Privacy notice (GDPR) – free template (Ireland)

If you collect personal data, even only through a contact form, the GDPR requires you to tell people who you are, why and on what legal basis you use their data, how long you keep it, and what rights they have, including the right to complain to the Data Protection Commission.

Legal basis: GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679), Articles 13 and 14; Data Protection Act 2018; ePrivacy Regulations 2011 (S.I. 336/2011) for cookies · Legal position: October 2026

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Privacy notice

This notice explains how Byrne Digital Limited ("we") uses personal data collected through www.byrnedigital.ie and in the course of our business.

Controller

Byrne Digital Limited, Unit 4, Docklands Business Park, Galway H91 A1B2. Email: [email protected].

What we use and why

PurposeDataLegal basis
Answering your enquiriesName, contact details, your messageLegitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or pre-contract steps (Art. 6(1)(b))
Orders, delivery, invoicingName, address, contact and payment detailsContract (Art. 6(1)(b)); tax and accounting records (Art. 6(1)(c))
Running our website securelyIP address, technical logsLegitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f))

Recipients

Our web host and email provider, payment and delivery providers, and our accountant, acting on our instructions. We do not sell personal data. Transfers outside the EEA only take place with the safeguards required by Chapter V GDPR.

Retention

Enquiries: as long as needed, normally no longer than 12 months. Accounting records: 6 years, as required by tax law.

Your rights

Access, rectification, erasure, restriction, data portability, objection, and withdrawal of consent at any time. Contact [email protected]; we reply within one month.

Complaints

Data Protection Commission, 21 Fitzwilliam Square South, Dublin 2, D02 RD28, www.dataprotection.ie.

Last updated: 31 October 2026

Created with Pflichtblatt (pflichtblatt.com). General guidance under the law of Ireland, legal position as of October 2026. Not legal advice. Please check that it is up to date and fits your situation.

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What does “Privacy notice (GDPR)” mean?

Tell people what personal data you collect, why, on what legal basis, who receives it, how long you keep it and what rights they have. Complaints go to the Data Protection Commission (DPC).

What does “Eircode” mean?

Every Irish address has a 7-character postcode, such as H91 X2Y3. It helps letters and deliveries arrive. You can look up any Eircode at eircode.ie.

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