Celtic Zone’s Privacy Policy

Celtic Zone is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This policy and any other documents referred to in it, set out the basis for which any personal data we collect from you or that you provide to us, will be processed by us only.

Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. We keep certain basic information when you visit our website and recognise the importance of keeping that information secure and letting you know what we will do with it.

For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the Act), the data controller is [Celtic zone] Maintained by [Celtic Zone] Registered in the Republic of Ireland under registration number 531943

This policy only applies to our site, if you leave our site via a link or otherwise, you will be subject to the privacy policy of that website’s provider. We have no control over their policy or terms of using their website. You should check their policy and full documentation before continuing to access the site.

Information we may collect from You

We may collect and process the following data about you:

• Information that you provide by filling in forms on our site [Celticzone.ie]. This includes information provided at the time of registering to use our site, subscribing to our services or requesting further services. We may also ask you for information when you report a problem with our site.
• If you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence.
• Occasionally, we may also ask you to complete surveys that we use for research purposes, although you do not have to respond to them.
• Details of your visits to our site including but not limited to: traffic data, location data, weblogs, operating system, browser usage and other communication data, whether this is required for our own billing purposes or otherwise and the resources that you access.

We will never Sell to or Share your details with marketing companies or any third parties; unless your data is requested by the law enforcement to comply with the Irish law.

Our Anti Spam Policy

Celtic Zone has a Zero Tolerance policy for all types of spam, spammers email addresses will be blocked, their IP addresses will be banned and spammers will be prosecuted if necessary. This rule applies to all Users (No Exceptions).

Definition of Spam

Spam is unsolicited communications in the form of email, private messaging, forum posts, listings or comments. Directed to people not personally known to you including but not limited to junk mail, chain letters, unsolicited bulk email, unapproved commercial advertising or otherwise any email sent that Celtic Zone reasonably believes constitutes Spam, based on applicable laws and industry practices.

Personal Details

• In some sections of our website your username and some of your personal information will be displayed publicly on our website, by registering on our website you agree to display such information, we will never sell or otherwise share your personal details including but not limited to (email address, personal photos, your profile details, your activities, etc) with any third party.
• By submitting reviews on our website, you grant us a perpetual, royalty-free licence to republish any material you submit to us in any format. And you agree only to submit your postings for publication if you own the copyright of this material or at least to have written permission from the copyright owner. Any personal details you provided in the reviews will be published, if you don't wish to share such details please refrain from submitting such personal information.
• Providing false/misleading information during or after the registration process will lead to your account being limited or terminated.
• If you submit a Business or a Listing, Other Customers may contact you using the contact form or the email address entered in the listing. In such a case, your Business email address will not be displayed publicly.

Use of Cookies & IP Address

We may collect information about your computer including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type for system administration. This is statistical data about our Customers browsing actions and patterns and does not identify any individual. We will not collect personal information in this way.

Cookies are very small text files stored on your hard drive, when visiting a website like ours; they uniquely identify your computer and allow our website to improve security.

We may obtain information about your general internet usage by using these cookie files. They contain information which helps us to improve our site and to provide you with a better and more personalised service to enhance your experience on our website. They enable us:

• To estimate our audience size and usage pattern.
• To store information about your preferences and so allow us to customise our site according to your individual interests.
• To speed up your searches.
• To recognise you when you return to our site.

You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our site. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you log on to our website.

Emails and Newsletters

We may contact you occasionally if you have subscribed to our newsletter, account administration, marketing or promotional purposes. If you no longer wish to be contacted please follow the unsubscribe instructions provided in any of our emails or email us to remove your email from our mailing list.

Phishing

One of the main cyber crimes which have been widespread in the recent times is Phishing, where the hackers and spammers send out legitimate-looking email in an attempt to gather personal and financial information from the victims.

Usually, the messages appear to come from a legitimate source, Celtic Zone will NEVER ask you for any personal or financial details in an email, additionally, you are highly advised to check the links you click in any emails to make sure that the website's address is correct and it is not a scam.

Phishing and identity theft are great concerns to Celtic Zone, if you suspect that your account has been compromised in any way, please change your password and if you have any concerns please contact us immediately.

Where we store your personal data

The data that we collect from you may be transferred to and stored at a destination outside the European Economic Area ("EEA"). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who works for us or for one of our suppliers. Such staff maybe engaged in, among other things the fulfilment of your order, the processing of your payment details and the provision of support services. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.

All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers. Any payment transactions will be encrypted and processed securely by our partners such as Paypal & Stripe; we don’t keep your credit card details on our servers.

Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

Uses made of the information

We use information held about you in the following ways:

• To ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer.
• To provide you with information, products or services that you request from us or which we feel may interest you, where you have consented to be contacted for such purposes.
• To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us.
• To allow you to participate in interactive features of our service when you choose to do so.
• To notify you about changes to our service.

Disclosure of your information

We may disclose your personal information to third parties if:

• We are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
• Occasionally, we may employ third-party companies and individuals to maintain our servers. These third parties have access to your Personal Information only to perform these tasks on Celtic Zone’s behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
• Celtic Zone may transfer, sell or otherwise share its assets including your profile's details, in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization or sale of assets or in the event of bankruptcy, in such a case you will be notified and have the choice to opt out of such a transfer.

Your rights 

You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. We will usually ask for your permission (before collecting your data) if we intend to use your data for such purposes or if we intend to disclose your information to any third party for legal purposes. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by checking certain boxes on the forms we use to collect your data. You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting us using the online form.

Our site contains links to and from the websites of our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for them. Please check those policies before you submit any personal data to those websites.

Personal User’s Communication Safety

• Your password is your responsibility, should be stored safely by you and not shared with anyone. In the event of forgetting your password; please go to the login link and will have the option to reset it.
• Preference of username is, of course, an Individual choice, however, most Customers choose a fictitious name, as this is better for personal security and to assist in the prevention of Identity theft.
• We expect Member names not be of rude/offensive content and suggest that the communication between Members should always be done via the Celtic Zone website to avoid revelation of your personal e-mail address.
• Whatever information you insert into your Ad is displayed for all Customers to view, so it is a good idea to double check the ad before submission, as we prefer not to change the content or amend it on your behalf.
• Communication with others and content of the ada as listed by the Customer is not the responsibility of Celtic Zone, nor do we accept liability for such. We would strongly suggest when placing an ad not to reveal personal details such as home phone number, address or e-mail address for user safety and security. When contacting another Customer and you wish to exchange details in a private message be cautious and if exchanging numbers use a mobile. Please remember you are responsible for what you write and of any related consequences. All Ads are in public view; we accept no responsibility as a result of any ads you place or any transactions between Customers. If you are placing a Video; be aware this may reveal such things as Gender, ethnic origin, religion, or sexual orientation. We do reserve the right to remove any offensive posts, Videos and in exceptional circumstances close a Customer account if our terms and conditions are not met.
• You agree that due to the general security online we cannot guarantee any information you send to us is 100% secure and you accept the responsibility of doing so at your own risk; as no transmissions on the Internet are infallible, and you do not hold us responsible for any intercepted communications and cannot claim against us for unauthorised intercepted information.

Age Restrictions

You should be 18 Years of age and over to register on Celtic Zone, any minors surfing our website should consult an Adult over 18 years old to seek advice before any type of action they take here. We are not liable for false or misleading information submitted by the user in order to register and cannot accept any responsibility for any outcome resulting from such an act.

Changes to our privacy policy

Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and where appropriate/necessary, notified to you by e-mail. However, we advise that you check this page regularly to keep up to date with any necessary changes.

Your Concerns

Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to us using our Online Contact Form.