Privacy Policy
Welcome to The Emerald Chronicle. We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal data. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, store, and protect information you provide when you visit our website and use our services, in full compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws.
1. Who We Are
The Emerald Chronicle is an independent news organisation based in Ireland, dedicated to delivering insightful news and analysis from Ireland and around the globe. Our commitment extends to maintaining the trust and confidence of our readers.
2. Information We Collect
We collect various types of information to provide and improve our services:
- Personal Data: This may include your name, email address, and postal address if you choose to subscribe to our newsletter, participate in contests, or contact us directly. This data is collected only when voluntarily provided by you.
- Usage Data: We automatically collect information about how our website is accessed and used. This includes your IP address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data. This helps us understand user behaviour and improve website functionality.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are small text files placed on your device to store data that can be recalled later by our website. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.
3. How We Use Your Information
Your information is used for the following purposes:
- To provide and maintain our Service.
- To notify you about changes to our Service.
- To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so.
- To provide customer support.
- To monitor the usage of our Service.
- To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service.
- To detect, prevent, and address technical issues.
- To send you newsletters and updates (where you have consented).
4. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:
- Consent: Where you have given us explicit consent to process your data for specific purposes (e.g., newsletter subscriptions).
- Contractual Necessity: Where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you (e.g., managing your subscription).
- Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, provided these are not overridden by your fundamental rights and freedoms (e.g., for website analytics and service improvement).
- Legal Obligation: Where processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation.
5. Your Rights Under GDPR
As a data subject, you have several rights regarding your personal data:
- The Right to Access: You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you.
- The Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
- The Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You can request that we delete your personal data under certain circumstances.
- The Right to Restriction of Processing: You can request that we restrict the processing of your personal data in certain situations.
- The Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
- The Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
- Rights Related to Automated Decision-Making and Profiling: You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below.
6. Data Security
We implement robust technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. This includes secure servers, encryption, and regular security audits. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
7. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Usage data may be retained for internal analysis purposes for a shorter period.
8. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and we will update the "last updated" date at the bottom of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please do not hesitate to contact us:
The Emerald Chronicle
Suite 3B, The Shelbourne Building
Ballsbridge
Dublin 4
D04 C6C2
Ireland
Email: privacy@emeraldcronicle.ie
Phone: +353 28 644 651
Data Protection Officer: Ms. Maeve O'Connell