This Privacy Policy was last modified on 15th January 2025.
1. YOUR PERSONAL DATA WHICH WE COLLECT AND OBTAIN
1.1 This Privacy Statement ("Statement") sets out the basis on which Storm Technology Limited trading as Storm ("we", "our", "us" or "Storm") of The Capel Building, Marys Abbey, Dublin, D07 N977, Ireland, processes personal data which we collect relating to you or which you provide to us. The information provided by you will be held by Storm as a data controller unless otherwise stated.
1.2 This Statement applies to Storm’s website, together with our externally facing client services, as well as other data processing activities where we act as a data controller. This Statement, together with our website terms of use (set out at https://www.storm.ie/terms, and any additional terms of use incorporated by reference into terms from time to time, also applies to your use of our website.
1.3 Storm works hard to protect your right to privacy and the protection of your personal data. We want you to feel secure that when you deal with Storm, your personal data are in good hands. [Storm protects your personal data in accordance with applicable laws and our data privacy policies. In addition, Storm maintains the appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized or unlawful processing and/or against accidental loss, alteration, disclosure or access, or accidental or unlawful destruction of or damage thereto.
1.4 Storm collects personal data from clients and their current/former/prospective employees/directors or agents, suppliers, business contacts, shareholders and website users. If the data we collect are not listed in this Statement, we will give individuals (when required by law) appropriate notice of which other data will be collected and how they will be used.
1.5 We may collect and process the following personal data about you:
| Category of Personal Information | Types of Personal Information |
|---|---|
| Personal details, contact details, and identifiers. You may give us information about you by filling in forms on the website or by corresponding with us (for example by a chat function or other function such as our meeting booker). The information you give us may include the following: • Name; • Pronoun; • Email; • Username; and • Miscellaneous other personal identifiers. | |
| • Account management information; • Project support and delivery related personal data; • Commercial history of service delivery; and • Commercial emails between you and us when it is sent to a dedicated mailbox or via other electronic communication means such as for administering payments and billing related issues, including follow-up. | |
| Business Role Professional status which may include details on the following: • Current job role; • Employer; and • Business location. | |
| If you use the website on your mobile device, we may collect data about your device. | |
| Details of your use of the website including, but not limited to, traffic data, weblogs, analytical SDKs and other communication data and the resources that you access. | |
| We collect data indicating your location while you are using the website. |
2. HOW AND WHY WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA
2.1 The following table demonstrates what legal basis Storm relies on when we process personal data, and for what purpose we process personal data:
| Purpose(s) | Legal Bases | Indicative Personal Data Processed |
|---|---|---|
Standard email communications with you relating to work and work products including support incidents. Personal data may be ingested through meeting notes, on calls with you, or when we visit your business locations. | The personal data processing is necessary for the purpose of us providing our services to you or your organization. | • Personal details, contact details, and identifiers. • Commercial Information • Business Role • Information we receive from other sources |
To provide you with access to the website and to enable you to use the website. To provide, improve, test and monitor the effectiveness of the website. To monitor metrics such as total number of visitors, traffic data and demographic patterns. To process and respond to any queries or complaints you submit to us via the website. To build up a profile of you as a client and assess your suitability for certain services which we offer. To provide you with advertising and marketing material relating to services which we offer. | The processing of these categories of personal data are necessary for the purposes of providing our services. | • Device Information • Log Information • Location Information • Information we receive from other sources • Personal details, contact details, and identifiers. • Commercial Information • Business Role |
Storm may process a limited amount of special category personal data when permitted by data protection laws with your consent. | You give your full express consent to have your data processed by us. | • Health/medical information (such as disability or dietary requirements/allergies such as for events). |
To file legal proceedings. To investigate, establish, exercise or defend a legal claim. To settle legal claims. | We may process your personal data as necessary in order for us to establish, investigate, exercise or defend a legal claim to which you are a party. | • Device Information • Log Information • Location Information • Information we receive from other sources • Personal details, contact details, and identifiers. • Commercial Information • Business Role |
3. WHO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL DATA WITH
3.1 We may disclose your personal data to some or all of the following recipients:
| Recipients |
|---|
| • Regulatory authorities and law enforcement agencies (where we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal or regulatory obligation or request) |
| • External advisors e.g., lawyers, accountants and auditors (as necessary or desirable to protect our legitimate and legal interests). |
| • Service providers for logistical and IT service purposes. We use standard business IT programs such as Microsoft Office, Dynamics 365 Service solution, Dynamics 365 Business Central Finance and tech consulting specific tools such as Microsoft Development tools. |
4. STORAGE AND TRANSFERS OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA
4.1 Your personal data will not be stored or transferred outside the European Economic Area ("EEA"). We hold all of our personal data in accordance with appropriate standards of IT security. If you would like to find out more about the appropriate safeguards that we have in place you can contact us by contacting us at the following address - support@storm.ie.
