Privacy notice

Last updated: 26 October 2026 WHO WE ARE Killarney Village Hub is one of a network of community information sites for Sneem, Waterville, Kenmare and Killarney, operated by Fiáin Cottage Ltd, V93 DY61, Co. Kerry, Ireland ("we"). We are the controller of the personal data described here. Contact: info@fiaincottage.com. WHAT WE COLLECT, WHY, AND FOR HOW LONG • Pages you visit, device and approximate location, through Google Analytics. Why: to see what is useful and improve the site. Legal basis: your consent (cookie banner). Kept: up to 14 months. • Your cookie choice. Why: to remember whether you accepted analytics. Legal basis: necessary for the service. Kept: in your browser until you clear it. • Anything you send us (a notice, a reply, an event or a correction), with your name and email. Why: to publish it, moderate it and contact you about it. Legal basis: our legitimate interest in running a community noticeboard. Kept: published items until they expire; contact details 12 months after the item ends. • Advertising and sponsorship bookings, invoices and payments. Why: to provide the service and meet tax law. Legal basis: contract and legal obligation. Kept: 6 years. • Donations. Why: to process and acknowledge them. Legal basis: contract and legal obligation. Kept: 6 years. • Editor and admin accounts. Why: to let local volunteers manage content. Legal basis: contract. Kept: until the account is closed. • Published contact details of businesses, clubs and public services. Why: to list them and keep a private register of local organisations, so information stays accurate across villages. Legal basis: legitimate interests. Kept: while the organisation is active; removed on request. WHAT WE DO NOT DO We do not sell personal data. We do not show advertising based on tracking. We do not publish private individuals' phone numbers. AI-ASSISTED CONTENT Some listings and events are gathered from public sources (parish newsletters, official websites, tourism listings) by automated tools and checked against those sources. Any item can be corrected or removed: email info@fiaincottage.com. WHO ELSE HANDLES DATA • Lovable and Supabase: hosting and database. • Google: analytics, only with your consent. • Our payment provider: advertising and donations. • Our email provider: messages we send you. Each acts on our instructions under a data processing agreement. Where data leaves the European Economic Area, it is protected by the EU Standard Contractual Clauses or the EU–US Data Privacy Framework. YOUR RIGHTS You can ask to see, correct, delete, restrict or move your data, and you can object to processing based on legitimate interests. You can withdraw cookie consent at any time through Cookie settings at the foot of every page. Email info@fiaincottage.com; we reply within one month. You may also complain to the Data Protection Commission, 21 Fitzwilliam Square South, Dublin 2, D02 RD28 (www.dataprotection.ie). CHANGES We will update this notice when our practices change and show the date at the top.