Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

At Top Ireland News, we value your privacy and are committed to transparency about how we operate. This Privacy Policy outlines our practices regarding data collection and usage when you visit our website.

2. Information We Collect

Top Ireland News does not directly collect personal data from our users. We do not require account creation or personal information to access our content.

However, our website uses standard web technologies that may automatically collect some non-personal information, such as:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • Referring website
  • Pages visited on our website
  • Time and date of your visit

This information helps us understand how users interact with our website and improve our services.

3. Third-Party Services

While we do not collect personal data ourselves, our website integrates with third-party services that may collect information about you. These third-party partners include:

  • Google: We use Google services including Google Analytics and Google Ads. These services may collect data about your browsing habits to provide analytics and display relevant advertisements.
  • Facebook: Our website includes Facebook tools that may collect data about your activities on our site to enhance ad targeting on Facebook's platforms.
  • TikTok: We integrate with TikTok services that may collect information about your interaction with our content to improve ad delivery on TikTok.

These third-party services operate under their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to review:

4. Cookies

Our website and our third-party partners may use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small files stored on your device that help websites remember your preferences and track your activity.

These cookies may be used for:

  • Site functionality and remembering preferences
  • Analytics to understand how users interact with our site
  • Advertising to display relevant ads based on your interests

You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies, though this may affect some features of our website.

5. Advertisements

Top Ireland News displays advertisements to support our free content. These ads may be personalized based on your browsing history, interests, and other factors collected by our advertising partners.

Our advertising partners may collect information about you to provide these personalized ads. This information is collected and used according to their respective privacy policies.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data, including:

  • Right to access information collected about you
  • Right to correction of inaccurate information
  • Right to deletion of your information
  • Right to object to or restrict processing of your information
  • Right to data portability

To exercise these rights with respect to information collected by our third-party partners, please contact those partners directly using the links provided above.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The updated policy will be posted on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date.

We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our practices, please contact us through the information provided on our website.

Last updated: 2 April 2025