You and your info.
privacy policy
This privacy policy sets out how The Dublin Story Slam uses and protects any information that you give us when you subscribe to your mailing list.
The Dublin Story Slam is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement which is effective from May 23rd 2018.
What we collect
We may collect the following information:
- name
- email address
What we do with the information we gather
We require this information to let you know about upcoming Story Slam events, news about our Podcast, competitions and info on how to get involved with The Dublin Story Slam. Occasionally we'll also inform you about some newsworthy stories from our own community that we think you might be interested in. For example, one of our recent storytellers, Ellie Kisyombe, runs a pop restaurant collective, called Our Table, where people living in Direct Provision get to cook food from their own countries. We might occasionally include links like this that we feel you would be interested in but we are very select about this.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. We use only mail chimp to deliver our e.mails to you which is also GDPR compliant. You can read there own privacy policies here. We also keep a separate backup copy of your contact details securely on a separate hard-drive that is securely located and never leaves that location.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
- whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes
- if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at [email address]
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to info@thedublinstoryslam.com with personal info in the subject header.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.