Privacy & GDPR

The data controller is Strokestown Agricultural & Industrial Show CLG, trading as Strokestown Show, acting through the Show Committee.

If you have questions about this policy or your personal data, contact us using the details in the Contact section below.

Identity and contact details, such as name, email, phone number, and postal address.

Account details where account features are used, including login email and security credentials.

Entries, bookings, and purchases, including class entries, ticket and raffle orders, trade stand applications, and related administration details.

Animal-related details where relevant to classes, such as registration, tag, age, and supporting documents.

Payment and transaction references needed for administration. We do not store full card details.

Communications you send to us and our service communications sent to you.

Technical usage data, such as IP address, browser, device type, and page interactions, subject to cookie preferences.

Consent records, including cookie preferences and marketing preference status where that option is shown.

Directly from you when you submit forms, create an account, place an order, upload documents, or contact us.

Automatically through website technologies, including necessary storage and optional cookie-based features where consent is provided.

To provide and administer services, including entries, ticketing, raffle sales, trade stand applications, and account management.

To operate, secure, and improve the website and resolve technical issues.

To communicate confirmations, updates, operational notices, and responses to enquiries.

To run the Show safely and efficiently, including stewarding and compliance checks where relevant.

To meet legal obligations and to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

To send marketing updates only where you have given a valid marketing choice.

Contract: processing necessary to provide services you request, such as entries, orders, and applications.

Legal obligation: processing required for compliance with applicable law and regulatory requirements.

Legitimate interests: operating and improving the Show and website, preventing fraud, and managing communications, unless overridden by your rights.

Consent: optional cookies, optional embedded content, and optional marketing communications where used.

We do not intentionally collect special category data through standard website forms.

In exceptional safety or incident situations, limited health-related information may be recorded where strictly necessary for safety, insurance, or legal requirements.

We use strictly necessary technologies for core website operation and storing your cookie preference choice.

Optional cookie consent controls optional features, including embedded map content on relevant pages.

We record basic anonymous page-view information without setting an analytics cookie. Unique visitor and return visitor analytics only run where optional cookies are accepted, as explained in our Cookie Policy.

For full details, see our Cookie Policy.

Online transactions are processed by Stripe, as shown at checkout.

We receive limited transaction data needed to confirm payment, administer orders, and handle support queries.

Payment providers process payment data under their own legal and compliance obligations, including security and fraud prevention.

We may share data with service providers that support website hosting, email, form handling, file storage, and payment processing.

Access by committee members, officials, and stewards is limited to what is necessary for event administration.

We may disclose data where required by law, court order, or where necessary to protect rights, property, or safety.

Third-party services you choose to use, such as external maps or social links, may process data under their own policies.

We aim to use providers with EEA-compatible data protection standards.

Where data is transferred outside the EEA, we rely on appropriate safeguards, such as approved contractual clauses, where required.

We keep personal data only as long as necessary for administration, record-keeping, compliance, and legal purposes.

Retention periods vary by record type, including orders, entries, communications, and consent logs.

Data that is no longer required is deleted or anonymised in line with our retention approach.

You may request access, correction, deletion, restriction, portability, or objection where applicable under GDPR.

You may withdraw consent at any time for consent-based processing, including optional cookies and optional marketing communications.

To exercise your rights, contact us. We may need to verify identity before actioning a request.

We apply appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data from unauthorised access, alteration, loss, or disclosure.

No internet service can be guaranteed fully secure, but we take reasonable and proportionate safeguards.

Services are intended for a general audience connected with the Show. Where entries involve minors, information may be submitted by a parent or guardian.

We do not knowingly collect personal data from children without an appropriate legal basis.

We may update this policy from time to time to reflect operational, legal, or compliance changes.

The Last updated date on this page shows when this policy was most recently revised.

If you have concerns about how we handle personal data, contact us first so we can try to resolve the issue.

You may also lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission (Ireland): www.dataprotection.ie .

Email: info@strokestownshow.ie

Phone: +353 (0)86 406 6616

Postal address: Bawn Street, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon, Ireland