Legal Notices

Privacy Policy

Introduction

This Privacy Policy covers details of how we collect and process your personal data when you use our website BrennanDesign.co.

The data controller is BrennanDesign.co (“us,” “we,” or “our”) and we are responsible for your data. If you need to get in touch with us regarding this Privacy Policy, please email us using the form on the Contact Page.

What Personal Information We Collect About You

We may collect the following data about you:

  • Your name, email address, and any other information that you directly provide to us when you contact us through the Contact Page or send us an email.
  • Your name, email address, and IP address when you leave a comment on one of our articles and any personal data you post on our website through your comments.
  • Your name, email address, and estimated location based on your IP address when you sign up for our newsletter.
  • Statistical data about how you use our website, how long you stay on the pages of our site, which pages you visit, the device you’re using to access our site, etc.
  • Technical information such as your IP address and details about your browser.
  • Your marketing and communication preferences.

How We Process Your Data

Your data may be used to:

  • Respond to your queries when you get in touch with us through our Contact Page or email.
  • Send periodical newsletters with our latest posts.
  • Personalize visitor experience on our website.
  • Monitor the use of our website through statistical analysis.
  • Administer and protect our website.
  • Deliver relevant content and advertisements to our visitors.
  • Understand the effectiveness of our advertising through statistical analysis.
  • Comply with any legal obligations we are subject to or as required by a government authority.

Legal Grounds For Processing Your Data

  • When you contact us through the Contact Page (or by email), we receive an email with your message, name, and email address. This information will be used to respond to your query. The legal grounds for processing this data is “legitimate interest” – you expect us to respond to you.
  • When you leave a comment on one of our articles, you have the option of receiving email notifications when new comments or new articles are posted. This is managed through WordPress.com. The legal grounds for processing this data is “consent” – you give explicit consent by ticking a box to receive these notifications.
  • The legal grounds for us sending you newsletter emails is “explicit consent” – you have personally signed up to our newsletter by clicking “subscribe” and then confirmed your intent by clicking the confirmation link sent out by our Email Marketing Tool.
  • When you accept the use of cookies on our website, the legal grounds for processing data we may receive from these cookies is “consent.”
  • When you have consented to the use of cookies and continue to browse our site, the data obtained through cookies may be used to ensure we display relevant content, ensure the security of our site, maintain backups of our site and databases, and administer our site. The legal grounds for processing this data is “our legitimate interest” – we need this information to administer our site and business properly.
  • When you browse our website, we track information about you such as which location you visit us from, which pages you visit, how long you stay on these pages, what type of device you’re using, your navigation path, etc. This information will be processed to administer and protect our website, to deliver relevant website content and relevant advertisements to you, and to understand the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns. The legal grounds for processing this information is “our legitimate interest,” which enables us to properly administer our website, to grow our business, and decide on our marketing strategy.

We do not collect any sensitive data about you.

How We Collect Your Personal Data

There are multiple ways we may collect your data:

  • You may provide your personal information to us directly, either by contacting us through the Contact page, sending us an email, leaving a comment on our website, or signing up to our newsletter.
  • We may automatically collect data about you through the use of cookies. Please refer to our Cookie Policy for more information.
  • We may receive data about you from third parties such as Google Analytics for historical research and advertising networks such as Facebook.

Sharing Your Personal Data

We do not share your personal data with anyone unless required to do so by law.

Data Transfers

We do not transfer your personal data to any third-parties.

Data Security

Although we do not store any of your personal information, we do have security measures in place to prevent your data from being accidentally disclosed or accessed without authorization. We only allow access to your personal data by employees who need to know such data due to business reasons. They will only process your data based on our instructions and must keep the data strictly confidential.

We will notify you and any applicable regulators if there is a data breach and we are legally required to do so.

Data Retention

Your personal information is only retained for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose we collected it for, including any legal, analytical or reporting requirements.

Google Analytics

Our website uses Google Analytics, a statistical software that collects information about our visitors. Google Analytics is governed by its own Privacy Policy. You can find it here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/..

The data Google Analytics collects includes, but is not limited to:

  • What country and city you visit our website from
  • What device you use when visiting our website
  • Which pages you visit
  • How you reached those pages
  • How long you stay on these pages

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking if you wish. Learn more about it here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Your data is stored indefinitely, but you can ask us to remove it from Google Analytics any time. If you wish to do so, please get in touch with us through our Contact Page.

Google Analytics data is completely anonymous and can’t personally identify you. The data is only used for analyzing statistics and historical records.

