follows:

Identity Data including first name, maiden name, last name, username or similar identifier, title/position, date of birth and gender.

Contact Data including billing address, email address and telephone numbers.

Financial Data including transaction amount, payment method and cardholder details.

Technical Data including internet protocol (IP) address, device identifier, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices you use to access our Services.

Profile Data including your Vela Games profile username, your interests, preferences, feedback and survey responses.

User-generated content, such as profile pictures, photos, images, videos, comments, questions, messages, and other content or information that you generate, transmit, or otherwise make available on the Service, as well as associated metadata.  Metadata includes information on how, when, where and by whom a piece of content was collected and how that content has been formatted or edited.  Metadata also includes information that users can add or can have added to their content, such as keywords, geographical or location information, and other similar data. 

Usage Data including information about how you use our Services such as your geographical location, your Internet service provider and your IP address. We also record information about the software you are using to browse our website, such as the type of computer or device and the screen resolution.

Marketing and Communications Data including your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences.

Other data not specifically listed here, which we will use as described in this policy or as otherwise disclosed at the time of collection.

We also collect, use and share Aggregated Data such as statistical or demographic data for any purpose. Aggregated Data may be derived from your personal data but is not considered personal data in law as this data does not directly or indirectly reveal your identity. For example, we may aggregate your Usage Data to calculate the percentage of users accessing a specific Service feature. However, if we combine or connect Aggregated Data with your personal data so that it can directly or indirectly identify you, we treat the combined data as personal data which will be used in accordance with this Privacy Notice.

Unless required by law, we will not, without your explicit consent, collect Special Categories of Personal Data about you (this includes details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, information about your health and genetic and biometric data) or information about criminal convictions and offences.

If you choose to login to the Service via a third-party platform or social media network, or otherwise connect your account on the third-party platform or network to your account through the Service, we may collect information from that platform or network. For example, this information may include your username, user ID, profile picture, cover photo, and networks to which you belong (e.g. school, workplace). You may also have the opportunity to provide us with additional information via the third-party platform or network, such as a list of your friends or connections and your email address. 

AUTOMATIC DATA COLLECTION

We, our service providers, and our business partners may automatically log information about you, your computer or mobile device, and your interaction over time with the Service, our communications and other online services, such as:

  • Device data, such as your computer’s or mobile device’s operating system type and version, manufacturer and model, browser type, screen resolution, RAM and disk size, CPU usage, device type (e.g., phone, tablet), IP address, unique identifiers (including identifiers used for advertising purposes), language settings, mobile device carrier, radio/network information (e.g., Wi-Fi, LTE, 3G), and general location information such as city, state or geographic area.

  • Online activity data, such as pages or screens you viewed, how long you spent on a page or screen, the website you visited before browsing to the Service, navigation paths between pages or screens, information about your activity on a page or screen, access times and duration of access, and whether you have opened our marketing emails or clicked links within them.

  • Precise geolocation data when you authorize the Service to access your device’s location.

IF YOU FAIL TO PROVIDE PERSONAL DATA

Where we need to collect personal data by law, or under the terms of a contract we have with you and you fail to provide that data when requested, we may not be able to perform the contract we have or are trying to enter into with you.

HOW IS YOUR PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED?

We use different methods to collect data from and about you including through:

Direct interactions. You may give us your Identity and Contact Data filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email, or otherwise. This includes personal data you provide when you:

  • subscribe to our Services;

  • request marketing to be sent to you;

  • enter a survey;

  • apply for a job in our “Careers” section;

  • give us some feedback; or

  • submit a query.

THIRD PARTIES OR PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SOURCES.

We may receive personal data about you from various third parties, including Technical Data from analytics providers/advertising networks and search information providers such as Google.

INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WILL BE SHARED WITH A THIRD PARTY.

Our website allows you to post information with a view to that information being read, copied, downloaded, or used by other people.

Examples include:

  • posting a message;

  • tagging an image; or

  • clicking on an icon next to another visitor’s message to convey your agreement, disagreement or thanks.

In posting personal information, it is up to you to satisfy yourself about the privacy level of every person who might use it.

We store and process this data in accordance with the lawful basis’ set out below.

Once your information enters the public domain, we have no control over what any individual third party may do with it. We accept no responsibility for their actions at any time.

HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

LAWFUL BASIS

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances where:

we need to perform the contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you;

it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party such as your employer who has enter into a contract with us for the provision of services) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests; or

where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.

