Last updated: 26 November 2025
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and protect your personal data when you visit https://consultations.ukrainepuls.com/ (the “Website”) or contact us regarding consultations about starting a business in Ireland.
By using this Website, you agree to the practices described in this Policy.
1. Who we are
This Website is owned and operated by Ukraine Puls / consultations.ukrainepuls.com (“we”, “us”, “our”).
Our main purpose is to provide information and individual consultations on business support programmes in Ireland.
If you have any questions about this Policy, you can contact us via Telegram (link provided on the Website) or by email, if listed on the site.
2. Personal data we collect
We may collect and process the following categories of data:
- Contact data – your name, email address, Telegram username or other contact details you provide when you request a consultation or contact us.
- Technical data – IP address, browser type and version, device information, pages you visit, time and date of your visit, and other diagnostic data collected through cookies and similar technologies.
- Communication data – messages and information you voluntarily provide when you contact us or book a consultation.
- Comments (if enabled) – data shown in the comments form, your IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
We do not intentionally collect sensitive categories of personal data unless you voluntarily provide them and they are necessary for the consultation.
3. Comments
If comments are enabled and you leave a comment on the Website, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as your IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
After your comment is approved, your profile picture (if any) becomes visible to the public next to your comment.
4. Media
If you upload images to the Website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the Website can download and extract location data from images posted online.
5. Cookies and similar technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies to ensure the proper functioning of the Website and to improve the user experience.
Examples of cookies we may use:
- Functional cookies – remember your preferences (such as language).
- Login-related cookies (if login is enabled) – to remember that you are logged in and prevent you from having to log in again on each page.
- Comment cookies – if you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies so you do not have to fill them in again next time. These cookies usually last for up to one year.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of the Website.
6. Embedded content from other websites
Articles or sections on this Website may include embedded content (for example, videos, images, social media widgets, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor has visited the other website directly.
These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking and monitor your interaction with this embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged into that website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party sites.
7. How we use your data
We may use your personal data to:
- Provide you with information and consultations you request.
- Respond to your messages and enquiries.
- Operate, maintain and improve the Website.
- Protect our Website from abuse, spam and security threats.
- Comply with legal obligations and regulatory requirements.
We do not sell or rent your personal data.
8. Legal basis for processing (GDPR)
As the Website is operated from Ireland (EU), we process your personal data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on the following legal bases:
- Performance of a contract or steps prior to entering into a contract – when you request or book a consultation.
- Legitimate interests – to operate and protect our Website, respond to enquiries and improve our services.
- Legal obligation – where we need to keep certain records for tax, accounting or legal reasons.
- Consent – where required, for example for certain types of cookies or direct marketing (if ever used).
9. Who we share your data with
We may share your data only when necessary:
- With service providers (for example, hosting providers, analytics tools, anti-spam services) who help us operate the Website and are bound by data protection obligations.
- With public authorities or regulators, if required by law.
If password reset or account functionality is enabled, your IP address may be included in password reset emails to help prevent abuse.
We do not share your data with third parties for their own marketing purposes.
10. How long we retain your data
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Policy or as required by law.
- Comments – if you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata may be stored indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
- Contact and consultation data – retained for as long as needed to provide the consultation and for a reasonable period afterwards for record-keeping, legal and tax purposes.
- User accounts (if enabled) – for as long as the account is active. Users can request deletion of their account as set out below.
11. Your rights under GDPR
Depending on your location and subject to certain conditions, you may have the following rights:
- Right of access – to obtain a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification – to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to erasure – to request deletion of your personal data, where there is no overriding legal reason for us to keep it.
- Right to restriction of processing – to limit how we use your data in certain situations.
- Right to data portability – to receive your data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format where technically feasible.
- Right to object – to processing based on our legitimate interests, in certain circumstances.
- Right to withdraw consent – where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.
To exercise your rights, please contact us using the contact details provided on the Website. We may need to verify your identity before responding.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority, in particular in the EU country where you live or work, or where an alleged infringement took place. In Ireland, this is the Data Protection Commission.
12. Where your data is processed
Our Website is hosted by a third-party hosting provider, which may be located in the EU or another jurisdiction that provides adequate protection under GDPR, or operates under appropriate safeguards (such as Standard Contractual Clauses).
Visitor comments and form submissions may be checked through automated spam detection or security services, which can process data in other countries, depending on their infrastructure.
13. Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure or access. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
14. Links to other websites
Our Website may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. We recommend that you review their privacy policies before providing any personal data.
15. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this Policy periodically to stay informed about how we process your data.