1. Who we are

KweedeeSpots is a local food and drinks guide and Pro listing platform operated by Kweedee Ltd, registered in Ireland (company number 734723), Bray, Co. Wicklow.

For any questions about this policy or your personal data, contact us at contact@kweedee.com.

2. What data we collect

We collect only data necessary to operate our service:

• Account data: first name, last name, email address, and phone number when you create a Pro account.
• Business data: establishment name, address, description, opening hours, photos, and contact details you submit for your public listing.
• Payment data: billing information processed securely by Stripe. We do not store your card details.
• Usage data: technical logs including IP address and pages visited, used solely to maintain service security and performance.

3. How we use your data

We use your data exclusively to:

• Create and manage your Pro account
• Display your establishment listing on KweedeeSpots
• Process payments for paid modules via Stripe
• Send transactional emails (account confirmation, billing, listing status)
• Respond to your support requests
• Comply with our legal obligations

We never sell your data to third parties. We do not use your data for advertising purposes.

4. Legal basis for processing

We process your data on the following legal bases under GDPR Article 6:

• Contract performance: to provide the services you have subscribed to.
• Legitimate interests: to maintain platform security and prevent fraud.
• Legal obligation: to comply with applicable Irish and EU law.

5. Data sharing

We share your data only with the following trusted service providers, strictly for operating our platform:

• Stripe - payment processing
• Railway - backend hosting
• Vercel - frontend hosting
• Resend - transactional email delivery
• Cloudflare R2 - photo storage
• Google Analytics 4 - traffic analytics
• Microsoft Clarity - user behaviour analytics

All providers are bound by data processing agreements and comply with GDPR.

6. Data retention

We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, your personal data is permanently deleted within 30 days. Billing records may be retained for up to 7 years to comply with Irish tax law.

7. Your rights

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access your personal data
• Correct inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data
• Object to or restrict processing
• Data portability
• Lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission (Ireland) at dataprotection.ie

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at contact@kweedee.com. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Cookies

Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies. We use essential technical cookies required for the platform to function, analytics cookies (Google Analytics 4 and Microsoft Clarity) to understand how visitors use our site, and in the future advertising cookies to promote KweedeeSpots. When you first visit our site, you will be asked to consent to non-essential cookies via our cookie banner. You can change your preferences or withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie settings. You can also manage cookies through your browser settings.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the date at the top of this page. Continued use of KweedeeSpots after changes are published constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.