Privacy policy
General
This privacy policy describes how we, Bumblebee Cottage, collect, use, process and disclose your information, including personal information, in conjunction with your access to and use of our website, www.bumblebeecottage.ie. We follow these principles to protect your privacy: We do not collect more information than is necessary. We do not use your data for purposes other than those specified. We do not keep your data if it is no longer needed. We do not share your data with third parties unless required in the ordinary course of providing you with the goods or services you have requested from us.
Visiting our website
You can visit our website without giving away your personal information. We use Google Analytics and cookies to improve our service, user experience and analyse how the website is used. Other than the approximate location, including your IP address, the information collected by Google Analytics is mostly anonymous traffic data including browser information, device information, language. We do not collect additional information, such as your age, gender, interests or bank details. The collected information is used to provide an overview of how people are accessing and using our website and is not used for any additional purpose, such as to profile those who access our website. This privacy policy is applicable to our website, www.bumblebeecottage.ie, only. Our website may contain links to other websites and once redirected to another website, this privacy policy is no longer applicable, and the privacy policy of the relevant website owner applies. In this regard, we use Bookalet and Stripe to enable online bookings and payments, respectively. Their privacy policies can be reviewed here: www.bookalet.co.uk/privacy/ and www.stripe.com/ie/privacy
Contacting us or filling out a form
While you can use our website without giving out your personal information, once you contact us via an email link or form, then we have received information about you. The information you provide, such as your name, email address or phone number, will be stored so that it is possible for us to contact you and to respond to your queries.
Social media plugins
Our website features plug-ins for easy sharing and following our social media pages, such as Instagram and Facebook. Being on our website does not result in sharing data on these social media networks. These plugins remain inactive until clicked upon. Once clicked upon, you will be taken to the said social media networks with their own specific privacy policies, which you are recommended to consult.
Data storage and security
We do our upmost to ensure the security of all personal data. When we receive information about you, we make sure that this information is protected from unauthorised access, loss, manipulation, falsification, destruction or unauthorised disclosure. This is done through appropriate technical measures. Personal data collected and stored by us is retained for no longer than necessary for the purpose for which it is acquired. We recognise that personal data may not be retained indefinitely. Personal and personal sensitive data is safely stored and retained in compliance with GDPR requirements and processing is limited.
Information correction and deletion
If you believe that the information we have about you is incorrect, please contact us so we can update it and keep your data accurate. If you wish to delete your data from any of our systems, please email us at info@bumblebeecottage.ie, and we will do so immediately.
Access to your data
You have the right to request access to the information we have on you. You can do this by contacting us at info@bumblebeecottage.ie. We will make sure to provide you with a copy of the data we process about you. In order to comply with your request, we may ask you to verify your identity. We will fulfil your request by sending your copy electronically, unless the request expressly specifies by post. The first request made by a customer is free of charge but may be subject to an administrative fee for further requests.
Changes to this privacy statement
We retain the right to update, change and erase any part of this privacy statement at any time. Any changes will be published here immediately. We reserve the right to change this privacy policy. We constantly review our privacy policy and strive towards improving it.
Communication
We will only use your personal information to contact you with newsletters, marketing & research activities or promotional offers about Bumblebee Cottage where you have subscribed to our mailing list or where you have provided express permission for us to do so. Materials and other information that you provide will not be shared with any third parties.
Disclaimer
This website is always under development. We will try to keep the information timely and accurate and do our best to correct errors brought to our attention. We have done our best on this website to display Bumblebee Cottage as accurately as possible. However, because the colours you see will depend on your screen, we cannot guarantee that your screen’s display of any colour will be accurate.
Comments or questions
If you have any questions, comments or concerns arising from our website, the privacy policy or any other relevant terms and conditions, policies, notices, or the way in which we are handling your personal information, please contact us at info@bumblebeecottage.ie.
Last updated
1 January 2026
