Privacy Policy for Planning Permission Ireland
Who We Are
Our website address is: www.planningpermissionireland.ie.
At Planning Permission Ireland (PPI), ensuring the privacy of our visitors is one of our main priorities. This Privacy Policy document outlines the types of information that are collected and recorded by PPI and how we utilize it.
Last Updated: 08/02/2023
For further inquiries or additional information about our Privacy Policy, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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 (also known as a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to verify if you are using it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Upon approval of your comment, your profile picture becomes visible to the public in relation to 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 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 you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies last for one year.
Visiting our login page triggers a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies, containing no personal data and discarded upon closing your browser.
Upon logging in, we set several cookies to save your login info and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, screen options cookies for a year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends your login persistence to two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
Editing or publishing an article sets an additional cookie in your browser, indicating the post ID of the article you edited, expiring after 1 day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Such content from other websites behaves in the same manner as if the visitor has visited the other website directly.
These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking if you are logged in to those websites.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address is included in the reset email.
How Long We Retain Your Data
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely for recognizing and approving follow-up comments automatically. For registered users, we store personal information provided in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (username changes are not possible). 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 the erasure of any personal data we hold about you. This does not cover data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be verified through an automated spam detection service.
Contact Information
For any privacy-specific concerns or requests regarding your data, please contact us directly at feedback@planningpermissionireland.ie.
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.
