BRE Global Ireland Privacy Policy

Date: 01/10/2025
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INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the privacy policy for the BRE Global Assurance (Ireland) Limited (“BRE Global Ireland”) website https://www.breglobalireland.ie (“the Website”)

BRE Global Ireland respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you visit our website and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND WHO WE ARE

Purpose of this privacy policy

This privacy policy aims to give you information on how BRE Global Ireland, as data controller, collects and processes your personal data through your use of the Website.
There will be references to the “BRE Group” throughout this policy. The BRE Group is made up of the following commercial organisations:

• BRE Group Limited (“BREG”), company number 02704081;
• BRE Global Assurance (Ireland) Limited, company number 602123;
• Building Research Establishment Limited (“BRE”), company number 03319324;
• BRE Global Limited (“BRE Global”), company number 08961297;
• Constructing Excellence (“Constructing Excellence”/“CE”), company number 04641522.

BREG is the non-trading commercial holding company for the remainder of the BRE Group. The BRE Group is ultimately owned by the BRE Trust (company number 03282856), a registered charity in England and Wales under reg. no. 1092193 and Scotland under reg. no. SC039320.

Except for BRE Global Ireland, all BRE Group entities, together with the BRE Trust, have their registered address at Bucknalls Lane, Garston, Watford WD25 9XX.

BRE Global Ireland’s registered address is at 6th Floor, South Bank House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

The BRE Global Ireland website is not intended for children, and we do not knowingly collect data relating to children.
It is important that you read this privacy policy together with the BRE Global Ireland Acceptable Use Policy, the BRE Global Ireland Cookies Policy, and the BRE Global Ireland Terms of Use Policy.

Data Controller
This privacy policy is issued on behalf of BRE Global Ireland so when we mention “we”, “us”, “ “BRE Ireland” or “our” in this privacy policy, we are referring to BRE Global Ireland.

BRE Global Ireland is the data controller for the Website and if you have any questions about this privacy policy, including any requests to exercise your legal rights, please contact us using the details set out below.

CONTACT DETAILS

When contacting us about the Website, please do so as per the details below:

Postal address:

Data Protection

BRE Global Assurance (Ireland) Limited

DCU Alpha

Old Finglas Road

Glasnevin

Dublin, D11 KXN4

Email: [email protected]

You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Data Protection Commission (DPC), the Republic of Ireland supervisory authority for data protection issues (http://www.dataprotection.ie). We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the DPC so please contact us in the first instance.

THIRD-PARTY LINKS

The Website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their data processing. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.

COOKIES

You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly. For more information about the cookies we use, please see the BRE Global Ireland Cookies Policy.

DATA USE

The what, how and why we collect personal data is described more fully below.

Retention, deletion and anonymisation of personal data
We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, regulatory or reporting requirements.

To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorised use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.

Details of retention periods for different aspects of your personal data are available on request by contacting us.
In some circumstances we may anonymise your personal data (so that it can no longer be associated with you) for research or statistical purposes in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.

SHARING OF DATA GDPR STATEMENT

At BRE Global Ireland, we are committed to safeguarding your personal information in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Data Collection and Usage
We collect minimal personal data necessary for our services and communicate only for relevant updates.

Data Security
We use advanced security measures to protect your data from unauthorised access or loss.

Data Sharing
We may share your data with trusted partners for service provision, ensuring strict confidentiality.

Data Retention
We retain your data only as long as needed, in compliance with legal requirements.

Your Rights
You have the right to access, rectify, or erase your data. Contact us for any queries.

RELEASE OF INFORMATION STATEMENT

BRE Global Ireland is committed to the responsible release of information to support informed decision-making and promote transparency. We adhere to rigorous standards and guidelines to ensure that information shared is accurate, reliable, and up-to-date. While striving to provide valuable insights, we also prioritise the protection of sensitive data and intellectual property. Our approach to releasing information is guided by regulatory requirements, and the best interests of our stakeholders. When we are required by either by law or by authorised by contractual arrangements to release confidential information, we must notify the client or person concerned in advance of the information provided, unless prohibited by law. An Operations Manager will ensure that the client or person concerned has been duly informed.

