Privacy Policy

Friar’s Deoch (“Friar’s Deoch”, “we”, “us”, “our”) respects your privacy. This privacy policy will explain how Friar’s Deoch uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website.

By using our website, you confirm that you have agreed to our Terms & Conditions and read and understood this Privacy Policy and indicate that you allow us to store and use your personal information. You should not use this website if you are not of legal drinking age in your country of residence.

If you do not agree with our Privacy Policy then you can either stop using this website or reject our non-essential cookies.

We advise caution when providing personal information on areas of our website that are available to the public to view (e.g. comment sections) as this information is public and we cannot completely control how it is used by other users.

Friar’s Deoch will use your personal information in a way that is compliant with Ireland’s Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 and EU General Data Protection and Regulation (GDPR).

What data do we collect?

Friar’s Deoch collects the following data:

  • Personal identification information: name, email address, phone number, etc.

  • Technical information: Details of your visits to our website including but not limited to traffic data, location data, your IP address, the previous website from which you reached us and the type of browser you use.

  • Your correspondence with us if you make contact with us.

How do we collect your data?

You directly provide Friar’s Deoch with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:

  • Place an order for any of our products or services.

  • Voluntarily complete a survey, sign up to our newsletter or provide feedback via email or by comments.

  • Create an account.

  • Contact us directly.

  • Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies.

Friar’s Deoch may also receive your data indirectly from our subcontractors, service providers and partners.

How will we use your data?

Friar’s Deoch collects your data so that we can:

1.  Understand how you use our website so that we can improve it.

2.  Analyse whether you have visited us before or are new visitors.

3. Process your orders and transactions.

4. Maintain your account with us.

5. Answer your correspondence with us.

If you agree to this, then we will share the data that we collect with those who we work with to assist us including but not limited to fulfilling your order, maintaining our website, fulfilling legal requirements and operating our business. Some of these services include but are not limited to logistics in delivering the product you have purchased, operating our website, advertising, accounting and legal services.

We use PayPal as our payment processor. PayPal uses and process your account information in order to take the payment, please see PayPal’s Privacy Policy for more information.

How do we store your data?

Friar’s Deoch will keep your personal information for as long as your account is active or needed to fulfil your order. We also need to retain your personal information to comply with legal requirements and financial accounting purposes. When your data is no longer needed we will delete all the personal information linked to your name or IP address.

We store your personal information in a secure environment where the public cannot access it according to our security procedures. We will take steps to protect your personal information according to this Privacy Policy. We cannot guarantee the security of data transmission over the internet and thus transmission is at your own risk. However, once we obtain your data, we store it securely as outlined above.

Marketing

Friar’s Deoch would like to send you information about products of ours that we think you might like. If you have agreed to receive marketing, you may always opt out at a later date.

You have the right at any time to stop Friar’s Deoch from contacting you for marketing purposes.

If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please click here.

What are your data protection rights?

Friar’s Deoch would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

The right to access – You have the right to request for copies of your personal data from us. We may charge you a small fee for this service.

The right to rectification – You have the right to request that Friar’s Deoch correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request Friar’s Deoch to complete the information you believe is incomplete.

The right to erasure – You have the right to request that Friar’s Deoch erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that Friar’s Deoch restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to Friar’s Deoch’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email: info@friarsdeoch.ie.

Cookies

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behaviour information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology.

For further information, visit www.aboutcookies.org.

How do we use cookies?

Friar’s Deoch uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:

  • Recognise repeat visitors for analytical purposes.

  • Keeping you signed in.

  • Understanding how you use our website.

What types of cookies do we use?

There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:

  • Functionality – Friar’s Deoch uses these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.

  • Analytical – Friar’s Deoch uses these cookies to collect information about your visit to our website, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your browser, device, and your IP address. Friar’s Deoch sometimes shares some limited aspects of this data with third parties for advertising purposes. We may also share online data collected through cookies with our advertising partners. This means that when you visit another website, you may be shown advertising based on your browsing patterns on our website.

How to manage cookies

You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.

Privacy policies of other websites

Our website contains links to other websites. Our Privacy Policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

Changes to our privacy policy

Friar’s Deoch keeps its Privacy Policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 8 June 2024. Please review this policy regularly to see the changes.

How to contact us

If you have any questions about Friar Deoch’s Privacy Policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Email us at: info@friarsdeoch.ie

Should you wish to complain about how Friar’s Deoch has processed your personal information, you can contact the Supervisory Authority in your country.