Privacy Policy

This privacy policy is for this website (www.acubaby.ie) and governs the privacy of its users who choose to use it. It explains how we comply with the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).

This policy will explain areas of this website that may affect your privacy and personal details, how we process, collect, manage and store those details and how your rights under the GDPR are adhered to. Additionally it will explain the use of cookies or software, and the download of any documents made available to you (if any) on this website.

In the course of providing you with services we will collect and process information that is commonly known as personal data.

We may collect personal data where you request information about our services and complete online contact forms or booking forms.
We may also collect electronic personal data through the use of cookies.

When you complete our general contact form for a service provided by our AcuBaby website, only your name, email address and enquiry will be collected. We may keep a record of this correspondence until it is no longer needed.
When you complete our Placenta Encapsulation enquiry form, your name, email address, due date and place of birth will be collected and stored in our fully GDPR compliant Content Management System.
This information will be deleted when you reach your due date, unless you book in and become a paying client.

Our website uses cookies. Some cookies are necessary for our website to run properly (WordPress) and other collect data in an anonymous way (Google Analytics).
You can manage cookies yourself and choose to have them disabled through your browser settings.
For more information, please visit our Cookie Policy Page.

Any data we collect from you is strictly used to:
- provide information you requested from us
- book appointments
- invoice you
- deliver services you have purchased
- notify you about changes to our service
We do not compile mailing lists and do not send newsletters or promotional emails.

All information you provide to us is stored on a secure Content Management System. We use Dubsado, they are fully GDPR compliant and you can read their privacy policy here.
We also use password protection on all our devices and software to prevent unpermitted access to all personal data files and emails.

We never share any personal data with third parties for the purposes of marketing, or selling you goods and services.
For Placenta Encapsulation clients, where your consent has been given, we may on occasion share your data with another Placenta Specialist who is providing cover during holidays or sick days.

We will store and use your data for no longer than is absolutely necessary.
Personal data collected through this website will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required or useful.
For contact form enquiries, this may be up to six months. For placenta encapsulation enquiries, this may be your due date.
For clients, we have a legal obligation to hold on to your records for seven years after the end of the contracted services.

You have the right to access, amend or remove your data at any time. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
More information about your rights can be found here.