Generally we do not rely on consent as a legal basis for processing your personal data other than in relation to sending third party direct marketing communications to you via email or text message. You have the right to withdraw consent to marketing at any time by contacting us at [email protected].

PURPOSES FOR WHICH WE WILL USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We have set out below, in a table format, a description of all the ways we plan to use your personal data, and which of the legal bases we rely on to do so. We have also identified what our legitimate interests are where appropriate.

Note that we may process your personal data for more than one lawful ground depending on the specific purpose for which we are using your data. Please contact us at [email protected] if you need details about the specific legal ground we are relying on to process your personal data where more than one ground has been set out in the overview below.

Purpose/Activity

To manage our relationship with you which will include:

  • providing Services you (or a third party) have requested, administering subscriptions and relevant information to you in connection with the Services including transaction receipts, payout reports, security alerts and support messages;

  • registering you as a customer/ Registered User;

  • responding to emails or messages you have sent us which are reasonable to expect a reply to;

  • responding to complaints made by you about our Services or the content on our website;

  • complying with our anti-money laundering obligations with respect to customers;

  • notifying you about changes to our terms or Privacy Notice;

  • asking you to complete a market research survey;

  • other activities necessary for the maintenance of our relationship with you

  • Type of data

    (a) Identity

    (b) Contact

    (c) Profile

    (d) Financial

    (e) Marketing and Communications

  • Lawful basis for processing including basis of legitimate interest

    (a) performance of a contract with you

    (b) necessary to comply with a legal obligation

    (c) necessary for our legitimate interests (to provide services to our customers, to keep our records up-to-date).

Purpose/Activity

To administer and protect the rights, property, business, safety of Vela Games, our Services, our customers and others (including the provision and maintenance of our Services such as troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, system maintenance, support, reporting and hosting of data).

  • Type of data

    (a) Identity

    (b) Contact

    (c) Financial

    (d) Technical

  • Lawful basis for processing including basis of legitimate interest

    (a) necessary for our legitimate interests (for the provision of administration and IT services, network security, to investigate and prevent fraud and in the context of a business reorganisation or group restructuring exercise)

    (b) necessary to comply with a legal obligation.


Purpose/Activity

To deliver relevant content and advertisements to you on our Services, third party websites and social media channels, and measure or understand the effectiveness of the advertising we serve to you.

  • Type of data

    (a) Identity

    (b) Contact

    (c) Profile

    (d) Usage

    (e) Marketing and Communications

    (f) Technical

  • Lawful basis for processing including basis of legitimate interest

    necessary for our legitimate interests (to improve our Services, study how users use our Services, to develop them, grow our business and to inform our marketing strategy).


Purpose/Activity

To use data analytics to improve our Services, for promotions, incentives and rewards provided in connection with our Services, for marketing and improving customer relationships and experiences.

  • Type of data

    (a) Technical

    (b) Usage

  • Lawful basis for processing including basis of legitimate interest

    necessary for our legitimate interests (to define types of customers for our service offerings, to keep our Services up-to-date and relevant, to develop our business and to inform our marketing strategy).

Purpose/Activity

To communicate with you about news and updates to our Services and to inform you about any promotions, incentives and rewards offered by us and/or our partners.

  • Type of data

    (a) Identity

    (b) Contact

    (c) Profile

    (d) Usage

    (e) Marketing and Communications

    (f) Technical

  • Lawful basis for processing including basis of legitimate interest

    (a) necessary for our legitimate interests (in promoting our activities, supporting our marketing strategy and sending you marketing materials, noting that you have the right to object to such marketing communications at any time)

    (b) you have provided consent (which may be withdrawn at any time).

Purpose/Activity

To comply with valid legal requirements such as a law, regulation, search warrant, subpoena or court order; or in response to a physical threat to you or others, to protect property or defend or assert legal rights.

  • Type of data

    (a) Identity

    (b) Contact

    (c) Profile

    (d) Financial

    (e) Usage

    (f) Marketing and Communications

    (g) Technical

  • Lawful basis for processing including basis of legitimate interest

    (a) necessary for our legitimate interests (for running our business, provision of administration and IT services, network security, to prevent fraud and in the context of a business reorganisation or group restructuring exercise)

    (b) necessary to comply with a legal obligation.

LEGAL COMPULSION

In the event that we are legally compelled to disclose your personally identifiable information to a third party, we will attempt to notify you unless doing so would violate the law, court order or government instruction. Although we do not disclose your personal information to any third party (except as set out in this Notice), we sometimes receive data that is indirectly made up from your personal information from third parties whose services we use. No such information is personally identifiable to you.

