Who we are

This website is operated by John Quirke, a technology and operations consultant based in Kilkenny, Ireland. For any privacy-related queries, please contact john@johnquirke.ie.

What information we collect

We only collect personal information that you provide voluntarily through the contact form on this website. This may include:

Your name and the name of your organisation
Your email address
Your telephone number (if provided)
Your website URL (if provided)
Details about your project or enquiry
Your preferred timescale and budget range (if provided)
How you heard about this website

We do not collect sensitive personal data, and we do not automatically collect personal data through the operation of this website beyond standard server access logs.

How we use your information

Information you submit through the contact form is used solely to:

Respond to your enquiry
Discuss the services you have requested information about
Follow up on conversations we have had

We do not use your information for marketing purposes without your explicit consent, and we do not share your information with third parties except as described below.

Legal basis for processing

The legal basis for processing information submitted through the contact form is your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR), which you provide by ticking the consent checkbox and submitting the form. You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting us.

Third-party services

Contact form submissions are processed by Formspree (formspree.io), a third-party form processing service. Formspree processes your submission on our behalf to deliver it to us. Formspree's privacy policy is available at formspree.io/legal/privacy-policy.

This website uses Google Fonts to load the Inter typeface. Google's privacy policy governs how Google processes any data associated with these requests. We use the font-display: swap and preload techniques to minimise any performance impact.

Analytics

This website may use analytics to understand how visitors use the site. We will update this policy with details of any analytics services before they are activated. Where required by law, analytics will not run without your consent.

Cookies

Please see our Cookie Policy for information about cookies used on this website.

How long we keep your information

Enquiry information submitted through the contact form is retained for as long as is necessary to respond to your enquiry and for any subsequent business relationship. If no business relationship results from your enquiry, we will delete your information within 12 months of last contact.

Your rights

Under GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to 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 any inaccurate data.
Right to erasure: You can ask us to delete your personal data.
Right to restrict processing: You can ask us to restrict how we use your data.
Right to object: You can object to our use of your data.
Right to data portability: You can ask for your data in a portable format.
Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact john@johnquirke.ie. We will respond within one month.

You also have the right to make a complaint to the Data Protection Commission (Ireland): dataprotection.ie.

Security

This website uses HTTPS to encrypt data in transit. We take reasonable steps to protect the personal information we hold, though no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The current version will always be available at this URL, with the date of last update shown at the top of the page.

Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us at john@johnquirke.ie.