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Privacy Policy

Trim School Supplies is committed to respecting and protecting your privacy. We wish to be transparent about how we process your data and show you that we are accountable with the GDPR in relation to not only processing your data but ensuring you understand your rights as a client.

It is the intention of this privacy statement to explain to you the information practices of Trim School Supplies in relation to the information we collect about you.

For the purposes of the GDPR the data controller is:

Trim School Supplies
1–3 Watergate St, Townparks South, Trim, Co. Meath, C15 P229
Phone: 046 9438866
Website: https://trimschoolsupplies.ie

When we refer to ‘we’ it is Trim School Supplies.

Please read this Statement carefully as this sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us.

Who are we?

Trim School Supplies is a family-run business providing schoolbooks, stationery, art supplies, uniforms, and related products, along with a convenience store located in Trim, Co. Meath. We serve schools, parents, students, and the wider community with both in-store and online sales.

Our Data Protection Officer / GDPR representative can be contacted directly here:

Data Protection Contact
Email: [Insert GDPR contact email]
Phone: 046 9438866

Purpose for processing your data

We only collect personal data that is necessary to provide our services, including:

  • Processing orders placed online or in-store

  • Responding to enquiries and requests for information

  • Providing quotations and managing accounts

  • Keeping you informed of store updates and offers (where you have consented)

Why are we processing your data? Our legal basis

In order for us to provide you with our products and services, Trim School Supplies needs to collect personal data for order fulfilment, enquiries, and account management.

Our legal bases for processing your data under the GDPR include:

  • Contractual necessity: to process and deliver your order.

  • Consent: where you have opted in to receive marketing communications.

  • Legitimate interests: to improve our services and maintain good customer relationships.

In any event, Trim School Supplies is committed to ensuring that the information we collect and use is appropriate for this purpose and does not constitute an invasion of your privacy.

How will Trim School Supplies use the personal data it collects about me?

We will process (collect, store and use) the information you provide in a manner compatible with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We will endeavour to keep your information accurate and up to date and not keep it for longer than is necessary.

Who are we sharing your data with?

We may pass your personal data on to third-party service providers contracted to Trim School Supplies in the course of dealing with you. Any third parties that we may share your data with are obliged to keep your details securely and to use them only to fulfil the service they provide on our behalf.

Examples include:

  • Payment processors (to handle transactions securely)

  • Delivery/courier services (to deliver your orders)

  • IT and website service providers (for secure hosting and email)

  • Accountants and auditors (for business operations)

When they no longer need your data to fulfil this service, they will dispose of the details in line with Trim School Supplies’ procedures.

If we transfer personal data to a third party outside the EU, we will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.

Data subject rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights:

  • Right of access: to request a copy of the information we hold about you.

  • Right of rectification: to correct data that is inaccurate or incomplete.

  • Right to be forgotten: in certain circumstances you can ask for your data to be erased.

  • Right to restriction of processing: to restrict processing in certain circumstances.

  • Right of portability: to transfer your data to another organisation.

  • Right to object: to certain types of processing such as direct marketing.

  • Right to object to automated processing, including profiling.

  • Right to judicial review: if we refuse your request, we will provide you with a reason why.

Retention of your personal data

Data will not be held for longer than is necessary for the purpose(s) for which they were obtained. Trim School Supplies processes personal data in accordance with our internal retention schedule.

Complaints

If you wish to make a complaint about how your personal data is being processed by Trim School Supplies or how your complaint has been handled, you have the right to lodge a complaint directly with the Data Protection Commission in Ireland.

Contact: https://www.dataprotection.ie

Contact Us

Your privacy is important to us. If you have any queries, questions or comments regarding this Statement, please contact us at:

Trim School Supplies
1–3 Watergate St, Townparks South, Trim, Co. Meath, C15 P229
Phone: 046 9438866
Website: https://trimschoolsupplies.ie
Email: [Insert GDPR contact email]