Last updated: 14 November 2026.
This policy explains how Quinns Guesthouse (“we”, “us”) collects and uses personal data when you visit this website, send us an enquiry or book a stay.
Who we are
Quinns Guesthouse operates this website and the guesthouse in Garristown, Co. Dublin, Ireland. We are the data controller for the personal data described in this policy. You can contact us about your data using the details on our Contact page.
What we collect
Enquiries: when you use our contact form we receive your name, email address, phone number (if you give it) and your message.
Bookings: reservations are made through Sirvoy, our secure booking provider. When you book, Sirvoy collects your name, address, contact details, stay dates, number of guests and any comments you add, and handles payment where payment is taken. We receive these details so we can manage your stay.
Technical data: our hosting provider and the services embedded in our pages may record basic technical information such as your IP address, browser type and the pages you visit, to keep the website secure and working.
How we use your data
We use your data to answer your enquiries, to take, confirm and manage bookings, to look after you during your stay, to meet our legal and accounting obligations, and to keep this website secure. We do not sell your data and we do not send you marketing without your consent.
Legal basis
We process booking data to perform our contract with you, enquiry and security data on the basis of our legitimate interests in answering you and protecting our services, and accounting records to meet our legal obligations.
Who we share it with
We share data only with service providers who help us run the guesthouse and this website: Sirvoy (booking engine and reservation management), our email delivery provider (for contact form messages), and our website hosting and content providers. Guest and booking data is not stored in our website content system. When you view the map on our pages, Google Maps processes data under Google’s own privacy policy. We may also share data where the law requires it.
International transfers
Some of our providers may process data outside the European Economic Area. Where they do, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses.
How long we keep it
We keep enquiry messages only as long as needed to deal with your enquiry, normally no longer than 12 months. We keep booking and payment records for as long as Irish tax and accounting law requires.
Cookies
Our own pages do not use advertising or analytics cookies. The Sirvoy booking engine and the embedded Google Map may set cookies they need in order to work; their own policies explain how.
Your rights
You have the right to access, correct or delete your personal data, to restrict or object to how we use it, to data portability, and to withdraw any consent you have given. To use these rights, contact us using the details on our Contact page. You can also complain to the Data Protection Commission (www.dataprotection.ie).
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top shows when it last changed.