Golfnet Privacy & Cookie Policy

The Golfing Union Of Ireland and Irish Ladies Golf Union are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors and this policy sets out how we will treat your personal information.

The GUI and ILGU operate www.golfnet.ie .  This page informs you of our policies regarding the collections, use and disclosure of personal information we receive from users of the site. 

1. What information do we collect?

We may collect, store and use the following kinds of personal data:

• Information that you provide to us for the purpose of registering with us (including name, email address, contact numbers, and postal address) 
• Information that you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to our website services, email notifications and/or newsletters
• Any other information that you choose to send to us.

2. Cookies

In order to enable us to provide you with personalised browsing experience, Golfnet uses ‘cookie; information collection technology.
A cookie consists of information sent by a web server to a web browser, and stored by the browser. The information is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. This enables the web server to identify and track the web browser.  For example ‘cookies’ can make it possible for Golfnet to automatically login registered users.

We may send a cookie which may be stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. We may use the information we obtain from the cookie in the administration of this website, to improve the website's usability and for marketing purposes. We may also use that information to recognise your computer when you visit our website, and to personalise our website for you.

We may use Google Analytics to analyse the use of this website. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies, which are stored on users' computers. The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the website. Google will store this information. Google's privacy policy is available at: http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html 

Most browsers allow you to reject all cookies, whilst some browsers allow you to reject just third party cookies. For example, in Internet Explorer you can refuse all cookies by clicking "Tools", "Internet Options", "Privacy", and selecting "Block all cookies" using the sliding selector. Blocking all cookies will, however, have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites, including this one.

3. Using your personal information

The GUI & ILGU uses the information it collects primarily to understand your needs, provide you with better services, and deliver the specific service or information you have requested. 

We may use your personal information to:
a) administer the website;
b) improve your browsing experience by personalising the website;
c) enable your use of the services available on the website;
d) send you email notifications which you have specifically requested;
e) send to you our newsletter and other marketing communications relating to our business or the businesses of carefully-selected third parties which we think may be of interest to you by email or similar technology (you can inform us at any time if you no longer require marketing communications);
f) provide third parties with statistical information about our users - but this information will not be used to identify any individual user;
g) deal with enquiries and complaints made by or about you relating to the website;

Where you submit personal information for publication on our website, we will publish and otherwise use that information in accordance with the license you grant to us.

We will not without your express consent provide your personal information to any third parties for the purpose of direct marketing.

4. Links to other websites

Our website may contain links, banners or advertisements to other websites.  When you click on such links, banners or advertisements, the privacy policy of the websites to which you are linked to will govern the use of your information collected on such sites.  The GUI or ILGU does not have access to or control over any technologies or practices that may be used by a third party.

This privacy policy applies solely to the information collected by Golfnet.  We encourage our users to read the privacy statement of each and every website after leaving our website through such links/banners to establish how such third party organisations use your information.

5. Children

Children may not provide any personal information (including name, email address, phone number or any other information that others could contact them directly) without verifiable parental consent.  The GUI or ILGU does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 18 or knowingly allow such persons to register for any of our services. Consent forms are available on request to the GUI and ILGU below.

In the event the GUI or ILGU learns that personal information has been collected without verification of parental consent, the information will be deleted as soon as possible. 

6. Disclosures

We may disclose information about you to any of our employees, officers, as reasonably necessary for the purposes as set out in this privacy policy.

In addition, we may disclose your personal information:

(a) To the extent that we are required to do so by law;
(b) In connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings;
(c) In order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights
Except as provided in this privacy policy, we will not provide your information to third parties.

7, Security of your personal information

We will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information.  Data transmission over the internet is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.

We will store all the personal information you provide on our secure (password- and firewall- protected) servers. 
You ar​e responsible for keeping your password and user details confidential. We will not ask you for your password (except when you login to obtain your handicap records).

8. Individual Rights
You have the right to request a copy of the information we hold about you. If you would like a copy of this information, please email us on information@gui.ie or info@ilgu.ie.
This will be provided to you in a portable, machine readable commonly used format. 

We want to make sure that your personal information is accurate and up to date you may ask us to correct or erase information that you think is inaccurate. 

9. Change information

You can access, view and change your preferences, profile and other information by visiting www.golfnet.ie 

10. Policy amendments

We keep our privacy policy under regular review and will place any updates on our website. This privacy policy was last updated on 23rd May 2018. 

Contact Us

Both the GUI & ILGU welcomes your questions and comments about privacy.  Please feel free to contact us for any reason, including a request to be added or taken off marketing lists or to prevent sharing your personal information with third parties in the following ways:

• Email: information@gui.ie or info@ilgu.ie
• Call: 01 505 4000 or 01 293 4833
• Write: 

Golfing Union of Ireland Irish Ladies Golf Union
Carton Demesne                103 – 105 Q House
Maynooth                 76 Furze Road
Co. Kildare                 Sandyford Industrial Estate
                                ​Dublin 18​



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