Version 1.3 – Updated Nov 2025
Introduction
The Irish Bookmakers Association (IBA) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal data in connection with our website, membership activities, training programmes, and related services.
Your privacy matters to us. We encourage you to read this policy carefully so you understand how your information is used and what rights you have under data protection law.
What Information We Collect
- Identity and Contact Data: Name, job title, employer, business or home address (where provided), email address, and telephone number.
- Account Data: Username, password, and login activity for access to the membership or learning portal.
- Professional and Transactional Data: Event attendance, training participation, feedback forms, and survey responses.
- Training Programme Data: Learning progress, test results, attendance records, certificates, and course preferences.
- Technical and Usage Data: Browser type, cookies, analytics data, and device information.
- Additional Data: Special dietary requirements, spouse or partner name (for hospitality purposes), and professional interests.
Purpose of Processing and Legal Basis
Your personal data is used by us and by third-party service providers acting on our behalf for the following purposes:
- Providing you with information about the work of the Irish Bookmakers Association.
- Administration and billing purposes.
- Sending invitations to events, training programmes, and briefings.
- Maintaining contact lists for communications.
- Providing sporting integrity information to sports governing bodies under Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs).
- Improving our website, services, and communications through analytics.
- Providing results and updates from IBA training courses.
The legal bases on which we collect, process, and transfer your personal data under the GDPR (Article 6(1)) include consent, performance of contract, legal obligation, and legitimate interests.
Sources of Data
We collect information directly from you and, where relevant, from publicly available sources such as LinkedIn or your employer’s website to confirm professional details.
Sharing Your Data
We may share your personal data with third-party service providers acting on our behalf, or with regulators and sporting bodies where required by law. All third parties are required to safeguard your data and may only process it according to our instructions.
Data Retention
We retain your data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy. For members, data is retained while you remain an active contact, after which you may unsubscribe at any time. Data related to integrity reporting is kept as long as required under relevant agreements.
Security Measures
We use technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against loss, unauthorised access, or misuse. This includes encryption, secure servers, and restricted access to authorised personnel only.
Your Rights
- Access to your personal data.
- Rectification of inaccurate data.
- Erasure of your data (‘right to be forgotten’).
- Restriction of processing.
- Data portability.
- Objection to processing based on legitimate interests.
- Withdrawal of consent where processing is based on consent.
To exercise your rights, please contact us at info@irishbookmakersassociation.com or by post at Irish Bookmakers Association, Rathganley, Kilcock, Co. Meath, W23 C5P6.
Complaints
If you are unhappy with how we have handled your data, please contact us. You also have the right to make a complaint to the Data Protection Commission at info@dataprotection.ie or visit www.dataprotection.ie.
Unsubscribe
If you no longer wish to receive communications from us, you can unsubscribe at any time by emailing info@irishbookmakersassociation.com.
Disclaimer: The information provided in this policy is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal advice.