Privacy Policy

This Privacy Statement applies to this website, www.teameventsireland.com, operated by Alternative Experiences Ltd ("we", "us", "our"). It describes how we collect and use personal data in connection with your use of the site and the enquiry form ("Send a brief").

Links to other websites

This website may link to third-party websites for your convenience and information. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites, or for the privacy policies and practices of other third parties.

Personal data we collect and process

We collect and process personal data in connection with your use of this website and our relationship with you. The types of personal data you provide may include:

• Your name and contact details (email address and, if you choose to share it, phone number).
• Information about the group event you are enquiring about - group size, rough date, location, vibe and any details you add in the message field of the brief form.
• The IP address from which you access the website (an IP address is the number automatically assigned to your device when you are online).
• Any other information relating to you that you provide to us, or that we generate about you, in connection with your use of the website.

Requirements to provide personal data

You are not under any statutory obligation to provide us with personal data. If you choose to send us a brief through the website, we need your name, email address and a description of your enquiry so that we can respond. If you do not provide this information, we will not be able to come back to you with options.

This website does not process payments or sell tickets. Any booking or payment for an event happens separately, directly with the event provider.

Non-personal information

We collect and analyse certain statistical information about how the website is used through Vercel Web Analytics. This is privacy-friendly analytics: no cookies are set, no cross-site tracking is performed and no individual visitors are identified or fingerprinted. The information retained about each visit includes:

• The previous website from which you accessed our site.
• The type of browser, operating system and screen size used.
• The country (derived from your IP address, which is hashed and discarded - the raw IP is not stored).
• The date and time of your visit and the pages viewed.

We also use Vercel Speed Insights to measure how quickly pages load for real visitors so that we can improve site performance. This data is aggregated and contains no personal identifiers.

Legal basis for processing personal data

The legal bases on which we process your personal data are:

• That the processing is necessary for taking steps at your request prior to entering into a contract (for example, responding to your enquiry).
• Our legitimate interests in conducting our business in a responsible and commercially prudent manner. We will not process your personal data for these purposes if to do so would constitute an unwarranted interference with your own interests, rights and freedoms.
• That the processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation that applies to us.
• That you have given your consent to the processing.

Who we share your information with

We may disclose your personal data to other organisations in connection with the purposes set out above, including:

• Resend - we use Resend (a transactional email service) to deliver your brief submission to our inbox. Resend processes the message contents and your contact details solely to transmit the email.
• Google Workspace - our email inbox is hosted on Google Workspace, so the contents of your brief are stored there after delivery.
• Vercel - the website is hosted on Vercel. Vercel processes request logs, analytics and performance data on our behalf.
• Event providers - if we recommend a specific provider in response to your brief and you choose to proceed, we may share the relevant details of your enquiry with that provider so they can put together a quote.
• To other public authorities and bodies where required or permitted by law, such as An Garda Síochána or other law enforcement authorities for the purposes of the prevention, investigation or detection of crime.
• To third parties we engage to provide services to us, such as outsourced IT service providers, professional advisers and auditors.

Retention

We will not hold your personal data for longer than is necessary. We retain your personal data for as long as we need it for the purposes described in this Privacy Statement, or to comply with our obligations under applicable law and, if relevant, to deal with any claim or dispute that might arise between you and us.

Brief submissions are retained in our email inbox under our standard business correspondence retention policy. Vercel Web Analytics data is retained by Vercel for up to 24 months.

International transfers

Some of our service providers are based outside the European Economic Area (EEA), including Resend, Google and Vercel in the United States. Where personal data is transferred outside the EEA, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to comply with our obligations under applicable law. These include relying on the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses and, where applicable, the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. If you would like further details of the measures we have taken, please contact us using the details below.

Cookies and similar technologies

This website does not set marketing or analytics cookies. The site may set strictly necessary cookies required for security and for the site to function (for example, anti-CSRF tokens on form submissions). These cookies do not track you across other websites.

Fonts on this website are loaded from Google Fonts. When your browser requests a font, your IP address is shared with Google solely to deliver that font. Google's processing of that request is governed by Google's own privacy policy.

Your rights

You have the following rights, in certain circumstances and subject to certain restrictions, in relation to your personal data:

• The right to access your personal data.
• The right to request the rectification and/or erasure of your personal data.
• The right to restrict the use of your personal data.
• The right to object to the processing of your personal data.
• The right to receive your personal data, which you provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, or to require us to transmit that data to another controller.
• The right to withdraw any consent you have given at any time.

If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, or have comments or questions about this Privacy Statement, please contact us at admin@alternativeexperiences.ie.

Your marketing choices

We do not currently send marketing communications from this website. If we begin to do so in future, you will have a clear opportunity to opt in at the point of providing your details, and you will be able to opt out at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions in any such communication.

Keeping your information secure

Alternative Experiences Ltd is committed to protecting the information you provide. To prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, to maintain data accuracy, and to ensure the appropriate use of the information, we have in place appropriate physical and managerial procedures to safeguard the information we collect.

Changes to this statement

We may occasionally update this Privacy Statement. We encourage you to periodically review this policy for the latest information on our privacy practices. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will reflect the most recent revision.

Complaints

If you are not happy with the way we are using your personal data, or how we facilitate your rights or comply with our obligations under applicable data protection law, you have the right to make a complaint to the Data Protection Commission by emailing info@dataprotection.ie or via www.dataprotection.ie.

Social media and other external websites

Any material, information or communication that you submit to us via a social media platform is done at your own risk. We cannot control the actions of other users of these platforms or the actions of the platforms themselves and cannot guarantee privacy in these cases. The relevant platform providers are governed by their own privacy policies, which govern any interaction with them.

This website includes links to external websites, whose privacy practices may be different. We are not responsible for the content or privacy of any external site. Any personal information that you provide to those sites is governed by their privacy policies.