GENERAL MARKETING

Vela Games does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. We may send you Vela Games-related or other direct marketing communications as permitted by law. We strive to provide you with choices regarding certain personal data uses, particularly around marketing and advertising. We have established the following personal data control mechanisms set out in paragraphs 4.5 – 4.10.

PROMOTIONAL OFFERS FROM US

We may use your Identity, Contact, Technical, Usage and Profile Data to form a view on what we think you may want or need, or what may be of interest to you. This is how we decide which services may be relevant for you (we call this marketing).

You will receive marketing communications from us if you have requested information from us, received a service from us, or if you provided us with your details have not opted out of receiving that marketing.

THIRD-PARTY MARKETING

We will get your express opt-in consent before we share your personal data with any company outside Vela Games for marketing purposes.

Third parties may advertise on our website. In doing so, those parties, their agents or other companies working for them may use technology that automatically collects information about you when their advertisement is displayed on our website.

They may also use other technology such as cookies or JavaScript to personalise the content of, and to measure the performance of their adverts.

We do not have control over these technologies or the data that these parties obtain. Accordingly, this Privacy Notice does not cover the information practices of these third parties.

INTERNET BASED ADVERTISING

We may use LinkedIn, Google Search & Display, Facebook and Twitter advertising services and as such there are tracking codes installed on our websites and mobile applications so that we can manage the effectiveness of these campaigns. We do not store any personal data within this type of tracking.

COOKIES

The Vela Games website and mobile applications uses “cookies” and third party services (including Google Analytics) to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour pattern. A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your device when you visitor our website. They allow information gathered on one web page to be stored until it is needed for use on another, allowing a website to provide you with a personalised experience and the website owner with statistics about how you use the website so that it can be improved.

Some cookies may last for a defined period of time, such as one day or until you close your browser. Others last indefinitely. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies except for strictly necessary cookies. Your web browser should allow you to delete any you choose. It also should allow you to prevent or limit their use.

Our website uses cookies. They are placed by software that operates on our servers, and by software operated by third parties whose services we use.

If you choose not to accept them, we shall not use them for your visit except to record that you have not consented to their use for any other purpose.

If you choose not to use cookies or you prevent their use through your browser settings, you will not be able to use all the functionality of our website.

We use cookies in the following ways:

  • to track how you use our website

  • to record whether you have seen specific messages we display on our website

  • to keep you signed in our site

  • to record your answers to surveys and questionnaires on our site while you complete them

  • to record the conversation thread during a live chat with our support team

We may use a third party to provide us with re-marketing services from time to time. Re-marketing involves placing a cookie on your computer when you browse our website in order to be able to serve to you an advert for our products or services when you visit some other website. If you have consented to our use of cookies, you may see advertisements for our products and services on other websites.

MAILING LISTS

We may use third party providers, such as SendGrid, to deliver promotional updates and gather statistics around email opening.

OPTING OUT

You can ask us to stop sending you marketing messages at any time by unsubscribing directly from within the marketing message, or by contacting us at [email protected] at any time.

CHANGE OF PURPOSE

We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If you wish to get an explanation as to how the processing for the new purpose is compatible with the original purpose, please contact us at [email protected]

If we need to use your personal data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.

Please note that we may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent, in compliance with the above rules, where this is required or permitted by law.

DISCLOSURES OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We may have to share your personal data with the parties set out below for the purposes set out in the table in paragraph 4 above:

  • Internal Third Parties as set out in the Glossary; and

  • External Third Parties as set out in the Glossary.

We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. We do not allow our third-party service providers to use your personal data for their own purposes and only permit them to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions.

Please contact us if you wish to obtain more information on the appropriate safeguards.

INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS

Our websites are hosted in the Netherlands and Ireland. The majority of our data processing takes place in the European Economic Area (“EEA”).

We may also use outsourced services from external third parties based outside the EEA. This type of processing of your personal data will involve a transfer of data outside the EEA.

Whenever we transfer the personal data of residents of the EEA or the United Kingdom out of the EEA or United Kingdom, as applicable, we ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded to it by ensuring at least one of the following safeguards is implemented:

  • We will only transfer your personal data to countries that have been deemed to provide an adequate level of protection for personal data by the European Commission or United Kingdom, as applicable. For further details, see European Commission: Adequacy of the protection of personal data in non-EU countries.

