Privacy Policy

Who we are

Irish Wine Estates is a developing vineyard at The Vineyard, Ballyclery, Roscrea, Co. Offaly, Ireland, run by Stephen and Nicola Whyte. We are responsible for the personal information collected through this website. You can contact us at hello@irishwineestates.com.

What we collect

We only collect information you choose to give us, plus basic information about how the website is used:

• 2027 Preview Tour list: first name, surname, email address, country (optional), and whether you would like occasional vineyard and wine updates.
• Contact form: name, email address, phone number (optional), enquiry type and your message.
• Private visit enquiries: name, email address, WhatsApp number, who is enquiring, preferred date, approximate arrival window, number of guests, driver or guide name, guest interests and any message.
• Emails and WhatsApp messages you send us.
• Website usage: information such as pages visited and the type of device used, collected through Google Analytics (see our Cookie Policy).

How we use it

• To reply to your enquiry and arrange any visit you ask about.
• To email you when 2027 Preview Tour dates are confirmed, if you joined the list.
• To send occasional vineyard and wine updates — only if you ticked the box asking for them.
• To understand how the website is used, so we can improve it.

We will not add you to general marketing emails without your consent, and we never sell your information.

Our legal basis

We rely on your consent for the Preview Tour list and optional updates, which you can withdraw at any time. We handle enquiries because you have asked us to take steps, such as replying or arranging a visit, and because it is in our legitimate interests to respond to people who contact us.

Who we share it with

We do not sell or rent your information. It is only handled by the services that run this website on our behalf:

• our website hosting, where form entries are stored;
• our email delivery service, which sends form notifications and replies;
• Google Analytics, for website usage statistics;
• Google Maps, only if you choose to load the map on our Plan Your Visit page;
• WhatsApp, only if you choose to message us there.

Links to Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and other sites take you to those services, which have their own privacy policies.

How long we keep it

We keep enquiry details for as long as we need them to deal with your enquiry and any visit that follows. We keep Preview Tour list and update details until you unsubscribe or ask us to remove them.

Your rights

Under data protection law you can ask us to access, correct or delete your personal information, restrict or object to how we use it, or give you a copy of it. Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time. Email hello@irishwineestates.com to make a request.

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your information, you can complain to the Data Protection Commission in Ireland.

Changes to this policy

We will update this page if the way we handle personal information changes. The date at the top shows when it was last updated.