Who we are
Derek Mooney Communications. The website address is: https://derekmooney.ie.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year. This site also uses WordPress.com analytics cookies to measure visitor numbers and page performance.
If you visit our login page, 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 up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. 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 includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Contact forms: We use a Jetpack contact form. The data collected is: Name, Email address, and your message. This data is used solely to respond to your enquiry and is not shared with third parties. Data submitted via the contact form is
stored by WordPress.com (Automattic Inc.) on servers in the United States. Automattic is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
Analytics: This website uses WordPress.com’s built-in statistics tools to analyse visitor numbers and page performance. This data is processed by Automattic Inc. No personally identifiable information is included in these analytics reports.”
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 exact 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 with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties for marketing or other purposes. Your data is processed by Automattic Inc. (the company behind WordPress.com) as part of hosting this website. Automattic’s privacy policy is available at automattic.com/privacy.
How long we retain your data
Contact form submissions are retained for up to 12 months and then deleted. Email subscription data is retained until you unsubscribe. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email from this site
What rights you have over your data
If you 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. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. To exercise any of these rights, or if you have any questions about how your data is handled, please contact comms@derekmooney.ie. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission (Ireland) at www.dataprotection.ie.
Where your data is sent
Contact form submissions and email subscriptions are processed by Automattic Inc.m(WordPress.com), headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA. Automattic participates in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and processes European data in accordance with GDPR
requirements