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Every year, the Data Protection Commission opens investigations into Irish businesses that mishandle personal data. Breweries / Distilleries in Cork are not immune — especially when it comes to collecting visitor data during distillery tours and tastings without providing a privacy notice.
Cork is Ireland's second-largest economic centre, with a powerful pharmaceutical and life sciences cluster including Pfizer, Eli Lilly, and Johnson & Johnson. The tech sector thrives with Apple's European headquarters and a growing startup scene. The county's food heritage is nationally renowned, with Ballymaloe and the English Market underpinning a vibrant artisan food economy. With around 32,000 SMEs across Cork, many breweries / distilleries near Cork City and throughout the county process customer names, email addresses, and phone numbers and delivery and billing addresses for online sales on a daily basis. Under the GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, all of this data must be collected, stored, and managed lawfully.
This guide gives you a clear, actionable path to full GDPR compliance — built specifically for breweries / distilleries in Cork.
Yes — it's a legal requirement. Any brewery / distillery in Cork processing personal data must meet GDPR standards. This covers everything from customer names and emails to CCTV footage and HR files. The DPC enforces compliance across all Irish businesses regardless of size, with fines of up to €20 million.
RISK ASSESSMENT
Collecting visitor data during distillery tours and tastings without providing a privacy notice
Operating loyalty or bottle clubs that build detailed customer preference profiles without data minimisation
Age verification processes that collect and retain identity document data unnecessarily
Using event attendee data for ongoing marketing without separate consent
CCTV in taprooms and production areas capturing visitor and employee footage without proper policies
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REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Every Brewery / Distillery in Ireland needs these documents to demonstrate GDPR compliance. ComplianceKit generates all 8 policy types with a living compliance score that tracks your progress.
STEP BY STEP
Create a comprehensive privacy notice that covers all your customer touchpoints: online shop, taproom, tours, events, and loyalty club.
Implement an age verification process that collects the minimum data necessary — typically a date of birth or age confirmation rather than copies of identity documents.
Ensure your taproom CCTV complies with DPC guidance including signage, a documented lawful basis, a maximum 30-day retention period, and restricted access.
Put data processing agreements in place with your booking system, e-commerce platform, payment processor, and any delivery or distribution partners.
Obtain separate, specific consent for marketing when customers book a tour or attend a tasting — do not assume booking consent extends to marketing.
Review your loyalty club or bottle club database regularly and contact inactive members to confirm whether they wish to remain on your records.
Ensure your website has a compliant cookie banner that allows visitors to refuse non-essential analytics and marketing cookies.
COMMON PITFALLS
Adding every tour visitor's email to the marketing newsletter without asking for separate consent.
Keeping copies of identity documents used for age verification instead of simply recording that verification was completed.
Operating taproom CCTV without signage, a written policy, or a defined retention period.
Assuming that a customer's purchase of a product constitutes consent to receive ongoing promotional emails.
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Every day your Brewery / Distillery in Cork operates without proper GDPR compliance is a risk. The DPC is increasing enforcement across Ireland — get ahead of it today.
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