1. Introduction

This privacy notice provides you with details of how we collect and process your personal data through your use of our site https://mskaccounting.ie

Maria Sleziak Krynicka is the data controller, and she is responsible for your personal data.a

Contact Details

Our full details are:
Full name of legal entity: Maria Sleziak Krynicka t/a MSK Accounting & Taxation Services
Email address: info@mskaccounting.ie
Postal address: Maigh Riocaird, Castlegar, Galway

It is very important that the information we hold about you is accurate and up to date. Please let us know if at any time your personal information changes by emailing us at info@mskaccounting.ie

2. What Data Do We Collect About You, For What Purpose and On What Ground We Process It

Personal data means any information capable of identifying an individual. It does not include anonymised data.

We may process the following categories of personal data about you:

  • Communication Data that includes any communication that you send to us through the contact form on our website, email, text, social media messaging, social media posting, or any other communication. We process this data for communication purposes, record-keeping, and the establishment, pursuance, or defence of legal claims. Our lawful ground for this processing is our legitimate interests in responding to communications, keeping records, and establishing or defending legal claims.
  • Customer Data that includes data relating to any purchases of goods/services, such as your name, billing address, delivery address, email address, phone number, contact details, and purchase details. We process this data to supply goods/services and to keep records of such transactions. Our lawful ground for this processing is the performance of a contract between you and us or steps to enter into such a contract.
  • User Data that includes data about how you use our website and online services. We process this data to operate our website, ensure relevant content is provided, ensure website security, maintain backups, and enable publication/administration of our website and business. Our lawful ground for this processing is legitimate interests in properly administering our website/business.
  • Technical Data that includes data such as your IP address, login data, browser details, page views, and navigation paths. The source of this data is from our analytics tracking system. We process this data to analyze website usage, administer our business/website, deliver relevant content and ads, and understand the effectiveness of our advertising. Our lawful ground for this processing is legitimate interests in growing our business and deciding our marketing strategy.
  • Marketing Data that includes data about your marketing preferences. We process this data to enable you to partake in promotions, deliver relevant content/ads, and measure advertising effectiveness. Our lawful ground for this processing is legitimate interests in studying customer usage, growing our business, and deciding our marketing strategy.

We may use Customer Data, User Data, Technical Data, and Marketing Data to deliver relevant content and advertisements to you and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Our lawful ground for this processing is legitimate interests in growing our business. We may also send other marketing communications to you based on consent or legitimate interests.

Sensitive Data

We do not actively collect any sensitive data (such as race, ethnicity, religion, sex life, political opinions, trade union membership, health data, or criminal convictions).

3. How We Collect Your Personal Data

We may collect data directly from you (e.g., through forms or emails) or automatically through cookies and analytics services. We may also receive data from third parties such as analytics providers (Google), advertising networks (Facebook), and service providers.

4. Marketing Communications

Our lawful ground for processing your personal data to send marketing communications is either your consent or our legitimate interests in growing our business. You can stop receiving marketing messages by adjusting preferences on the website or following the opt-out links in the messages.

5. Disclosures of Your Personal Data

We may share your personal data with:

  • Service providers who provide IT, hosting, and system administration services.
  • Professional advisers (lawyers, bankers, auditors, insurers).
  • Third parties in the case of business mergers or transfers.
  • Tools such as BrightBooks, Trello CRM, Adobe Acrobat, Metricool, Mailchimp, Calendly.

We ensure all third parties respect the security of your data and process it according to the law.

6. Transfer of Personal Data

Our website is hosted by Blacknight, with WordPress servers located in the EU/EEA.

7. Data Security

We have implemented security measures to protect your personal data. Access is limited to those who need it, and procedures are in place for any suspected breaches.

8. Data Retention

We will only retain your data as long as necessary for the purposes it was collected, including for legal or reporting requirements. Customer data is retained for seven years for tax purposes.

9. Your Legal Rights

You have rights regarding your personal data, such as access, correction, erasure, and portability. For more information, visit https://www.dataprotection.ie/.

10. Third-Party Links

Our website may include links to third-party websites (such as Mailchimp or social media platforms). We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy policies.