Privacy policy

Last updated: 2 November 2026

This policy explains how Rua Productions ("we", "us") collects and uses personal data when you visit this website, contact us or work with us. We are based in Cork, Ireland, and we handle personal data in line with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Irish Data Protection Acts 1988 to 2018.

Who we are

Rua Productions is a company registered in Ireland, CRO No. 707336. Registered office: [REGISTERED OFFICE ADDRESS – to be added]. For anything about your data, email info@ruaproductions.com.

What we collect

When you contact us or request equipment hire: your name, email address, organisation, project or kit details, dates and anything else you include in your message.

When we work together: contact and billing details, project information, and any footage, photographs or recordings made during a production, which may include people's images and voices.

When you browse the site: technical information such as your IP address, browser, device and the pages you visit, collected through cookies and similar technologies. See our cookie policy.

How we use it, and our legal basis

To reply to enquiries and prepare quotes (steps taken at your request before a contract); to deliver productions, equipment hire and invoices (performance of a contract); to keep business and tax records (legal obligation); to run, secure and improve the website (our legitimate interests); and to set non-essential cookies, including embedded YouTube videos (your consent, which you can withdraw at any time).

We do not sell your personal data and we do not use it for automated decision-making.

Who we share it with

We only share data with service providers that help us run the business, such as Squarespace (website hosting, forms and analytics), Google/YouTube (embedded videos), our email provider, and our accountants. Some of these providers may process data outside the European Economic Area; where they do, transfers are protected by safeguards such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses or the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

How long we keep it

Enquiries that do not lead to work are deleted within 24 months. Client and invoicing records are kept for six years to meet Irish tax and company law. Footage and project files are kept for as long as agreed with the client.

Your rights

You have the right to access, correct or delete your personal data, to restrict or object to its use, to data portability, and to withdraw consent at any time. To use any of these rights, email info@ruaproductions.com. We will reply within one month.

If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you can complain to the Data Protection Commission at www.dataprotection.ie.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be on this page.