DATA USE

The what, how and why we collect personal data is described more fully below.

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, regulatory or reporting requirements.

To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorised use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.

Details of retention periods for different aspects of your personal data are available on request by contacting us.

In some circumstances we may anonymise your personal data (so that it can no longer be associated with you) for research or statistical purposes in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS

You have the right to:

Request access to your personal data (commonly known as a “data subject access request”). This enables you to receive a copy of the personal data we hold about you and to check that we are lawfully processing it.

Request correction of the personal data that we hold about you. This enables you to have any incomplete or inaccurate data we hold about you corrected, though we may need to verify the accuracy of the new data you provide to us.

Request erasure of your personal data. This enables you to ask us to delete or remove personal data where there is no good reason for us continuing to process it. You also have the right to ask us to delete or remove your personal data where you have successfully exercised your right to object to processing (see below), where we may have processed your information unlawfully or where we are required to erase your personal data to comply with local law. Note, however, that we may not always be able to comply with your request of erasure for specific legal reasons which will be notified to you, if applicable, at the time of your request.

Object to processing of your personal data where we are relying on a legitimate interest (or those of a third party) and there is something about your particular situation which makes you want to object to processing on this ground as you feel it impacts on your fundamental rights and freedoms. You also have the right to object where we are processing your personal data for direct marketing purposes. In some cases, we may demonstrate that we have compelling legitimate grounds to process your information which override your rights and freedoms.

Request restriction of processing of your personal data. This enables you to ask us to suspend the processing of your personal data in the following scenarios: (a) if you want us to establish the data’s accuracy; (b) where our use of the data is unlawful but you do not want us to erase it; (c) where you need us to hold the data even if we no longer require it as you need it to establish, exercise or defend legal claims; or (d) you have objected to our use of your data but we need to verify whether we have overriding legitimate grounds to use it.

Request the transfer of your personal data to you or to a third party (also known as data portability). We will provide to you, or a third party you have chosen, your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format. Note that this right only applies to automated information which you initially provided consent for us to use or where we used the information to perform a contract with you.

Withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your personal data. However, this will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdraw your consent. If you withdraw your consent, we may not be able to provide certain products or services to you. We will advise you if this is the case at the time you withdraw your consent.

Right to complain to the DPC. If you have any issues about our handling of your personal data or about our data protection compliance, you have the right to make a complaint at any time to the DPC, which is the Republic of Ireland supervisory authority for data protection issues (http://www.dataprotection.ie).
If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, please email [email protected], including in the subject of your e-mail “Data Protection”.

No fee usually required
You will not have to pay a fee to access your personal data (or to exercise any of the other rights). However, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive or excessive. Alternatively, we may refuse to comply with your request in these circumstances.

What we may need from you
We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access your personal data (or to exercise any of your other rights). This is a security measure to ensure that personal data is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it. We may also contact you to ask you for further information in relation to your request to speed up our response.

What personal data we collect and use
We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together follows:

• Identity Data (ID) includes your first name, last name, username and e-mail address.
• Commercial Role Data (CRD) includes job title, organisation name, organisation address, information relating to which sector your organisation is in.
• Financial Data (FD) includes bank account and payment card details should you chose to pay for any BRE Group products or services “on paper”.
• Transaction Data (TrD) means details about payments to and from you and other details of products and services you have purchased from us.
• Technical Data (TD) may include internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices you use to access the Website, how often and for how long you access it.
• Marketing and Communications Data (MCD) includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences.

We have set out below, in a table format, a description of all the types of personal data we collect from you:

Website:	ID	FD	TD	TrD	CRD	MCD
https://www.breglobalireland.ie			▪

Purposes for which we will use your personal data

We have set out below, in a table format, a description of all the ways we plan to use your personal data, and which of the legal bases we rely on to do so. We have also identified what our legitimate interests are where appropriate.

