International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD)
Data Controller: International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD)
Data Protection Officer: Mr. Philip Doherty, Director of Faculty Operations, Ulster University
This website is maintained by the international Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD). The ICLRD fully respects your right to privacy. We collect information about you only if you voluntarily submit the information to us for purposes such as (i) receiving updates, (ii) attending conferences, workshops, seminars, (iii) participating in training programmes, and (iv) completing surveys. Data is collected strictly in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), effective from 25 May 2018. Your data will only be shared, if necessary, in accordance with the law and where you have given consent.
The International Centre for Local and Regional Development values the privacy of visitors to our website, and individuals whose personal information we receive through the use of form submissions and other related services.This privacy policy relates to your use of the ICLRD website: www.iclrd.org
The ICLRD is a company limited by guarantee and registered charity in Northern Ireland (NIC104019). The ICLRD’s registered address is: Belfast School of Architectureand the Built Environment, Ulster University, Shore Road, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim BT37 0QB
What is “personal data”?
Personal data relating to an identifiable, living individual. It means data relating to a person who is or can be identified either from the data itself or in conjunction with other information that is in, or is likely to come into, the possession of the ICLRD.
The data we collect about you is:
The ICLRD will not intentionally collect or maintain any sensitive data. We do not want you to provide any information regarding ethnic origin, religious beliefs, trade union membership, genetic data, health data, sexual orientation and biometric data.
We obtain your personal data from forms on our website or other electronic tools we use in our operations – for example, Surveymonkey and Eventbrite.
Lawful basis for processing data
The ICLRD will apply the following conditions for processing as appropriate:
Use of Personal Data
We use the data provided by you to:
All communications will be via email.
Data Controller
A ’data controller’ means a person or body who, wither alone or with others, controls the content and use of personal data.
The data controller for the ICLRD is the ICLRD Executive Board
Transfer of data outside the EU
All countries within the European Economic Area have similar standards of legal protection for your personal data. Where your data is stored on third party data centres, or managed by third party agencies on behalf of the ICLRD, outside of the European Economic Area, we will take steps to ensure that adequate levels of protection are applied to your information.
The ICLRD website is currently hosted in the United States, and we may use service providers in the United States and elsewhere to process personal information on our behalf. If you use the ICLRD Website outside the U.S., your personal data may be transferred outside of your home jurisdiction to the United States and to other jurisdictions where our affiliates and service providers are located. Some of these jurisdictions, including the United States, do not have equivalent data protection laws as the European Union and other jurisdictions
Accessing your personal data
Under data protection laws, you have a right to:
If you wish to access any of these rights, or if you have any questions about our use of your information, please write to the Date Protection Officer at the following address:
Mr. Philip Doherty
Data Protection Officer – ICLRD
C/o Ulster University
Shore Road
Newtownabbey
Co. Antrim
BT37 0QB.
Disclosure of Collected Information
We do not sell or rent email addresses and other personal information that we collect directly through the ICLRD Website. However, any information that you voluntarily choose to display on any publicly available portion of the ICLRD Website, or on any Service, becomes publicly available and may be collected and used by us or others without restriction. We share your information, including personal information, as follows:
ICLRD Service Providers
We may provide personal information to third parties for their use in performing internal business functions (e.g., maintenance, security, data analysis, email transmission, CRM, database management services, email marketing, surveys, or data hosting) on our behalf. We will require such third parties to agree to only use your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy, and for no other purpose than to provide us with necessary services.
Legal Requirements
We may disclose personal information if we have a good-faith belief that doing so is required by a subpoena or other judicial or administrative order or otherwise required by law. Additionally, we may disclose personal information where we, in good faith, deem it appropriate or necessary to prevent violation of the ICLRD Terms of Service, or other agreements.
Opting out of communications
You may withdraw your consent to our use of your information at any time by emailing the Data Protection officer, Philip Doherty, at: pj.doherty@ulster.ac.uk– clearly noting ‘ICLRD Data’ in your subject line.
Links to other sites
This website may contain links to other websites. The ICLRD is not responsible for those sites or for the privacy statements of other websites.
Status of Privacy Notice and Updates
This privacy notice is non-contractual. We reserve the right to amend it from time to time. Amendments will be posted to the website and, where appropriate, through email notification. Unless otherwise stated, all such changes will take effect immediately upon posting to the website.
No change to this privacy notice will change the nature or content of the consent that you have granted.
Privacy Questions
If you have any questions regarding rights and responsibilities under GDPR, information can be sought from the
The Information Commissioner’s Office – Northern Ireland
3rd Floor
14 Cromac Place,
Belfast
BT7 2JB
Telephone: 028 9027 8757 / 0303 123 1114
Email: ni@ico.org.uk
Cookies
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The ICLRD uses Cookies to help us provide the best experience for our users. If you choose to continue without changing your settings, we will assume that you are happy to receive all Cookies on the ICLRD website.
Cookies may be set in a number of places on this website:
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International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD)
Belfast School of Architecture and the Built Environment
Ulster University
York Street
Belfast, BT15 1ED
Northern Ireland
Caroline Creamer: Director, ICLRD &
Research Fellow, MUSSI,
Iontas Building
Maynooth University,
Maynooth
Co. Kildare.
Republic of Ireland
Email: caroline.creamer@mu.ie
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