Privacy Policy
Dabrena Construction Ltd. respects your right to privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Irish Data Protection Acts 1988-2018.
1. Who We Are (Data Controller):
We are the Data Controller responsible for your personal data collected via our website:
Company Name: Dabrena Construction Ltd.
Address: D12 WN22, Dublin, Ireland
Phone: 01 429 7959
Email: info@dabrenaconstruction.ie
Website: www.dabrenaconstruction.ie
2. The Personal Data We Collect:
We only collect data that is necessary for specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes.
A. Information You Provide Voluntarily
When you use our contact forms or email us, you may provide:
Identity Data: Your first name and last name.
Contact Data: Your email address, phone number, and postal address.
Inquiry Data: Details about your project, requirements, or questions (e.g., “I need an extension in Dublin 6”).
B. Information Collected Automatically
As you interact with our website, we automatically collect Technical and Usage Data using cookies and server logs. This may include:
Your Internet Protocol (IP) address.
Your browser type and version.
Pages you visit on our site, time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data.
3. How We Use Your Data and Our Legal Basis
We rely on specific legal grounds under GDPR to process your data:
Purpose of Processing Type of Data Used Legal Basis for Processing
To respond to your project inquiries and provide quotations Identity, Contact, Inquiry Necessary to take steps to enter into a contract with you.
To manage our relationship with you during a project Identity, Contact Necessary for the performance of a contract.
To analyze website usage and improve user experience Technical, Usage Our legitimate interests in understanding how visitors use our site to improve functionality.
For internal record keeping (tax, legal compliance) Identity, Contact Necessary for compliance with a legal obligation.
4. How We Store and Protect Your Data
We are committed to ensuring your data is secure. We use appropriate security measures, including encryption and secure servers, to protect personal information from unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure.
We store data collected via website contact forms on our secure email servers and do not typically store it on the website’s database itself.
5. Who We Share Your Personal Data With
We may share your information with trusted third parties as required to perform our services:
IT Service Providers (for website hosting and email security).
Professional Advisers (accountants, legal advisors).
Subcontractors/Vendors (only if necessary for project coordination and management, e.g., sharing your address to schedule a site visit).
Legal/Public Bodies if required by law or necessary for compliance.
We ensure that all third parties respect the security of your personal data and treat it in accordance with the law.
6. How Long We Retain Your Data
We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
Inquiry data (if no contract is signed) is typically deleted after 12 months.
Client contract data is kept for a period required by Irish tax and construction law (typically 6-7 years after project completion).
7. Your Legal Rights (Under GDPR)
Under Irish data protection law, you have several rights regarding your personal data:
The right to be informed: You have the right to know how your data is being used (which this policy covers).
The right of access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
The right to rectification: You can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
The right to erasure (“to be forgotten”): You can ask us to delete your data in certain circumstances.
The right to restrict processing: You can ask us to limit how we use your data.
The right to data portability: You can request that we transfer your information to another organisation.
The right to object: You can object to us using your data for certain purposes, like direct marketing.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 1.
8. How to Complain to the DPC
If you are unsatisfied with how we have handled your data protection query, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Irish supervisory authority:
The Data Protection Commission (DPC):
Address: 21 Fitzwilliam Square South, Dublin 2, D02 R2N7
Website: https://www.dataprotection.ie/
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. When we make changes, we will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this page. We recommend you review this policy occasionally.
Effective Date: December 5, 2025