Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

This website is operated by Ruairi Kavanagh, a freelance communications consultant and editor based in Ireland. If you have any questions about this policy, you can contact me at ruairi@ruairikavanagh.com.

2. What data we collect

This website collects only the personal data you voluntarily provide. Specifically:

• Contact form submissions — when you use the contact form on this site, your name, email address, and the content of your message are collected and sent to me so I can respond to your enquiry.
• Technical data — like most websites, this site may log basic technical information such as your IP address, browser type, and pages visited. This data is used solely for security and performance purposes and is not used to identify you personally.

3. How we use your data

Any personal data you provide is used only to:

• Respond to your enquiry or message
• Communicate with you about potential or ongoing work
• Maintain the security and performance of this website

Your data is never sold, rented, or shared with third parties for marketing purposes.

4. Legal basis for processing

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the legal basis for processing data submitted via the contact form is legitimate interest — specifically, responding to a direct enquiry you have initiated. Where you have given explicit consent (for example, by agreeing to receive follow-up communications), that consent forms the legal basis.

5. Cookies

This website uses only essential cookies necessary for the site to function correctly. These cookies do not track you across other websites and do not collect personal information for advertising purposes.

No third-party analytics or advertising cookies are currently in use on this site. If this changes, this policy will be updated accordingly.

6. Data retention

Contact form submissions and related correspondence are retained only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which they were collected — typically the duration of any business relationship or enquiry, plus a reasonable period thereafter. Data that is no longer needed is securely deleted.

7. Your rights under GDPR

If you are based in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access — you can request a copy of the personal data held about you.
• Right to rectification — you can ask for inaccurate data to be corrected.
• Right to erasure — you can request that your data be deleted, subject to any legal obligations to retain it.
• Right to restrict processing — you can ask that processing of your data be limited in certain circumstances.
• Right to data portability — you can request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Right to object — you can object to processing based on legitimate interest.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact me at ruairi@ruairikavanagh.com. I will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission (Ireland's supervisory authority).

8. Third-party services

This website is hosted on GoDaddy's Airo platform. GoDaddy may process certain technical data as part of hosting and infrastructure services. Please refer to GoDaddy's Privacy Policy for details of their data practices.

9. Changes to this policy

This policy may be updated from time to time. Any changes will be reflected on this page with a revised "last updated" date. I encourage you to review this page periodically.

10. Contact

For any privacy-related questions or requests, please contact me at ruairi@ruairikavanagh.com.