Privacy Policy
Effective from 25th May 2018
Our Privacy Policy explains what data we collect from you, when it is used, for what purpose, and explains how and when you may withdraw consent for any personal data to be stored or retained.
This document may change from time to time. In such cases we will post announcements on the website prior to it coming into effect.
We make every effort to ensure we protect your personal information and we never share your email address or any other personal information with any third party companies or marketing companies.
BlackFire Media fully complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) EU legislation, which is applicable to all EU citizens.
How We Use Your Data
In order for us to register your domain and hosting it will be necessary to collect your email address, name, address and phone number. These details will then be submitted to our hosting provider and the IEDR. The IEDR and our Irish hosting and domain provider are both based in Ireland and are fully GDPR compliant.
These details are stored on our offline database and are only used to correspond with you in matters regarding your website upkeep and maintenance.
Is My Personal Data Transferred Outside of the European Union?
Yes. Online transactions are processed by PayPal. PayPal is fully GDPR compliant.
Online Transactions
All online payments are processed securely with PayPal. It is necessary in order to process your card payment to collect your name, address and card details. These are processed securely on PayPal's servers. PayPal is fully GDPR compliant. Payments will appear on your statement as Phoenix Media Website Services.
Cookies
Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your personal computer, mobile or other device when you visit a website. This information is then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise a user's device and improve the user's experience.
Persistent Cookies
These cookies remain on a user's device for the period of time specified in the cookie. They are activated each time that the user visits the website that created that particular cookie.
Session Cookies
These cookies allow website operators to link the actions of a user during a browser session. A browser session starts when a user opens the browser window and finishes when they close it. Session cookies are created temporarily. Once you close the browser, all session cookies are deleted.
Our Cookies
Functionality Cookies
These cookies remember choices you make to improve your experience. They allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personal features. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, services you have asked for cannot be provided.
Log Files
As is true of most websites, we and our third party tracking partners gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data.