1A8 Agency — Privacy PolicySep 30, 2026 · @Alex
1. Who we areThis policy explains what personal data 1A8 Studio collects, why, and what rights you have over it. It applies to our website 1a8agency.ie, enquiries you send us, the work we do for clients, and our social media pages.
1A8 Studio is a trading name of Lingualink, a sole trader business owned by Alexey Chesnokov and based in Ireland
based in Ireland. We are the "data controller" for the personal data described here, as defined in the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Irish Data Protection Act 2018.
Contact for any privacy question or request:
•      Post: 1A8 Studio, 9 Orlagh Grove, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, F23 YY30, Ireland
•      Email: 1a8agency@gmail.com (please use the subject line "Privacy request")
•      Phone: +353 838 777 277
We are a small business and are not required to appoint a Data Protection Officer. The owner is responsible for data protection and handles every request personally.
2. What personal data we collectWe collect only what we need to answer you, do the work and run the business. We do not collect special category data (such as health, religion or ethnicity) and ask you not to send it.
You don't have to give us any personal data. But if you don't give us contact details, we can't reply to your enquiry. If a client doesn't give us billing details, we can't issue an invoice or deliver the project.
3. Why we use your data and our legal basisThe GDPR requires a legal basis for every use of personal data (Article 6). Ours are set out below. We never sell your data and never use it for purposes unrelated to what's listed here.
Where we rely on legitimate interest, we have weighed our interest against your rights and are satisfied it's fair. You can object at any time (section 8). We do not use automated decision-making or profiling that has legal or similarly significant effects on you.
4. Cookies and analyticsWe only place non-essential cookies on your device if you say yes in our cookie banner. This follows Regulation 5 of the Irish ePrivacy Regulations (S.I. 336/2011) and the Data Protection Commission's guidance on cookies.
You can change your choice at any time using the "Cookie settings" link in the footer of every page, or by clearing cookies in your browser. Rejecting cookies is as easy as accepting them, and refusing them won't stop you using the site.
Where analytics is used, Google Analytics 4 does not store full IP addresses, Google Signals and advertising data sharing are switched off, and analytics data is kept for 14 months.
5. Who we share your data withWe share personal data only with service providers we need to run the business, and only as much as they need. They act on our instructions under data processing terms (GDPR Article 28) and may not use your data for their own purposes.
We may also disclose data where Irish or EU law requires it, for example to Revenue, An Garda Síochána or a court. We may share it with legal advisers or insurers if needed to establish or defend a legal claim. If the business is ever sold or restructured, the buyer would take over this policy.
When you contact us on a social media platform, that platform is also a controller of your data. For our Facebook and Instagram pages, we and Meta are joint controllers of the page statistics ("Insights"). Meta's Page Insights Controller Addendum sets out who is responsible for what.
6. Transfers outside the EUSome of our providers process data outside the European Economic Area (EEA), mainly in the USA and the UAE. We only allow this where the transfer is protected in one of the ways GDPR Chapter V permits:
•      an adequacy decision by the European Commission, such as the EU-US Data Privacy Framework for US companies certified under it; or
•      the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses, included in the provider's data processing terms, with any extra safeguards needed.
You can ask us for more information about the safeguard used for any provider, or a copy of the relevant clauses, using the contact details in section 1.
7. How long we keep your dataWe keep data only as long as we need it, then delete or anonymise it. The longest period (6 years) comes from Irish law: Revenue requires business records to be kept for 6 years (section 886, Taxes Consolidation Act 1997), and most contract claims can be brought within 6 years (Statute of Limitations 1957).
We may keep data longer only if the law requires it or it's needed for an ongoing legal claim. We'll delete it once that ends.
8. Your rightsUnder the GDPR you have the following rights over your personal data. Using them is free.
How to make a request. Email 1a8agency@gmail.com with the subject "Privacy request", write to our postal address, or tell us in a social media message. You don't need to use any particular form or wording.
What happens next:
1.     We acknowledge your request within 5 working days.
2.     If we can't be sure who you are, we may ask for reasonable proof of identity. We only ask for what's needed and delete it once we've confirmed who you are.
3.     We respond in full within one month of receiving your request (or of confirming your identity). If a request is complex or you've made several, we may extend this by up to two more months. If so, we'll tell you why within the first month.
4.     If we can't do what you've asked, for example because the law requires us to keep invoices for 6 years, we'll explain why and tell you how to complain.
We may refuse, or charge a reasonable fee for, requests that are clearly unfounded or excessive, such as repeated identical requests. We'll explain our reasons if we do.
9. Websites and apps we build for clientsThis policy does not cover websites, online stores or apps we design or build for our clients. Each client is the data controller for the personal data collected on their own site or app, and is responsible for its privacy policy, cookie banner and legal compliance.
Where our work gives us access to personal data a client controls (for example, order data in an online store we're setting up), we act only as their data processor. That means we:
•      only use that data to carry out the client's instructions;
•      keep it confidential and secure;
•      delete or return it when the work ends; and
•      help the client respond to any request from their customers.
If you're a customer of one of our clients and want to use your data rights, please contact that business directly. If you contact us instead, we'll pass your request to the client promptly and let you know we've done so.
10. Security, children and other websitesSecurity. We protect your data with measures suited to a small studio: two-factor authentication on all business accounts, encrypted connections (HTTPS) on our website, password-managed and encrypted storage for client logins, access limited to people who need it, and regular backups. No system is completely secure. If a breach is likely to put your rights at risk, we'll report it to the Data Protection Commission within 72 hours and tell you without undue delay where the law requires it.
Children. Our services are for businesses and adults. We don't knowingly collect data from anyone under 16, the age of digital consent in Ireland (section 31, Data Protection Act 2018). If you think a child has sent us their data, contact us and we'll delete it.
Other websites. Our site links to other sites and platforms, including our portfolio on Behance and our social media profiles. Their own privacy policies apply once you leave our site.
11. Complaints and changes to this policyComplaints. If you're unhappy with how we've handled your data, please tell us first so we can put it right. You also have the right to complain to the Irish supervisory authority at any time:
•      Data Protection Commission, 6 Pembroke Row, Dublin 2, D02 X963, Ireland
•      Online: forms.dataprotection.ie/contact
•      Phone (general queries): (01) 765 01 00 or 1800 437 737
If you live in another EU country, you can also complain to the data protection authority there. You also have the right to go to court.
Changes. We may update this policy when our services, providers or the law change. The date at the top shows the latest version. If we make a significant change, we'll show a notice on our website and, where appropriate, email clients.
Last updated: 30.09.2026