Privacy Policy –  Laois Taste

What We Do

The Laois Producers are dedicated to creating the best and most innovative products that make Laois a top food destination.

Laois TASTE was founded in 2019 as a collaborative effort between Laois Food & Drinks Producers, Laois County Council, Local Enterprise Office Laois and Laois Partnership to support and promote local provenance, quality, growth and development of the Laois food sector.

Laois Taste gathers and processes your personal information in accordance with this privacy notice and in compliance with the relevant data protection Regulation and law. This notice provides you with the necessary information regarding your rights and obligations, and explains how, why and when we collect and process your personal data. Laois Taste is available at info@laoistaste.ie

Information We Collect

Laois Taste processes your personal information to meet our legal, statutory and contractual obligations and to provide you with our products and services. We will never collect any unnecessary personal data from you and do not process your information in any way, other than already specified in this notice.

The personal data that we may collect is –

  • Name
  • Home Address
  • Personal Email
  • Business Email
  • Home Telephone Number
  • Work Telephone Number
  • Mobile Telephone Number

Information may be collected in the following ways: –

  • In person verbally at Point of Sale
  • By our Website
  • By phone
  • By email
  • By SMS
  • By employment CV’s

How We Use Your Personal Data

Laois Taste takes your privacy very seriously and will never disclose, share or sell your data without your consent, unless required to do so by law. We only retain your data for as long as is necessary and for the purposes specified in this notice. Where you have consented to us providing you with promotional offers and marketing, you are free to withdraw consent at any time.

The purposes and reasons for processing your personal data are detailed below: –

  • We collect your personal data in the performance of a contract or to provide a service and to ensure that orders are completed and can be sent out to your preferred address
  • We collect and store your personal data as part of our legal obligation for business accounting and tax purposes 

Where your data is stored

We store your data on secure servers in the European Economic Area (EEA) (except for data that we gather when you sign up to our email alerts).

Some of our suppliers are based outside the EEA. We have strict controls over how and why your data can be accessed.

By submitting your personal data, you agree to this.

Keeping your data secure

Sending information over the internet is generally not completely secure, and we can’t guarantee the security of your data while it’s in transit.

Any data you send is at your own risk.

We have procedures and security features in place to keep your data secure once we receive it.

Your Rights

You have the right to access any personal information that Laois Taste processes about you and to request information about: –

  • What personal data we hold about you
  • The purposes of the processing
  • The categories of personal data concerned
  • The recipients to whom the personal data has/will be disclosed
  • How long we intend to store your personal data for
  • If we did not collect the data directly from you, information about the source

Sharing and Disclosing Your Personal Information

We do not share or disclose any of your personal information without your consent, other than for the purposes specified in this notice or where there is a legal requirement. Laois Taste uses all the appropriate confidentiality and security measures to ensure data protection compliance.

Safeguarding Measures

Laois Taste takes your privacy seriously and we take every reasonable measure and precaution to protect and secure your personal data. We work hard to protect you and your information from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or destruction and have several layers of security measures in place, including: – SSL, encryptions, practices, authentication.

Consequences of Not Providing Your Data

You are not obligated to provide your personal information to Laois Taste, however, as this information is required for [us to provide you with our services/deliver your products], we will not be able to offer some/all of our products or services without it.

How Long We Keep Your Data

Laois Taste retains your personal data for as long as necessary to provide you with our services as our client. Laois Taste are required under tax laws to keep your personal data for 6 years, Accounting records for a period of 6 years after the end of the financial year and insurance records for a period of 10 years. 

Contact information Laois Taste

Email: info@laoistaste.ie

Changes to our privacy notice

Laois Taste may change this notice from time to time. All changes will be posted and updated here. We advise you to check back here frequently to review the most current version of this notice.