Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Fintan Cahill Auctioneers respects your right to privacy and is committed to protecting the privacy and personal data of users of www.fintancahill.com (the “Website”) and to complying with our obligations under applicable data protection legislation, including the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal data when you visit our Website, contact us, enquire about a property, request a valuation, register for property alerts, submit a tenancy application or otherwise use our services.

By using this Website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Policy.

Our Website may contain links to websites, services or platforms operated by third parties. These third-party websites have their own privacy policies and we are not responsible for their content, security or privacy practices. A link from our Website to another website does not necessarily constitute an endorsement of that website or its services.

2. What Information Do We Collect?

2.1 We may collect two types of information:

(a) Non-Personal Data

You can generally browse the Website without directly identifying yourself.

Like most websites, we may collect statistical, technical and analytical information relating to visits to the Website. This information may include your browser type, device type, operating system, approximate location, referring website, pages viewed, links followed, files downloaded, IP address, and the dates and times of visits.

Where this information does not identify you, or has been anonymised or aggregated so that you cannot reasonably be identified, it is treated as non-personal or anonymous information.

We may use this information to understand how visitors use the Website, improve the Website’s performance and functionality, maintain security and improve our services.

(b) Personal Data

“Personal Data” means information relating to an identified or identifiable individual.

Depending on how you interact with Fintan Cahill Auctioneers, we may collect information including:

• your name;
• email address;
• telephone number;
• postal address;
• information contained in an enquiry or message;
• details concerning a property you wish to buy, sell, rent or let;
• information submitted when requesting a property valuation;
• information provided when registering for property alerts;
• information provided in connection with a tenancy application;
• communications between you and Fintan Cahill Auctioneers;
• other information you voluntarily provide to us in connection with our property and professional services.

The Website’s contact form currently requests your name, email address, phone number and message. fintancahill.com

2.2

If you choose not to provide certain Personal Data, you will still generally be able to browse the Website. However, we may not be able to provide particular services, respond to enquiries or process applications where the relevant information is required.

2.3

Personal Data is normally collected directly from you when you submit information through the Website, contact us by telephone or email, register for services, make an enquiry or otherwise communicate with us.

3. Purposes and Lawful Basis for Using Your Information

3.1 Non-Personal and Website Usage Data

We may use technical, statistical and analytical information to:

• operate and maintain the Website;
• understand how visitors use the Website;
• identify popular pages and services;
• improve Website functionality;
• diagnose technical problems;
• protect the Website against fraud, misuse and security threats; and
• improve the services and information we provide.

Where cookies or similar technologies require consent under applicable law, they will only be used in accordance with your cookie preferences.

3.2 Personal Data

We may process Personal Data for the following purposes.

(a) Property enquiries and contact requests

If you submit a contact form, request further information about a property, telephone us, email us or otherwise make an enquiry, we may process your name, contact details, message and related information so that we can respond to your request.

Depending on the circumstances, our lawful basis may be our legitimate interests in responding to enquiries and providing our services, or taking steps at your request before entering into a contract.

(b) Property sales, purchases, lettings and management services

Where you engage Fintan Cahill Auctioneers in relation to buying, selling, renting, letting, valuing or managing property, we may process information necessary to provide those services.

Our lawful basis may include:

• performance of a contract;
• taking steps before entering into a contract;
• compliance with legal obligations; and
• our legitimate interests in operating and administering our business.

(c) Property alerts and marketing communications

Where you register for property alerts, newsletters or similar marketing communications, we may use your contact details to send you information about properties or services that may be relevant to you.

Where required, we rely on your consent to send such communications.

You may withdraw your consent or unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time by following any unsubscribe instructions provided or by contacting us.

Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.

(d) Valuation requests

If you request a property valuation, we may process your name, contact information, property information and other relevant details in order to respond to your request and provide valuation-related services.

The lawful basis may be taking steps at your request before entering into a contract and/or our legitimate interests in providing our professional services.

(e) Tenancy applications

Where you submit or participate in a tenancy application, we may process information reasonably necessary to assess and administer that application.

Depending on the circumstances, this may include identification and contact information, rental history, employment or income-related information, references and other information relevant to assessing the tenancy.

Such information will only be used for legitimate tenancy-related purposes and handled in accordance with applicable data protection law.

(f) Legal and regulatory obligations

We may process and retain Personal Data where necessary to comply with legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, anti-money-laundering, property-services or other professional obligations applicable to us.

3.3

We only retain Personal Data for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including satisfying legal, accounting, regulatory and professional requirements.

The relevant retention period may vary depending on the nature of the information, the service being provided and any applicable legal requirements.

3.4

Depending on the nature of your relationship with us and the preferences you have provided, we may communicate with you by telephone, email, SMS or other appropriate communication channels.

4. Disclosure of Information to Third Parties

4.1

We do not sell or trade your Personal Data.

We may share Personal Data with trusted third parties where reasonably necessary to operate our Website, manage our business or provide services to you.

