Privacy Policy

Last updated: 15 June 2026

1. Data Controller

Data Vision IT Consulting Limited is the data controller for all personal data collected through discoverable.ie. Contact: [email protected].

2. Data We Collect

Business listing submissions — when you submit a listing, we collect:

  • Business name, description, and category
  • Contact details: email address, phone number, website URL
  • County and town
  • Opening hours and social media links
  • Logo and cover images (if uploaded)
  • Your GDPR consent timestamp

Review submissions — when you leave a review, we collect:

  • Your name and email address
  • Your star rating and written comment
  • Your email confirmation timestamp

Contact form — when you contact us, we collect your name, email, and message content.

Admin sessions — administrator logins use a secure session cookie (no personal data is stored in the cookie itself).

Server logs — our web server logs standard access data including IP addresses, which are retained for up to 30 days for security purposes.

  • Business listings: your explicit GDPR consent, given during submission
  • Reviews: your explicit consent (confirmed via email)
  • Contact form: legitimate interest in responding to your enquiry
  • Server logs: legitimate interest in site security

4. How We Use Your Data

  • To publish and maintain your business listing in the directory
  • To send operational emails (listing approval, review confirmation)
  • To respond to contact form submissions
  • To detect and prevent abuse or spam

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.

5. Data Retention

  • Business listings: retained while your listing is active. Deleted within 30 days of a written removal request.
  • Reviews: retained while associated listing is active. Removed on request.
  • Contact form messages: retained for up to 12 months.
  • Server logs: deleted after 30 days.

6. Cookies

We use only essential session cookies required for site functionality (e.g. admin login sessions, cookie consent state). No advertising, analytics, or tracking cookies are used. See our Cookie Policy for details.

7. Your Rights (GDPR)

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) you have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you
  • Rectify inaccurate data
  • Erase your data ("right to be forgotten")
  • Restrict processing of your data
  • Object to processing
  • Data portability — receive your data in a machine-readable format
  • Withdraw consent at any time

To exercise any of these rights, email [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission at dataprotection.ie.

8. Contact

Data Protection queries: [email protected]
Data Vision IT Consulting Limited, Republic of Ireland.