Last updated: 7th September 2026 Version 1.0
Dogs Aid Animal Sanctuary (“Dogs Aid”, “we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what personal information we collect when you use our website at dogsaid.ie, how we use it, who we share it with, and the rights you have over it.
We are a registered charity in Ireland, operating under Charity Regulators Number 20040291 and Charity Tax Number CHY 13174.
For the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Irish Data Protection Act 2018, the data controller is:
Dogs Aid Animal Sanctuary Meakstown, Dublin 11, D11 E674, Ireland Email: info@dogsaid.ie Phone: 087 294 4310
If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your information, you can contact us using the details above.
We aim to collect as little personal information as possible. Depending on how you interact with us, this may include the following.
Information you give us directly. If you contact us by email, phone, or social media, we receive whatever information you choose to share, such as your name, email address, phone number, and the content of your message. We do not use a contact form on the website, and you cannot leave comments on the site.
Donations. Donations are handled through an embedded iDonate.ie form. When you donate, your payment and contact details are collected and processed by iDonate and its payment providers, not by us directly. We do not see or store your card details. We may receive information about the donation itself (such as the amount and, where you provide it, your name and contact details for receipting or Charitable Donation Scheme purposes). Please see iDonate’s own privacy policy for how they handle your data.
Website usage information. We use a privacy-friendly, cookieless analytics tool (Independent Analytics) that measures site activity such as page views and general visitor trends. This is first-party and does not track you across other websites or share your data with third-party advertising networks.
Technical and security information. Like most websites, our hosting and security systems automatically log limited technical information such as IP addresses and browser type. This is used to keep the site secure, prevent abuse, and diagnose problems. Our security plugin (Wordfence) may temporarily log IP addresses to protect the site against malicious activity.
We use the information we collect to:
Under the GDPR, we rely on the following legal bases:
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies. Essential cookies are needed for the site to function. Non-essential cookies (such as those that may be set by embedded content) are only used where you have given consent through our cookie banner.
You can change or withdraw your cookie preferences at any time using the cookie settings on the site, or by adjusting your browser settings. Our analytics tool does not require cookies to function.
Some parts of our website rely on third-party services, which may receive limited information (such as your IP address) when a page loads:
We do not sell your personal information to anyone.
Some of the third-party services above (for example Google and Meta) may process data outside the European Economic Area. Where this happens, we rely on those providers having appropriate safeguards in place, such as standard contractual clauses, to protect your information.
We keep personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, or as required by law. Donation records may be kept for a number of years to meet charity and tax obligations. General enquiries are kept only for as long as needed to deal with them.
Under data protection law, you have the right to:
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@dogsaid.ie. We will respond within the timeframes required by law.
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your information, including secure hosting and a website firewall. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, but we work to protect your data as far as is reasonably possible.
Our website is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can remove it.
We may update this policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.
If you have concerns about how we handle your personal information, please contact us first at info@dogsaid.ie so we can try to resolve the matter.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Irish Data Protection Commission:
Data Protection Commission 21 Fitzwilliam Square South, Dublin 2, D02 RD28, Ireland Website: www.dataprotection.ie
We are open to visit every day except Tuesday between 1-4pm or you can contact us using one of the methods available below
Or you can give us a call on 0872944310
