Website Privacy Policy

Last updated: [Wednesday 4th September 2024]

1. Introduction

Welcome to Euro Climbing News (“Company,” “we,” “our,” “us”). We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.euroclimbing.news (the “Site”). Please read this policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

2. Data Controller

For the purposes of data protection laws, the data controller is Euro Climbing News Ltd, registered in the UK with a registered office at 119 Barrington Rd, Worthing, BN12 4RP. Our registration number with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is ZB745910.

3. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following data about you:

- Personal Identification Information: Name, email address, phone number, etc.

- Technical Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, device type, and other technology on the devices you use to access the Site.

- Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, products, and services.

- Marketing and Communications Data: Your preferences in receiving marketing from us and your communication preferences.

4. How We Collect Your Information

We collect information in the following ways:

- Direct Interactions: You may provide us with your personal data when you fill in forms on our website or correspond with us by phone, email, or otherwise.

- Automated Technologies: As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns.

- Third Parties or Publicly Available Sources: We may receive personal data about you from various third parties and public sources.

5. How We Use Your Information

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

- To Provide Services: To manage your requests and provide you with the services you request.

- Marketing: To send you updates, promotional materials, and other information that may be of interest to you.

- Improvement and Personalization: To improve our website, products, or services, and provide a personalized experience.

- Legal Obligations: To comply with legal or regulatory requirements.

6. Legal Basis for Processing Your Data

We rely on the following legal bases to process your data:

- Consent: When you have given us clear consent to process your personal data for a specific purpose.

- Contractual Necessity: Where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract we have with you or to take steps at your request before entering into such a contract.

- Legal Obligation: Where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.

- Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests or those of a third party, provided that your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.

7. Sharing Your Information

We may share your personal data with:

- Service Providers: Third-party service providers who perform functions on our behalf (e.g., payment processing, analytics).

- Compliance with Laws: We may disclose your personal data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

- Business Transfers: In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business.

8. International Transfers

Your personal data may be transferred to, stored, and processed in a country other than your own. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.

9. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

10. Data Retention

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

11. Your Data Protection Rights

Under the UK GDPR and the EU GDPR, you have the following rights:

- Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.

- Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.

- Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

- Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

- Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

- Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

- Right to Withdraw Consent: If we are processing your personal data based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided in the "Contact Us" section below.

12. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.

For detailed information on the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them, please refer to our Cookie Policy (link to our cookie policy).

13. Third-Party Links

Our website 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 website, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.

14. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect data relating to children. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in response to changing legal, technical, or business developments. When we update our Privacy Policy, we will take appropriate measures to inform you, consistent with the significance of the changes we make. We will obtain your consent to any material Privacy Policy changes if and where this is required by applicable data protection laws.

You can see when this Privacy Policy was last updated by checking the "Last updated" date displayed at the top of this policy.

16. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us at:

Euro Climbing News Ltd

119 Barrington Rd, Worthing, UK, BN12 4RP

Email: euroclimbingnews@gmail.com  

ICO Registration Number ZB745910 

17. Complaints

If you are a resident of the UK or the EU and you feel that we have not adequately addressed your concerns, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority. For the UK, this is the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). For other EU member states, please contact your local data protection authority.

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ICO Contact Information (for UK residents):  

Information Commissioner’s Office  

Wycliffe House  

Water Lane  

Wilmslow  

Cheshire  

SK9 5AF  

Telephone: 0303 123 1113  

Website: https://ico.org.uk