Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

DesignBurst is the data controller for personal data collected through this website.

Business Name: DesignBurst Limited

Address: Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland

Email: info@designburst.ie

Website: designburst.ie

Contact: info@designburst.ie

2. What Data We Collect

2.1 Data You Provide Directly

When you fill in a form on this website, we may collect:

• Your name
• Your email address
• Your phone number (if provided)
• Your business name and website URL (if provided)
• The content of your message or enquiry

This applies to our quote request form, general query form, and accessibility scan request form.

2.2 Data Collected Automatically

When you visit this website, Google Site Kit (a Google Analytics integration) automatically collects certain data about your visit, including:

• Pages visited and time spent on each page
• General geographic location (country or region — not precise location)
• Browser type and device type
• Referring website or search term

This data is aggregated and anonymised. It does not identify you personally. It is used solely to understand how visitors use the site and to improve the user experience.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use the data you provide to:

• Respond to your enquiry or quote request
• Provide you with the service you have requested (e.g. an accessibility scan report)
• Communicate with you about your project

We use anonymised analytics data to:

• Understand which pages are most useful to visitors
• Improve the content and structure of the website

We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling. We do not send marketing emails. We do not sell or share your data with third parties for their own marketing purposes.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your data on the following legal bases under GDPR:

• Legitimate interests — responding to enquiries and improving our website
• Contract — communicating with you about a project you have engaged us for
• Consent — where you have explicitly provided your data through a form

5. Cookies

This website uses cookies. Please see our separate Cookie Policy for full details.

6. Data Retention

We retain enquiry and contact form data for up to two years, after which it is deleted. Analytics data is retained in accordance with Google Analytics' standard retention settings.

If you become a client, we retain relevant project correspondence for up to five years for business record purposes.

7. Data Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. Our website is hosted on secure managed WordPress hosting with SSL encryption, daily backups, and regular security updates.

8. Third-Party Services

This website uses the following third-party services that may process data:

• Google Site Kit / Google Analytics — website analytics (see Google's Privacy Policy at policies.google.com/privacy)
• Embedded audio players — for portfolio page narrations (no data collected)
• Embedded video content — for portfolio page scrolling previews (no data collected)

DesignBurst does not operate WooCommerce stores on this website. Client ecommerce sites are hosted on separate dedicated servers and are governed by their own privacy policies.

9. Your Rights

Under GDPR you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data (the 'right to be forgotten')
• Object to or restrict how we process your data
• Data portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Withdraw consent at any time (where consent is the basis of processing)

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@designburst.ie. We will respond within 30 days.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission (DPC) at dataprotection.ie if you believe your data has been handled unlawfully.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

11. Contact

For any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, contact us at info@designburst.ie.