Privacy Policy

This policy explains what personal information Downtown Blues collects, how we use it, and how we keep it safe.

The data controller is Downtown Blues Company Limited by Guarantee, registered in Ireland under company number 827735, registered office 3 Oldmill Court, Malpas Street, Dublin, D08 R9V4.

Information We Collect

We only collect personal information when you voluntarily provide it:

• Class, workshop and event registration: your name, email address and any other details you give us when you book, whether through this website or through our booking platform
• Memberships and donations: the details you provide when signing up or donating through our payment platform
• Photographs and video: we sometimes take photos or video at classes and events, which may be used on our website and social media

We do not collect or store payment card details on this website.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information you provide solely to:

• Contact you with updates about the class, workshop or event you registered for
• Notify you of any changes, cancellations, or important details related to your registration
• Manage memberships and acknowledge donations
• Share photos and video of our events on our website and social media

We do not sell, trade, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing or any other purposes.

Our Legal Basis

We process your registration and membership details on the basis of our legitimate interest in running the classes, events and memberships you have signed up for, and in contacting you about them.

We use photographs and video on the basis of consent. If you would prefer not to appear in photos, let us know and we will respect that. You can ask us to remove an existing photo at any time. Where a child attends one of our events, their parent or guardian decides whether they may be photographed.

Analytics cookies are used only with your consent, which you can withdraw at any time.

How We Protect Your Information

We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards to protect your information from unauthorised access, alteration, or disclosure.

We keep registration details for up to 12 months after the class or event.

If you have asked to hear about future workshops and events, we keep your name and email address on our mailing list until you ask us to remove you. Every message we send includes a way to unsubscribe, and we act on that straight away.

Membership and donation records are kept for as long as required for our accounts, which under Irish company law is six years. Photographs may be kept as a record of our events, and are removed on request.

Cookies & Analytics

Our website uses cookies to improve your browsing experience and to help us understand how the site is being used.

We use Google Analytics to understand how the site is used, including:

• Pages visited
• Time spent on the site
• Device and browser information

This involves Google processing data on our behalf, including transfers outside the European Economic Area under standard contractual clauses.

We do not use:

• Advertising or remarketing cookies
• Third-party marketing trackers
• Payment or personal profile tracking

You may withdraw consent at any time by clearing cookies in your browser. For more detail, see our Cookie Policy.

Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access the information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your information
• Restrict or object to how we use it
• Receive a copy of your data in a portable format
• Withdraw your consent at any time

You can exercise these rights by contacting us. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission, the Irish supervisory authority, at dataprotection.ie.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this policy, or wish to access or remove your data, you may contact us at:

Downtown Blues Company Limited by Guarantee
3 Oldmill Court, Malpas Street, Dublin, D08 R9V4

See also our Terms & Conditions.

Last updated: November 2026