Last updated: 15 May 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how English by Corgi collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you visit or make a purchase on https://englishbycorgi.com. We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
1. Who We Are
English by Corgi, 15a Main Street POD2, The Old Station House Blackrock, A94T8P8, Dublin, Ireland
Email: hello@englishbycorgi.com Website: https://englishbycorgi.com
English by Corgi is the Data Controller for the personal data collected through this website. Our lead supervisory authority is the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC): http://www.dataprotection.ie
2. What Data We Collect
We may collect the following personal data:
- Name and email address: when you sign up for our newsletter, contact us, or make a purchase,
- Payment information: processed securely by PayPal (we do not store your card details),
- Usage data: including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on the site, collected automatically via cookies,
- Analytics data: collected via Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use the site.
3. Why We Collect Your Data (Legal Basis)
Under GDPR, we process your data on the following legal bases:
| Purpose | Legal Basis |
|---|---|
| Sending you our newsletter | Your consent |
| Processing your purchase | Performance of a contract |
| Analysing website traffic | Legitimate interest |
| Preventing fraud and spam | Legitimate interest |
| Complying with legal obligations | Legal obligation |
4. How We Use Your Data
We use your personal data to:
- Send you teaching tips, resources, and updates via our email newsletter (Flodesk),
- Process and fulfill your orders for digital teaching resources (Boom Learning, PayPal),
- Analyse website traffic and improve our content (Google Analytics 4),
- Display relevant content via social media integration (Pinterest),
- Protect the site from spam and fraudulent activity (Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare, Stripe),
- Manage your cookie consent preferences (Axeptio).
We will never sell your personal data to third parties.
5. Third-Party Services We Use
The following third-party services may process your data as part of delivering our website and services:
| Service | Purpose | Privacy Policy |
|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics 4 | Website traffic analysis | https://policies.google.com/privacy |
| Google reCAPTCHA | Spam and fraud protection | https://policies.google.com/privacy |
| Google Advertising Products | Advertising (future use) | https://policies.google.com/privacy |
| Social media integration and conversion tracking | https://policy.pinterest.com/privacy-policy | |
| Flodesk | Email newsletter management | https://flodesk.com/privacy |
| PayPal | Payment processing | https://www.paypal.com/privacy |
| Boom Learning | Digital teaching resource platform | https://wow.boomlearning.com/privacy |
| Cloudflare | Website security and performance | https://www.cloudflare.com/privacy |
| Axeptio | Cookie consent management | https://www.axeptio.eu/en/privacy |
| Google Fonts | Web font delivery | https://policies.google.com/privacy |
| Font Awesome | Icon library | https://fontawesome.com/privacy |
Each of these services operates under its own privacy policy, linked above.
6. Cookies
We use cookies to improve your experience on our site. You can manage your cookie preferences at any time via the cookie settings icon on our website (powered by Axeptio).
For full details on the cookies we use, please refer to our cookie banner, which lists all active vendors and allows you to accept or reject each category.
7. How Long We Keep Your Data
- Newsletter subscribers: until you unsubscribe,
- Purchase records: 7 years (Irish legal requirement for financial records),
- Analytics data: 26 months (Google Analytics default),
- Cookie consent records: 13 months.
8. Your Rights Under GDPR
As a visitor based in the EU/EEA, you have the following rights:
- Right to access: request a copy of the data we hold about you,
- Right to rectification: ask us to correct inaccurate data,
- Right to erasure: ask us to delete your data (“right to be forgotten”),
- Right to restriction: ask us to limit how we use your data,
- Right to data portability: receive your data in a portable format,
- Right to object: object to processing based on legitimate interests,
- Right to withdraw consent: unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at: hello@englishbycorgi.com
We will respond within 30 days. We may ask you to verify your identity before processing your request.
9. Complaints
If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you 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: http://www.dataprotection.ie Phone: +353 (0)761 104 800
10. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately.
11. Links to Other Websites
Our site may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to review their privacy policies.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
13. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data:
Email: hello@englishbycorgi.com
Contact form: https://englishbycorgi.com/contact/
Address: English by Corgi, 15a Main Street POD2, The Old Station House, Blackrock, A94T8P8, Dublin, Ireland