4.2 Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to or from the website; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.
5. HOW LONG WE KEEP YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR
5.1 In general, we expect to keep your personal data for as long as is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected. However, please note that in certain circumstances we may hold certain of your personal data for a longer period, for example, if we are processing an ongoing claim or believe in good faith that the law or a relevant regulator may reasonably in our view expect or require us to preserve your personal data. The criteria we will use to determine the period for which we will hold your personal data include: (a) the length of our relationship with you; (b) whether we are under a legal obligation under Irish or European Union law which requires the retention of your personal data; (c) whether the retention of your personal data is required in light of our legal position.
6. LINKED WEBSITES
6.1 The website or our services may present links to other websites ("Linked Websites"). We are not responsible for the privacy statements or practices on Linked Websites. This Statement governs only personal data which Storm is a controller of. When accessing Linked Websites, you should read the privacy statement published on the relevant Linked Website. This Statement does not apply to Linked Websites. Please check the statements on such websites before you submit any personal data.
6.2 Storm’s website contains links to other websites and resources provided by third parties for your convenience and information only. We accept no liability in connection with any Linked Website, or any contract entered into with any third party on or through a Linked Website. We have no control over the content of those websites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of Linked Websites.
7. YOUR RIGHTS
You have a number of rights in relation to your personal data as set out in the table below subject to the exceptions, set out in applicable law.
Note that in certain circumstances these rights might not be absolute.
| Right | Further Information |
|---|---|
| You have the right to request a copy of the personal data held by us about you and to access the information which we hold about you. We will charge you for making such an access request where we feel your request is unjustified or excessive. | |
| You have the right to have any outdated or inaccurate personal data which we hold about you updated or corrected. | |
| In certain circumstances, you may also have your personal data deleted, for example if you exercise your right to object (see below) and we do not have an overriding reason to process your personal data or if we no longer require your personal data for the purposes set out in this Notice. | |
| You have the right to ask us to restrict processing your personal data in certain cases, including if you believe that the personal data we hold about you is inaccurate or that our use of your personal data is unlawful. If you validly exercise this right, we will store your personal data and will not carry out any other processing, other than processing your data in line with our retention periods until the issue is resolved. | |
| You may request us to provide you with your personal data which you have given us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and you may request us to transmit your personal data directly to another data controller where this is technically feasible. This right only arises where we process your personal data on the legal bases of your consent or where it is necessary to perform our contract with you. | |
| You have a right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data where we process your personal data on the legal basis of pursuing our legitimate interests. |
8.1 You can seek to exercise any of these rights by contacting us at the following address: support@storm.ie
8.2 We will provide you with information on any action taken upon your request in relation to any of these rights without undue delay and at the latest within one month of receiving your request. We may extend this up to 2 months if necessary however we will inform you if this arises.
8.3 Our lead regulatory Authority is the Irish Data Protection Commission which is based in Ireland. You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Irish Data Protection Commission with regards to us processing your personal data. You can contact the Data Protection Commission directly at:
Data Protection Commission
21 Fitzwilliam Square South
Dublin 2
D02 RD28
Ireland
Phone: +353 57 868 4800 / +353 761 104 800
Email: info@dataprotection.ie
9. CHANGES TO THIS NOTICE
9.1 We may amend this Statement on occasion, in whole or part, at our sole discretion. Any changes will be posted on this page which will be kept up to date. Please check this Statement regularly for changes.
9.2 If at any time we decide to use your personal data in a manner significantly different from that stated in this Statement, or otherwise disclosed to you at the time it was collected, we will change this Statement, and you will have a choice as to whether or not we can use your personal data in the new manner.
10. CONTACT
10.1 Questions, comments and requests regarding this Statement are welcomed and should be addressed to the following address: support@storm.ie
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