Kearney's Gardens

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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 11 April 2026

1. Who We Are

Kearney's Gardens is a flower shop and garden centre based in Ireland. We are the data controller responsible for your personal data.

2. Data We Collect

We may collect the following personal data:

  • Contact information: name, email address, phone number — provided when you place an order or contact us.
  • Order details: items purchased, order value, preferred pickup date.
  • Technical data: IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited — collected automatically when you browse our website.
  • Communication data: messages you send via our contact form or email.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data to:

  • Process and prepare your orders for in-store collection.
  • Respond to your enquiries and provide customer support.
  • Send transactional emails (order confirmations, collection-ready notifications).
  • Improve our website, products, and services.
  • Comply with legal obligations.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR Article 6)

We process your personal data on the following legal grounds:

  • Contract (Art. 6(1)(b)): Processing is necessary to fulfil your order or respond to a pre-contractual enquiry.
  • Legitimate Interest (Art. 6(1)(f)): We have a legitimate interest in improving our website and services, and in communicating with customers.
  • Legal Obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)): We may process data to comply with tax, accounting, or other legal requirements.
  • Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): Where we rely on your consent (e.g. marketing emails), you may withdraw it at any time.

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We share data only with the following trusted third parties as necessary to operate our services:

  • Brevo (Sendinblue) — email delivery service used to send transactional emails (order confirmations, enquiry responses).
  • Vercel — website hosting platform. Your technical data (IP address, browser info) may be processed by Vercel's infrastructure.
  • ClarityWeb (clarityweb.ie), based in Ireland, provides website development and hosting services. They may access personal data for technical support and maintenance.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy:

  • Order data: retained for 6 years to comply with Irish tax and accounting obligations.
  • Contact form enquiries: retained for up to 2 years, then deleted.
  • Technical/analytics data: retained for up to 26 months.

7. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Access: request a copy of your personal data.
  • Rectification: request correction of inaccurate data.
  • Erasure:request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten").
  • Restriction: request restriction of processing.
  • Portability: request your data in a portable format.
  • Objection: object to processing based on legitimate interest.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@kearneysgardens.ie. We will respond within 30 days.

If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC):

  • Website: www.dataprotection.ie
  • Phone: +353 (0)761 104 800
  • Address: Data Protection Commission, 21 Fitzwilliam Square South, Dublin 2, D02 RD28, Ireland

8. Cookies

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies. For detailed information about what cookies we use and how to manage them, please see our Cookie Policy.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us: