Privacy Policy

Aran Accounting Solutions is the data controller for personal data collected through this website and our services. Contact: info@aran-accounting.ie

• Identity data: Full name, date of birth, PPSN, nationality.
• Contact data: Email address, phone number, postal address.
• Financial data: Employment details, income information, bank details (IBAN, BIC), tax records.
• Dependant data: Names, PPSNs, dates of birth, relationships, incapacity/education status.
• Documents: Proof of identity, proof of address, PPS proof, medical certificates, payslips.
• Technical data: IP address, browser type, cookies (see our Cookie Policy).

We process your personal data on the following legal bases (Article 6 GDPR):

• Contract: To perform our engagement and provide tax services.
• Legal obligation: To comply with tax legislation (Taxes Consolidation Act 1997), anti-money laundering regulations (Criminal Justice Act 2010), and data retention requirements.
• Consent: For marketing communications (you may withdraw consent at any time).
• Legitimate interest: To improve our services, prevent fraud, and manage our business.

• Prepare and submit your Income Tax Return to the Irish Revenue Commissioners.
• Review and apply tax credits, reliefs and allowances on your behalf.
• Comply with AML/CFT obligations under the Criminal Justice Act 2010.
• Communicate with you about your tax affairs and our services.
• Improve our website and services.

• Irish Revenue Commissioners — for the purpose of filing your tax return and acting as your agent (Agent e-Link via ROS).
• Service providers — hosting, email, secure file storage — all bound by data processing agreements.
• Professional advisors — in exceptional circumstances, with your consent, if specialist advice is required.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

We retain your personal data for six years from the end of the relevant tax year, in accordance with Section 886 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 and AML record-keeping requirements under the Criminal Justice Act 2010.

After this period, your data will be securely deleted or anonymised.

You have the right to:

• Access — request a copy of your personal data.
• Rectification — correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure — request deletion (subject to legal retention obligations).
• Restriction — limit how we process your data.
• Portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Object — object to processing based on legitimate interest.
• Withdraw consent — at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@aran-accounting.ie. We will respond within 30 days.

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data, including encrypted storage, secure transmission (TLS), access controls, and regular security reviews.

Your data is processed within the EEA. Where any service provider processes data outside the EEA, we ensure adequate safeguards are in place (e.g., Standard Contractual Clauses or adequacy decisions).

If you believe your data protection rights have been infringed, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission (DPC):

Data Protection Commission, 21 Fitzwilliam Square South, Dublin 2, D02 RD28 • www.dataprotection.ie