Privacy Policy

Craniosacral Ireland respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, store, and protect your information when you visit our website: www.craniosacralireland.ie, contact us, or engage with our services.

1.Who We Are

Craniosacral Ireland is a professional body representing practitioners of Craniosacral Therapy in Ireland. Our aim is to uphold high standards of practice and promote public awareness of this gentle, holistic therapy.

For questions or concerns about this policy, you can contact us at:
info@craniosacralireland.ie
www.craniosacralireland.ie

2. What Personal Data We Collect

We may collect and process the following types of personal data:

• Contact Information: such as your name, email address, phone number, postal address.
• Professional Details: for members and therapists, including qualifications, registration number, and practice information.
• Technical Data: IP address, browser type, location, and browsing behaviour via cookies and analytics tools.
• Communication Data: such as your messages or queries submitted through contact forms or email.
• Payment Information: if applicable, via secure third-party payment processors (we do not store card details).

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your data to:

• Provide and manage membership services
• Publish therapist details (only with consent)
• Respond to enquiries and requests
• Administer events, registrations, and conferences
• Communicate updates, newsletters, and relevant information
• Improve our website and services through analytics
• Comply with legal or regulatory obligations

4. Lawful Basis for Processing

Under GDPR, we process your personal data based on one or more of the following legal grounds:

• Consent – where you have given us permission
• Contract – to provide services you have requested
• Legal obligation – to comply with the law
• Legitimate interest – where necessary for our operations and your interests are not overridden

5. Sharing Your Data

We do not sell your personal data. We may share it with:

• Third-party service providers (e.g. website hosting, event systems, email platforms)
• Payment processors (for transactions)
• Regulatory or legal authorities, if required by law

All third parties are required to respect the security of your data and act in accordance with data protection laws.

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. When no longer needed, your data will be securely deleted or anonymised.

8. Your Data Protection Rights

You have rights under the GDPR, including:

• Access – to request a copy of your personal data
• Rectification – to correct any inaccuracies
• Erasure – to request deletion of your data
• Restriction – to limit how your data is used
• Objection – to data processing in certain circumstances
• Data portability – to request transfer of your data
• Withdraw consent – at any time, where processing is based on consent

To exercise your rights, email info@craniosacralireland.ie

9. Cookies

Please refer to our Cookie Policy for detailed information about how we use cookies on our website.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Effective Date.”