Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy (GDPR – Ireland)

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Who We Are

PlasteringMasters.ie (“we”, “our”, “us”) operates this website.
Our website address is: https://plasteringmasters.ie

For GDPR purposes, PlasteringMasters.ie is the Data Controller of your personal data.

If you have any privacy-related questions, you can contact us via the details provided on our website.

What Personal Data We Collect and Why

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect:

  • Data shown in the comments form
  • Visitor IP address
  • Browser user agent string

This data is collected for the legitimate interest of spam detection and website security.

An anonymised string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. Gravatar’s privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Once approved, your profile picture (if any) becomes visible to the public with your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images containing embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images displayed on the site.

Cookies

We use cookies to improve user experience and site functionality.

Comment Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies.

  • Purpose: Convenience
  • Duration: 1 year
  • Legal basis: Consent

Login Cookies

  • Temporary cookie to check browser cookie acceptance (deleted when browser closes)
  • Login cookies (2 days)
  • Screen preference cookies (1 year)
  • “Remember Me” login (2 weeks)

Logging out removes login cookies.

Post Editing Cookies

If you edit or publish an article, a cookie storing the post ID is saved.

  • Duration: 1 day
  • Contains no personal data

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings at any time.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles may include embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited the external website.

These external websites may:

  • Collect data about you
  • Use cookies
  • Embed third-party tracking
  • Monitor your interaction with embedded content

This may include tracking if you are logged into that external service.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell or rent your personal data.

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

Visitor comments may be processed by automated spam detection services.

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments: Retained indefinitely to allow automatic approval of follow-up comments
  • Registered users (if any): Personal data stored in user profiles until deleted by the user or administrator

Data is only retained for as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected or as required by law.

Your Rights Under GDPR (EU & Ireland)

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to:

  • Access your personal data
  • Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”)
  • Restrict or object to processing
  • Request data portability
  • Withdraw consent at any time (where consent is the legal basis)

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via the website.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services, which may process data outside the EU. Where this occurs, appropriate safeguards are applied in accordance with GDPR.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy from time to time to remain compliant with legal requirements. Updates will be posted on this page.