Who we are and how to contact us
CelticBeacon is a practical filmmaking and cinema education platform serving an Irish audience. For privacy questions, requests, or concerns, you can contact us using the details below. If you contact us, we will use your information only to respond and to keep an internal record of our correspondence.
1 Windmill Lane, Dublin 2, D02 F206, Ireland
+353 1 513 7430
If you prefer, you can ask us to handle your request by email for clarity and record-keeping.
This Privacy Policy applies to this website and its pages, including learning content, workshop information, and contact or workshop interest requests. It does not apply to third-party websites that may be linked from our content.
Section 1: Cookie categories
We use cookies and similar technologies to operate the site, understand usage patterns, and support advertising measurement. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. Some are essential for core site functions, and others are optional and only set if you consent.
1) Essential cookies
Purpose: core site functionality, security, session management. Examples: session_id, csrf_token, cookie_consent_status. Consent required: NO, activated automatically. Retention: session duration or up to 12 months for preference storage.
These cookies help the site remember your cookie choices, keep forms functioning reliably, and protect against common security risks. Without essential cookies, core features such as saving preference selections may not work.
2) Analytics cookies
Purpose: measuring traffic, user behavior, site performance. Tools: Google Analytics 4. Examples: _ga, _ga_XXXXXXX, _gid, _gat. Consent required: YES, activated only after user accepts. Retention: up to 14 months.
Analytics help us understand which guides are most useful, which pages load slowly, and how visitors navigate. We use this information to improve content structure and accessibility. If you reject analytics cookies, the site still works.
3) Marketing / advertising cookies
Purpose: remarketing, personalized ad delivery, conversion tracking. Consent required: YES, activated only after user accepts. Retention: up to 540 days (Google Ads default).
Marketing cookies help us measure whether paid campaigns lead to actions such as guide signpost clicks or workshop interest submissions. You can refuse marketing cookies and still use the site normally.
Cookie preference management: use the clearly visible Manage cookie preferences link in the footer to open the cookie panel where you can accept or reject each category independently.
Section 2: Marketing cookies disclosures
If you opt in to marketing and advertising cookies, we and our partners may use tracking tools to serve ads, measure conversions, and show remarketing ads to previous visitors.
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's previous visits to this website and other sites on the internet.
We may work with advertising partners such as Google and Meta to deliver advertisements tailored to your interests across various websites and platforms.
We may use remarketing services to advertise to previous visitors of our website. After visiting our site, you may see our ads on other websites, apps, or platforms you visit.
Advertisements may appear across Google services including YouTube, Gmail, and the Google Display Network.
Tracking technologies
We use the following tracking technologies on this website:
- Cookies (first-party and third-party)
- Tracking pixels (Google Ads tag / gtag.js, Meta Pixel)
- Device identifiers (browser fingerprint, IP address)
- Conversion event tags
We use conversion tracking to understand which advertisements lead to actions on our website, such as form submissions, calls, or purchases. This allows us to measure campaign effectiveness and allocate budget appropriately. Conversion data may be shared with Google Ads and Meta.
Technologies in use
Advertising and analytics technologies active on this site:
- Google Ads (gtag.js / Google Tag Manager)
- Google Analytics 4
- Google Remarketing Tag
- Meta Pixel (Facebook / Instagram)
Opt-out from personalized advertising
You may opt out of personalized advertising at any time:
- Google Ads Settings: https://adssettings.google.com
- Your Online Choices (EU): https://www.youronlinechoices.eu
- Network Advertising Initiative: https://optout.networkadvertising.org
- Digital Advertising Alliance: https://optout.aboutads.info
Opting out does not remove ads entirely. You will continue to see non-personalized advertisements.
Cookie preference management: use the link labeled Manage cookie preferences in the website footer to open the cookie panel and adjust settings.
Section 3: Consent requirements
We provide a cookie consent banner so you can decide whether to enable analytics and marketing cookies. Essential cookies remain enabled because they are necessary for core site functionality and security.
Our consent banner offers three options: Accept All, Reject Non-Essential, Manage Preferences. Analytics and marketing cookies are not activated until you accept them. Your selection is stored in localStorage for 12 months. You can reject without losing access to core content. The banner links directly to this Privacy Policy.
Consent statement
By clicking 'Accept All Cookies', you consent to the storing of cookies on your device for analytics and advertising purposes, including personalized advertising delivered by Google and Meta. You may withdraw consent at any time through the cookie preferences panel without affecting the lawfulness of processing that occurred before withdrawal.
