Special Needs Active Parents Ireland - Terms & Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy.

We at ‘SNAP – Special Needs Active Parents’ and ‘SnapIreland.net’ regard the privacy of those who use SnapIreland's Website as very important. We have created this Privacy Policy to explain what personal information we collect about you and the purposes for which we may use such personal information. We will always treat your personal information with respect, as well as handling it in accordance with the law.

By submitting personal information to us you consent to our collection and use of it as set out in this Privacy Policy and (unless otherwise indicated) are opting to be added to our postal and electronic mailing lists.

If at any point you do not wish to be included on our mailing lists, please inform us by emailing the Webmaster at info@snapireland.net and you will be removed as soon as possible.

Who are we?

SNAP - Special Needs Active Paarents is registered in the Rep.of Ireland as a charity (number CHY 16356) and are solely a voluntary organisation.

Special Needs Active Paernts was initally set up after a group of parents enquired about establishing swimming lessons for children with Special Needs back in June 04. These parents got to know each other at different early intervention sessions (i.e. Physiotherapy, Feeding Clinics etc.) held at Early Intervention Services, HSE/NE. Mounthamillton House, Carrick Road, Dundalk. After consultation with Aura at the local swimming pool, weekly sessions were organised on friday mornings.

Funding for the twenty six week sessions was provided by the North Eastern Health Board to whom we are greatful and are hoping to work closer with them in the future.

It was felt at the time that this success needed to be built upon and the group started meeting more regularly, exploring new ideas and potential fundraising events for finance. It was also crucially important for the group that relationships were built between the various service providers and Snap to help create collaborative strategies for improving services and opportunities for our children. The griup has been sucsessful in attracting more and more members and a more secure foundation was needed to help develop the group.

What information do we collect from visitors to SnapIreland's Website.

We collect information from you if you choose to contact us with an enquiry or if you fill in one of the forms displayed on SnapIreland’s Website. The information we collect includes your contact details (such as name, postal address and email address) together with other information that you provide to enable us to respond to your enquiry. You warrant that any information you supply to us is accurate and up-to-date, that you will inform us if any such information requires updating and that if you submit personal information about a third party to us you have that third party's permission to do so.

How do we use your personal information?

As well as dealing with your enquiries, we may use your personal information to provide you with details of the services we offer, changes to SnapIreland's Website, fundraising and other campaigns we are running and other information about SNAP – Special Needs Active Parents and its activities which we think you may find of interest. We may send you this information by post or email. We will always give you the opportunity of opting out of receiving such communications from us each time we contact you. If you do not wish to receive this information please email us at info@snapireland.net .

To whom will we disclose personal information?

Unless otherwise stated, we will only share personal information about you with third parties who are directly involved in dealing with your enquiry or where we are legally required to do so. If we enter into a joint venture with or merge with another organisation, your information may be disclosed to our new partners.

We will not otherwise sell, trade or rent your personal information to third parties. We disclose aggregate statistics about those who use SnapIreland's Website and related information to third parties but these statistics do not include information which could enable you to be identified.

How do you access the personal information we hold about you?

To obtain a copy of the personal information we hold about you please email the webmaster at info@snapireland.net with details of your request. As soon as we are satisfied as to your identity we will send you a copy of the personal information requested which we hold about you and which we are legally required to disclose. We may ask you to pay a fee, which we will ask for as soon as practicable following receipt of your request. Please contact us at the same address if you have any reason to believe that information we hold about you is inaccurate.

Use of cookies.

Cookies are small pieces of information sent by a web server (such as that used to run SnapIreland's Website) to an individual's computer which are then stored on that computer's hard drive. We use cookies and similar tracking devices to identify when a visit from a user of your computer is made to SnapIreland's Website, to keep track of your browsing patterns, to enable SnapIreland's Website to operate properly and to help us to optimise the content of the website. Most browsers allow you to prevent cookies being stored on your computer: if you want to know how to do this please look at the Help menu on your browser. Please note that doing so may restrict your ability to use SnapIreland's Website.

What about third party websites that you can access via SnapIreland's Website?

