Privacy Policy

Last updated: 8 February 2023 · Website: www.planningpermissionireland.ie

Who we are

At Planning Permission Ireland (PPI), ensuring the privacy of our visitors is one of our main priorities. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of information that are collected and recorded by PPI and how we use it.

For further inquiries or additional information about our Privacy Policy, please contact us (see Contact).

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data displayed in the comments form. We also capture the visitor's IP address and browser user agent string to aid in spam detection.

An anonymized string (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to verify if you are using it. The Gravatar service's privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible to the public alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to our website, we advise against uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) due to privacy concerns. Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract 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 may last for up to one year.

Visiting our login page may set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we may set cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies may last for two days; screen options cookies may last for a year. If you select "Remember Me", your login may persist for two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.

Editing or publishing content may set an additional cookie in your browser indicating the post ID of the item you edited, expiring after one day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (for example videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you had visited those websites directly.

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

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

Comments and their metadata may be retained to help recognise and approve follow-up comments automatically. For registered users, we store the personal information provided in the user profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they may not be able to change their username). Website administrators can also view and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

For broader rights under GDPR (access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection, portability, and complaints), see our GDPR statement and contact us using the details below.

Where your data is sent

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

Contact

For privacy-specific concerns or requests regarding your data, contact us at [email protected].

This Privacy Policy aims to be clear and transparent about how we handle your data. Planning Permission Ireland is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your information.