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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-05-04 Effective from: 2026-05-04

This policy explains how International Real Estate Service (Thailand) Co., Ltd. ("IRES", "we", "us") handles personal data on iresthailand.com and our digital surfaces. It is written to satisfy the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the EU ePrivacy directive, and Thailand's Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (PDPA).

If anything here is unclear, email dsar@iresthailand.com.

1. Who is the data controller

International Real Estate Service (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

2. What we collect, why, and our lawful basis

2.1 Information you give us directly

DataPurposeLawful basis (GDPR Art 6)
Name, email, phone, message in contact formsRespond to enquiries; broker-client communicationPerformance of pre-contract / our legitimate interest in running a real estate brokerage
Property preferences, budget, location, timingMatch you to listings, build a personalised dossierPerformance of pre-contract / your consent for personalisation (BID)
WhatsApp conversation contentBrokerage service deliveryPerformance of pre-contract

2.2 Information collected automatically

We record anonymous behavioural signals (pageviews, clicks, scroll depth, drawer opens) under our legitimate interest in measuring how the site performs and improving it. No personal data is collected at this layer; the visitor identifier is a random UUID stored in your browser. With your additional marketing consent, the same signals also feed our Behavioural Intelligence Design (BID) dossier system, which infers your buying trajectory from observed actions and adapts what we show you in real time, and are mirrored to Meta via Pixel and Conversions API for ad measurement. The signal taxonomy:

EventWhat it captures
pageviewPath, referrer, timestamp, anonymous visitor UUID
search_open / search_query_typed / search_submitThat you opened search, debounced query terms (300ms), submitted query string
nav_click / logo_click / footer_*_clickInternal navigation pattern
phone_click / whatsapp_click / email_clickContact intent signals (we record the click; the actual call/message is outside our scope)
dossier_openSaved-property count + open intent
language_toggleLanguage preference signal
client_errorJavaScript errors (debugging only; never user-content)

Lawful basis: for anonymous analytics and client_error debugging, our legitimate interest in operating and improving the site (GDPR Art 6(1)(f); Thai PDPA service-quality basis). For marketing, BID personalisation, Meta Pixel, and Conversions API, your explicit consent (GDPR Art 6(1)(a); PDPA Section 19).

Visitor identifier: a UUIDv4 stored in your browser's localStorage as ires_visitor_id. Anonymous, randomly generated, not derived from any personal data. You can opt out of analytics in the cookie banner, in which case no events emit and the identifier is unused.

3. Sub-processors

We share personal data with the following processors strictly to deliver this site:

Each processor is bound by data-processing terms and Standard Contractual Clauses where relevant for cross-border transfers.

4. International transfers

Data may leave Thailand and the EEA when stored on or routed through the processors above. We rely on Standard Contractual Clauses (EU) and adequacy assessments (Thai PDPA) to maintain protection.

5. Retention

DataRetention
Contact-form submissions, lead records3 years from last interaction (commercial limitation period)
BID funnel events, visitor UUID24 months from last event; anonymised thereafter
WhatsApp conversation logs3 years from last message
Server access logs30 days

6. Your rights

You have the right to:

To exercise any of these, visit /data-rights or email dsar@iresthailand.com. We respond within 30 days.

7. Cookies and similar storage

See the dedicated Cookie Policy. In short: essential storage runs without consent. Functional, analytics, and marketing categories are off until you opt in via the consent banner.

8. Children

This site is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect data from children. If you believe a child has submitted data, contact us and we will erase it.

9. Changes to this policy

Material changes will be notified on this page with a new "Last updated" date. If a change requires renewed consent, the consent banner will re-appear.

10. Thai-language version

A Thai-language translation of this policy is in preparation. Where Thai PDPA requires materially-affecting information in Thai, contact dsar@iresthailand.com for an interim summary.