This Privacy Policy explains how Lost Society collects, uses, stores and protects personal information when you visit Lost Society, subscribe to our newsletter or contact our team.
For the purposes of applicable data-protection law, Lost Society is responsible for the personal data processed through this website.
Information We Collect
Depending on how you use the website, we may collect:
- Your name and email address when you contact us.
- Information submitted through contact or newsletter forms.
- The content of messages, editorial enquiries and advertising requests.
- Your IP address, browser type, device information and approximate location.
- Pages visited, referral sources and interactions with the website.
- Cookie preferences and related technical information.
Please avoid sending sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for your enquiry.
How We Collect Personal Information
We collect information when you:
- Contact our editorial or advertising team.
- Subscribe to the Lost Society newsletter.
- Submit a correction, news tip or business enquiry.
- Browse or interact with the website.
- Accept optional analytics or advertising cookies.
Some technical information may be collected automatically through cookies, server logs and similar technologies.
How We Use Your Information
We may use personal information to:
- Respond to questions, feedback and editorial enquiries.
- Review news tips, correction requests and content suggestions.
- Process advertising and partnership enquiries.
- Manage newsletter subscriptions.
- Send updates where you have provided consent.
- Maintain the security and functionality of the website.
- Understand website performance and improve our content.
- Meet legal, regulatory and administrative obligations.
Legal Bases for Processing
Depending on the situation, we process personal information on one or more of the following legal bases:
- Consent: When you subscribe to marketing or accept optional cookies.
- Legitimate interests: To operate, secure and improve the website and respond to relevant enquiries.
- Contractual necessity: When processing is required to provide an agreed advertising or business service.
- Legal obligation: When information must be retained or disclosed to comply with applicable law.
You may withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.
Cookies and Analytics
Lost Society may use necessary cookies to operate the website and optional cookies to understand website usage, remember preferences or support advertising.
Where consent is legally required, optional cookies should not be activated until you provide permission through the cookie banner. You can change your preferences through the website’s cookie controls or browser settings.
Blocking certain cookies may affect some website features. Further details about individual cookies should be available through the website’s cookie-consent tool.
Newsletter Communications
When you subscribe to the Lost Society newsletter, we use your email address to send relevant content and publication updates. You can unsubscribe at any time by selecting the unsubscribe link included in an email.
After unsubscribing, limited information may be retained where necessary to record your preference and prevent unwanted messages.
Visit our Newsletter page for more information.
Sharing Personal Information
We do not sell personal information. We may share limited information with trusted service providers that help us operate the website, including:
- Website hosting and security providers.
- Email and newsletter platforms.
- Analytics and performance services.
- Technical support providers.
- Professional advisers where necessary.
These providers may only process information for authorised purposes and should apply appropriate security and confidentiality measures.
We may also disclose information where required by law, a court order or a competent regulatory authority.
International Data Transfers
Some service providers may process information outside Ireland or the European Economic Area. Where this happens, appropriate safeguards should be used, such as an adequacy decision or approved contractual protections.
Data Retention
Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
Retention periods may depend on:
- The nature of the enquiry or service.
- Legal and accounting requirements.
- Security and dispute-resolution needs.
- Whether consent remains valid.
- The need to maintain an unsubscribe record.
Information that is no longer required will be deleted, anonymised or securely restricted.
Your Data-Protection Rights
Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:
- Request access to your personal information.
- Ask for inaccurate information to be corrected.
- Request deletion of personal information.
- Restrict or object to certain processing.
- Withdraw consent at any time.
- Request data portability where applicable.
- Submit a complaint to a data-protection authority.
To exercise a privacy right, email editor@lostsociety.ie. We may request limited information to verify your identity before completing a request.
You can also learn more or submit a complaint through the Irish Data Protection Commission.
Data Security
We use reasonable technical and organisational measures intended to protect personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or loss.
However, no website, email transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Users should take appropriate care when sharing personal information online.
Third-Party Links
Lost Society articles may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of external websites. You should review the privacy policy of any third-party website you visit.
Children’s Privacy
Lost Society is intended for a general audience and does not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal information through the website, please contact us so the matter can be reviewed.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when our website, services or legal obligations change. Any revised version will be published on this page with an updated revision date.
Contact Us About Privacy
For questions about this Privacy Policy or the use of personal information, contact:
Lost Society
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Email: editor@lostsociety.ie
Website: www.lostsociety.ie
You can find additional contact information on our Contact Us page.