Privacy Policy

Under the right to be informed, data subjects must be given information regarding personal data that we may process. Therefore, Global Watch Database has produced this privacy notice explaining to our service users what personal data is held, what is done with it, who it is shared with, where personal data may be transferred to and how long we keep personal data for. This notice will be published on our website.

Global Watch Database Ltd. and service providers (collectively referred to as “we” or “us” or “our company”) respect your privacy under the laws of Ireland and the EU. This privacy notice describes the ways we collect information from and about you, and what we do with the information, so that you may decide whether to provide information to us. By accessing our website or using our services you agree to the contents of this privacy notice in addition to any other agreements we might have with you. This privacy notice does not govern the practices of entities that our company does not own or control, or entities that do not own or control our company or people that our company does not employ or manage. Global Watch Database (GWD) is the data controller.

Legal basis for processing data
We will only collect and process personal data that is relevant to our business needs. We have a legitimate interest, as an international watch database, in processing such data. Such data also enables our company to fulfil its contractual obligations to all relevant parties.


Collecting your personal data
The information we collect may include but is not limited to, your personal data, such as your name, email address, IP addresses, and where applicable, details relating to a loss or crime. In order to provide you with assistance, we may need to collect personal data about you as included below but not limited to the following:

  • When we correspond with you as a client or prospective client.
  • When you visit our website.
  • When your details are referred to us by the Gardai, Police, Law enforcement an Insurance Company or other third parties.
  • When your details are identified in relevant publicly available information.

    Our use of your personal data

    Our company may use information that we collect about you to:
  • Deliver the service that you have requested.
  • Perform research and analysis about your use of, or interest in, our services.
  • Communicate with you by e-mail about the services that you may use and/or may be of interest to you either from us, or other third parties.
  • Verify your eligibility for using our services.
  • Transfer contact details to law enforcement for any legally permissible purpose at our sole
    discretion.
  • Enforce our terms and conditions.
  • We do not sell personal data to third parties.
    Our disclosure of your personal data to third parties
    We may share your personal data with third parties only in the ways that are described below:
  • We may provide your personal data in the event of a claim to another third party who is involved in providing a service to you.
  • We may provide your personal data to our partners and service providers who perform functions on your/our behalf.
  • We may share your personal data with any parent company, subsidiaries, joint ventures, other entities under a common control or third-party acquirers.
  • We may allow a potential acquirer or merger partner to review our databases, although we would restrict their use and disclosure of this data during the due diligence phase and require them to treat the data with strict confidentiality.
  • As required by law enforcement, government officials, or other third parties pursuant to a Court Order that is enforceable in the relevant jurisdiction, or other legal process or requirement applicable to our company, or when we believe, in our sole discretion, that the disclosure of personal data is necessary to prevent physical harm or financial loss, to report
    suspected illegal activity or to investigate violations of our agreements or company policies.
  • Other third parties – only with your consent/direction to do so.
  • Please note that these third parties may be in other countries where the laws on data privacy, GDPR may be less stringent than in Ireland/the European Union.

Our use of cookies
Cookies are used on our website. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer’s browser to store your preferences. These on their own do not tell us your email address or other personally identifiable information unless you choose to provide this information to us by, for example, registering at one of our sites. However, once you choose to provide the site with personal information, this information may be linked to the date stored in the cookie.
We use cookies to understand site usage and to improve the content and offerings on our site. We may also use cookies to offer you services. You have many choices with regards to the management of cookies on your computer. All major browsers allow you to block or delete cookies from your system. To learn more about your ability to manage cookies, please consult the privacy features in your browser or see www.aboutcookies.org.

Our retention of your personal data
We will retain any personal data only for as long as is necessary to fulfil the business purpose it was collected. We will also retain and use your personal data for as long as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

International transfers of your personal data
Personal data collected from you may, on occasions be stored and processed outside Ireland, the EU, in any other country in which our company or agents maintain facilities, and by accessing our site and using our services, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of Ireland and the European Union.


Your access to and updating of your personal data.
Reasonable access to your personal information may be provided, at no cost, upon request made to our company at the contact information provided through our website (www.globalwatchdatabase.com ). If access cannot be provided within that time frame, our company will provide a date when the information will be provided. If for some reason access is denied, we will provide an explanation as to why access has been denied.

Changes to our privacy notice
This privacy notice is subject to change.


Contacting us
If you have any questions about this privacy notice, our practices or have any concerns please contact us at:

Global Watch Database Ltd.
Upper Cranford Centre
Montrose,
Dublin 4,
Ireland.
Email: [email protected]