16–18 February 2027
RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin
Register to attend
16–18 February 2027
RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin
Register to attend
The Irish Foodservice Suppliers Alliance (“IFSA”) (“us”, “we” or “our”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
CATEX is an event organised by IFSA.
It is the intention of this Privacy Statement to explain to you the information practices of IFSA in relation to the information we collect about you and other users of the CATEX website, catexexhibition.com (the “Site”).
This Privacy Statement, together with the Terms and Conditions of use of the Site, our Cookie Policy and any documents referred to in them, sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us (“Data”), will be processed by us.
Please read this Privacy Statement carefully to understand our treatment and use of your Data.
For the purposes of applicable data protection legislation, including the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”) and the Data Protection Act 2018, the data controller is the Irish Foodservice Suppliers Alliance (“IFSA”).
Eventhaus acts as a data processor on behalf of IFSA in connection with CATEX.
IFSA will process, including collect, store and use, the information you provide in a manner compatible with applicable data protection legislation, including GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 (together, the “Data Protection Legislation”).
We will use your personal data only for the purposes and in the manner set out below and will take appropriate steps to ensure our processing of your Data complies with the Data Protection Legislation.
Questions regarding this Privacy Statement or the processing of your personal data can be directed to info@catexexhibition.com.
By using the Site, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Statement.
Where we rely on your consent to process your personal data, we will obtain that consent as required by applicable Data Protection Legislation. You may withdraw your consent at any time.
If at any time we intend to use your personal data for a materially different purpose from that described in this Privacy Statement or otherwise disclosed to you when the Data was collected, we will provide you with appropriate information and, where required by applicable law, seek your consent.
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Statement from time to time. Any changes will be published on the Site and, where required, we will take additional steps to bring material changes to your attention.
When you visit or use the Site, register for or attend CATEX, make an enquiry, subscribe to communications or otherwise interact with CATEX, we may collect and process different types of information about you.
We may collect and process personal information including your name, postal address, email address, telephone number, company or organisation, job title, information provided when registering for or attending CATEX, information provided when enquiring about exhibiting, sponsoring or participating in CATEX, information submitted through forms on our Site, information provided when subscribing to newsletters or marketing communications, correspondence with us and other information that you choose to provide.
We may also collect information about your use of our Site, including the time and date of your visit, IP address, browser, device and other technical information, location-related information where applicable and permitted, and information about the pages and resources you access on our Site.
Where cookies or similar technologies are used to collect information, their use will be subject to our Cookie Policy and, where required, your cookie consent choices.
We will only process personal data where we have an appropriate legal basis under applicable Data Protection Legislation.
Depending on the circumstances, we may rely on consent, where you have given us permission to process your personal data for a specific purpose; contract, where processing is necessary to provide a service you have requested or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract; legitimate interests, where processing is necessary for our legitimate organisational or business interests and those interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms; or legal obligation, where processing is necessary for us to comply with applicable legal or regulatory requirements.
Where we rely on legitimate interests, we will consider and balance those interests against your interests, fundamental rights and freedoms. Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time.
Where required, we will ask for your consent before sending electronic direct marketing communications.
Depending on the options made available when you provide your information, you may be able to choose the CATEX or other relevant event communications you wish to receive.
We may use third-party email and marketing service providers to help manage and distribute these communications.
You may unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time by using the unsubscribe mechanism included in our communications or by contacting info@catexexhibition.com.
Where processing is based on your consent, withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before that consent was withdrawn.
The Site may use cookies and similar technologies to operate correctly, remember preferences, understand how visitors use the Site and, where you have consented, support analytics, social media, marketing and advertising activities.
Where required by applicable law, non-essential cookies and similar technologies will only be used in accordance with the choices you make through the Site’s cookie consent mechanism.
Your Data may be stored and processed by us and by service providers acting on our behalf.
Where personal data is transferred outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”), we will take appropriate steps to ensure that the transfer complies with applicable Data Protection Legislation and that appropriate safeguards are in place. Depending on the circumstances, this may include relying on an adequacy decision, Standard Contractual Clauses or another legally recognised transfer mechanism.
We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your Data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Statement and applicable Data Protection Legislation.
We are committed to protecting the security of your Data. We use appropriate technical and organisational measures, security technologies and procedures designed to protect your Data against unauthorised or unlawful access, processing, use, alteration, disclosure, loss or destruction.
As effective as modern security practices are, no physical or electronic security system is entirely secure. The transmission of information via the internet cannot be guaranteed to be completely secure. Although we will take appropriate measures to protect your Data, we cannot guarantee the security of Data transmitted to our Site.
Once we receive your Data, we will use appropriate security measures to seek to prevent unauthorised access, use or disclosure. We will continue to review our policies, procedures and security measures as technologies and risks develop.
We consider your Data to be private and confidential.
We may share your Data with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in organising, managing, promoting and delivering CATEX and operating our Site. These may include event registration and ticketing providers, email and marketing service providers, website hosting, design and development providers, analytics and advertising technology providers, social media and digital advertising platforms, event photography and videography providers, event contractors, professional advisers and regulatory or public authorities where required by law.
Where third parties process personal data on our behalf, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that your Data is handled securely and in accordance with applicable Data Protection Legislation.
