Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 2025
Fireplaces Ireland – https://fireplacesireland.ie
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your data when you use our website.
1. Who We Are
Our website address is: https://fireplacesireland.ie
2. Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymised string (hash) created from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you use it. You can read their privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if applicable) will be visible publicly.
3. Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site may download and extract location data from such images.
4. Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your experience:
- If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These last for one year.
- Temporary cookies are used on the login page to check if your browser accepts cookies.
- Login cookies last two days (or two weeks if you select “Remember Me”), and screen preference cookies last one year.
- If you edit or publish a post, a cookie with the post ID will be saved in your browser, expiring after one day.
5. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles may include embedded content (videos, images, etc.) which behaves exactly as if you visited the originating website. These third-party sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interactions with their content.
6. Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
7. How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, it and its metadata are stored indefinitely. This helps us automatically recognise and approve follow-up comments.
If you register on our site (if applicable), we store the personal information in your profile. You can view, edit, or delete this information anytime (except for changing your username). Website administrators can also access and modify this information.
8. Your Data Rights
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold. This excludes any data we’re required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
9. Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
If you have any questions or concerns about your privacy, feel free to contact us through the website.