Privacy & Cookies

LINKS TO OTHER SITES

We may provide links to other web sites that we believe might offer you useful information and services. However, those sites may not follow the same Privacy Policy. Therefore, we are not responsible for the Privacy Policies or the actions of any third parties, including without limitation, any website owners whose sites may be reached through this website. We urge you to contact the relevant parties controlling these third-party sites or accessing their online policies for the relevant information about their data collection practices and privacy policies before submitting any personal information or other sensitive data.


CHILDREN'S PRIVACY AND PARENTAL CONSENT

Please be aware that we have not designed this website for, and we do not intend for it to be used by, anyone under the age of 18 years. Accordingly, this website should not be used by anyone under the age of 18 years. Our Privacy Policy prohibits us from accepting users who are under the age of 18 years. We specifically request that persons under the age of 18 years do not use this website or submit or post information to the website. Should we inadvertently acquire personal information or other data from users under the age of 18 years, we will not knowingly provide this data to any third party for any purpose whatsoever, and any subsequent disclosure would be since the user under age 18 years used the website and submitted personal information without solicitation by or permission from us.

OUR LEGAL BASIS FOR USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA

Whenever we requestor process your personal data, we must have a legal basis to do so. We will only request and obtain information from you under the following circumstances:

  1. Performance of our contract with you
    We process your personal data to be able to provide you with the very best customer experience in terms of products or services that we have agreed with you.
  2. Compliance with our legal obligations
    We are required to process your personal data to comply with various legal and regulatory obligations, for example complying with our obligations under Company law to retain records of transactions.
  3. Where you provide consent
    We may, at times, request your consent to process your personal data for specific reasons. For example, send you newsletters with special offers or services that we believe may be of interest to you.
  4. Legitimate interest
    We will process your personal data to help us to conduct our business in a responsible and commercially prudent manner. Activities carried out on this basis include premises security through CCTV, analysis of customer transactional data to help us develop new products and services, and direct marketing of our products and services. When we process your personal data in our own interests, we will always ensure that there is a fair balance between our interests and your rights and freedoms.
  5. Sharing your personal data
    We will share your personal data within Ballymaloe House Hotel and with third parties where required for business, legal and regulatory purposes, including with: trusted third parties who perform services for us, including IT providers, Booking Agents, Travel Agents, or other services for Highbank Orchards.

Statutory, Regulatory and Law enforcement authorities, as required by law. Where such third parties operate     internationally, we will take steps to ensure that any transfer of your personal data outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) is managed carefully in full compliance with applicable data protection law.