1. Who is responsible for your information?

Jo Lawless is responsible for the personal information collected through this website. If you have a question about this policy or how we use your data, email info@jolawless.ie.

2. Information we collect

We may collect the following information:

3. Why we use your information

We use personal information where necessary to:

Our lawful bases under data-protection law are performance of a contract, compliance with legal obligations, our legitimate interests in running a secure business and website, and consent where required.

4. Payments

Payments are handled by Stripe and, where offered, PayPal. These providers process payment information as independent controllers in accordance with their own privacy policies. We receive the information needed to confirm payment and manage your order, but we do not receive or retain your full card number or security code.

5. Cookies and CookieYes

We use CookieYes to manage cookie consent on this website. Strictly necessary cookies may be used to make the website work, including remembering basket contents, supporting checkout and maintaining security.

Optional cookies, such as analytics or marketing cookies, will only be used where you have given consent through the CookieYes banner. You can change or withdraw your preferences at any time by selecting the Cookie Settings option available on the website.

For further detail, please see our Cookie Policy where available.

6. Who we share information with

We only share personal information where necessary to run our business and fulfil your order. This may include:

We do not sell your personal information.

7. International transfers

Some service providers may process information outside the European Economic Area. Where this happens, we will use appropriate safeguards required by applicable data-protection law, such as an adequacy decision or standard contractual clauses.

8. How long we keep information

We keep personal information only for as long as needed for the purpose for which it was collected. Order, billing and transaction records are generally retained for up to seven years to meet Irish tax and accounting requirements. We may retain information for longer where required to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

9. Your rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to request access to your personal information, have inaccurate information corrected, request deletion, restrict or object to certain processing, request a portable copy of information you provided to us, or withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

To exercise a right, email info@jolawless.ie. We may need to verify your identity before responding.

You also have the right to make a complaint to the Irish Data Protection Commission. Details are available at www.dataprotection.ie.

10. Children

This website is not intended for children to make purchases without the involvement of a parent or guardian. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children without appropriate authority.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be published on this page with its updated date.

12. Contact us

For privacy questions or requests, contact us at info@jolawless.ie.