Data Protection

Schulmeister Consulting Limited (referred to as “we”, “us” or the “Company) is the data controller for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the Republic of Ireland. We determine the purposes and means of processing your personal data.

Our registered details are:

• Company name: Schulmeister Consulting Limited
• Registered Address: Ards Little, Ramelton, F92 Y179, Co. Donegal, Ireland
• Primary Contact for Data Protection Matters: Lothar Schulmeister
• Email for Data Inquiries: office@schulmeister.ie (Please use this email for all requests related to your personal data rights.)

Your Right to Complain to the Supervisory Authority:

If you are dissatisfied with our response to any data protection issue, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority in Ireland: The Data Protection Commission (DPC).

Contact details for the DPC are:

• Address: Data Protection Commission, 6 Pembroke Row, Dublin 2, D02 X963, Ireland
• Telephone: 1800 437 737 or (01) 765 01 00
• Website/Online Contact: https://www.dataprotection.ie

What type of data do we collect?

• Data Processing for Consultancy Services: Collecting business contact information (Name, Email, Company, Phone) under the legal basis of legitimate interest (to conduct business) or contractual necessity (if a contract is signed).
• Data Processing for Residential Tenancies: Collecting personal identifiers (Name, Address, Telephone number, email, PPSN, Bank Details) under the legal basis of contractual necessity (to manage the lease) and legal obligation (tax/tenancy law). If necessary for maintenance works, data (Name, telephone number and/or email adress) will be shared with maintenance contractors. We will never share your address, PPSN or Bank Details unless there is a legal obligation to do so.
• Data Processing for Business B&B (Workshops): Collecting registration and payment data under the legal basis of contractual necessity (to deliver the workshop) and Consent (for marketing newsletters).

Data Subject Rights

As an individual in Ireland and Europe you have the following rights:

• The right to access your data (Right of Access)
• The right to correct inaccurate Data (Right of Rectification)
• The right to erasure
• The right to restrict processing
• Thr right to object to processing
• Thr right to data portability
• The right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection COmmission (DPC) in Ireland

Third-Party Data Sharing

All data transmitted via this website is stored by our Hosting Provider LetsHost on Servers in Ireland.

Payment related data may be shared with our Accountants/Auditors Conall Dunne & Co Chartered Accountants Limited in Letterkenny, Ireland.

Certain Data from Residental Tenancy Contracts, especially names and contact details, may be shared with maintenance contractors if the nature of the work to be carried out requires information of or consultation with tenants.

Specific Data Processing Activities

Website Data and Cookies

What We Collect: We utilize WordPressfor our website platform. When you visit our site, our systems automatically record technical information, including your IP address, browser type, device information and time of visit. Our website also uses cookies (small text files stored on your device) to ensure website functionality, analyze traffic and, where consent is given, personalize content.

Legal Basis: We process necessary technical data under the legal basis of legitimate interest (to ensure the security and functionality of our website). We process all non-essential cookies (analytical or marketing) only based on your explicit Consent, which you can manage or revoke at any time via our cookie consent banner.

CCTV Monitoring at Residential Properties

What we collect: For the safety and security of our tenants, our assets and the property perimeter, certain residential properties are equipped with closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems, which record footage of common areas (e.g building entrances, car parks, waste areas). No cameras monitor private living spaces.

Legal Basis: We process CCTV data under the legal basis of legitimate interest (to prevent crime, protect property and ensure the safety of residents). Footage is retained for a limited period of 30 days unless required for incident investigation. Clear signage is displayed where CCTV is in operation.

Marketing Communications and Consent

What We Collect: We collet your name and email address to send you marketing updates, newsletters or information about new Business B&B workshops or property initiatives. This is typically collected via opt-in forms on our website or at our seminars.

Legal Basis: We will only send you marketing communications where you have given your explicit, freely given Consent. You are entirely free to withdraw this Consent at any time, which will result in your immediate removal from our mailing list.

To Withdraw Consent: You may opt-out of receiving future marketing emails by following the “unsubscribe” link found at the bottom of every email or by emailing our data protection contact at office@schulmeister.ie.

Website Content

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

Suggested text: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.