Privacy Policy for The Hardware Show
At The Hardware Show, accessible from https://thehardwareshow.ie, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document specifies the types of information that is collected and recorded by us and how we use it.
If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.
This Privacy Policy complies fully with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) standards, ensuring complete transaparency regarding your digital footprint, user rights, and data storage limits.
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
We act as the verified Data Controller for your information under applicable law.
Our legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Information we collect and the specific context in which we collect the information:
- We need to perform a contract with you
- You have given us permission to do so (e.g., via our cookie consent banner)
- Processing your personal information is in our legitimate interests
- We need to comply with the law
We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.
Log Files
The Hardware Show follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.
Your Data Protection Rights Under GDPR
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.
If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us at info@thehardwareshow.ie.
In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:
- The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you: Whenever made possible, you can access, update or request deletion of your Personal Data by contacting us.
- The right of rectification: You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.
- The right to object: You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data using legitimate interest as the legal processing basis.
- The right of restriction: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information (e.g. while we verify the accuracy of your data).
- The right to data portability: You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format.
- The right to withdraw consent: You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where we relied on your consent to process your personal information. Withdrawing your consent does not affect the lawfulness of our processing based on such consent before its withdrawal.
Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests. We will try to respond to all legitimate requests within one month.
You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).
Data Transfers Outside the EEA
We and our third-party service providers (such as analytics, hosting providers, or marketing partners) may process or transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Whenever we transfer your personal data out of the EEA, we ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded to it utilizing standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission.
Children's Information
Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.
The Hardware Show does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
