Last updated 25 July 2026
Who are we?
We are a not for profit community based football club whose membership include academy ( cubs), junior boys, junior girls, seniors.
Ardmore Rovers FC.
Ballywaltrim Recreational Park
For data protection queries, please contact Data Protection Officer: [email protected]
What information do we collect?
Information you provide to us: We collect personal information when you voluntarily provide us with such information in the course of using our website. For example, when you subscribe to notifications for our blog, if you make an enquiry through our website, or contact us in any other way, we will keep a copy of your communications with us. Information collected when you or your children join the club: We may process your personal information and players information when you or your child joins the club such as name, address and date of birth. We will hold your contact information for the purposes of keeping you informed of training or matches and club related matters. We do not hold card payment data. This is through a 3rd Party Merchant Account Service (Stripe).
Information we automatically collect: We may also collect certain technical information by automatic means when you visit our website, such as IP address, browser type and operating system, referring URLs, your use of our website, and other clickstream data. We collect this information automatically through the use of various technologies, such as cookies. Information we process : When you or your child joins the club, they may join a team that is entered into a football league such as the DDSL. This league is mandated by the FAI and your data which we collect is shared with that league and governing body. The league administrators and FAI also have responsibility for the collection and processing of this data on their systems. Please refer directly to their privacy policies to find out more about how such information is handled by them.
How do we use that information?
We use your information in the following ways:
- To deal with your inquiries, requests
- To provide information to you on fixtures, matches and general club and league information
- To communicate directly with you about important updates
- To register players and teams with the league, players name, date of birth for example are a
required in this respect.
Data Security
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information. We limit access to personal information about you to our key volunteers who we believe reasonably need to come into contact with that information. No method of transmission over the Internet, method of electronic storage or other security methods are one hundred percent secure. Although, while we strive to use all reasonable efforts to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Third Party Processors
We do not sell or trade your personal information to third parties. We engage certain subprocessors that process certain categories of personal data submitted to us.
These subprocessors are listed below and may be updated from time to time:
Name: Clubforce
Location: Galway, Ireland
Purpose: Payment Processor
Name: Google G Suite
Location: USA
Purpose: Our internal support email provider.
Name: WhatsApp
Location: USA
Purpose: Our messaging platform.
Third Party Links
Our Website contains links to third party websites. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of any such third party. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of such third parties to determine how they handle any information they separately collect from you. Please be aware that we do not warn you when you choose to click through to another website when using the Service.
Data Retention
We retain your personal information as long as you a member of the club. We may, however, retain personal information for an additional period as is permitted or required under applicable laws, for legal, tax, or regulatory reasons, or for legitimate and lawful purposes.
Your Rights
You have the right to access a copy of the personal information we hold about you, or to request the correction, amendment, or deletion of such information where it is inaccurate or processed in violation of EU Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC (GDPR). We will consider and respond to your request in accordance with GDPR. You may opt-out of any data processing materially different from those that are set out in this Privacy Policy. Where sensitive personal information is involved, we will always obtain your express opt-in consent to do such things. You have the right to lodge a complaint to us regarding the processing of data. If you are not satisfied with our response, you then have to right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority listed below.
Changes To Our Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time. If we make changes, we will post them and will indicate on this page the policy’s new effective date.
Supervisory Authority
Ireland: Data Protection Commissioner
Office of the Data Protection Commission
Website: www.dataprotection.ie
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 1890 252 231
Contact Us
If you have questions or need to contact us about this Privacy Policy, please email our Data Protection team at Data Protection Officer: [email protected]