These may include, where applicable:

• website hosting and IT providers;
• customer relationship management and property software providers;
• property advertising platforms;
• professional advisers;
• solicitors;
• accountants;
• contractors and service providers;
• payment or communications providers;
• property owners, landlords, tenants, buyers or sellers where necessary in connection with a transaction;
• regulatory authorities; and
• other third parties involved in providing the service you have requested.

The Website currently identifies 4Property and Acquaint CRM as technology providers associated with the site. fintancahill.com

Where third-party service providers process Personal Data on our behalf, we take reasonable steps to ensure that appropriate data protection and confidentiality arrangements are in place.

4.2

We may also disclose Personal Data where necessary to:

• comply with a legal or regulatory obligation;
• comply with a court order;
• respond to a lawful request from a competent authority;
• establish, exercise or defend legal claims;
• prevent or investigate fraud or unlawful activity; or
• protect our rights, property, staff, clients or other individuals.

5. Your Data Protection Rights

Subject to applicable law and any relevant exemptions, you may have the following rights in relation to your Personal Data:

• Right of access: the right to ask whether we hold Personal Data about you and to obtain a copy of that information.
• Right to rectification: the right to have inaccurate or incomplete Personal Data corrected.
• Right to erasure: the right, in certain circumstances, to request deletion of your Personal Data.
• Right to restriction: the right, in certain circumstances, to request that the processing of your Personal Data be restricted.
• Right to data portability: the right, where applicable, to receive certain Personal Data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and to have it transmitted to another controller where technically feasible.
• Right to object: the right, in certain circumstances, to object to processing based on legitimate interests and the right to object at any time to the use of Personal Data for direct marketing.
• Right to withdraw consent: where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time.
• Rights relating to automated decision-making: where applicable, you have rights regarding decisions based solely on automated processing that produce legal or similarly significant effects.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission (DPC) in Ireland if you believe your Personal Data has been processed in breach of applicable data protection law.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact Fintan Cahill Auctioneers using the contact details below.

We may ask you to provide appropriate proof of identity before responding to a request in order to protect your information from unauthorised access.

We will respond within the time period required under applicable data protection law, which will normally be within one month of receiving a valid request.

6. Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer, smartphone or other device when you visit a website.

Cookies can perform a variety of functions, including enabling essential Website functionality, remembering preferences, measuring Website performance and helping us understand how visitors interact with the Website.

The Website may use:

• Strictly necessary cookies, which are required for the Website to operate;
• Functional cookies, which remember certain choices or preferences;
• Analytics cookies, which help us understand Website traffic and how visitors use the Website; and
• Advertising or marketing cookies, where applicable, which may be used to measure advertising or provide more relevant marketing.

Where required by law, non-essential cookies will only be placed after you have provided your consent through the Website’s cookie consent mechanism.

You can change or withdraw your cookie preferences where the Website provides a cookie-management facility. You may also control cookies using your browser settings.

Disabling some cookies may affect the functionality or performance of parts of the Website.

If Fintan Cahill Auctioneers uses third-party analytics or advertising services such as Google Analytics, Google Ads, Meta/Facebook or similar services, further information about those services and cookies should be included in the Website’s Cookie Policy or cookie consent panel.

7. Security

Fintan Cahill Auctioneers takes reasonable organisational and technical measures designed to protect Personal Data against unauthorised or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, alteration or disclosure.

Access to Personal Data is limited, where reasonably practicable, to persons who require access for legitimate business purposes.

However, no transmission of information over the internet and no electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. While we take reasonable measures to protect your information, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted through the Website, email or other electronic communications.

You should therefore take appropriate care when transmitting Personal Data online.

8. Sale or Transfer of the Business

If Fintan Cahill Auctioneers, or substantially all or part of its business or assets, is sold, transferred, reorganised, merged or otherwise acquired by another organisation, Personal Data may be transferred as part of that transaction where permitted by law.

Any recipient of such Personal Data will be required to process it in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.

9. Third-Party Software and Service Providers

Fintan Cahill Auctioneers uses third-party software and service providers to assist in operating the Website and providing property services.

This may include website, hosting, customer relationship management, property-management, property-listing, communications, analytics or similar technology providers.

We take reasonable steps to engage reputable providers and, where those providers process Personal Data on our behalf, to ensure appropriate data protection arrangements are in place.

The current Website identifies 4Property and Acquaint CRM among its website and CRM technology providers. fintancahill.com

Some external services may process information outside Ireland or the European Economic Area (“EEA”). Where this occurs, appropriate safeguards will be used where required by applicable data protection legislation.

10. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our Website, business practices, technology, services or legal obligations.

Any revised version will be published on this Website. We encourage you to review this Policy periodically to remain informed about how we handle Personal Data.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your data protection rights or have any concerns about how your Personal Data is handled, please contact:

Fintan Cahill Auctioneers

ADDRESS: Main Street, Virginia, Co. Cavan, Ireland
PHONE: +353 49 854 9900
EMAIL: [email protected]
PSRA LICENCE NO.: 001907

The address, telephone number and PSRA licence number above are currently displayed on the Fintan Cahill Auctioneers website. fintancahill.com

Last updated: October 2026