Last updated: 13 August 2026
David O’Connor Auctioneering (“David O’Connor Auctioneering”, “we”, “us” or “our”) respects your right to privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal data when you visit davidoconnorauctioneering.com (the “Website”), contact us, make a property enquiry, request a valuation or otherwise interact with us.
We process personal data in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, including the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
This Privacy Policy is intended to provide you with clear information about the personal data we process, why we process it, the legal basis for doing so and your rights in relation to your personal data.
The Website may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the content, security or privacy practices of those third-party websites. We recommend reviewing their privacy policies before providing personal information to them.
You may browse much of the Website without directly providing us with personal information.
When you use the Website, certain technical and usage information may be collected automatically. Depending on the technologies enabled on the Website, this may include:
Where this information cannot reasonably identify you, we treat it as non-personal or aggregated information.
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual.
Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect information including:
We ask that you do not provide sensitive or special-category personal data unless it is necessary and we have specifically requested it.
Personal data is generally collected from you when you voluntarily provide it to us.
You may browse the Website without completing our enquiry forms. However, certain services, such as responding to an enquiry or arranging a property valuation, cannot be provided unless you give us the information reasonably necessary to deal with your request.
We only process personal data where we have a lawful basis for doing so.
Technical and aggregated Website information may be used to:
Where non-essential cookies or similar technologies are used for analytics or other purposes requiring consent, they should only be activated after you have provided the appropriate consent.
If you contact us through our Website, by email, telephone or another communication method, we may process your name, contact details and the contents of your enquiry.
We use this information to respond to your request, provide information about our services and communicate with you about the matter you have raised.
Depending on the nature of the enquiry, our lawful basis may be:
If you enquire about a residential, commercial, agricultural or other property, we may collect and use information you provide to:
Our lawful basis will generally be taking steps at your request prior to entering into a contract, performing a contract, or our legitimate interests in providing and administering our property services.
Where you request a property valuation, we may collect your name, email address, telephone number, property address, property type and other relevant property details.
We use this information to assess and respond to your valuation request, arrange contact with an appropriate agent and provide the requested service.
Our lawful basis will generally be taking steps at your request prior to entering into a contract, performing a contract with you or our legitimate interests in providing our professional property services.
If you specifically ask us to alert you about similar properties, subscribe to property updates or otherwise consent to receiving marketing communications, we may use your contact details and property preferences for this purpose.
Where consent is the lawful basis, you may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us or by using any unsubscribe option included with the communication.
Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.
We will not send you electronic direct marketing where consent is required unless the appropriate consent has been obtained.
Depending on the contact information you provide and the nature of your enquiry, we may communicate with you by email, telephone, SMS or other communication channels requested or used by you.
We do not retain personal data for longer than is necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
The appropriate retention period depends on the nature of the information and our relationship with you.
For example, enquiry information may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to deal with the enquiry and any resulting transaction or service. Information relating to property transactions, valuations or professional services may need to be retained for longer periods where required for legal, regulatory, accounting, insurance, dispute-resolution or professional purposes.
Where we process information solely on the basis of consent, such as certain marketing communications, we will stop using the information for that purpose if you withdraw your consent, subject to retaining any minimal information necessary to record and respect your opt-out request.
When personal data is no longer required, we will delete it, anonymise it or securely dispose of it in accordance with our data-retention practices and applicable legal requirements.
We do not sell your personal data.
We may share personal data with trusted third-party service providers where this is reasonably necessary to operate our Website, conduct our business or provide services to you.
These providers may include organisations providing:
Where a third party processes personal data on our behalf, we require them to process the information appropriately, securely and only in accordance with applicable data protection requirements and our instructions.
Information may also be disclosed where required by law, regulation, court order or a competent public or regulatory authority, or where reasonably necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims or protect our legal rights.
Where personal data is transferred outside the European Economic Area, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that the transfer is protected in accordance with applicable data protection law.
Subject to applicable law and any relevant exemptions, you may have the following rights in relation to your personal data:
To exercise any of your rights, please contact us using the details at the end of this Privacy Policy.
We may need to request information from you to confirm your identity before responding to certain data-protection requests.
We will respond to valid requests within the timeframe required by applicable data protection law.
Cookies are small text files that may be placed on your computer, smartphone or other device when you visit a website. Cookies can help websites operate correctly, remember preferences and, where applicable, provide information about how a Website is used.
The Website may use cookies and similar technologies for purposes such as:
Strictly necessary cookies may be used where required for the Website or a service specifically requested by you to function.
Where consent is legally required for analytics, advertising or other non-essential cookies or similar technologies, those technologies should only be used after you have provided your consent through the Website’s cookie controls.
You can withdraw or change your cookie choices through the Website’s cookie settings where available. You can also configure your browser to block or delete cookies, although doing so may affect the operation of certain Website features.
The Website may incorporate third-party services or embedded content, such as mapping, property or other online services. Those third parties may process technical information or place cookies in accordance with their own privacy and cookie policies, subject to applicable consent requirements.
Further information about individual cookies, their providers, purposes and durations should be provided in our Cookie Policy / Cookie Statement or cookie-management tool.
David O’Connor Auctioneering takes the security of personal data seriously and uses appropriate organisational and technical measures designed to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration, disclosure or destruction.
Access to personal data is limited to those who reasonably require access for legitimate business purposes.
However, no method of transmitting information over the Internet or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure. While we take reasonable precautions to safeguard personal information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
If you send information to us electronically, you acknowledge that Internet communications may carry inherent security risks.
If David O’Connor Auctioneering is involved in a sale, merger, restructuring, transfer of business, transfer of assets, liquidation or similar transaction, personal data may be disclosed or transferred to relevant parties where reasonably necessary in connection with that transaction.
Any recipient of personal data will be required to handle it in accordance with applicable data protection law and, where appropriate, continue to use it only for compatible purposes.
We use third-party software and service providers to support the operation of our Website and business.
These may include Website, property-management, CRM, mapping, hosting, communications and other technology providers.
We take reasonable steps to select service providers capable of handling personal data securely and in compliance with applicable data protection requirements.
Where third-party services operate independently from us as separate data controllers, their own privacy policies will apply to their processing of your information.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our Website, services, business practices, technology or legal and regulatory requirements.
The most recent version will be published on this Website and the “Last updated” date at the top of this page will be amended accordingly.
We recommend reviewing this Privacy Policy periodically.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, how we process your personal data, or if you wish to exercise any of your data-protection rights, please contact:
David O’Connor Auctioneering
Elphin Street
Boyle
Co. Roscommon
Ireland
Office: +353 (0) 71 966 4561
Mobile: +353 (0) 86 223 7057
Email: david@oconnorauctioneering.com
PSRA Licence: 002037