Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 28 August 2024

This Privacy Policy describes how Wedding Painter Ireland (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and shares information about you when you visit our website www.weddingpainterireland.com, use our services, or otherwise interact with us. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled in a safe and responsible manner in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Information We Collect

We collect and process different types of information about you depending on how you interact with us:

1.1. Personal Data You Provide to Us:

  • Contact Information: When you make an inquiry through our website or contact us directly, we collect your name, email address, phone number, and any other details you provide.
  • Payment Information: If you make a payment via SumUp, we will collect necessary payment information to process your transaction. We do not store payment card details; these are handled by SumUp’s secure payment gateway.
  • Mailing List: If you subscribe to our mailing list via MailerLite, we collect your email address and any other details you provide for this purpose.

1.2. Information Automatically Collected:

  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: When you visit our website, we may collect information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, pages viewed, and the time and date of your visit through cookies and similar tracking technologies.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To Provide Services: To respond to your inquiries, process bookings, and manage payments and deliver products.
  • To Communicate with You: To send you updates, promotional materials, and other information related to our services via email (only if you have opted in).
  • To Improve Our Services: To analyze usage patterns and improve our website and services.
  • To Comply with Legal Obligations: To ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

  • Consent: When you provide us with your personal information to receive marketing emails, you give your consent for us to process your data for this purpose.
  • Contractual Necessity: Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract (e.g., processing a booking or payment).
  • Legitimate Interests: We process your personal data for our legitimate interests, such as improving our services and maintaining communication with you.

4. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal data to third parties except in the following cases:

  • Service Providers: We share your information with trusted third-party providers, such as MailerLite for email and communications, Calendly for appointment scheduling, Stripe and SumUp for payments, in order to facilitate our services. These providers are bound by confidentiality agreements and are required to comply with GDPR.
  • Legal Compliance: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to a valid legal request by public authorities.

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

6. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right to Access: You can request access to the personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
  • Right to Erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data, subject to certain conditions.
  • Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • Right to Data Portability: You can request a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
  • Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your personal data in certain situations.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at kyle@weddingpainterireland.com.

7. Security

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data.

8. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. You can set your browser to refuse all or some cookies or to alert you when cookies are being used. Please note that some parts of our website may not function properly if you disable cookies.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. The date of the latest revision will be indicated at the top of the policy.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Kyle Hargreaves
Wedding Painter Ireland
kyle@weddingpainterireland.com