Privacy Policy.

 

sb.design Internet Privacy Policy

sb.design (“sb.design”, “we” or “us”) provides this website, sbdesign.ie. By using and visiting our website and by submitting your personal information to us you agree to us using your personal information as set out in this privacy policy.

We respect the privacy of users of our website and recognise that when you choose to provide us with information about yourself, you trust us to act responsibly with that information. This privacy policy contains important information about how we use your personal information.

Privacy Principles

We have tried to make our privacy policy as clear and accessible as possible. To help, we have also summarised how we handle your personal information in our privacy principles below. These principles demonstrate our commitment to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information in the right way and as you would expect it to be handled.

At sb.design we:

  • will only ask for or collect the personal information we need to provide and improve the service, products and experiences our clients expect.

  • give you control over the personal information we hold about you to ensure it is accurate and reflects your preferences.

  • make sure your personal information is always secure and protected.

  • are fair and transparent about how we use the personal information we hold.

  • only ever use your personal information for the purpose that you entrusted us to use it for.

  • will never sell your personal information and only share it as outlined in our privacy policy or when you ask us to.

  • respect your choices and will inform you if there are important changes that affect your personal information or how we use it.

  • take responsibility for the personal information that we hold about you.

Analytics

This website collects personal data to power our site analytics, including:

  • Information about your browser, network, and device

  • Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

  • Your IP address

This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:

  • Clicks

  • Internal links

  • Pages visited

  • Scrolling

  • Searches

  • Timestamps

We share this information with Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.

Information We Collect

At times we may request that you voluntarily supply us with personal information. Generally, this information is requested when you want us to provide you with information about our services. We may gather the following information about you:

  • Name

  • Address

  • Email address

  • Telephone number

  • Project description

  • Employer name

  • Job title

  • Country of origin

  • IP address (a unique identifier for your computer or other devices)

  • Information provided by you about submitting a job application to us (this may include sensitive personal information, e.g., ethnic origin)

Using the Information

We will use this information in the following ways. We are also required by law to state a “legal basis for processing,” i.e., to tell you on what grounds we are allowed to use your information, and this is also set out below:

How we use your personal information

  • To provide you with information that you have requested, e.g., newsletters.

  • To respond to specific queries you may raise regarding sb.design.

  • To assist us in providing our services to you.

  • To carry out contractual obligations relating to your project, e.g., invoicing for work completed.

  • To provide you with better ways of accessing information from this website.

  • To process and consider a job application from you.

Our legal basis for processing

  • Consent - We only use your personal information for this purpose if you have asked us to do so. You can withdraw your consent at any time.

  • Our legitimate interests - We use your personal information to assess your job application and to keep you updated throughout the application process.

For how we use your information that is collected using cookies and similar technologies, please see the “Cookies” section below.

Disclosing Information

  • We never pass on, sell or swap your data for marketing purposes to third parties outside our business.

  • We may disclose your personal information to sub-contractors working on our behalf, who are bound by the terms of this privacy policy.

  • We may disclose your personal information if we or any of our assets are the subjects of a sale or similar corporate transaction. We will ensure that the third parties who receive your personal information are required to keep it confidential.

  • We may disclose personal information to third parties when we reasonably believe we are required by law, and to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding suspected or actual unlawful or otherwise prohibited activities, including, but not limited to, fraud.

Record of Log-in Details

We may keep a record of log-in details and passwords over the course of a project to facilitate maintenance and development, but these details will be forwarded to you and then deleted upon final payment for the project. You may change them afterwards if you wish.

Using Information for Marketing

We will only provide information to you that you have asked for via the website and which is relevant to you based on what you have requested.

Cookies

We may use information obtained from cookies or similar technology. Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which we download onto your computer or device when you visit our website. Therefore, when we refer to “you” in this section we mean your computer. We can recognise these cookies on subsequent visits and they allow us to remember you.

Cookies come in many forms. We have set out below the main types and categories of cookies that are used. This section refers to all types and categories of cookies and not just those we use on our website.

  • First and third-party cookies: whether a cookie is first-party or third-party refers to the domain placing the cookie. First-party cookies are those set by a website that is being visited by the user, the website displayed in the URL window, e.g., sbdesign.ie. Third-party cookies are cookies that are set by a domain other than that of the website being visited by the user. If a user visits a website and another entity sets a cookie through that website, this would be a third-party cookie.

