Privacy statement

Section 1. Introduction

We at ABES respect your right to privacy and comply with our obligations under the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003. The purpose of this Website Privacy Statement is to outline how we deal with any personal data you provide to us while visiting this website. Naturally, if you are not happy with this Website Privacy Statement you should not use this website.
By visiting this website, you are accepting the terms of this Website Privacy Statement. Any external links to other websites are clearly identifiable as such, and we are not responsible for the content or the privacy statements of these other websites.

Section 2. Types of Information Collected

We retain two types of information:
“Personal Data”
This is data that identifies you or can be used to identify or contact you and includes information such as your name, address, sex, email address, birth date, marital status, occupation and salary range.

“Non-Personal Data”
Like most websites, we gather statistical and other analytical information collected on an aggregate basis of all visitors to our website. This Non-Personal Data comprises information that cannot be used to identify or contact you, such as demographic information regarding, for example, user IP addresses (where they have been clipped or anonymised), browser types and other anonymous statistical data involving the use of our website.

Section 3. Purposes for which we hold your Information

Non-Personal Data
We use the Non-Personal Data gathered from visitors to our website in an aggregate form to get a better understanding of where our visitors come from and to help us better design and organise our website.
Cookies
This website uses “cookie” technology. A cookie is a little piece of text stored by the browser on your computer, at the request of our server. We may use cookies to deliver content specific to your interests and to save your personal preferences so you do not have to re-enter them each time you connect to our website – our cookies are not available to other websites. Our cookies will record the number of user sessions on the site and to track the number of users who return to the site. You are always free to decline our cookies, if your browser permits, or to ask your browser to indicate when a cookie is being sent. You can also delete cookie files from your computer at your discretion. Note that if you decline our cookies or ask for notification each time a cookie is being sent, this may affect your ease of use of this website.
Personal Data
We will process any Personal Data you provide to us for the following purposes:
(a) to contact you in relation to tradesmen
(b) to provide you with information regarding tradesmen;
(c) to respond to any queries you submit to us;
(d) where you have consented to the sharing of your information with third parties, we will do so in accordance with Section 4 below;
(e) to seek your views on our site and our services;
(f) to provide you with information on ancillary services offered by us or our business partners e.g. mortgage or legal services, gardening advice etc.
(f) to send you newsletters or other forms of communication in relation to site services and products;
(g) to send you messages or data to your mobile phone where you have provided us with mobile phone details and requested such information.

Section 4. Disclosure of Information to Third Parties

We may provide Non-Personal Data to third parties, where such information is combined with similar information of other users of our website. For example, we might inform third parties regarding the number of unique users who visit our website, the demographic breakdown of our community users of our website, or the activities that visitors to our website engage in while on our website. The third parties to whom we may provide this information may include potential or actual advertisers, providers of advertising services (including website tracking services), commercial partners, sponsors, licensees, researchers and other similar parties.

We will not disclose your Personal Data to third parties unless you have consented to this disclosure or unless the third party is required to fulfil a service you have requested (in such circumstances, the third party is bound by similar data protection requirements). Any third party we disclose the information to will use it for the purposes of delivering the service in question unless you have agreed otherwise.

We will disclose your Personal Data if we believe in good faith that we are required to disclose it in order to comply with any applicable law, a summons, a search warrant, a court or regulatory order, or other statutory requirement.

Section 5. Sale of Business

We reserve the right to transfer information (including your Personal Data) to a third party in the event of a sale, merger, liquidation, receivership or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of our company provided that the third party agrees to adhere to the terms of the Website Privacy Statement and provided that the third party only uses your Personal Data for the purposes that you provided it to us. You will be notified in the event of any such transfer and you will be afforded an opportunity to opt-out.

Section 6. Security

Your Personal Data is held on secure servers hosted by our Internet Service Provider. The nature of the Internet is such that we cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us via the Internet. No data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. However, we will take all reasonable steps (including appropriate technical and organisational measures) to protect your Personal Data.

Section 7. Updating, Verifying and Deleting Personal Data

You may inform us of any changes in your Personal Data, and in accordance with our obligations under the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 we will update or delete your Personal Data accordingly. To find out what Personal Data we hold on you or to have your Personal Data updated, amended or removed from our database, please email [dublin@ tradesmen-point.com]. Any such data subject requests may be subject to the prescribed fee.

