Irish Car Plates

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 28 May 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Irish Car Plates ("we", "us") collects and uses your personal data when you order from irishcarplates.ie. We comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Irish Data Protection Act 2018.

Data controller

The data controller is [YOUR BUSINESS NAME], registered at [YOUR BUSINESS ADDRESS]. You can contact us at [YOUR EMAIL].

What we collect

  • Name and delivery address (to ship your plates)
  • Email address and phone number (order updates and support)
  • Vehicle registration number and supporting documents (to make legal plates)
  • Payment information (processed directly by Stripe — we never see your card number)
  • Technical data: IP address, browser, device, pages visited

Why we use it

  • Contract: to make and deliver the plates you order.
  • Legal obligation: tax, accounting, and vehicle registration record-keeping requirements.
  • Legitimate interest: fraud prevention, site security, basic analytics.
  • Consent: non-essential cookies and marketing emails.

Who we share it with

  • Stripe (payment processing)
  • Our delivery partner (An Post or courier)
  • Our hosting and email providers (data processors)
  • Revenue and other authorities where required by law

We do not sell your data.

How long we keep it

Order records are kept for 7 years for tax and accounting purposes. Marketing consent is kept until you withdraw it. Analytics data is kept for up to 26 months.

Your rights

Under GDPR you have the right to:

  • Access the data we hold about you
  • Have inaccurate data corrected
  • Have your data erased (where we don't need to keep it by law)
  • Restrict or object to processing
  • Data portability
  • Withdraw consent at any time
  • Complain to the Irish Data Protection Commission — dataprotection.ie

To exercise any of these rights, email [YOUR EMAIL].

Security

We use HTTPS across the site, hashed credentials, and limit access to personal data on a need-to-know basis. No system is perfectly secure, but we take reasonable steps to protect your information.

Changes

We may update this policy. Material changes will be posted on this page with a new "last updated" date.