Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://thomaspringle.ie.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available here. After approval of your comment, your profile picture will be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images that include embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images on the website.

Contact forms

We may collect personal data such as your name, email address, and any information you provide through our contact forms. This data will only be used to respond to your query or request.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience, so you do not have to re-enter your details when leaving another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you have an account and log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set several cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Analytics

We may use third-party analytics services to collect data regarding visitor traffic and site interactions.

Who do we share your data with

We do not share your data with third parties unless necessary for the operation of our services (e.g. spam detection or analytics). Any third-party services we use comply with GDPR.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users who register on our website (if any), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights do you have over your data?

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, except for data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where do we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Your contact information

We will use your contact information solely to respond to your enquiries or requests.

Additional information

How we protect your data

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

What data breach procedures do we have in place

In the event of a data breach, we will notify affected users as required by law and take steps to minimise any potential damage.

What third parties do we receive data from

We may receive data from third-party services, such as analytics or spam detection, as part of the website’s operations.

What automated decision-making and/or profiling do we do with user data

We do not engage in automated decision-making or profiling based on user data.

Industry regulatory disclosure requirements

We comply with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements, including GDPR.