Note that we may process your personal data for more than one lawful ground depending on the specific purpose for which we are using your data. Please contact us if you need details about the specific legal ground we are relying on to process your personal data where more than one ground has been set out in the table below.

Purpose/Activity	Type of data	Lawful basis for processing including basis of legitimate interest
To administer and protect our business and this website (including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, system maintenance, support, reporting and hosting of data)	·    Technical Data	Legitimate Interest: to deliver, optimise, maintain, and protect the website’s safety, security and integrity for the benefit of each user and to protect our business and its website.
		Performance of Contract where the user is referred to as “you” under the BRE Ireland terms of use.
To manage our relationship with you including to provide our products and services to you	·    Identity Data ·    Commercial Role Data	Performance of Contract or Legitimate Interests
To manage and administer the transaction / purchase of our products and services by you	·    Identity Data ·    Transaction Data	Performance of Contract
To manage and process your payments for any BRE Group products or services “on paper”.	·    Identity Data ·    Financial Data	Performance of Contract
To contact you with marketing communications, and to market our business, in accordance with your preferences	·    Identity Data ·    Commercial Role Data ·    Marketing and Communications Data	Consent

Sharing data with third parties
We share personal data with both internal and external third parties.

Internal Third Parties means the companies other than the data controller of this website (BRE Global Ireland) within the BRE Group (including the BRE Trust).

BRE Global Ireland, the remainder of the BRE Group and the BRE Trust share internal IT and systems administration support and therefore act as service providers for each other.

External Third Parties means companies, individual or other organisations that the given data controller who may need to process your personal data acting as either a data processor, or joint data controller. The categories are as follows:

• Service providers acting as data processors and based within the European Economic Area (EEA) who host the BRE Global Ireland website and provide IT and system administration services.
• Professional advisers acting as processors or joint controllers including lawyers, bankers, auditors and insurers based within the EEA who provide consultancy, banking, legal, insurance and accounting services.
• Revenue Ireland, regulators and other authorities acting as processors or joint controllers based in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland who require reporting of processing activities in certain circumstances.
• Market research and customer insight organisations, acting as joint data controllers, who are based within the EEA.

We may buy or sell assets as we continue to develop our business. In such transactions, personal data is generally one of the transferred business assets. Accordingly, your personal data may also be disclosed, where permitted by applicable law, in connection with a corporate restructuring, sale, or assignment of assets, merger, divestiture, or other changes of control or financial status of any member of the BRE Group.

Transferring data to outside the EEA

In some cases, we may need to transfer your personal to recipients outside the EEA for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. Where we transfer your personal data, we do so in accordance with EU data protection law. If you are based in the EEA, and your personal data is transferred to a third country, some of these countries outside the EEA may not offer the same level of data protection as in your home country.

We rely on Standard Contractual Clauses which have been approved by the European Commission and on the European Commission’s adequacy decisions on certain countries to transfer your information from the EEA, including x. Please find a list of the European Commission’s adequacy decisions here. In certain limited circumstances, we may use derogations, such as the contractual necessity derogation, where appropriate to process personal information, when there are no other data transfer mechanisms applicable.

You can request a copy of our Standard Contractual Clauses by emailing [email protected].

Updates to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. If we make changes that are material, we will let you know that the Privacy Policy has been materially amended by way of notice at the top of the Privacy Policy.

GLOSSARY
LAWFUL BASIS

Legitimate Interest means the interest of our business in conducting and managing our business to enable us to give you the best service/product and the best and most secure experience. We make sure we consider and balance any potential impact on you (both positive and negative) and your rights before we process your personal data for our legitimate interests. We do not use your personal data for activities where our interests are overridden by the impact on you (unless we have your consent or are otherwise required or permitted to by law). You can obtain further information about how we assess our legitimate interests against any potential impact on you in respect of specific activities by e-mailing [email protected].

Performance of Contract means processing your data where it is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party or to take steps at your request before entering into such a contract.

Comply with a legal or regulatory obligation means processing your personal data where it is necessary for compliance with a legal or regulatory obligation that we are subject to.