Your Rights Under GDPR (The General Data Protection Regulation)

Under the new Data Protection Regulation, you have many rights regarding your personal data and privacy. These rights include the right to request access to the data we hold about you, ask us to delete that data, ask us to stop collecting data, ask us not to transfer the data, object to processing this data, ask us to export that data, and withdraw consent where consent is given. Learn more about these rights here: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/individual-rights/.

If you wish to contact us about any of these rights above, please get in touch through the Contact Page. We try to respond to all requests within 30 days.

If you have any concerns about how we process your data, you have the right to complain to EDPI, the Estonian supervisory authority for data protection issues: (http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/article29/item-detail.cfm?item_id=612080).

Cookies

Our website uses cookies to collect data about your preferences and record specific information, like which pages you access or visit. Cookies allow us to serve you and other visitors better and/or present you with customized content.

You can read here what cookies are and why they are important. https://www.websitepolicies.com/blog/cookies-guide

If you wish to disable cookies, you can do so by modifying the settings of your browser. Please note that if you refuse or disable cookies, some parts of this website may not display properly. Learn more about our Cookie Policy.

The third-party websites we may link to from time to time and our advertising partners may also serve content and advertisements, collect information directly from visitors, and place or recognize cookies on visitors’ browsers. Such tracking is done directly by the third parties through their own servers and BrennanDesign.co has no access to or control over these cookies. This type of data collection is subject to the Privacy Policies of these third-party advertisers.

You may opt-out of personalized ads at any time. Here is a helpful resource for disabling internet ads. https://www.howtogeek.com/341487/how-to-opt-out-of-targeted-ads-around-the-web/

Updates

BrennanDesign.co reserves the right to make changes to this policy. If such change occurs, the changes will be listed under the “Last Updated” line. It is your responsibility to regularly review this Privacy Policy.

Data controller’s contact email: contact [at] BrennanDesign.co.

Terms Of Use

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING BrennanDesign.co. BY USING OUR SITE, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, PLEASE DO NOT USE OUR SITE.

1. Updates

We reserve the right to make changes to these Terms. If we do, the changes will be listed under the “Last Updated” line. You should regularly review these Terms. Your continued use of BrennanDesign.co after changes indicates your acceptance of those changes.

2. Use Of Site

BrennanDesign.co is for personal use only. You shall not modify, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, create derivative works from or transfer any of the Content without our express written permission. In the event of any such unauthorized use, we will be entitled to an injunction in addition to any other remedies available at law or in equity.

3. Content

All information found on BrennanDesign.co is provided for educational and informational purposes only. We may also provide personal opinion articles from time to time.

Although we do our best to ensure all Content we publish is correct, we are not responsible for the accuracy of this information nor for any info that has been omitted.

From time to time we may provide content on topics like health. This is in no way meant to be taken as medical advice and you should always consult with your doctor about any health related information you read on this site or others.

We are not liable for any losses, damages, or injury that may result from the use of content found on BrennanDesign.co.

BrennanDesign.co also provides opinions, reviews, and information regarding online dating sites. This content is provided for informational purposes only. We are not responsible in any way for the services these online dating websites offer and nothing contained on BrennanDesign.co should be construed as a guarantee of the utility, safety, or reliability of any service discussed on the Site. Please follow the directions provided by the dating sites when using any service reviewed or discussed on our Site.

Your use of any materials or information on BrennanDesign.co is at your own risk entirely, and you are responsible for making sure that any information available on this website meets your personal requirements.

Although we use reasonable efforts to ensure that the Content we present is accurate and informative, we cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the Content. Under no circumstances will we be liable in any way for any Content, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in such Content, any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of your reliance on such Content, or the use of any product or service reviewed or discussed in such Content.

4. Disclaimer

We make no warranties or representations regarding the use of the Content or about the accuracy, completeness, correctness, timeliness, or reliability of any Content.

All of the Content and information provided via BrennanDesign.co, including, without limitation, text, links, and graphics are provided “As is” and without warranties of any kind, whether expressed or implied. You assume the risk of any and all damage or loss from use of or inability to use, the site or Content.

We do not represent or warrant that the functions contained on BrennanDesign.co will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the site or the server that makes the site available are free of viruses or other harmful components.

5. Limitation Of Liability

In no event will we be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, punitive, exemplary, or consequential damages, or any damages whatsoever, even if we have been previously advised of the possibility of such damages, whether in an action under contract, negligence, or any other theory, arising out of or in connection with the use, inability to use, or performance of the information, site, products, functionality, and materials available from BrennanDesign.co.

