Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

Cullen's Sheep Farm is a family-run working sheep farm located in Laragh, County Wicklow, Ireland. We offer sheepdog demonstrations, farm experiences, group visits and farm accommodation.

Website: cullensheepfarm.com

2. Information we collect

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect:

• Your name and contact details.
• Information provided through enquiry or contact forms.
• Preferred dates, group sizes and other details relating to your enquiry.
• Information you voluntarily provide by email, telephone or WhatsApp.
• Technical information such as browser details, IP address and website usage, where collected by our website systems.

3. How we use your information

We use personal information where necessary to operate the farm and respond to visitors. This may include:

• Responding to questions and enquiries.
• Checking availability and arranging farm visits or accommodation.
• Communicating about bookings and visitor arrangements.
• Maintaining business and accounting records.
• Improving our website and services, where applicable.
• Meeting applicable legal obligations.

Submitting an enquiry does not automatically confirm a booking. Bookings must be confirmed directly with the farm.

4. Legal basis for processing

Where applicable, we process personal information under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on one or more of the following grounds:

• Taking steps at your request before entering into a booking agreement, or performing an agreement.
• Compliance with legal obligations.
• Legitimate interests, where these are not overridden by your rights.
• Consent, where required, such as for certain optional cookies.

5. Sharing your information

We may share personal information with service providers where necessary for website hosting, communications, booking administration or other business operations.

We may also disclose information when required by law. Where third-party providers process information on our behalf, appropriate data protection safeguards should apply.

6. Cookies and website technology

Our website may use cookies or similar technologies to support essential website functions and, where enabled, to understand website usage.

Non-essential cookies should only be used where the appropriate consent has been obtained. You can also manage cookies through your browser settings.

7. Keeping your information secure

We aim to use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.

No method of electronic transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

8. How long we keep information

Personal information should be retained only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including applicable accounting, tax and legal requirements.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.

9. Your data protection rights

Under applicable data protection law, you may have the right to:

• Request access to your personal data.
• Request correction of inaccurate data.
• Request deletion of data in certain circumstances.
• Request restriction of processing.
• Object to certain processing activities.
• Request data portability where applicable.
• Withdraw consent where processing relies on consent.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Irish Data Protection Commission. Visit www.dataprotection.ie for further information.

10. Links to external websites

Our website may contain links to external websites and services. These websites operate under their own privacy policies. We encourage visitors to review those policies before sharing personal information.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our website, services or legal requirements. Any revised policy will be published on this page.

12. Contact us

If you have questions about this policy or would like to make a request regarding your personal information, please contact Cullen's Sheep Farm directly.