SnapIreland's Website contains links (either as hypertext links or behind banner advertisements) to other websites which provide information or are able to supply goods or services to you. These websites are outside our control and are not covered by this Privacy Policy. If you access other websites using the links provided, the operators of those websites may collect personal information from you which should be used in accordance with their respective Privacy Policies which you should read. We are not liable for the practices of such third party website operators in respect of your personal information.

Security of your information.

We keep secure records which contain personal information about you in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998. No information transmitted via the Internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure during transmission: we cannot warrant the security of any information you transmit to us before we receive it. It is also possible that the information you provide to us will be temporarily transferred via a route outside the European Economic Area as it passes between you and us.

We will retain your information for a reasonable period or as long as the law requires. Please note that in accordance with our security procedures we may request proof of your identity before disclosing personal information to you.

What if you apply to become a member of Snap?

This Privacy Policy covers the personal information you submit to us in relation to your use of SnapIreand's Website only. If you apply to become a member of Snap – Special Needs Active Parents we may ask you to agree to the terms of a separate Data Protection Consent.

What if you use one of our services advertised on SnapIreland's Website?

This Privacy Policy does not deal with how we will handle information we collect from you in the course of providing a service to you. We will tell you how we intend to handle such information at the time you ask us to provide the service.

What if you make a donation online?

If you make a donation online using the links provided on SnapIreland's Website you will be transferred to a secure server operated by a third party payment processor. That payment processor will collect your credit card, debit card or (if paying by direct debit) bank account details along with other information in order to process your donation. The information you provide when donating online or by any other method listed on SnapIreland's Website will only be used in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy.

How will you know if we make any changes to this Privacy Policy?

We may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make any substantial changes to the way in which we use your personal information we will notify you by posting a notice on the homepages of the SnapIreland's Website. You can view the current version of our Privacy Policy at any time by clicking on the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy link on any page of SnapIreland’s Website.

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Terms of Use.

Your access to and use of SnapIreland's Website is subject to these Terms of Use, SnapIreland's Website's Privacy Policy, which forms part of these Terms of Use (which can be found by clicking on the Term of Use and Privacy Policy link on the home page of SnapIreland's Website) and all applicable laws.

Your use of SnapIreland's Website constitutes your unqualified agreement to accept and comply with these Terms of Use.

Use of SnapIreland's Website.

SnapIreland's Website is offered as a free information service for anyone who wishes to find out more about SNAP – Special Needs Active Parents, our aims and the services we offer and is directed primarily at those who access SnapIreland's Website from within the Rep. of Ireland.

Whilst we use reasonable efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information on SnapIreland's Website, errors may occur. We provide SnapIreland's Website and its contents on an 'as is' basis and cannot give any warranty or representation as to the accuracy of the information on SnapIreland's Website or that access to SnapIreland's Website will be uninterrupted or error-free. We do not accept liability for errors or omissions or for any action or decisions based on the information.

You agree to use SnapIreland's Website only for lawful and ethical purposes in accordance with these Terms of Use. In particular, you agree that you will not use SnapIreland's Website in connection with any surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters, junk email (spam) or any duplicative or unsolicited messages (commercial or otherwise).

Links.

Hypertext links are links by which visitors can move from one website to another or from one page to another within the same website. SnapIreland's Website contains hypertext links and banner advertising links to third parties' websites. Any links between SnapIreland's Website and any third party website are provided for your convenience only and we accept no liability whatsoever for the contents of any such third party website. The inclusion of any link to a third party website does not imply endorsement by SNAP – Special Needs Active Parents of the website or its operator. We exclude to the fullest extent permitted by law all liability that may arise in connection with or as a result of third party website material or the third party website operator causing any damage, costs, injury or loss of any kind.

You agree that if you wish to create any links between SnapIreland's Website and any other website you will do so only in accordance with the rules set out on SnapIreland's Website.

Trade Marks, Logos and Service Marks.

