This privacy policy sets out how Making Faces uses and protects any information that you give Making Faces when you use this website and engage with us at any time.

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Making Faces is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

Making Faces may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 24/05/2018.

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WHAT WE COLLECT

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We may collect the following information:

- Name and address

- Contact information including email address and phone number

- Demographic information such as postcode

- Other relevant information so we can fulfil our services

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Note: If you are aged 18 or under, please get your parent/guardian’s permission before you provide any personal information to us. Users without this consent are not allowed to provide us with personal information.

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What we do with the information we gather

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We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

•          Internal record keeping.

•          We may use the information to improve our products and services.

•          From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for specific information regarding our services. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail.

To fulfil our business obligations with you and request payments you must provide us with certain information, such as your name, email address, postal address and payment information. You may choose to provide us with this information through our website, by phone/email, or in our store.

 

SECURITY

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We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. Our premises on Pearse St. is fully alarmed with 24 hour surveillance from Eircom Phonewatch. We have security cameras fitted both inside and outside our premises. We may use this camera footage from time to time in order to meet requested from An Garda Siochana. Footage can be stored for up to 3 months.  

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HOW WE USE COOKIES

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A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

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LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

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Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

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YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

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You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

 

Your contact phone number may be used to send you texts about your appointment only.

 

Your name, phone number, email, and address may be stored in our appointment books for up to 4 years. This information is stored in a fully alarmed premises at all times.

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Whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website your information will not be used for marketing purposes. You do not need to select any preferences on our website to opt out of marketing emails.

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you text messages about your appointment.

This website may contain hyperlinks to websites owned and operated by third parties. These third-party websites have their own privacy policies, including cookies. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the privacy practices of such third-party websites and your use of such websites is at your own risk.

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You may request details of personal information which we hold about you. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to Making Faces, Unit 1, Willow House, Pearse St, Gorey, Co Wexford, Y25PH24, Wexford, Ireland.

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If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

 

WHO DO WE SHARE DATA WITH?

 

We may disclose your personal information to any company or other corporate entity under the control and direction of Making Faces.

We reserve the right to access and disclose personal data to comply with applicable laws and lawful government requests, to operate our systems properly and to protect both ourselves and our users.

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We may also use service providers to help us run the Website or services available on the Website. Any third parties who access your data in the course of providing services on our behalf are subject to strict contractual restrictions to ensure that your data is protected, in compliance with data protection legislation. Our website is designed and managed internally.

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If we sell or merge our business, we may disclose your information as part of that transaction, only to the extent permitted by law. We may collect use, retain, and share your information if we have a good faith belief that it is reasonably necessary to: (a) respond to a legal process or to government requests; (b) enforce our agreements, terms and policies; (c) prevent, investigate, and address fraud and other illegal activity, security, or technical issues; or (d) protect the rights, property, and safety of our customer, or others.  We will not transfer your information outside the EU unless required to do so for legal reasons.

 

HOW TO CONTACT US

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For purposes of EU data protection law, we, Making Faces are the data controller of your personal information. If you have any questions or concerns, you may contact us by email at makingfacesgorey@gmail.com. Alternatively, you can send us a mail us at: Making Faces, Unit 1, Willow House, Pearse St, Gorey, Co Wexford, Y25PH24, Wexford, Ireland. Our contact number for queries is (087) 444 7304. Making Faces is a registered business name in the Republic of Ireland.