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Privacy Policy Effective Date: 09 December 2025
 

1. Our Commitment to Your Privacy Welcome to MarkCompare. We are an Irish-based business committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal and business data openly and transparently. This Privacy Policy explains how MarkCompare (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and protects information when you use our website, Consulting, and Global Brand Screening service (collectively, the “Service”).

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For the purpose of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we are the Data Controller of your personal information.

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2. The Data We Collect We collect information in the following ways to provide our screening and advisory services:

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  • Information You Provide Directly:

    • Client Data: When you order a screening report or engage our consulting services, we collect your name, company name, email address, and billing details.

    • Brand Data: Information regarding the trademarks, brand names, logos, and target markets you submit for analysis. This is processed strictly to provide the Service.

    • Payment Data: When you purchase a report via Stripe, our third-party processor collects your payment details. MarkCompare does not store your full credit card number.

    • Communications: If you contact us for support or inquiries, we collect the information contained in your emails to assist you.

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  • Information We Collect Automatically:

    • Technical Usage Data: We collect information about how you interact with our website, such as IP address, browser type, and pages visited, to improve site performance and security.

    • Cookies: We use strictly necessary cookies to ensure our website functions correctly.

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3. How and Why We Use Your Data We only use your data when we have a lawful basis to do so under GDPR:

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  • To Provide the Service: We process your Brand Data to conduct trademark screenings and generate risk reports.

  • To Process Payments: We use your Payment Data to manage invoicing and tax compliance via Stripe.

  • To Communicate: We use your contact details to send your PDF reports, invoices, and essential service updates.

  • For Security: To protect our Service from fraud or abuse.

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4. Data Sharing & Third Parties We do not sell your data. We share information only with trusted service providers necessary to operate our business:

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  • Stripe: To process payments securely.

  • Cloud Hosting Providers: To store reports and data securely on servers within the EU/EEA.

  • Professional Advisers: In rare cases, to our legal or financial advisors for compliance purposes.

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5. International Transfers MarkCompare is based in Ireland. While our primary storage is in the EU, some third-party providers may process data outside the EEA. We ensure these transfers are protected by appropriate safeguards.

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6. Data Retention We retain your personal data and screening reports for as long as necessary to fulfil the service and comply with legal obligations. You may request the deletion of your personal data from our active marketing lists at any time.

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7. Your Rights under GDPR As a user, you have the right to Access, Rectify, Erase, Restrict, or Object to the processing of your personal data. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@markcompare.com.

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8. Security We implement robust technical measures, including SSL encryption and secure servers, to protect your data.

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