Privacy Policy

How we handle your data and respect your privacy

Privacy Policy for goStartup.ie

Last Updated: March 24, 2025

At goStartup.ie, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected to goStartup.ie.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the site.

Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we collect via our website depends on the content and materials you use, and includes:

Personal Data

When you submit information through our contact form, we may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Message content

Derivative Data

Information our servers automatically collect when you access our website, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the website.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer's hard drive through your web browser that enables the site to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.

Cookie Management

We use Cookiebot consent management platform to help manage cookie preferences. You can adjust your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the cookie settings link in the footer of our website.

We use cookies to:

  • Understand and save user preferences for future visits
  • Compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions
  • Enhance and personalize your website experience

You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies through your browser settings. Since each browser is different, look at your browser's Help Menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.

Use of Your Information

We may use the information we collect from you in the following ways:

  • To respond to your inquiries and provide customer service
  • To improve our website and user experience
  • To personalize your experience and deliver content relevant to your interests
  • To monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve our website and services

Third-Party Services

We may share your information with third-party service providers to perform services on our behalf, such as:

  • Email processing (Brevo)
  • Web analytics (Google Analytics)
  • Cookie management (Cookiebot)

These third parties have access to your personal information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to help us understand how our users engage with the website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about website usage patterns. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Your Cookie Choices

Our website uses Cookiebot to manage cookie consent. When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie banner that allows you to accept or decline different categories of cookies:

  • Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off.
  • Preference Cookies: These cookies enable personalized features and functionality.
  • Statistics Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website.
  • Marketing Cookies: These cookies track your activity across websites to deliver targeted advertising.

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the cookie settings link in the footer of our website.

Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. Contact form submissions and related correspondence will be retained for 90 days after the last communication in the thread and then deleted.

Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

Your Rights

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your personal information.

Your rights include:

  • The right to access your personal data
  • The right to rectification if the information is inaccurate or incomplete
  • The right to erasure (the "right to be forgotten")
  • The right to restrict processing of your personal data
  • The right to data portability
  • The right to object to processing of your personal data

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section below.

Policy Changes

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: info@gostartup.ie