Last updated: 27 June 2026
Planning Insights (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what personal data we collect when you visit planninginsights.ie, how we use it, and your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Irish Data Protection Act 2018.
Who We Are
This website is operated under the brand name Planning Insights. We are the data controller for personal data collected through this site. If you have any questions about this policy, please use the Contact page.
What Data We Collect
Data you give us directly: When you submit a contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. We use this only to respond to your enquiry.
Data collected automatically: When you visit this site, our hosting provider (Hostinger) may collect standard server log data including your IP address, browser type, and pages visited. This is used for security and performance monitoring only.
Cookies: We use cookies to enable certain site functions and to understand how visitors use our site. See our Cookie Policy for full details.
Analytics: We do not currently use third-party analytics platforms (e.g. Google Analytics). If we introduce analytics in the future, this policy will be updated.
How We Use Your Data
We use personal data to respond to enquiries submitted via the contact form, maintain the security and performance of this website, and comply with legal obligations. We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling.
Legal Basis for Processing
Under GDPR, our legal bases for processing personal data are: legitimate interests for server logs and security monitoring; consent for non-essential cookies (see Cookie Policy); and contract performance for responding to contact enquiries.
Data Sharing
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We may share limited data with trusted service providers who help us operate this site (e.g. our hosting provider, Hostinger). These providers are contractually required to protect your data and may not use it for their own purposes.
This website participates in affiliate programmes. When you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, the merchant may receive transactional data required to process the sale. We do not share personal contact data with affiliate partners. See our Affiliate Disclosure for details.
Data Retention
Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry and are deleted within 12 months. Server log data is retained for up to 30 days.
Your Rights
Under GDPR, you have the right to access the personal data we hold about you; request correction of inaccurate data; request erasure of your data (“right to be forgotten”); object to or restrict our processing; and lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission (Ireland). To exercise any of these rights, please use our Contact page.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The “last updated” date at the top of this page will reflect any changes.