Privacy Policy
Last updated: 14 October 2026
Salt of Kinsale ("we", "us") hand-harvests and sells sea salt from Kinsale, Co. Cork, Ireland. This policy explains what personal data we collect through saltofkinsale.ie, why we collect it, and your rights. If you have any questions, email billy@saltofkinsale.ie or call +353 87 126 4942.
What we collect
Order details: your name, delivery and billing address, email, phone number and what you bought, so we can fulfil and deliver your order.
Payment details are handled securely by our payment providers. We never see or store your full card number.
Messages you send us through the contact form or by email.
Your email address if you sign up for news from us, or if you start a checkout (so we can remind you about an unfinished order).
Browsing data such as pages viewed, device type and approximate location, collected through cookies and similar tools, only with your consent where the law requires it.
Why we use it
To process and deliver your order and handle returns (to perform our contract with you).
To keep tax and accounting records (legal obligation).
To send marketing emails where you have agreed to receive them or are an existing customer. Every email has an unsubscribe link.
To measure and improve our advertising, including ads on Facebook and Instagram, using the Meta Pixel and Meta Conversions API (with your consent).
Cookies and advertising
We use essential cookies to run the shop and checkout. With your consent, we also use analytics and advertising cookies, including the Meta Pixel, so we can see which ads lead to sales and show relevant ads to people who might like our salt. You can accept or reject non-essential cookies in the banner when you first visit. To change your choice later, clear the cookies for saltofkinsale.ie in your browser and the banner will appear again.
Who we share data with
Squarespace, which hosts our website, online shop and email newsletters.
Payment providers that process your payment.
Delivery companies such as An Post, to deliver your order.
Meta Platforms, for advertising measurement, where you have consented.
Our accountant, for tax purposes.
Some of these providers may process data outside the European Economic Area. Where they do, they use safeguards approved under EU law, such as standard contractual clauses. We never sell your personal data.
How long we keep it
Order and payment records: 6 years, as required for tax purposes. Marketing email list: until you unsubscribe. Messages: up to 2 years.
Your rights
You can ask us to access, correct, delete or transfer your personal data, to restrict or object to how we use it, and you can withdraw consent at any time. Email billy@saltofkinsale.ie and we will respond within one month. If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you can complain to the Data Protection Commission at www.dataprotection.ie.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top shows when it was last changed.