DATA PROTECTION
Privacy Policy
Last updated: April 2025
1. Who we are
This website is operated by byond design, a web design and development studio based in Ireland (byond.ie). For the purposes of data protection law, byond design is the data controller responsible for your personal data.
Contact
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how your data is handled, please contact:
gdpr@byond.ie · byond.ie
2. What this policy covers
This policy explains what personal data we collect when you visit byond.ie, why we collect it, how we use it, and your rights regarding that data. We are committed to handling your information transparently and in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Irish Data Protection Acts 1988–2018.
3. Data we collect
3a. Contact form submissions
When you use the contact form on this website, we collect the information you provide, which typically includes:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your message or enquiry
- Any other details you choose to include
This data is stored on the website’s server and used solely to respond to your enquiry and maintain a record of our correspondence.
| Data | Purpose | Legal basis | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name, email, message | Responding to your enquiry; correspondence record | Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) | Up to 2 years, or until you request deletion |
We do not share your contact form submissions with any third parties, sell your data, or use it for unsolicited marketing.
3b. Website analytics (Google Analytics)
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use this website. Google Analytics collects information such as:
- Pages visited and time spent on each page
- Your approximate geographic location (country/city level)
- Browser type and device type
- How you arrived at the site (e.g. search engine, direct, referral)
This data is collected via cookies placed on your device and is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google Analytics data is aggregated and anonymised — we do not use it to identify individual visitors.
| Data | Purpose | Legal basis | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usage data, device data, approximate location | Understanding site usage; improving content and performance | Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) | 26 months (Google Analytics default) |
Analytics cookies are only set if you have given your consent via our cookie consent notice. You can withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your cookie preferences or by using browser settings to block or delete cookies.
For more information on how Google uses data from analytics, see Google’s Privacy Policy and Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
4. Cookies
This website uses cookies in the following categories:
| Type | Purpose | Consent required? |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Core website functionality (e.g. form security tokens) | No |
| Analytics | Google Analytics — usage statistics | Yes |
You can manage or withdraw your cookie consent at any time via the cookie settings link in the footer of this site, or through your browser’s cookie controls.
5. Data transfers outside the EU
Google Analytics may transfer data to servers located in the United States. These transfers are governed by the EU–US Data Privacy Framework and Google’s standard contractual clauses, which provide an adequate level of protection for your personal data.
6. Your rights under GDPR
As a resident of the EU/EEA, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access — you can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification — you can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to erasure — you can request deletion of your personal data where there is no legitimate reason for us to continue holding it.
- Right to restriction — you can ask us to restrict the processing of your data in certain circumstances.
- Right to data portability — where processing is based on consent or a contract, you can request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Right to object — you can object to processing based on legitimate interests.
- Right to withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent (e.g. analytics cookies), you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at gdpr@byond.ie. We will respond within 30 days.
7. Complaints
If you believe your data protection rights have not been respected, you have the right to lodge a complaint with Ireland’s supervisory authority:
Data Protection Commission (DPC) 21 Fitzwilliam Square South, Dublin 2, D02 RD28, Ireland
dataprotection.ie · Phone: +353 57 868 4800
8. Third-party links
This website may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and recommend you review their policies separately.
9. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The “last updated” date at the top of this page will always reflect the most recent version. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
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