  • Where we use certain service providers, we may use specific contracts approved by the European Commission which give personal data the same protection it has in Europe. For further details, see European Commission: Model contracts for the transfer of personal data to third countries.

We use the following safeguards with respect to data transferred outside the European Union or United Kingdom:

  • the processor is within the same corporate group as our business or organisation and abides by the same binding corporate rules regarding data processing.

  • the data protection clauses in our contracts with data processors include transfer clauses written by or approved by a supervisory authority in the European Union or United Kingdom specifically that in the country of Ireland.

  • we comply with a code of conduct approved by a supervisory authority in the European Union specifically that in the country of Ireland.

  • we are certified under an approved certification mechanism 

  • both our organisation and the processor are public authorities between whom there is either a legally binding agreement or administrative arrangements approved by a supervisory authority in the European Union or United Kingdom relating to protection of your information

If you are a resident of the European Union, please contact us if you want further information on the specific mechanism used by us when transferring your personal data out of the EEA.

DATA SECURITY

We are committed to ensuring that the information collected about you is secure. We take reasonable measures including administrative, technical and physical procedures to protect your information from loss, theft, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.

When you are logged into your account, all Internet communication is secured using Secure Socket Layer (“SSL”) technology with high security encryption. Whenever information is transferred between us, you can check that it is done so using SSL by looking for a closed padlock symbol or other trust mark in your browser’s URL bar or toolbar.

We use security methods to determine the identity of registered users, so that appropriate rights and restrictions can be enforced for that user. Reliable verification of user identity is called authentication. We use both passwords and usernames to authenticate users. Users are responsible for maintaining their own passwords.

This high level of security can only be effective if you follow certain security practices yourself including never sharing your Account or login details with anyone. If you believe that any of your Account login details have been exposed, you can change your password at any time through our website or mobile application, but you should always also immediately contact customer service.

Transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure. We do not warrant the security of our servers, nor do we warrant that your information, including Personal Information, will be completely secure or not be intercepted while being transmitted over the Internet. Any transmission of data by you is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security structures to prevent unauthorised access.

We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable supervisory authority or other regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so.

DATA RETENTION

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorised use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.

We keep basic information about our customers (including Contact and Identity Data) for six years after our relationship with them ceases for tax and other legal purposes. If you send us information in connection with a job application, we may keep it for up to three years in case we decide to contact you at a later date. Thereafter, we and our duly authorised delegates will refrain from collecting any further personal data on you and shall take appropriate steps to dispose of any records containing your personal data, to the extent this is operationally feasible and proportionate. Otherwise, we reserve the right to delete and destroy all of the information collected about you upon termination of your Account unless you request otherwise. If agreed we shall continue to store your information, for example your transaction history, which you may require for accounting purposes.

In some circumstances you can ask us to delete your data: see below for further information.

In some circumstances we may anonymise your personal data (so that it can no longer be associated with you) for research or statistical purposes in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data.

If you are a resident of the European Union or the United Kingdom, you have the right to:

REQUEST ACCESS TO YOUR PERSONAL DATA

Commonly known as a “data subject access request”.

This enables you to receive a copy of the personal data we hold about you and to check that we are lawfully processing it.

You will not have to pay a fee to access your personal data (or to exercise any of the other rights). However, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive or excessive. Alternatively, we may refuse to comply with your request in these circumstances.

REQUEST CORRECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

This enables you to have any incomplete or inaccurate data we hold about you corrected, though we may need to verify the accuracy of the new data you provide to us.

REQUEST ERASURE OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

This enables you to ask us to delete or remove personal data where there is no good reason for us continuing to process it. You also have the right to ask us to delete or remove your personal data where you have successfully exercised your right to object to processing (see below), where we may have processed your information unlawfully or where we are required to erase your personal data to comply with local law.

Note, however, that we may not always be able to comply with your request of erasure for specific legal reasons which will be notified to you, if applicable, at the time of your request.

Removal of your personally identifiable information may limit the service we can provide to you.

OBJECT TO PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

Where we are relying on a legitimate interest (or those of a third party) and there is something about your particular situation which makes you want to object to processing on this ground as you feel it impacts on your fundamental rights and freedoms. You also have the right to object where we are processing your personal data for direct marketing purposes. In some cases, we may demonstrate that we have a compelling legitimate ground to process your information which overrides your rights and freedoms.

Objection to our processing of your personal data may limit the service we can provide to you.

