GDPR Compliance
Irish Fashion Hub is committed to respecting your data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the EU’s comprehensive data privacy law. Although we do not maintain a user registration system or store personal data in a database, we may collect limited information through website analytics and cookies. This page explains how GDPR applies to your visit to our site and how you can exercise your rights.
Scope and Applicability
This GDPR compliance page applies to all visitors to Irish Fashion Hub from the European Union, including Ireland. Even though we do not collect personal data through forms, accounts, or subscriptions, we use third-party analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) that may process anonymized or pseudonymized data, including IP addresses and browsing behavior, for statistical purposes.
Your Rights Under GDPR
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of Access: You may request confirmation of whether we process any personal data about you.
- Right to Rectification: You may request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
- Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You may request deletion of your personal data where applicable.
- Right to Restriction of Processing: You may request we limit how your data is used under certain conditions.
- Right to Data Portability: You may request a copy of your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Right to Object: You may object to processing based on legitimate interest, including profiling or analytics.
How We Comply
Irish Fashion Hub complies with GDPR by:
- Using only essential cookies with prior consent via a cookie banner.
- Anonymizing IP addresses in analytics tools where possible.
- Not storing personal data in any internal database.
- Contracting only GDPR-compliant third-party service providers.
- Documenting our data processing activities under Article 30 of the GDPR.
Data We Process
The only data we may process includes:
- IP addresses (anonymized) via analytics tools
- Browser type and device information
- Pages visited and time spent on site
- Cookie identifiers for session and preference tracking
This data is not linked to your name, email, or any other identifying information.
Legal Basis for Processing
Our processing of data is based on legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) to improve our website’s performance, understand visitor behavior, and deliver relevant content. We do not use your data for profiling, automated decision-making, or marketing without consent.
How to Exercise Your Rights
To exercise any of your GDPR rights, please contact us by email at [email protected]. Include your full name, the right you wish to exercise, and any relevant details (e.g., browser or device information if known). We will respond without undue delay.
Response Timeframes
We are required to respond to your request within one month of receipt. In complex cases, this may be extended by two additional months, and we will inform you of any delay.
No Discrimination Policy
You will not be denied service, charged different prices, or receive a lower quality of service for exercising your GDPR rights. We respect your choices and will not retaliate in any way.
Updates and Changes
We may update this GDPR Compliance page periodically to reflect changes in law or our practices. Any material changes will be posted here with a revised effective date.
Contact Information
If you have questions about this page, your rights under GDPR, or wish to make a complaint, please contact:
Finnian Clery
The Spire of Dublin, O'Connell Street Upper, Northside, Dublin, D01 T9C2, Ireland
[email protected]
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission (Ireland’s supervisory authority): https://www.dataprotection.ie.