Section 8. Changes to the Website Privacy Policy

Any changes to this Website Privacy Statement will be posted on this website so you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any time we decide to use Personal Data in a manner significantly different from that stated in this Website Privacy Statement, or otherwise disclosed to you at the time it was collected, we will notify you by email, and you will have a choice as to whether or not we use your information in the new manner.
Copyright

    * By viewing Tradesmen-point-south-dublin.com each user is deemed to agree to all terms and conditions of use set out below.
    * All material contained in and published on Tradesmen-point-south-dublin.com by ABES is intended for non-commercial use of the user.
    * The content of this site is protected by copyright pursuant to Irish and European Union copyright laws, international conventions. The user is prohibited from modifying, publishing, transmitting, selling, participating in the transfer or sale or reproducing, creating derivative works from, distributing, performing, displaying or in any way exploiting any of the materials on this site or the software or materials relating thereto in whole or in part.
    * The user may download or copy material for personal use only.
    * Written permission is required for links to the site - apart from to the homepage.
    * All trademarks on this site such as Tradesmen-point-south-dublin.com, may not be used without written permission.
    * Tradesmen-point-south-dublin.com excludes takes no responsibility for the quality, accuracy or timeliness of the material on Tradesmen-point-south-dublin.com and will not be liable for any claims, penalties, loss, damages or expenses arising from the use or the inability to use material on Tradesmen-point-south-dublin.com, or from any unauthorised access or alteration of this content.
    * Tradesmen-point-south-dublin.com makes no guarantee that the contents of the Tradesmen-point-south-dublin.com website is compatible with all computer systems and browsers.
    * The user accepts that after leaving the website, Tradesmen-point-south-dublin.com is not responsible in any way for any material that you encounter and we exclude to the fullest extent permitted by law all liability that may arise with respect to or as a result of such material causing any damage, costs, injury or financial loss of any kind.
    * Tradesmen-point-south-dublin.com reserve the right to amend the terms of this agreement. It is your responsibility to refer to and comply with these terms on accessing Tradesmen-point-south-dublin.com.

Prior to engaging in business with a supplier or service, you should ensure that you have reviewed the supplier or services terms and conditions and that they are acceptable to you.

NEITHER ABES NOR ANY OF ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE LIABLE FOR LOSS OR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND/OR THE MATERIALS OFFERED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF DATA, INCOME, PROFIT OR OPPORTUNITY, LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND CLAIMS OF THIRD PARTIES, OR ANY INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGES, EVEN IF ABES HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGE, OR SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGES WERE REASONABLY FORESEEABLE.

While ABES makes all reasonable efforts to ensure that the suppliers & services listed are of reasonable standard the listing of any supplier or service on the website is not and should not be taken as a recommendation from ABES or a representation that the supplier or service will be suitable for the user's purpose. ABES shall in no way be liable to you in the event that the supplier or service are not suitable for your purpose.

Section 3. Disclaimer of Consequential Damages

Subject to section 7 of these terms and conditions, in no event shall ABES, its supplier, or any third parties mentioned at the site be liable for any damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, incidental, special and consequential damages, lost profits, or damages resulting from lost data or business interruption) resulting from the use or inability to use the site and the material, whether based on statute, contract, tort, or any other legal cause, and whether or not ABES is advised of the possibility of such damages.

