1. Introduction
Drift House Studio (“we”, “us”, “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Irish data protection law.

2. Data Controller
Drift House Studio, registered in Ireland (581676), located at Sandhill Road, Ballybunion V31 NF86. For any privacy matters, contact: hello@drifthousestudio.com

3. Data We Collect

• Identity & Contact Data: Name, shipping/billing address, email, phone number.
• Payment Details: Used solely for order processing and securely handled by provider (e.g. Stripe/PayPal).
• Technical & Usage Data: IP address, device/browser type, site interactions, cookies—used for analytics and site performance.

4. How We Use Your Data

• To Fulfill Orders: Process purchases, shipping, confirmations, invoices.
• Communications: Order updates, support queries, optional newsletters (with explicit opt-in).
• Legal Compliance & Fraud Prevention.
• Marketing: Only if consented—manage via unsubscribe link.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

• Contract performance (orders), legitimate interest (site improvements, fraud prevention), consent (marketing), legal obligation (tax, record-keeping).

6. Sharing Your Data
We share data only with trusted third parties:

• Payment processors (e.g. Stripe, PayPal)
• Shipping providers (e.g. An Post, DHL, DPD)
• Website/email platform (Shopify/WooCommerce, Mailchimp, etc.)
  We do not sell personal data.

7. International Transfers
If any service provider’s servers are outside the EEA, we ensure safeguards like Standard Contractual Clauses or Binding Corporate Rules are in place.

8. Data Retention
Data is stored only as long as necessary—for orders (e.g. 7 years for tax), or until deletion requested by you.

9. Your Rights
Under GDPR, you have:

• Right of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection, and withdraw consent.
  To exercise these, contact us at hello@drifthousestudio.com. You can also lodge a complaint with Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC).

10. Cookies
We use cookies to enhance site experience, analytics, and marketing (with user consent, per Irish/EU law).

11. Updates to This Policy
We may update this policy over time—changes will be posted on our site with date of effect.