Privacy Policy
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://bloodhub.ie.
Bloodhub.ie is owned and operated by Bloodhub Limited, a company registered in Ireland (Company Number: 797605)
Bloodhub Limited is committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Irish data protection legislation.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymised string created from your email address (called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the site.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you don’t have to re-enter your details when leaving another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out will remove the login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g.,videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if the visitor has visited the other website directly.
These external sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content, especially if you are logged into an account on that website.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.Visitor comments may also be checked through an automated spam detection service.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can automatically recognise and approve any follow-up comments instead of holding them for moderation. For registered users (if any), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators can also access and edit this information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided. You may also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, except data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments and form submissions may be processed through automated spam detection services and secure hosting providers located within the EU or other jurisdictions compliant with GDPR.