Section 4. User Submissions

Generally, any communication which you post to the Site is considered to be non-confidential.
By posting communications to the Web Site, you automatically grant ABES a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute, perform and display the communication alone or as part of other works in any form, media, or technology whether now known or hereafter developed, and to sub-licence such rights through multiple tiers of sub-licences.
As a User, you are responsible for your own communications and are responsible for the consequences of their posting.
You must not do the following things:
    * Post material in circumstances that breach the criminal law;
    * post material that is copyrighted, unless you are the copyright owner or have the permission of the copyright owner to post it;
    * post material that reveals trade secrets, unless you own them or have the permission of the owner;
    * post material that infringes on any intellectual property rights of others or on the privacy or publicity rights of others;
    * post material that is obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, hateful, or embarrassing to another User or any other person or entity;
    * post a sexually-explicit image;
    * post advertisements or solicitations of business; or
    * impersonate another person or entity.
You agree not to use the Site or cause or permit any Materials to be used:-
    * so as to jeopardise or prejudice the operation, quality or integrity of the Site or Materials, the operation, quality or integrity of any telecommunications network, or any other use which might be deemed by ABES to be harmful to ABES'S business, reputation or the commercial exploitation of the Site;
    * for any commercial purpose including any surveys, contests or pyramid schemes, nor to use a Service to participate in or cause others to participate in sending chain letters, junk e-mail, spam, duplicative or unsolicited messages, advertising or promotional material;
    * to harvest or otherwise collect by any means any Material or information (including without limitation email addresses or details of properties) from the Site otherwise than as authorised in this Agreement or to monitor, mirror or copy any Material without the prior written consent of ABES;
    * to distribute, download, upload or transmit any material which contains viruses, trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, or any other harmful or deleterious programs;
    * contrary to the terms and conditions of any Internet Service Provider whose services you may use.
ABES does not represent or guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any of communications posted by other Users or endorse any opinions expressed by Users. You acknowledge that any reliance on material posted by other Users will be at your own risk.
ABES does not screen communications in advance and is not responsible for screening or monitoring material posted by Users.  If notified by a User of communications which allegedly do not conform to this Agreement, ABES may investigate the allegation and determine in good faith and at its sole discretion whether to remove or request the removal of the communication. Each User hereby agrees that any such action taken by ABES will not be challenged by User. ABES has no liability or responsibility to Users for performance or non-performance of such activities. ABES reserves the right to expel Users and prevent their further access to the Site for violating this Agreement or the law and the right to remove communications which are abusive, illegal, or disruptive or which ABES otherwise deems to be in breach of these Terms and Conditions of Use.

Section 5. Links to and from Other Web Sites

The Site contains links to third party Web Sites. These links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by ABES of the contents on such third party Web Sites. ABES is not responsible for the content of linked third party sites and does not make any representations regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such third party Web Sites. If you decide to access linked third-party Web Sites, you do so at your own risk.

ABES generally welcomes the hyper-linking to the Site from other appropriate Web Sites provided such links are to the Sites homepage (and no deeper within the Site) and provided ABES gives its consent to the establishment of such links. Notwithstanding the foregoing, ABES reserves the absolute right to refuse to consent to such links without giving reasons. Any links to the Site from another Web Site must be presented in such a manner that the viewing of the Site is not impaired by framing or similar techniques that may impair the visitor's user experience.

Section 6. Software Licences

All software that is made available for downloading from the Site ("Software") is protected by copyright and may be protected by other rights. The use of such software is governed by the terms of the software licence agreement or designated "Legal Notice" accompanying such software ("Licence Agreement"). The downloading and use of such software is conditioned on your agreement to be bound by the terms of the Licence Agreement.

Section 7. Limitation of Liability

Unless otherwise expressly provided in a Software Licence or Legal Notice, the aggregate liability of ABES to you for all claims arising from the use of the Site or Materials (including Software) is limited to €1 and you acknowledge that this is a genuine pre-estimate of any loss you might suffer as a result of such a claim.

Section 8. Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless ABES, its officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any claims, actions or demands, including without limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees, alleging or resulting whether directly or indirectly from your use of the Site or Material (including Software) or your breach of the terms of this Agreement. ABES shall provide notice to you promptly of any such claim, suit, or preceding and shall assist you, at your expense, in defending any such claim, suit or proceeding.

Section 9. Export Control

Many countries control the export of products and information. You agree to comply with such restrictions and not to export or re-export the Materials (including Software) to countries or persons prohibited under the export control laws. By downloading the Materials (including Software), you are agreeing that you are not in a country where such export is prohibited or are a person or entity to which such export is prohibited. You are responsible for compliance with the laws of your local jurisdiction regarding the import, export, or re-export of the Materials.

Section 10. General

The Site is controlled by ABES from its location within France. ABES makes no representation that Materials are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and access to them from territories where their content is illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this Site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws.

Any disputes, claims or proceedings arising out of or in any way relating to the Materials or the Site shall be governed by the laws of France. The French Courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction for the purpose of any proceedings arising out of or in any way relating to the Materials or the Site. Without prejudice to the foregoing, ABES may seek provisional or protective relief in the courts of another State prior to, during or after any substantive proceedings have been instituted in France and ABES may bring enforcement proceedings in another state on foot of an french judgement.

If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

No waiver of any term of this Agreement shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term.

THIS AGREEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND ABES WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF THE SITE. Any changes to this Agreement will be posted on the Site and will take immediate effect.

ABES may at any time and without liability modify, suspend or discontinue the Site or any Materials (or any part or specification thereof), with or without notice, for any valid technical, operational or commercial reasons.

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Section 11. Third Party Sites