Privacy & GDPR Policy
1. Who We Are
This Privacy Policy explains how AFRICAN MISSIONS NORTHERN IRELAND LTD (trading as Dromantine Conference Centre) collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you use our website or book our services. We are committed to safeguarding your privacy in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
2. The Information We Collect
When you make a booking or interact with our website, we collect information necessary to fulfill your booking and provide a safe experience. This includes:
- Personal Identification: Name, email address, phone number, and billing address.
- Financial Data: Payment details processed securely by our payment gateway.
- Special Category Data (Health & Wellbeing): To ensure your safety and comfort during your stay at Dromantine, our booking forms collect information regarding food allergies, medical conditions, and physical mobility requirements.
3. How We Use Your Data & Our Legal Basis
Under GDPR, we must have a valid legal reason to process your data:
- To Perform a Contract: We process your name, contact details, and billing information to manage your event or accommodation booking via WooCommerce.
- Explicit Consent (For Health Data): We will only process your health, dietary, or mobility data if you give us your explicit consent by ticking the dedicated box at checkout. You can withdraw this consent at any time.
- Legitimate Interests / Consent (Marketing): If you opt-in to receive news and event updates, we use Mailchimp to send you this information. You can unsubscribe instantly at any time via the link in any email.
4. Data Sharing and Third Parties
We never sell your personal data. We only share your information with trusted third-party services essential to running our website and business:
- WooCommerce: To securely host and manage our online booking system.
- Stripe: To process your payments securely. Dromantine does not store or see your full credit/debit card numbers.
- Mailchimp: To securely manage our email communication updates.
5. How Long We Keep Your Data
We only keep your information for as long as necessary. Financial records are held for up to 7 years to satisfy UK tax and accounting laws. Special category health or dietary data collected for a specific workshop is securely erased from our active service logs shortly after the event concludes, unless you request otherwise.
6. Your Legal Rights
Under the UK GDPR, you have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you, request corrections to inaccurate data, or ask us to delete your information entirely. To make a request, please contact us at admin@dromantineconference.com.

