Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

Ériu Sourcing is a China-to-Ireland sourcing business operated by Noel Murphy, trading as Ériu Sourcing, Springfield, Clonlara, Co. Clare, Ireland. For the purposes of GDPR and Irish data protection law, Noel Murphy is the data controller responsible for your personal data.

Contact: noel@china-fulfillment.com · +353 87 118 7806

2. What data we collect

We collect personal data only when you voluntarily provide it. This includes:

• Contact form submissions: your name, email address, phone number (if provided), company name, and the content of your message.
• Email correspondence: any personal data contained in emails you send to us.
• WhatsApp communications: if you contact us via WhatsApp, we process the data shared in that conversation.

We do not currently use cookies for tracking, analytics, or advertising. If this changes, this policy will be updated.

3. How we use your data

Personal data you provide is used exclusively to:

• Respond to your enquiry and provide the sourcing service you have requested.
• Follow up on an existing conversation or open enquiry.
• Maintain records of our communications with you for operational purposes.

We do not use personal data for automated decision-making, profiling, or marketing without your explicit consent.

4. Legal basis for processing

We process your personal data on the following legal bases under Article 6 of GDPR:

• Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f)): to respond to enquiries from businesses seeking sourcing services.
• Contractual necessity (Article 6(1)(b)): where data processing is necessary to fulfil a sourcing engagement you have entered into with us.
• Consent (Article 6(1)(a)): where you have explicitly provided consent, for example by submitting a contact form.

5. Who we share your data with

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes. We may share limited data with:

• Service providers: email hosting, website hosting (Cloudflare Pages), and form processing tools used to operate this site and respond to you. These providers act as data processors under our instruction.
• Factories and suppliers in China: only where necessary to fulfil a sourcing engagement, and only the minimum data required (e.g. product specification and delivery details, not sensitive personal data).

Any transfer of data outside the European Economic Area (EEA) to China is made on the basis of contractual necessity in performing a service you have requested.

6. How long we keep your data

We retain enquiry and correspondence data for up to 3 years after the end of any engagement or enquiry, unless a longer retention period is required by law. After this period, personal data is securely deleted.

7. Your rights under GDPR

Under GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access: to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification: to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to erasure: to request deletion of your data, subject to legal obligations.
• Right to restrict processing: to request that we limit how we use your data.
• Right to object: to object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Right to data portability: to receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at noel@china-fulfillment.com. We will respond within 30 days.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission, 21 Fitzwilliam Square South, Dublin 2, Ireland. www.dataprotection.ie

8. Data security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. Our website is served over HTTPS, and access to enquiry data is limited to authorised personnel only.

9. Changes to this policy

This privacy policy may be updated from time to time. The effective date at the top of this page will reflect the most recent revision. Continued use of this website constitutes acceptance of the current policy.

10. Contact

For any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your data:

Noel Murphy, Ériu Sourcing
Springfield, Clonlara, Co. Clare, Ireland
Email: noel@china-fulfillment.com
Phone: +353 87 118 7806