  • Persistent cookies: these cookies remain on a user’s device for the period of time specified in the cookie. They are activated each time a user visits the website that created that particular cookie.

  • Session cookies: these cookies allow website operators to link the actions of a user during a browser session. A browser session starts when a user opens the browser window and finishes when they close the browser window. Session cookies are created temporarily. Once you close the browser, all session cookies are deleted.

How We Use Cookies

Cookies fall into one or more of the categories set out below. This website uses cookies that fall into all the categories. Also, we use data from targeting cookies placed on your computer by third parties when you have visited other websites.

1. Strictly necessary cookies - These cookies enable services you have specifically asked for.

These cookies are essential to enable you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website. Without these cookies, certain services you have asked for cannot be provided (e.g., the ASP.NET cookie).

2. Performance cookies - These cookies collect information on the pages visited.

These cookies collect information about how users use a website; for instance, which pages users go to most often and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. They are only used to improve how the website works.

3. Functionality cookies - These cookies remember choices you make to improve your experience.

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personal features. They may also be used to help provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised; they cannot track your browsing activity to other websites.

4. Targeting cookies or advertising cookies - These cookies collect information about your browsing habits to make advertising relevant to you and your interests.

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organisations.

If you want to delete any cookies that may already be on your computer or device, please refer to the instructions for your file management software to locate the file or directory that stores cookies. If you want to stop cookies being stored on your computer in the future, please refer to your browser manufacturer’s instructions by clicking “Help” in your browser menu. By deleting our cookies or disabling future cookies you may not be able to access certain areas or features of our website.

Cookies Squarespace Uses

Squarespace is our hosting platform. For information about viewing the cookies they drop on your device, visit The cookies Squarespace uses or click the links below.

Third-Party Websites

Our website links to third-party sites which we do not operate or endorse. These websites may use cookies and collect your personal information under their privacy policies. This privacy policy does not apply to third-party websites and we are not responsible for third-party websites.

Social Media

We love interacting with you on social media about your sb.design experience (products, solutions or services), or to publicly review your experience with sb.design. We use these reviews to improve our services, and also support other potential clients to decide to avail of sb.design solutions and services.

The information we collect from social media and online sites, including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, Behance and Snapchat, sometimes includes personal information that has been put online and is publicly available. We make sure any information we use is properly credited to its source or is made anonymous.

These online and social media sites typically have their own privacy policies explaining how they use and share your personal information. You should carefully review those privacy policies before you use these sites to make sure that you are happy with how your personal information is being collected and shared.

Protecting Your Information

We take appropriate measures to ensure that your personal information disclosed to us is kept secure, accurate, and up to date and kept only for so long as is necessary for the purposes for which it is used.

Under 13-Year-Olds

This website is not intended or designed to attract children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from or about any person under the age of 13. If you are under 13 years old and wish to ask a question or use this site in any way which requires you to submit your personal information, please get your parent or guardian to do so on your behalf.

What Are Your Rights

You are entitled to ask:

  • For a copy of the personal information we hold about you, and details about how we are processing your personal information.

  • To have any inaccuracies in your personal information corrected.

  • If we are processing your personal information by automated means and based on your consent (see the section “How do we use it?”), for us to provide your personal information to you in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You can also ask us to provide your personal information directly to a third party in this format, and, if technically feasible, we will do so.

  • To have your personal information erased, or for our use of it to be restricted (e.g., if your preferences change, or if you don’t want us to send you the information you have requested).

Please contact us using the details set out below if you would like to exercise any of these rights.

You also have the right to make a complaint to a supervisory authority if you’re not happy with how we’ve handled your personal information. The DPC (https://www.dataprotection.ie) is the Irish supervisory authority for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and also has functions and powers related to other important regulatory frameworks including the Irish ePrivacy Regulations (2011) and the EU Directive known as the Law Enforcement Directive.

How to Contact Us

If you wish to exercise any of your rights about your personal information or if you have any queries about how we use your personal information, please let us know by using the contact information found on https://www.sbdesign.ie/contact-us

Privacy Policy Changes

We review this privacy policy regularly to ensure that it is up-to-date with our use of your personal information and compliant with applicable data protection laws.

We reserve the right, at our discretion, to revise this privacy policy at any time. The updated privacy policy will be posted on our website. You are encouraged to review this privacy policy from time to time.