Surf School Alliance Wales Privacy Policy

This privacy policy applies to data processing by:

Surf School Alliance Wales (SSA)

Association Register Number : xxxxxxxx56
Executive board:
President: Dean Gough
Vice President: Gemma Harris

Association headquarters:

Unit 4 Bishops Park House

Upper Lamphey Road

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire

SA71 5JJ

E-Mail: office@surf-school-alliance.com 

We consider it our primary responsibility to protect the confidentiality of the personal information you provide and to protect it from unauthorized access. Therefore, we use the utmost care and modern security standards to ensure adequate protection of your personal data.

Collection and storage of personal data and the nature and purpose of their use

When you visit our website www.surf-school-allicance.org, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to the server of our website. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information will be collected without your intervention and stored until automated deletion:

  • IP address of the requesting computer,
  • Date and time of access,
  • Name and URL of the retrieved file,
  • Website from which access is made (referrer URL),
  • used browser and, if applicable,
  • the operating system of your computer as well as the name of your access provider.

The data mentioned are processed by us for the following purposes:

  • Ensuring a smooth connection of the website,
  • Ensuring comfortable use of our website,
  • Evaluation of system security and stability
  • as well for further administrative purposes.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 p. Our legitimate interest follows from the data collection purposes listed above. In no case we use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about you. In addition, we use cookies and analysis services when visiting our website.

If you contact us

For questions of any kind, we offer you the opportunity to contact us via a form provided on the website or by e-mail. It is necessary to provide a valid e-mail address, first name, last name and a message text, so that we know from whom the request originated, what concerns exist and to be able to answer them. The entry of a telephone number can be made voluntarily. The data processing for the purpose of contacting us is in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. based on your voluntarily granted consent. Your details in the contact form will be sent to us by e-mail and stored for processing your request.

Analysis Tool - Google Analytics:

For the purpose of customizing and continually optimizing our pages, we use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (https://www.google.com/intl/en/about/) (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, hereafter "Google"). In this context, pseudonymised usage profiles are created and cookies are used. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website such as Browser type / version, used operating system, Referrer URL (the previously visited page), Host name of the accessing computer (IP address), Time of server request, are transmitted to a Google server in the US and stored there. The information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage for the purposes of market research and tailor-made website design. This information may also be transferred to third parties if required by law or if third parties process this data in the order. Under no circumstances will your IP address be merged with any other data provided by Google. The IP addresses are anonymized, so that an assignment is not possible (IP masking). You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting the browser software accordingly; however, we point out that in this case not all features of this website may be fully exploited. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing a browser add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de).

As an alternative to the browser add-on, especially for browsers on mobile devices, you can prevent the collection by Google Analytics by clicking on this link. An opt-out cookie will be set that will prevent the future collection of your data when you visit this website. The opt-out cookie is only valid in this browser and only for our website and is stored on your device. If you delete the cookies in this browser, you must set the opt-out cookie again. For more information about privacy related to Google Analytics, see the Google Analytics Help Center (https://support.google.com/analytics/?hl=en#topic=3544906).

Use of YouTube

This website contains at least one plugin from YouTube, owned by Google Inc., located in San Bruno, California, USA As soon as you visit our website with a YouTube plug-in, you will be connected to the servers of YouTube. At the same time, the Youtube server will be informed which particular page of our internet presence you visited. If you are also logged in to your YouTube account, YouTube would allow you to associate your browsing experience directly with your personal profile. You can nullify this possibility of mapping if you log out of your account first. For more information about YouTube's collection and use of your information, please read the privacy policy at www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/

Use of Vimeo

Our website uses features provided by the Vimeo video portal. This service is provided by Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA. If you visit one of our pages featuring a Vimeo plugin, a connection to the Vimeo servers is established. Here the Vimeo server is informed about which of our pages you have visited. In addition, Vimeo will receive your IP address. This also applies if you are not logged in to Vimeo when you visit our website or do not have a Vimeo account. The information is transmitted to a Vimeo server in the US, where it is stored. If you are logged in to your Vimeo account, Vimeo allows you to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your Vimeo account. For more information on how to handle user data, please refer to the Vimeo Privacy Policy at https://vimeo.com/privacy.