The trade marks, logos and service marks (collectively "the Trade Marks") displayed on SnapIreland's Website (whether registered or unregistered) are and shall remain the property of their respective owners. Unless otherwise stated, nothing contained in SnapIreland's Website shall be construed as granting any licence or right to use any Trrade Mark displayed on SnapIrelands's Website without the prior written consent of the relevant Trade Mark owner. Your misuse or infringement of any of the Trade Marks displayed on SnapIreland's Website is strictly prohibited.

Copyright.

The copyright in all aspects of SnapIreland's Website is owned by us or our content and technology providers. All content is protected by copyright and may not be used without our prior written consent except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use. We do not warrant or represent that your use of materials displayed on SnapIreland's Website will not infringe the rights of third parties.

Unless we expressly agree otherwise, you must not copy, adapt, download, exploit or otherwise use information and/or images contained in SnapIreland's Website in any way, save for the purpose of (1) enquiring about or requesting information relating to Snap – Special Needs Active Parents and our services, (2) downloading and temporarily storing one or more of the pages of SnapIreland's Website for the purpose of viewing, for your personal use only, on a personal computer or terminal or (3) conducting private or non-commercial academic research. If you use any material displayed on SnapIreland's Website for any of the above purposes you must ensure that no documents or related graphics on SnapIreland's Website are modified in any way, no graphics on SnapIreland's Website are used separately from the accompanying text and our copyright and trade mark notices appear on all permitted copies.

If you wish to use any material displayed on SnapIreland's Website for any purpose other than those described above, please email info@snapireland.net with details of your request.

For the avoidance of doubt you shall not be entitled to publish, reproduce, permanently store, or retransmit any of the contents of SnapIreland's Website without our prior written consent except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use.

Viruses.

Whilst we try to keep our anti-virus software up-to-date we do not warrant that SnapIreland’s Website, its servers, downloadable files or emails which may be sent by us, are free from viruses or other harmful components.

You must not introduce or attempt to introduce any virus or other contaminant to SnapIreland's Website or any of its software or systems or in any way attempt to access, alter, de-compile, reverse engineer, destroy or otherwise tamper with any part of SnapIreland's Website, its software or our systems. You must not interfere with anybody else's use of SnapIreland's Website.

SnapIreland's Forum.

If you wish to access SnapIreland's Forum, you will be required to agree to be bound by our Forum Rules.

Provision of Services.

These Terms of Use do not deal with the terms upon which we will provide any service advertised on SnapIreland's Website. We will tell you the terms upon which a service will be provided at the time you ask us to provide it. If the service is to be provided by a third party, the third party's terms will apply to that service.

Liability.

Your use of SnapIreland's Website is at your risk. Action should not be taken without first obtaining specific advice. The information and materials provided on SnapIreland's Website are of a general nature only and cannot be regarded as constituting advice or recommendations (professional or otherwise). We do not accept any liability for any direct, indirect, special or consequential losses or damages of whatever nature, including but not limited to loss of anticipated savings, data, goodwill or contracts resulting from whatever cause.

We exclude all warranties, express or implied, relating to the information and materials on SnapIreland's Website to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Nothing in these Terms of Use excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury resulting from our negligence, fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation as to a fundamental matter or any liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

Feedback and Complaints.

We welcome your comments about SnapIreland's Website. Please email the Webmaster at info@snapireland.net with your views or if you find any links which do not work correctly.

If you have any further questions please go to the Contact Us page to find the most appropriate email or postal address for your enquiry.

Privacy Policy.

Any personal information we collect from you shall only be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy, a copy of which can be viewed by clicking on the link on any page of SnapIreland's Website.

Connection and Charges.

You are responsible for obtaining an appropriate connection with a telecommunications provider in order to access SnapIreland's Website and for the costs of all charges you incur in accessing and using SnapIreland's Website.

General.

We may amend these Terms of Use from time to time. If we make any substantial changes we will notify you by posting a notice on the homepage of SnapIreland's Website. By continuing to use SnapIreland's Website you are confirming that you agree to be bound by any changes we make to these Terms of Use: you can view the current version of these Terms of Use at any time by clicking on the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy link on SnapIreland's Website.

If any of these Terms of Use are unenforceable it shall not affect the enforceability of the rest of them.

These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Irish law. The Irish Courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear disputes between us.