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Privacy and Cookies

Our policy and how it affects your privacy

Purpose and Objectives for Keeping Data

We collect data as a legitimate interest in order to aid us in providing best possible service to our clients, suppliers and contractors, in order:

To establish contact, keep in touch with and maintain lists of Music West members, course participants, tutors, donors, and music lovers everywhere so far as this is fair and reasonable; to alert them of courses, concerts, events at Music West

To retain such contact information as is necessary on members, suppliers and contractors

To advise individuals at regular intervals that they may update and/or seek removal from such lists

We will never share your information with other organisations without your express permission

Further Information

What information is collected?

Individuals’ contact details (name/address/phone/email); detail of instrument and standard; payments made and due; Membership and any other information supplied on the membership form

Who collects it?

Member Secretary and other members of Music West Management structure

How is it collected, and how stored?

From Members and those applying to attend courses and events; stored electronically on Music West database and Cloud (suitably encrypted), also hard copies may be retained (stored securely)

Why collected, and how used?

To enable, and to provide clients with, efficient administration and communication of courses, concerts, meetings, events; to compile statistics as required; retained until removal requested

Who will information be shared with?

No one externally, except name/instrument/standard to contracted tutors to assist in courses or ensembles, or as may be required by government, law enforcement agencies and tax authorities. We also use the email platform Zoho to store your email address to enable effective communication.

What will be the effect of this on the individual concerned?  

The opportunity to remain in contact with Music West, to communicate and to receive up-to-date information about our activities

Is the intended use likely to cause individuals to object or complain?

No. Individuals have the right to view, update and to request removal of information at any time by contacting info@musicwest.ie

What is a cookie?

When you visit any web site, the server (where the web site lives) asks your browser if you will accept one or more small text files known as cookies.  The text in the file helps the server keep track of what requests come from what user.

Do we use cookies?

We do not use cookies on our websites. We do keep track of visitor numbers and patterns of visitor activity via internal statistics on our site

Does this affect my privacy?

We do not attach any identifying or personal information to any internal statistics, and we do not allow any third parties to access any of the information.