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PRIVACY POLICY

    The Sporting Club Ireland

    Last updated: May 2026

    Who We Are

    The Sporting Club Ireland is a business networking and membership organisation operating nationwide across Ireland. We connect professionals through events held at club lounges and venues throughout the country.

    If you have any questions about this policy or how your data is handled, please contact us at: Email: sportingclubwebsite@gmail.com Phone: +353 86 067 7156 Website: www.thesportingclub.ie

    What Information We Collect

    Information you provide directly:

    • Your name

    • Your email address

    • Your phone number

    • Your job title and workplace

    • Details submitted via contact or membership enquiry forms

    • Any content or communications you send to us

    Technical information collected automatically:

    • IP address

    • Browser type and version

    • Device information

    • Website usage data such as pages visited and session duration

    We do not collect sensitive personal data unless you explicitly provide it and consent to its use.

    How We Use Your Information

    We use your information to:

    • Respond to your enquiry or membership application

    • Direct you to the appropriate membership platform to complete your registration

    • Send you event information, updates, and relevant communications

    • Improve our website and services

    • Comply with any applicable legal obligations

    We will not contact you for marketing purposes without your explicit consent.

    Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

    We process your personal data under the following lawful bases:

    • Consent — when you contact us, submit a form, or register your interest in membership

    • Legitimate interests — to operate our networking platform and run events

    • Legal obligation — where required by applicable law

    Membership

    Full membership of The Sporting Club is managed through our UK platform at thesportingclub.co. When you proceed with a membership application, you will be directed to that site to complete your registration.

    Any personal data you provide during the membership process — including your name, contact details, job title, and workplace — is collected and processed by Sporting Club Holdings Limited under their own privacy policy. We strongly recommend reading their full privacy policy before completing your membership application:

    thesportingclub.co/privacy-policy

    Sporting Club Holdings Limited is registered in England and Wales (Company No. 11076167) at 85 Great Portland Street, First Floor, London, W1W 7LT, and acts as the data controller for all membership data.

    Cookies and Tracking

    Our website is hosted on the Framer platform and uses Google Tag Manager (GTM).

    Necessary cookies are set by Framer as part of running the website. These are essential for the site to function correctly and do not require your consent.

    Google Tag Manager is installed on the site but currently contains no analytics or tracking tags. It is in place as infrastructure only and does not collect any personal data in its current configuration. If Google Analytics or any other tools are added in future, this policy will be updated and your consent will be sought via the cookie banner.

    No analytics, advertising, or marketing cookies are currently active on this website.

    When you visit the site you will be shown a cookie banner. You can accept, reject, or customise your preferences at any time.

    Framer platform cookies As our website is hosted on Framer, Framer may set certain cookies as part of its platform operation. These are set by Framer directly and are outside our control. You can read more at framer.com/legal/privacy-statement.

    Partner and Sponsor Links

    Our website features logos and links to our partners and sponsors. Clicking these links will take you to third-party websites which operate under their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for the content or data practices of any third-party websites. We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any external site before submitting personal data to them.

    Data Sharing

    We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties.

    We may share your data with:

    • Third-party service providers who help us operate our website and services, including our hosting platform (Framer) and Google Tag Manager

    • Sporting Club Holdings Limited (our UK membership platform) when you proceed with a membership application

    • Authorities or regulators if required by law

    All third-party providers we work with are required to handle your data in accordance with applicable data protection law.

    International Data Transfers

    Some of our service providers may process data outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Where this occurs, appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) are in place as required under GDPR. Please refer to the UK membership privacy policy for details of how membership data is handled and transferred.

    Data Retention

    We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected or to meet any legal obligations. Once it is no longer needed it is securely deleted. For membership data, please refer to the retention policy set out at thesportingclub.co/privacy-policy.

    Data Security

    We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. However, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed as fully secure. Any transmission is at your own risk.

    Your Rights Under GDPR

    As a resident of the EU or EEA, you have the right to:

    • Access the personal data we hold about you

    • Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data

    • Erase your data (the right to be forgotten)

    • Restrict or object to how we process your data

    • Data portability — request your data in a portable format

    • Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent

    To exercise any of these rights in relation to data held by The Sporting Club Ireland, contact us at sportingclubwebsite@gmail.com. We will respond within one month.

    For rights relating to membership data held by Sporting Club Holdings Limited, please contact them directly at thesportingclub.co/privacy-policy.

    If you are not satisfied with how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Irish Data Protection Commission at dataprotection.ie.

    Changes to This Policy

    We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, including if any new tracking or analytics tools are added to the website. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last updated.