Privacy Policy
Who we are
This website is operated by Patrick Ryall, an independent freelance developer based in Ireland. Patrick Ryall is the data controller for any personal data collected through this site.
If you have any questions about this policy or how your data is handled, you can contact me at hello@patrickryall.com.
What data we collect
Contact enquiries
When you submit the contact form on this site, the following information is collected and stored in a secure database:
- Full name
- Email address
- Company or clinic name
- Website URL (optional)
- Your role
- Project types you are interested in
- A description of your current situation or challenge
- Budget range (optional)
- Timeline (optional)
- IP address (for spam prevention)
This information is used solely to respond to your enquiry. It is not shared with third parties, used for marketing, or sold. Enquiry data is retained for as long as necessary to manage the business relationship, after which it is deleted.
Analytics
With your consent, this site uses Google Analytics 4 to collect anonymised usage data, including pages visited, time on site, and general geographic location (country level). This helps understand how the site is used and improve it.
Google Analytics sets cookies on your device to track sessions. No personally identifiable information is sent to Google Analytics. You can withdraw consent at any time by clicking "Reject non-essential" in the cookie banner (clear your browser cookies and revisit the site).
Google Analytics data is processed by Google LLC. For more information, see Google's Privacy Policy.
Cookies
This site uses a small number of cookies. For full details, see the Cookie Policy.
Legal basis for processing
Processing of contact enquiry data is based on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR) given when you submit the form, and on the legitimate interest of responding to business enquiries (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Analytics cookies are only set and processed if you click "Accept all" in the cookie banner, based on your explicit consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR).
Your rights
Under GDPR you have the right to:
- Access the personal data held about you
- Rectify inaccurate data
- Erase your data (the right to be forgotten)
- Restrict processing of your data
- Object to processing based on legitimate interests
- Data portability where processing is automated
- Withdraw consent at any time (this does not affect the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal)
To exercise any of these rights, contact me at hello@patrickryall.com. I will respond within one month as required under GDPR.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission (Ireland's supervisory authority).
Data retention
Contact enquiry data is retained for up to three years after the last interaction, then deleted. Analytics data is retained by Google for 14 months (the default retention period for GA4).
Third-party services
This site uses the following third-party services:
- Google Analytics 4 — analytics (consent required)
- Google Fonts — typefaces loaded from Google's CDN
- Vercel — hosting and infrastructure (Ireland/EU edge where available)
- Neon / PostgreSQL — secure cloud database for form submissions
Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the site after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.