6. Links To Other Websites

We work with various partners and affiliate programs and may link from BrennanDesign.co to these third-party sites. BrennanDesign.co does not have any control over the Content or performance of these third-party websites, and we make no guarantees about the accuracy or completeness of their Content, nor do we make any promises about the quality of the information provided by these sites. We assume no responsibility for unintended, objectionable, inaccurate, misleading, or unlawful content that may reside on those sites.

7. Intellectual Property

BrennanDesign.co is our property. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

8. Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms of Use, please email us using the form on the Contact Page.

BrennanDesign.co uses cookies. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, what types of cookies we use and how you can control them.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that contain certain information and that are stored on your computer either permanently or temporarily. None of the information these cookies store can identify you personally. All they do is recognize your computer as it moves between different websites on the web and help web servers identify you and remember things about you.

About 95% of websites on the web today use cookies, and they can’t harm your system in any way.

2. What Kind Of Information Do Cookies Collect?

Most cookies simply tell web servers whether you have already been on the site or not so they can offer you a more convenient browsing experience next time.

For example, if a website is available in multiple languages, cookies will remember which language you preferred and will display that website in that particular language the next time you visit.

Or if you’re shopping on an online retail site, cookies save the items in your shopping cart so that you can return to them later.

Marketing cookies, on the other hand, track visitors across different websites to display ads that are relevant to their interests.

Cookies are also used to analyze website traffic and for marketing and advertising purposes.

3. What Types Of Cookies Are There?

* There are two different types of cookies:

  • Persistent cookies, which are stored in your computer as a file and stay there even after you close the website. These types of cookies use the recorded information to analyze your behavior or offer you personalized content when you visit that website next time.
  • Session cookies, which are only stored on your computer during the time you browse a website. These cookies are automatically deleted when you close the website. Session cookies don’t usually collect any personal data from your computer.

* Cookies can also be categorized as:

  • Performance cookies, which allow us to analyze and improve the performance of our website. For example, performance cookies help us understand how people reach our website and which pages they visit most often. Performance cookies collect data that can be used for marketing and advertising purposes.
  • Functionality cookies, which allow websites to remember your choices and offer enhanced features. For example, display a website in a foreign language. The information these cookies collect is usually anonymized.
  • Strictly necessary cookies, which are essential for you to move around a website and use its features. These cookies do not collect information that could be used for marketing purposes.

* Third-party cookies

  • Sometimes we embed video content, photos or other content from social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Youtube. These third-party sites may also place cookies in your browser through embedded content to collect information about you and serve content or advertisements. This type of data collection is subject to the Privacy Policies of these third-party advertisers.

4. How Can You Control Cookies?

If you do not consent to the use of cookies, you can disable some or all cookies by modifying the settings of your browser. You can also delete all active cookies any time.

If you do not block cookies and continue to browse our website, you consent to the use of cookies.

Please note that although you can block cookies, doing so might prevent you from accessing some parts of our site. You can find more information about cookies here: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/.

5. What Types Of Cookies Do We Use?

BrennanDesign.co uses the following cookies:

– Statistical cookies (Google Analytics) to understand how visitors use our website. Some of these cookies are valid for two years or until you delete them and some of them are valid for one day or until you delete them.

– Statistical cookies that are used by Google Analytics to collect data about the visitors’ device and behavior. These cookies are session cookies, which will be deleted automatically when you close our website. These cookies track the visitor across their devices and different marketing channels.

  • – Cookies by Google Adsense and Third Parties that track what pages a visitor loads, which ads they click on, which device they use when browsing the website, etc. to help provide targeted ads based on their interests and facilitate the social sharing function provided by AddThis.com.

– Marketing cookies, such as:

  • ads/ga-audiences by Google Adwords to re-engage visitors who are likely to become customers based on their online behavior on different websites. This is a session cookie and will be deleted automatically when you close our website.
  • ml_guid by MailerLite.com to register visitors’ behavior and navigation on our site and possible interactions with active campaigns. This data is used to optimize ad campaigns and for efficient retargeting. It is a persistent cookie and will stay on your computer until you delete it manually.

– Cookies by “Complianz” to store accepted cookie policy ID. This cookie is valid for 1 year or until you delete it.

– Cookies used by our Email Marketing Tool MailerLite.com, which are session cookies and expire when you close our website.

If you have any questions or concerns about these policies, please contact us through the Contact Page.