Users in the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom receive this consent notice in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR. Marketing and analytics cookies are activated solely after explicit, informed, freely given consent under GDPR Article 6(1)(a). Consent is recorded with a timestamp and may be audited upon request.
You may withdraw consent at any time by clicking 'Manage cookie preferences' in the website footer, or by clearing cookies via your browser settings. Withdrawal does not affect processing that occurred while consent was valid.
Section 4: Data Sharing with Advertising Partners
If you enable marketing cookies, certain data is shared with advertising partners to deliver and measure campaigns. We do not sell personal data.
We share certain data with advertising partners for campaign delivery and measurement. Recipients and the data categories shared include:
- Google LLC: cookie identifiers, conversion events, anonymized behavioral data, remarketing lists. Governed by Google's Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- Meta Platforms, Inc.: pixel events, conversion data, custom audiences. Governed by Meta's Data Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy
We do not sell personal data. All transfers to Google and Meta operate under Standard Contractual Clauses where applicable. Data is processed for ad targeting and campaign measurement only, not resold to unaffiliated third parties.
Google and Meta may use this data across their own platforms in accordance with their respective policies. We encourage users to review those policies directly.
Section 5: Lead Forms and Contact Requests
We provide a workshop interest and contact-style form on the site to help users request information. We keep form collection minimal and focused on responding to your inquiry.
Lead Forms and Contact Requests
When you submit a contact form, request a quote, or register interest in our services, we collect the information you provide. This typically includes: full name, email address, phone number, and your message.
Legal basis: consent (GDPR Art. 6.1.a) and, where a service relationship exists, performance of a contract (GDPR Art. 6.1.b).
Retention: form submission data is retained for up to 2 years from the date of submission, unless a longer period is required by applicable law.
You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us at the email address in this policy.
A link to this Privacy Policy appears adjacent to every submission button on this site. Submitting a form constitutes acknowledgment of this policy.
Section 6: Google Services and Advertising
We use Google services for analytics and advertising measurement, but only activate these tools when you consent to the relevant cookie categories.
Google Services and Advertising
This website uses the following Google services:
- Google Analytics 4: collects anonymized usage data, device info, and behavioral signals. IP anonymization is enabled. Data retention is set to 14 months. Users may opt out via the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
- Google Ads Conversion Tracking: records when a user completes a defined action (form submission, call, purchase) after clicking one of our ads. This data is used solely for measuring ad campaign performance.
- Google Remarketing: allows us to show ads to previous visitors across Google's network. Remarketing lists are not created from sensitive data categories (health, finance, religion, sexual orientation).
- Google Tag Manager: deploys tracking tags on our behalf. No personal data is collected by GTM itself; it acts as a container for the tags listed above.
Google's advertising products are governed by: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
Section 7: Meta Advertising Services
If you enable marketing cookies, we may use Meta technologies to understand how campaigns perform on Facebook and Instagram and to show relevant ads to previous visitors.
Meta Advertising Services
This website uses the Meta Pixel to measure the effectiveness of our advertising on Facebook and Instagram. The pixel may record:
- Page views and time on site
- Specific conversion events (form submissions, purchases)
- Custom audience membership for retargeting purposes
We do not use the Meta Pixel to collect sensitive personal data, nor to target users based on health status, financial situation, religion, political views, sexual orientation, or any other special-category attribute prohibited under Meta's advertising policies.
Meta acts as an independent data controller for data collected via its Pixel and processed within its own platform. Refer to Meta's Data Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy
To manage your ad preferences on Meta platforms, visit: https://www.facebook.com/adpreferences/
Section 8: Prohibited content self-declaration
We aim to keep our content and advertising compliant with major advertising platforms and to maintain a transparent learning experience.
This website does not promote, sell, or facilitate access to prohibited product or service categories including but not limited to: weapons, controlled substances, counterfeit goods, gambling services (unlicensed), adult content, or services that make misleading health or financial claims. All advertising conducted through Google Ads and Meta Ads complies with the respective platform policies in full.
Section 9: Landing page integrity statement
We do not use cloaking, automatic redirects, or content variation by traffic source. Users receive the same content regardless of how they arrive.
The content of this website accurately represents the products and services advertised. No bait-and-switch practices are employed. The experience delivered to users arriving from paid advertisements is identical to the experience for all other visitors. Cloaking, automatic redirects, and content variation by traffic source are not used on this website.
