Privacy Policy

Last Updated: January 2026

At Limerick Herald, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website limerickherald.com. Please read this policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement. Limerick Herald may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page occasionally to ensure that you are happy with any changes.

1. Data Controller

The Data Controller responsible for your personal data is Limerick Herald.

We are a media organization registered in Ireland. Our contact details for privacy matters are:

• Email: [email protected]
• Address: 42 O'Connell Street, Limerick, V94 YX28, Ireland
• Phone: +353 21 378 4767

2. Information We Collect

We collect several types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our service to you.

2.1 Personal Data

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personal data may include, but is not limited to:

• Email address
• First name and last name
• Phone number
• Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
• Cookies and Usage Data

2.2 Usage Data

We may also collect information on how the Service is accessed and used. This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g. 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.

2.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service. Detailed information on our use of cookies can be found in our Cookies Policy.

3. How We Use Your Information

Limerick Herald uses the collected data for various purposes:

• To provide and maintain the Service: To allow you to subscribe to newsletters, post comments, or participate in competitions.
• To manage your account: To manage your registration as a user of the Service.
• To perform the Contract: For the performance of the contract we enter into with you, such as processing your subscription.
• To contact you: To contact you by email, telephone, or other equivalent means of electronic communication with updates, news, or marketing materials.
• To analyze usage: To analyze data regarding how the Service is used to improve our content and user experience.
• To comply with legal obligations: To comply with any applicable laws, regulations, or legal requests.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws, we rely on the following legal bases to process your personal data:

• Consent: You have given clear consent for us to process your personal data for a specific purpose, such as sending marketing newsletters.
• Contract: We need to process your data to fulfill our obligations under a contract, such as providing a digital subscription.
• Legitimate Interest: We have a legitimate interest in processing your data to ensure the security of our website, prevent fraud, and improve our services.
• Legal Obligation: We are required to process your data to comply with a legal obligation, such as retaining records for tax purposes.

5. Sharing Your Information

We may share your personal information with third parties in the circumstances described below:

• Service Providers: We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service, to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform specific tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
• Advertising: We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.
• Legal Requirements: Limerick Herald may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect and defend the rights or property of Limerick Herald, prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service, protect the personal safety of users of the Service, or protect against legal liability.

6. Data Retention

We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

7. Your Data Protection Rights

If you are located in the EEA or UK, you have certain data protection rights. Limerick Herald aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data. If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us at [email protected].

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

• The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you. Whenever made possible, you can update, delete or export your personal data directly within your account settings section. If you are unable to perform these actions yourself, please contact us to assist you.
• The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.
• The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data.
• The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
• The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format.
• The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where Limerick Herald relied on your consent to process your personal data.

Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

8. Security of Data

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

9. International Data Transfers

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction. If you are located outside Ireland and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to Ireland and process it there.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

10. Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 18 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.