Privacy Policy – Celebrates.ie

Last updated: 15 November 2025

Celebrates.ie (“we”, “our”, “us”) is committed to safeguarding the privacy of our visitors, suppliers, and users. This policy explains how we will treat your personal information when you use our website.

By using our website and agreeing to this policy, you consent to our use of cookies and the processing of your personal data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.


1. What Information Do We Collect?

We may collect, store, and use the following categories of personal information:

1.1 Information about your device & website usage

Including (but not limited to):

  • IP address

  • Geographical location

  • Browser type and version

  • Operating system

  • Referral source

  • Length of visit

  • Page views

  • Navigation paths

  • Access times and dates

This information helps us improve performance, security, and user experience.

1.2 Information you provide when creating a supplier listing

This may include:

  • Name or business name

  • Email address

  • Phone number

  • Address / County / location

  • Service descriptions

  • Photos, videos, or media

  • Social media links

  • Pricing details (optional)

  • Any other information you choose to display publicly

1.3 Information provided for account creation or customer posting

Such as:

  • Name

  • Email

  • Event details

  • Messages, enquiries, or booking information

  • Reviews, comments, or ratings

1.4 Information submitted for newsletters or marketing

Such as:

  • Email address

  • Name (optional)

  • Category preferences (optional)

1.5 Any other information you send to us

Including contact form messages or general enquiries.

Before providing someone else’s personal data, you must obtain their consent to share it with us and allow us to process it under this policy.

2. How We Use Your Personal Information

Personal information submitted via the website may be used to:

  • Administer and operate the website

  • Improve browsing experience and personalise content

  • Enable you to use supplier listing features and account tools

  • Display supplier information publicly on the website

  • Process listings, submissions, or enquiries

  • Send invoices, confirmations, and necessary communications

  • Send non-marketing administrative emails

  • Send newsletters and marketing communications only where you have opted in

  • Provide third parties with anonymised, aggregated statistical information

  • Handle enquiries, complaints, or support requests

  • Keep the website secure, detect fraud, and maintain system integrity

  • Verify compliance with our Terms & Conditions

If you publish information on the website (e.g., listings, photos, descriptions), it may be available on the internet worldwide.

We do not share your personal data with third parties for direct marketing without your explicit consent.

3. Payment Processing (Future Features)

If Celebrates.ie introduces paid features, payments will be handled by a secure payment provider such as Stripe or PayPal.

We will only share the necessary transaction information required for processing payments, refunds, and fraud prevention.

We do not store credit card details on our servers.

4. Disclosures

We may disclose your personal information to:

  • Employees, officers, or contractors

  • Service providers (hosting, email, analytics, etc.)

  • Professional advisers

  • Third parties assisting in platform operations

We may also disclose information:

  • Where required by law

  • In connection with legal proceedings

  • To establish, exercise, or defend our legal rights

  • To a purchaser of our business or assets

  • Where a court or authority orders disclosure

Except as outlined, we will not provide personal information to third parties.

5. International Data Transfers

Information we collect may be processed, stored, or transferred:

  • Within Ireland or the EU

  • Outside the EU only where GDPR-compliant protections are in place

Supplier listings published on the website are accessible globally.
You expressly agree to this international availability.

6. Storing Your Personal Information

We take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent:

  • Loss of personal data

  • Misuse or alteration

  • Unauthorised access

We use:

  • Secure, firewall-protected servers

  • SSL encryption for transactions

  • Regular backups

  • Access control systems

However, transmission of data over the internet is inherently insecure. We cannot guarantee absolute protection.

You are responsible for keeping your password confidential.

7. Policy Amendments

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time by posting a new version on this page.
Please review the page periodically to ensure you are happy with any changes.

8. Your Rights

You may request:

  • Access to any personal information we hold

  • Correction of inaccurate data

  • Deletion of your personal information

  • Restriction or objection to processing

  • Withdrawal of consent (for marketing or cookies)

  • Data portability to another service

We may require proof of identity before releasing data.

There is no fee for GDPR requests.

You may also instruct us at any time to stop processing your data for marketing purposes.

9. Third-Party Websites

Celebrates.ie contains links to suppliers’ websites, social media profiles, and external pages.
We are not responsible for their privacy policies, content, or data handling practices.

10. Updating Your Information

Please contact us if your personal information needs to be corrected or updated.

Suppliers may also update their listing information directly through their account (where available).

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we treat your personal information, you can contact us at:

Email: info@celebrates.ie
Website: www.celebrates.ie

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