REQUEST RESTRICTION OF PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA.

This enables you to ask us to suspend the processing of your personal data in the following scenarios:

if you want us to establish the data’s accuracy;

where our use of the data is unlawful but you do not want us to erase it;

where you need us to hold the data even if we no longer require it as you need it to establish, exercise or defend legal claims; or

you have objected to our use of your data but we need to verify whether we have overriding legitimate grounds to use it.

REQUEST THE TRANSFER OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA TO YOU OR TO A THIRD PARTY.

We will provide to you, or a third party you have chosen, your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.

Note that this right only applies to automated information which you initially provided consent for us to use or where we used the information to perform a contract with you.

RIGHT TO WITHDRAW CONSENT

You have the right to withdraw consent at any time: where we are relying on consent to process your personal data. However, this will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdraw your consent.

If you withdraw your consent, we may not be able to provide certain offerings to you. In addition, we may be required to continue to hold your personal data to fulfil legal and regulatory obligations. We will advise you if this is the case at the time you withdraw your consent.

If you are a resident of the European Union or the United Kingdom and would like to exercise any of the above rights, please contact us at [email protected] with your request.

We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity, your residence status, and ensure your right to access your personal data (or to exercise any of your other rights). This is a security measure to ensure that personal data is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it. We may also contact you to ask you for further information in relation to your request to speed up our response.

We try to respond to all legitimate requests within one month. Occasionally it may take us longer than a month if your request is particularly complex or you have made a number of requests. In this case, we will notify you and keep you updated.

GLOSSARY

LAWFUL BASIS

Legitimate Interest means the interest of our business in conducting and managing our business to enable us to give you the best offering and the best and most secure experience; we make sure we consider and balance any potential impact on you (both positive and negative) and your rights before we process your personal data for our legitimate interests; we do not use your personal data for activities where our interests are overridden by the impact on you (unless we have your consent or are otherwise required or permitted to by law); If you are a resident of the European Union or the United Kingdom, you can obtain further information about how we assess our legitimate interests against any potential impact on you in respect of specific activities by contacting us at [email protected].

Performance of Contract means processing your data where it is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party or to take steps at your request before entering into such a contract.

Comply with a legal or regulatory obligation means processing your personal data where it is necessary for compliance with a legal or regulatory obligation that we are subject to.

INTERNAL THIRD PARTIES

Means:

  • any member of our group of companies, including subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries where it is necessary to allow us to provide a full service to you where other companies within our group perform components of the full service offering. These other services include customer support, anti-money laundering, settlements and internal audit.

  • Service Providers: We may disclose information to the extent necessary with contractors, service providers and third parties who perform functions on our behalf in order to support our Services. This may include fraud prevention and verification service providers, financial institutions, processors, payment card associations and other entities that are part of the payment and collections process.

EXTERNAL THIRD PARTIES

Means:

  • service providers based in or outside of the EEA who provide IT, system administration services, fraud prevention and verification service providers, financial institutions, software services, processors, payment card associations and other entities that are part of the payment and collections process, cloud storage services, etc.

  • professional advisers acting as processors or controllers including lawyers, bankers, auditors and insurers based in the EEA who provide consultancy, banking, legal, insurance and accounting services;

  • the Revenue Commissioners, regulators and other authorities which require reporting of processing activities in certain circumstances;

  • third parties to whom we may choose to sell, transfer, or merge parts of our business or our assets; alternatively, we may seek to acquire other businesses or merge with them; if a change happens to our business, then the new owners or newly acquired businesses may use your personal data in the same way as set out in this Privacy Notice; 

  • and third parties who we partner with for advertising campaigns, contests, special offers or other events or activities in connection with our Services, unless you choose to opt out of such communications.

  • If you have enabled features or functionality that connect the Service to a third-party platform or social media network (such as by logging in to the Service using your account with the third-party, providing your API key or similar access token for the Service to a third party, or otherwise linking your account with the Service to a third party’s services), we may disclose the personal information that you authorized us to share. We do not control the third party’s use of your personal information. 

  • Other users and the public.  Your profile and other user-generated content may be visible to other users of the Service and the public. For example, other users of the Service or the public may have access to your information if you chose to make your profile or other personal information available to them through the Service, such as when you provide comments, reviews, survey responses, or share other content.   This information can be seen, collected and used by others, including being cached, copied, screen captured or stored elsewhere by others (e.g., search engines), and we are not responsible for any such use of information.

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