Privacy Notice

Last Updated: June 2026

This Privacy Notice explains how Soiléir ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal data when you visit our website, use our services, or interact with us.We are committed to protecting your privacy and processing your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Irish Data Protection Acts 1988–2018.

1. Data Controller

The Data Controller for this website and service is:

Name: Gillian Martin, Soiléir Psychology Services

Location: Dublin, Ireland

Contact Email: SoileirPsychology@gmail.com

2. The Personal Data We Collect

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

  • Identity & Contact Data: Name, email address, phone number, and professional affiliation (e.g., if you contact us regarding CPD or organisational training).

  • Technical & Usage Data: IP address, browser type, location data, and information about how you use our website (collected via cookies and analytics tools).

  • Special Category Data: As a psychology and behaviour support service, if you enquire about clinical services, you may choose to share sensitive health or behavioural information. We process this with the highest level of confidentiality and strict legal justification.

3. How and Why We Use Your Data

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we use your data under the following lawful bases:

Purpose/Activity: To respond to enquiries submitted via our contact forms

Type of Data: Identity & Contact

Lawful Basis for Processing: Performance of a contract or taking steps prior to entering a contract

Purpose/Activity: To deliver professional training, CEUs, or consultation services

Type of Data: Identity, Contact & Professional

Lawful Basis for Processing: Performance of a contract

Purpose/Activity: To improve our website experience, Security and performance

Type of Data: Technical & Usage

Lawful Basis for Processing: Legitimate interests (monitoring & improving online presence)

Purpose/Activity: To process health or clinical information (if explicitly provided)

Type of Data: Special Category Data

Lawful Basis for Processing: Explicit Consent or for the provision of health or social care treatment

4. Data Sharing and Transfers

We do not sell your personal data. We may share your data with trusted third parties only when necessary, including:

  • Professional Partners: Such as educational platforms (e.g., Education Elephant) strictly to verify your attendance or certification for CEUs/CPD credits.

  • Service Providers: Secure IT, web hosting, and email management providers who operate strictly under our instructions.

  • Legal/Regulatory Bodies: If required by law, or to comply with professional regulatory frameworks in Ireland (such as CORU or the Psychological Society of Ireland).If any data is transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure appropriate safeguards (such as Standard Contractual Clauses) are in place to maintain GDPR-level protection.

5. Data Security & Retention

We implement robust technical and organisational security measures to protect your data from unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure.We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including satisfying any legal, accounting, clinical, or professional reporting requirements.

6. Your Data Protection Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

  • Right to Rectification: You can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.

  • Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): You can request that we delete your data under certain conditions.

  • Right to Restrict or Object to Processing: You can object to our processing or ask us to suspend it.

  • Right to Data Portability: You can request the transfer of your data to another organisation.

  • Right to Withdraw Consent: If we rely on your consent to process data, you can withdraw it at any time.To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at SoileirPsychology@gmail.com. We will respond to your request within one month.

7. Lodging a Complaint

If you are unhappy with how we handle your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Irish supervisory authority:

  • Data Protection Commission (DPC)

  • Website:www.dataprotection.ie

  • Address: 21 Fitzwilliam Square South, Dublin 2, D02 RD28