Privacy Policy

The Cork Energy Consultancy Company

Last updated: 20 August 2026

1. Introduction

The Cork Energy Consultancy Company ("we," "us," "our," "the Company") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect personal data when you visit our website (the "Site"), contact us, or use our services.

We are the data controller responsible for your personal data. We process personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Irish Data Protection Act 2018.

Data Controller details:

• Company name: The Cork Energy Consultancy Company
• Registered address: 10A viaFulcrum, South Ring Business Park, Kinsale Rd, Cork, T12 HY18.
• Company registration number (CRO):
• Contact email: info@corkenergyconsultancy.ie
• Phone: 086 4077816

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us using the details above.

2. What Personal Data We Collect

We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

a) Information you provide directly:

• Name, email address, phone number, and company name (e.g. via a contact form, enquiry form, or newsletter sign-up)
• Content of any messages or documents you send us
• Details you provide when requesting a quote or consultation

b) Information collected automatically:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Device and operating system information
• Pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring website
• Approximate geographic location (derived from IP address)
• Cookie and analytics identifiers (see Section 5)

We do not knowingly collect any special category data (e.g. health, religion, political opinions) through this Site, and we do not knowingly collect data from children.

3. How We Use Your Personal Data and Our Legal Basis

PurposeLegal Basis (GDPR Article 6)Responding to enquiries and providing quotesLegitimate interests / steps prior to entering a contractDelivering our consultancy services and managing client relationshipsPerformance of a contractSending marketing communications (e.g. newsletters)ConsentUnderstanding how visitors use our Site (analytics)Consent (via cookie banner)Complying with legal and tax obligationsLegal obligationPreventing fraud and maintaining Site securityLegitimate interests

Where we rely on consent (e.g. for analytics cookies or marketing emails), you may withdraw that consent at any time — see Section 8.

4. Website Hosting — Webflow

Our Site is built and hosted using Webflow. As part of providing hosting infrastructure, Webflow, Inc. may process certain technical data (such as IP addresses and server logs) on our behalf as a data processor. Webflow may also use its own sub-processors and may transfer data outside the European Economic Area (EEA), subject to appropriate safeguards such as the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.

You can find more information in Webflow's own Privacy Policy and Webflow's Data Processing Addendum.

5. Cookies and Analytics

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help websites function properly and allow us to understand how visitors use our Site.

Cookies we use

Essential cookies: Required for the Site to function correctly (e.g. security, load balancing). These do not require consent.

Analytics cookies — Google Analytics: We use, or intend to use, Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our Site (e.g. which pages are viewed, how long visitors stay, and how they found the Site). Google Analytics uses cookies to collect this information, which may include your IP address (which we configure to be anonymised/truncated where possible) and device information.

Data collected by Google Analytics is processed by Google Ireland Limited and may be transferred to, and processed in, the United States by Google LLC, under Google's standard contractual safeguards. You can read more in Google's Privacy Policy and how Google processes data collected via analytics tools here.

Managing cookies

When you first visit our Site, you will be shown a cookie consent banner allowing you to accept or reject non-essential cookies, including Google Analytics. You can change your preferences at any time [via the cookie settings link on our Site / by clearing cookies in your browser settings — UPDATE THIS DEPENDING ON YOUR WEBFLOW COOKIE CONSENT SETUP].

You can also opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

6. Sharing Your Personal Data

We do not sell your personal data. We may share personal data with:

• Service providers who help us operate our business and Site, such as Webflow (hosting), Google (analytics), email/CRM providers, and accounting software providers, all acting under contract on our instructions
• Professional advisers such as accountants, auditors, or legal counsel, where necessary
• Regulators or law enforcement, where required by law
• A buyer, in the event of a sale, merger, or restructuring of the Company

All third-party processors are required to protect your data and only use it for the purposes we specify.

7. International Data Transfers

Some of our service providers (e.g. Webflow, Google) may process data outside the EEA, including in the United States. Where this occurs, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or another approved transfer mechanism.

8. Your Rights Under GDPR

As a data subject, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data
• Erase your data ("right to be forgotten"), in certain circumstances
• Restrict processing of your data
• Object to processing, including for direct marketing
• Data portability — receive your data in a structured, commonly used format
• Withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent
• Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [INSERT CONTACT EMAIL]. We will respond within one month, as required by GDPR.

You also have the right to complain to the Data Protection Commission (DPC), Ireland's supervisory authority:

• Website: www.dataprotection.ie
• Address: 21 Fitzwilliam Square South, Dublin 2, D02 RD28, Ireland
• Phone: +353 578 684 800

9. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Policy, including:

• Enquiry/contact form data: retained for [INSERT PERIOD, e.g. 24 months] unless a client relationship is established
• Client and contract-related data: retained for [INSERT PERIOD, e.g. 7 years] to comply with tax and accounting obligations
• Analytics data: retained per Google Analytics' default retention settings, or as configured by us

10. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse, including secure hosting via Webflow, restricted access to client data, and the use of reputable third-party processors.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will indicate when the Policy was last revised. We encourage you to review this Policy periodically.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact:

The Cork Energy Consultancy Company

‍Email: info@corkenergyconsultancy.ie

Address: 10A viaFulcrum, South Ring Business Park, Kinsale Rd, Cork, T12 HY18