Privacy Policy

Emerald Ledger Ltd. ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect personal data when you visit emeraldledger.ie and related pages (the "Site"), in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (Ireland).

1. Data Controller

Emerald Ledger Ltd.
24 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2, D02 XK58, Ireland
Email: [email protected]

2. Data We Collect

We may collect the following categories of personal data:

• Contact information: name, email address, phone number (when you submit our contact form)
• Communication data: messages you send us and our responses
• Technical data: IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and referral source
• Cookie data: as described in our Cookie Policy

3. How We Use Your Data

We process personal data for the following purposes:

• Responding to enquiries and delivering requested educational resources
• Sending newsletters (only with your explicit consent)
• Improving the Site and understanding how visitors use our content
• Complying with legal obligations
• Protecting against fraud and abuse

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Under GDPR, we rely on:

• Consent — for newsletters and non-essential cookies
• Legitimate interests — for site analytics, security, and responding to enquiries
• Contract — where processing is necessary to provide requested resources
• Legal obligation — where required by Irish or EU law

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We may share data with trusted service providers (e.g. email delivery, hosting) who process data on our behalf under data processing agreements. We may disclose data if required by law or to protect our legal rights.

6. International Transfers

Where data is transferred outside the European Economic Area, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.

7. Data Retention

Contact form submissions are retained for up to 24 months unless a longer period is required for legal purposes. Newsletter subscriber data is retained until you unsubscribe. Analytics data is typically retained for 26 months.

8. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Rectify inaccurate data
• Request erasure ("right to be forgotten")
• Restrict or object to processing
• Data portability
• Withdraw consent at any time (without affecting prior lawful processing)
• Lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission (Ireland) at dataprotection.ie

To exercise your rights, contact [email protected].

9. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data, including encryption in transit (HTTPS) and access controls. No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

10. Children's Privacy

The Site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect data from individuals under 16. If you believe we have collected such data, please contact us for deletion.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Material changes will be indicated by updating the "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this page regularly.