Privacy Policy

Shake On It — Privacy Policy

Last updated: 23 October 2026

1. About Us

Shake On It is an online car classifieds platform operated by Shake On It Limited (CRO No. 814707), registered at Office 2, 12A Lower Main Street, Lucan, Co. Dublin, Ireland (“we”, “us”, “our”). We are the data controller for the purposes of GDPR and the Data Protection Acts 2018.

Contact: info@shakeonit.ie

2. What Data We Collect

When you list a vehicle on Shake On It, we collect:

  • Your name (as provided in the listing)
  • Your phone number (used to generate a WhatsApp contact link)
  • Vehicle details and photos
  • Your email address (if you register or subscribe to our newsletter)
  • Your email address and phone number if you join our Facebook group, plus any car details you post there

When you browse the platform, we may collect:

  • Standard web server logs (IP address, browser type, pages visited)
  • Anonymised analytics data

3. How We Use Your Data

  • To publish and manage your vehicle listings
  • To generate a WhatsApp contact link so buyers can reach you directly
  • To send platform updates and newsletters (where you have opted in)
  • To improve and operate the platform
  • To comply with legal obligations
  • To feature listings in our social media campaigns (see section 7)
  • To create your free shakeonit.ie account and list your car if you post it in our Facebook group

4. Legal Basis for Processing

  • Contract: processing necessary to provide the service you have requested
  • Legitimate interests: operating and improving the platform
  • Consent: for newsletter and marketing communications
  • Legal obligation: where required by Irish or EU law
  • Consent: for creating your account and listing your car from our Facebook group, and for featuring your listing in our social media campaigns

5. How Long We Keep Your Data

  • Active listings: retained while your listing is live
  • Expired or removed listings: deleted within 90 days
  • Newsletter subscriptions: retained until you unsubscribe
  • Technical/analytics data: retained for 12 months
  • Facebook group sign-up answers: retained while you are a member or have an active listing, deleted within 90 days of you leaving or your listing being removed
  • Facebook group listings: stay up for 4 days, then are removed unless you relist

6. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell your personal data. We may share data with:

  • WhatsApp (Meta): your phone number is used to generate a contact link. WhatsApp’s own privacy policy applies to any communications made through their platform.
  • Let’s Host.ie: our hosting provider, for the purpose of operating the website.
  • Analytics providers: anonymised usage data only.
  • Legal authorities: where required by law or to protect our rights.
  • Meta (Facebook and Instagram): hosts our Facebook groups and social media pages and is a separate controller of data you give it. Meta’s own privacy policy applies.

7. Our Facebook Groups and Social Media

We run four regional Facebook groups: “Cars For Sale Munster — shakeonit.ie”, “Cars For Sale Leinster — shakeonit.ie”, “Cars For Sale Connacht — shakeonit.ie” and “Cars For Sale Ulster — shakeonit.ie”. The groups are hosted by Meta, which is a separate controller of the data you give it and has its own privacy policy. When you request to join a group, you answer membership questions (your email address, your phone number and, if you are selling, your car details). We receive these answers and use them only to list your car on shakeonit.ie, create a free shakeonit.ie account for you, and contact you about your listing. By joining and posting in a group, you agree to these steps, as set out in the group rules.

We run social media campaigns to promote shakeonit.ie and may feature listings, including vehicle photos, price, county and description, on our own Facebook, Instagram and other channels. We do not publish your name, phone number or email address in these campaigns. You can ask us to stop featuring your listing at any time by emailing info@shakeonit.ie, and we will remove it within 7 days.

Cars posted in the Facebook group stay up for 4 days, and sellers need to relist to keep a car live. This keeps the group fresh and easy to browse. Facebook group answers are kept while you are a member or have an active listing, and are deleted within 90 days of you leaving the group or your listing being removed, unless the law requires us to keep them. You can leave the group at any time and ask us to delete your data.

8. Third Party Links

The platform may contain links to third party websites, including NCT check tools and other external services. Once you leave shakeonit.ie, we have no control over the content, privacy practices, or data handling of those third party sites. We are not responsible for and accept no liability for the privacy policies or practices of any third party website. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of any website you visit.

9. Cookies

We use cookies to operate the site and understand how it is used. We use CookieYes to manage cookie consent on shakeonit.ie. When you first visit the site, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner. You may accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences.

We use the following types of cookies:

  • Strictly necessary cookies: required to operate the site. These cannot be disabled.
  • Analytics cookies: help us understand how visitors use the site. Used only with your consent.
  • Functional cookies: remember your preferences to improve your experience.

You can manage or withdraw your cookie consent at any time by clicking the “Consent Preferences” button at the bottom left of any page.

10. Your Rights

Under GDPR and the Data Protection Acts 2018, you have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you
  • Correct inaccurate data
  • Request deletion of your data
  • Object to or restrict processing
  • Data portability
  • Withdraw consent at any time (where processing is based on consent)
  • Lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission (DPC)

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@shakeonit.ie. We will respond within 30 days.

Data Protection Commission (DPC)

Website: www.dataprotection.ie

Phone: +353 57 868 4800

11. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. We will notify registered users of material changes by email. Continued use of the platform after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

13. Contact

Shake On It Limited

Office 2, 12A Lower Main Street, Lucan, Co. Dublin, Ireland

info@shakeonit.ie