Privacy Policy
Last updated: 23 May 2026. Built In Ireland is operated by Raven Design (Leitrim, Ireland). We collect the minimum we need to run the site and the cohorts, and we don't sell, rent, or trade your data.
Built In Ireland, operated by Raven Design, Leitrim, Ireland.
Contact: kali@ravendesign.ie
We only collect what we need. Specifically:
Things you give us directly: name and email if you fill in our application form (The Forge), hiring form (employers), community-group submission, or contact form. Any message text you include. Optional: phone number for cohort-1 mentor calls.
Things collected automatically: anonymised analytics via Matomo (page views, referring site, approximate country, device type, browser). IP addresses are anonymised before storage. We do not use Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or any cross-site advertising trackers.
Form submissions — to reply to your enquiry, process your cohort application, or set up an introduction. Legal basis: you initiated contact (legitimate interest), or where applicable, consent.
Anonymised analytics — to understand how the site is used so we can improve it. Legal basis: legitimate interest, no personal identifiers stored.
Reference data (cohort members only) — to draft and publish your verifiable reference at builtinireland.ie/references/<your-slug>. Legal basis: explicit consent given when you complete a cohort and request a reference.
Form submissions: 24 months then deleted. Cohort member data: for as long as you're an active member, plus 24 months. Published references: indefinitely (they are public records of work you did). Analytics: 14 months rolling, then aggregated.
Nobody outside Built In Ireland / Raven Design sees your data unless we're legally required to share it (court order, Revenue, Gardaí). When we make a hiring introduction between you and an employer, you control what's shared — we never pass your CV or contact details to an employer without your explicit say-so.
The site runs on webworld.ie hosting (Ireland). Matomo analytics is self-hosted on our own server (Ireland).
You can ask us to:
Email kali@ravendesign.ie and we'll respond within 30 days. You also have the right to complain to the Irish Data Protection Commission: www.dataprotection.ie.
Published references at builtinireland.ie/references/<your-slug> are intentionally public and immutable — that's what makes them useful as proof of work. If you want a published reference withdrawn entirely, we will do so on request, but we cannot edit it to change the substance after issue. We'll add a clear "withdrawn at member's request" notice on the URL.
Matomo uses a first-party cookie to count unique visits. You can opt out via the cookie banner. No third-party cookies, no advertising cookies.
The site isn't aimed at children under 16. We don't knowingly collect data from children. If you think we have, contact us and we'll delete it.
We'll update this page whenever we change how we handle data. The "Last updated" date at the top will change. Material changes will be announced in the site footer for 30 days.
Email kali@ravendesign.ie.