Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Aran Accessories (“we”) processes personal data when you use https://aranaccessories.com.

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1. Data Controller

Aran Accessories
Erin Knitwear,
Unit 13, Westpoint Trade Centre
Ballincollig,
Co. Cork
Ireland
P31 PV24

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2. Personal Data We Process

Orders & Accounts
• Name, billing and shipping address
• Email address and phone number
• Order and payment details (no card data stored)

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Contact Forms
• Name, email address, phone number, message content

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Transactional Emails

We send emails related to orders, shipping, and account activity only.

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Security & Abuse Prevention

Technical data (e.g. IP address) may be processed to protect the website from fraud and abuse.

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3. Cookies

We use:
• Essential cookies required for site functionality

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4. Third-Party Processors

We use the following service providers:
• Stripe Payments Europe Ltd. – payment processing
• Cloudflare, Inc. – Security, and bot protection
• Google LLC – Email delivery

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5. International Transfers

Where data is transferred outside the EU, appropriate safeguards are used, including the EU-US Data Privacy Framework or Standard Contractual Clauses.

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6. Data Retention

Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including to comply with legal, accounting, and tax obligations.

Order and billing records are retained for up to 7 years where required by law. Contact form submissions are retained for a limited period and deleted or anonomised when no longer necessary to respond to enquiries.

Where personal data is no longer required, it is either securely deleted or anonymised. You may request deletion of your personal data at any time, subject to our legal obligations.

 

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7. Your Rights

You have the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict processing of your personal data, and to withdraw consent where applicable.

Requests can be made via the website contact form.
We respond within 30 days.

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8. Security

We apply appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data, including encryption and secure payment processing.

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9. Changes

This policy may be updated from time to time. The current version is always available on this page.