Use Web Fonts from Google Fonts

On these websites external fonts, Google fonts are used. Google Fonts is a service of Google Inc. ("Google"). The integration of these web fonts is done by a server call, usually a Google server in the USA. This will be transmitted to the server, which of our websites you have visited. Also, the IP address of the browser of the terminal of the visitor of this website is stored by Google. More information and hints can be found at (https://fonts.google.com/about#)

Use of Google Analytics (Web Tracking)

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called Cookies – text files that are stored on your computer and allow for an analysis of your use of the website. The information on your use of this website (including your IP address) as generated by the cookie is usually transmitted to and stored at a server of Google in the U.S. Google uses this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activities for their operators, and to provide other services with regards to the usage of the website and the Internet. Google may also transfer this information to third parties, provided that it is legally mandated or insofar as third parties have been commissioned by Google to process this data. Google will never associate your IP address with any other Google data. You can prevent these Cookies from being installed by choosing the respective setting in your browser software; nonetheless, we wish to point out that you may not be able to fully use all functions of this website in this case. By using this website, you express your consent to the processing of personal data that was collected by Google, in the manner and for the purpose described above.

Use of Google Maps

This website uses Google Maps API to visually present geographical information. Google Maps is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.  When you use Google Maps, information about the use of this website, including your IP address, is transmitted to and stored on a server belonging to Google in the USA. By using this website you confirm that in this regard you are in agreement with the recording, processing and use of your automatically collected data by Google, one of its representatives, or third-party suppliers. The terms of use for Google Maps can be found under Terms of Service for Google Maps (http://www.google.com/help/terms_maps.html) It is possible to simply deactivate the Google Maps service and thus prevent the transfer of your data to Google by deactivating JavaScript in your browser. However, in this case you will be unable to use the map view.

Affected Rights

in accordance you have the right:

  • with Art. 15 DSGVO, to request information about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you can provide information on the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been disclosed, the planned retention period, the right to rectification, deletion, limitation of processing or opposition, the existence of a The right to complain, the source of their data, if not collected from us, and the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, where appropriate, meaningful information about their details;
  • pursuant to Art. 16 DSGVO, to demand the correction of incorrect or completed personal data stored by us immediately;
  • in accordance with Art. 17 DSGVO, to demand the deletion of your personal data stored by us, except where the processing is for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, for the fulfillment of a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims is required;
  • in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data, as far as the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you reject their deletion and we no longer need the data, but you this to assert, exercise or defense of legal claims or you have objected to processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR;
  • pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR to obtain your personal data provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request the transfer to another person responsible;
  • pursuant to Art. 7 para. 3 DSGVO your once granted consent to revoke against us at any time. As a result, we are not allowed to continue the data processing based on this consent for the future and
  • according to Art. 77 GDPR to complain to a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence.

You have the right to

right to If your personal data are based on legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f DSGVO are processed, you have the right to file an objection against the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 21 DSGVO, provided that there are reasons for this arising from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct mail. In the latter case, you have a general right of objection, which is implemented by us without specifying any particular situation. If you would like to exercise your right of revocation or objection, please send an e-mail to office@surf-school-alliance.org

Data security

We use the popular SSL (Secure Socket Layer) method within the site visit, in conjunction with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser. Whether a single page of our website is encrypted is shown by the closed representation of the key or lock icon in the lower status bar of your browser. We also take appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or total loss, destruction or against unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

Up-to-dateness and change of this privacy policy

This privacy statement is currently valid and is dated May 2018. As our website evolves and offers become available, or as a result of changes in legal or regulatory requirements, it may be necessary to change this privacy policy. The current privacy policy can be viewed and printed by you at any time on the website at https://www.surf-school-alliance.org/about-us/privacy-policy/

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