We may access and/or disclose your Data if required to do so by law or where we reasonably believe such action is necessary to comply with applicable law or legal process, protect and defend our rights or property, including the security and integrity of our systems and networks, or protect the safety of users of our services or members of the public.
We may also use and share aggregated or anonymised information which does not identify individual users. This may include statistical information about visitors to the Site, audience demographics or how users interact with CATEX and the Site.
We do not sell your personal data.
Photography and video recording may take place during CATEX for event documentation, promotional, marketing, advertising, editorial and communications purposes.
Photographs and video footage captured at CATEX may be used in connection with the promotion and communication of CATEX and related activities, including on websites, social media, digital advertising, email communications, promotional materials, event reports and other digital or printed communications.
Where photographs or video footage identify an individual, they constitute or may constitute personal data and will be processed in accordance with applicable Data Protection Legislation and this Privacy Statement.
We will take reasonable steps to make attendees aware that photography and filming are taking place at CATEX, including, where appropriate, through notices at the event.
If you do not wish to be photographed or filmed, or if you have concerns regarding an identifiable image or video in which you appear, please speak to a member of the CATEX team at the event or contact info@catexexhibition.com.
Where appropriate, we will consider requests not to use, or to remove, identifiable photographs or video footage in accordance with applicable data protection rights and our legal obligations.
Our Site may, from time to time, contain links to and from other websites and web platforms. Third-party websites may also provide links to the Site.
If you follow a link to any of those websites or platforms, please note that those websites and platforms have their own privacy policies and practices. We do not accept responsibility or liability for those policies or practices.
We recommend reviewing the relevant privacy statement before submitting personal data through a third-party website or platform.
Links to third-party websites are provided for convenience and you access those websites subject to their own terms and privacy practices.
We retain your personal data for four years, covering two CATEX shows, for the purposes described in this Privacy Statement.
When personal data is no longer required, it will be securely deleted or anonymised as appropriate.
You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for direct marketing purposes and may exercise this right at any time by contacting info@catexexhibition.com.
You may request access to personal data held by us about you. We may request appropriate proof of identification before fulfilling an access request.
We endeavour to keep the personal Data we hold accurate, complete and up to date. If you believe the Data we hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete, you may ask us to correct or complete that information.
In certain circumstances, you may request that personal data concerning you be erased or that the way in which we process your personal data is restricted.
Requests relating to your personal data should be addressed to info@catexexhibition.com.
At any point while we are in possession of or processing your personal data, you may have the following rights, subject to the conditions and exceptions provided by applicable law.
Right of access: You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you.
Right of rectification: You have the right to request correction of Data we hold about you that is inaccurate or incomplete.
Right to erasure: In certain circumstances, you have the right to ask for personal data we hold about you to be erased.
Right to restriction of processing: In certain circumstances, you have the right to request that processing of your personal data be restricted.
Right to data portability: Where applicable, you have the right to receive certain personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and/or have that Data transferred to another organisation.
Right to object: You have the right, in certain circumstances, to object to the processing of your Data, including the right to object to direct marketing.
Rights in relation to automated decision-making, including profiling: Where applicable, you have rights relating to decisions based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produce legal or similarly significant effects.
If we are unable to comply with a request relating to your data protection rights, we will explain the reason where required under applicable Data Protection Legislation.
Requests should be directed to info@catexexhibition.com.
Where we rely on your consent to process your Data, you may withdraw that consent at any time.
Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out on the basis of your consent before its withdrawal.
You can withdraw your consent by using any unsubscribe or preference-management mechanism made available to you, where applicable, or by contacting info@catexexhibition.com.
If you wish to make a complaint about how your personal data is being processed or how a request concerning your personal data has been handled, please contact us at info@catexexhibition.com so that we have an opportunity to investigate your concern.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission (“DPC”), Ireland’s supervisory authority for data protection.
We reserve the right to change or update this Privacy Statement from time to time.
If we make changes, we will publish the updated Privacy Statement on the Site so that you can understand what information we collect, how we use that information, how long it may be retained and in what circumstances it may be disclosed.
Where changes materially affect the way we process your personal data, we will take any additional steps required under applicable Data Protection Legislation.
We recommend reviewing this Privacy Statement periodically.
Questions, comments, requests and concerns regarding this Privacy Statement or the personal data we hold are welcome and should be addressed to:
CATEX
Email: info@catexexhibition.com
Alternatively, you can write to:
CATEX / IFSA
Unit 3, Block A
Broomfield Business Park
Malahide
Co. Dublin
Ireland
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At CATEX 2027 Exhibition, accessible from https://catexexhibition.com, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document specifies the types of information that is collected and recorded by us and how we use it.
If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.
This Privacy Policy complies fully with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) standards, ensuring complete transaparency regarding your digital footprint, user rights, and data storage limits.
We act as the verified Data Controller for your information under applicable law.
Data Protection Officer (DPO) Email: privacy@catexexhibition.com
Our legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Information we collect and the specific context in which we collect the information:
We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.
CATEX 2027 Exhibition follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.
If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us at CATEX 2027 Exhibition.
In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:
Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests. We will try to respond to all legitimate requests within one month.
You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).
We and our third-party service providers (such as analytics, hosting providers, or marketing partners) may process or transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Whenever we transfer your personal data out of the EEA, we ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded to it utilizing standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission.
Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.
CATEX 2027 Exhibition does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.