Privacy Policy
1. Introduction
Welcome to TheHRHead.com (“we”, “us”, “our”, “the Site”). We take your privacy seriously and are committed to being transparent about how we collect, use, share, and protect your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains:
- what personal data we collect,
- why and how we use it,
- who we share it with,
- your rights, and
- how we protect your data.
If you have any questions about this policy or want to exercise your data protection rights, you can contact us at:
Email: terrisue@thehrhead.com
Address: Dublin, Ireland
2. Data We Collect
We collect several types of information about you when you visit and interact with TheHRHead.com, depending on how you use the Site. These include:
- Information You Provide Directly
- Name
- Email address (for newsletter signup, contact forms, etc.)
- Any additional information you choose to share via contact or subscription forms
- Automatically Collected Information
- IP address
- Device information (e.g. device type, operating system, browser)
- Usage data (e.g. which pages you visit, how long you stay, links clicked)
- Referrer data (how you arrived at the Site)
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies
- We use cookies and similar technologies to understand how you use the Site, remember preferences, and improve your experience.
- This may include third-party analytics cookies (e.g. Google Analytics), performance cookies, and strictly necessary cookies.
- Third-Party Sources
- We may also receive personal data from our service providers (e.g. email service for newsletters) or other third parties, depending on the integrations on our Site.
3. How We Use Your Data
We process your data for the following purposes, based on valid legal grounds under GDPR (EU Regulation) and Irish Data Protection Law (Data Protection Act 2018).
| Purpose | Legal Basis |
|---|---|
| Provide, operate, and maintain the Site | Legitimate interest |
| Send you newsletters or email updates (if you’ve subscribed) | Your consent |
| Communicate with you (responding to inquiries) | Legitimate interest / Consent |
| Monitor usage and analyze trends (analytics) | Legitimate interest |
| Security and fraud prevention | Legitimate interest / Legal obligation |
| Comply with legal obligations | Legal obligation |
4. Who We Share Your Data With
We may share your personal data with third parties in the following circumstances:
- Service Providers: We use third-party services (e.g. email platform, analytics provider) to help run the Site. They process personal data on our behalf under contract.
- Legal Obligations: If required by law (e.g. to comply with legal process, respond to a court order), we may disclose your personal data.
- Business Transfers: If we merge with or are acquired by another company, or transfer part of our business, your data may be among the transferred assets (with protections in place).
We do not sell your personal data.
5. International Transfers
If we or our service providers transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place (such as Standard Contractual Clauses) to protect it.
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which we process it, including:
- Maintaining the Site
- Communicating with you (e.g. if you’re subscribed)
- Complying with legal obligations
- Resolving disputes, enforcing our agreements
When we no longer need your data, we will securely delete or anonymize it.
7. Your Rights
Under GDPR and Irish data protection law, you have several rights in relation to your personal data:
- Right of Access: Ask us for a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right of Rectification: Ask us to correct or update inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
- Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): Request deletion of your data, under certain conditions.
- Right to Restrict Processing: Ask us to limit how we use your data in certain situations.
- Right to Data Portability: Obtain your data in a structured, commonly used format.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: If we rely on your consent (e.g., for newsletter), you can withdraw it at any time.
- Right to Object: Object to certain processing (e.g., analytics) when we rely on our legitimate interests.
- Right to Lodge a Complaint: You can also file a complaint with the Data Protection Commission (DPC) in Ireland. For contact details, see: the DPC website.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at terrisue@thehrhead.com.
8. Cookies & Tracking
- We use cookies to make the Site work, to remember your settings, to provide security, and to understand how people interact with our Site.
- On your first visit, you’ll be presented with a cookie banner allowing you to consent to non-essential cookies (analytics, performance).
- You can manage or disable cookies via your browser settings. However, disabling some cookies may limit the functionality of the Site.
- For more technical detail, here are examples of categories:
- Strictly necessary cookies: required for the technical functioning of the Site.
- Analytics cookies: help us understand how visitors use the site.
- Performance cookies: improve performance (e.g. load times).
9. Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration. While we strive to use appropriate security measures, no system can be 100% secure — so please also take care when sharing your data.
10. Links to Other Websites
Our Site may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those sites. When you click on links to other sites, please review their privacy policies separately.
11. Contact Information
If you have any questions, want to make a data subject request, or have a complaint, you can contact us at:
Email: terrisue@thehrhead.com
Address: Dublin, Ireland