Privacy Policy

This privacy policy sets out how Organic Growers of Ireland uses and protects any information that you provide when you use our website www.organicgrowersireland.ie. (the ‘Service’)

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal data when you use our service and the choices you have associated with that data. By using the service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Unless otherwise defined in this privacy policy, terms used in this privacy policy have the same meanings as in our Terms of Use.

Organic Growers of Ireland may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. For more information, please contact us: info@organicgrowersireland.ie.

Policy updated: 26 February 2026

Consent
This privacy policy relates to our practices in connection with our website and is designed to assist you in making informed decisions when using our website. By using this site, you consent to the collection and use of your information under the terms of this privacy statement which is in accordance with the Data Protection Acts 1988 to 2018, the European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Privacy and Electronic Communications) Regulations 2011 and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
By using our website, you hereby consent to our privacy policy and agree to its terms.

Log Files
We use log files to collect statistical website use information collected on an aggregate basis as you browse through our website. When you visit our website, certain non-personal data is available to us through our internet service provider, which may include the IP address from which you access our website, the type of internet browser used, the type of operating system used, the “top-level” domain name used (i.e., .com, .org, etc.), the date and time of your visit and the number of pages you visited on our website. This information is used to analyse trends, administer the site, track user movement around the site and gather demographic information that is not personally identifiable.

Cookies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with small amounts of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyse our service. We may use:
• Session Cookies to operate our service.
• Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
• Security Cookies for security purposes.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.

Your Personal Data
Organic Growers of Ireland 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, you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

What We Collect
We may collect the following information:
• Name and job title.
• Contact information including email address.
• Demographic information such as address, Eircode, business name & location.
• Other optional demographic information relevant to your membership.

How We Use Your Personal Data
• To provide and maintain our Service & membership system.
• To communicate with members either directly or through a third-party service provider regarding your OGI Membership.
• To send emails about services, events or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
• To notify you about changes to our service.
• To allow you to participate in interactive features of our service when you choose to do so.
• To understand your needs and provide you with a better service.
• To monitor the usage of the service.
• To detect, prevent and address technical issues.
• To provide anonymised data to government and other agencies when representing our membership & members.
• From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes where you have given us consent.

We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. Data supplied to us as part of your membership for as long as you remain a member, and for a minimum of three years afterwards, following which it will be removed from our database.

Payment information
We do not store credit card information. All payment information you submit is collected and used by our secure membership management system and payment processors in accordance with their privacy policies, which you can access here

Trusted Third Parties
We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our service (“Service Providers”), to provide the service on our behalf, to perform service-related services or to assist us in analysing how our service is used. This includes:
• Membership system management
• Processing credit card payments.
• Communicating with you by email.
• Customer relationship management.

We only share your personal data as necessary for any third party to provide the services as requested or as needed on our behalf. These third parties have access to your personal data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

We do not disclose, sell or distribute any personal information to any other third parties.

Transfer of Data
Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside Ireland and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal data, to Ireland and process it there.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

Organic Growers of Ireland will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your personal data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure in line with our obligations under the Data Protection Acts 1988 to 2018. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

This website uses a secure server implementing the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol to interact with you when you provide personal information during the purchase and payment processes. This technology encrypts all information to prevent third parties from reading the information while it is in transit. This is indicated by the padlock symbol on your browser.

Disclosure of Data Legal Requirements
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 disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
• To comply with a legal obligation
• To protect and defend the rights or property of Organic Growers of Ireland
• To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the service
• To protect the personal safety of users of the service or the public
• To protect against legal liability

Controlling Your Personal Information
If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by emailing us at info@organicgrowersireland.ie

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.

Your Data Protection Rights
Under GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
• The right to access: You can request copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification: You can request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
• The right to erasure: You can request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing: You can request that we restrict the processing of your personal data.
• The right to data portability: You can request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization, or directly to you.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer at: info@organicgrowersireland.ie.

External Websites And Services
This privacy policy applies to our website only and is valid for visitors to our website regarding information shared and/or collected there. This policy does not apply to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

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.

Change
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we do, we’ll let you know either by notifying you on this website.