Section 10: Children's privacy
This platform is intended for general audiences and beginner creators. It is not designed for children, and we do not knowingly collect data from minors.
This website is not directed at individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors. If we discover that data has been collected from a person under 16 without verifiable parental consent, we will delete it promptly. Contact us at the address in this policy if you believe we have received data from a minor.
Section 11: International data transfers
Some third-party processors we use are based outside the EEA. We use safeguards designed to protect personal data in cross-border transfers.
Personal data collected through this website may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the European Economic Area, including the United States, where Google LLC and Meta Platforms, Inc. are based.
These transfers are conducted under Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission, which provide appropriate safeguards for personal data. A copy of the applicable SCCs can be requested by contacting us directly.
Section 12: Your rights (GDPR Articles 15 to 22)
If you are in the EEA or UK, you have specific rights related to your personal data. We aim to make it straightforward to exercise them.
If you are located in the EEA or UK, you have the following rights:
- Access (Art. 15): request a copy of data we hold about you
- Rectification (Art. 16): correct inaccurate or incomplete data
- Erasure (Art. 17): request deletion ('right to be forgotten')
- Restriction (Art. 18): limit how we process your data
- Portability (Art. 20): receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
- Objection (Art. 21): object to processing based on legitimate interest
- Withdraw consent (Art. 7.3): revoke consent at any time without penalty
To exercise any right, email us at the contact address provided in this policy. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority:
- EU users: https://edpb.europa.eu
- UK users: https://ico.org.uk
Section 13: What data we collect
We collect only the data needed to operate the platform, respond to inquiries, and measure performance when consent is provided. The exact data collected depends on how you use the site and your cookie choices.
- Full name
- Email address
- Phone number
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device type and operating system
- Cookies and tracking identifiers
- Usage data (pages visited, time on site, click paths)
- Form submission content
- Conversion events (form submits, calls, purchases)
We do not intentionally collect special category data (such as health information) through forms on this site. Please avoid submitting sensitive personal information in free-text fields.
Section 14: Legal basis for processing (GDPR Art. 6)
GDPR requires a legal basis for processing personal data. The basis depends on the data type and purpose. Below is a plain-language mapping used by CelticBeacon.
Contact form data: consent (Art. 6.1.a) and contract performance (Art. 6.1.b)
Analytics data: consent (Art. 6.1.a)
Marketing/remarketing data: consent (Art. 6.1.a)
Security and fraud prevention: legitimate interest (Art. 6.1.f)
Where legitimate interest is relied upon, we balance that interest against user rights and expectations. Essential processing for security includes preventing abuse, maintaining site integrity, and keeping consent records.
Section 15: Retention periods
We keep personal data for no longer than necessary for the purpose it was collected. Retention periods vary depending on category and compliance needs.
- Contact form submissions: 2 years
- Analytics data (GA4): 14 months
- Marketing cookies (Google Ads): up to 540 days
- Email communications: duration of relationship + 1 year
- Server logs: 90 days
- Cookie consent records: 3 years (audit requirement)
If a longer retention period is required by law, we will retain the data for the required period and restrict access to it. If you request deletion, we will honor it when legally permitted and practical for our systems.
Additional clarity and practical notes
This section provides extra detail in plain language about how the policy works in practice, including third-party links, security, and how you can control tracking without breaking access to learning content.
Security
We use reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect data, including access controls and basic logging to detect abuse. No online service can guarantee absolute security. If you believe your data has been exposed, contact us using the details at the top of this page.
Third-party links
This site may reference external resources for opt-out tools or platform documentation. Those external websites are governed by their own privacy practices. We recommend reviewing the relevant policies before interacting with those sites.
How to manage cookie preferences
Use the footer link labeled Manage cookie preferences to open our cookie panel. You can switch analytics and marketing categories on or off at any time. Essential cookies remain enabled. If you clear localStorage or cookies in your browser, you may be prompted again to set preferences.
Questions
If anything here is unclear, please contact us. We can explain what we store, how to request deletion, and how your cookie choice affects analytics and advertising tools.
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Last Updated: January 15, 2026
Effective Date: January 15, 2026
Change notification: Changes are notified via homepage banner minimum 14 days before taking effect.
This policy is intentionally detailed so visitors can understand how analytics and advertising technologies work, and how consent can be granted or withdrawn. If you would like a copy of your data or want to make a request, email [email protected].