Privacy Policy for Weave Bloom
At Weave Bloom, fostering community and preserving artisan skills are at the heart of what we do. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, protect, and share information gathered through our site, which showcases artisan crafts, announces workshop schedules, facilitates membership applications, and promotes community engagement with traditional and modern artisan skills. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
1. Who We Are
Weave Bloom is a social programs and arts education entity focused on community workshops, artisan skill development, collaborative art projects, and cultural heritage preservation. Our registered address is: 14 Merchant's Arch, Temple Bar, Dublin, D02 X402, 🇮🇪. You can contact us at +353 1 555 0192 or [email protected].
2. Information We Collect
We collect different types of information from and about users of our site, including:
- Personal Data You Provide: This includes information you provide when you register for workshops, apply for membership, make inquiries, or participate in other site activities. This may include your name, email address, postal address, phone number, payment information (processed securely by third-party payment providers, not stored by us directly), and any other information you choose to provide in your communications.
- Information We Collect Automatically: As you navigate through and interact with our site, we may use automatic data collection technologies to gather certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. This includes details of your visits to our site, including traffic data, location data, logs, and other communication data; and information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type. This data is primarily for statistical purposes and does not identify any individual.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our site. These are small files placed on your device that help us remember your preferences, understand how you interact with our site, and improve its functionality. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this service may then be inaccessible or not function properly.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:
- To provide, operate, and maintain our online platform and the services it offers.
- To process your workshop registrations, membership applications, and payment transactions.
- To communicate with you, including to send you information about workshops, events, news, or to respond to your inquiries.
- To personalize your experience on our site and to deliver content and product offerings relevant to your interests.
- To improve our site, programs, and services through analytics and understanding user behavior.
- To ensure the security of our site and to detect and prevent fraud or unlawful activities.
- To comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms and conditions.
4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
We process your personal data based on the following legal bases:
- Consent: Where you have given explicit consent for us to process your personal data for a specific purpose (e.g., subscribing to our newsletter). You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
- Contractual Necessity: Where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract (e.g., processing workshop registrations).
- Legal Obligation: Where processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject.
- Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by Weave Bloom or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms. Our legitimate interests include improving our services, operating our site efficiently, and promoting our programs.
5. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal data to outside parties for their marketing purposes. We may share your information with:
- Service Providers: Third-party vendors and service providers we engage to perform functions on our behalf, such as website hosting, payment processing, email delivery, and analytics. These parties are contractually obligated to keep your data confidential and to use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
- Legal Requirements: If required to do so by law, court order, or governmental regulation, or if we believe in good faith that such action is necessary to comply with legal processes, protect our rights or property, or ensure the safety of our users or the public.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your personal data may be transferred to the acquiring entity.
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data, and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.
7. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR)
Under GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
- The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
- The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].
8. Data Security
We have implemented suitable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. This includes using secure protocols for data transmission, regularly backing up data, and access controls for internal systems. While we strive to protect your personal data, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
9. Third-Party Websites
Our site may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
10. Children's Privacy
Our site is not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 16. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, your data, or would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please contact us:
- By email: [email protected]
- By phone: +353 1 555 0192
- By post: Weave Bloom, 14 Merchant's Arch, Temple Bar, Dublin, D02 X402, 🇮🇪