Privacy Policy
Last updated: 18 July 2026
Howth Free Press respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect through this website, why we collect it, how it is used, and the rights available to you under applicable data protection law, including the General Data Protection Regulation.
Howth Free Press is the data controller responsible for personal information collected directly through this website.
Who We Are
Howth Free Press is an independent publisher based in Howth, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
For questions about this Privacy Policy or the use of your personal information, contact:
Email: howthfreepress@gmail.com
Information We Collect
We may collect personal information when you contact us, subscribe to our mailing list, place an order, register an interest in an event, or otherwise communicate with us.
This information may include your name, email address, postal address, order and delivery details, the contents of messages you send through our contact form, and any information you choose to provide in connection with a publishing proposal.
When you subscribe to our mailing list, we collect your email address and a record of your subscription and consent. When you use the website, limited technical information may also be collected automatically by Payhip and other service providers, including your IP address, browser type, device information and activity relating to the operation and security of the website.
How We Use Your Information
We use personal information to respond to enquiries, review publishing proposals, process and fulfil orders, provide information about our books, communicate about launches and events, maintain our mailing list, administer the website, prevent misuse or fraud, and comply with legal, accounting and regulatory obligations.
We will not use your mailing-list subscription to send communications unrelated to Howth Free Press, its books, authors, launches or events.
Our Legal Basis For Processing
We process personal information only where there is a lawful basis for doing so.
When you subscribe to our mailing list, we rely on your consent. You may withdraw that consent at any time by using the unsubscribe link contained in our emails or by contacting us.
When you place an order or ask us to take steps relating to a purchase, we process the information necessary to fulfil that transaction.
When you contact us, submit a proposal, or make a general enquiry, we may process your information on the basis of our legitimate interest in responding, assessing the communication and administering the work of the Press.
We may also process information where necessary to comply with legal obligations, including tax, accounting and record-keeping requirements.
Irish and European data protection guidance requires organisations to explain who processes personal data, why it is processed, the lawful basis relied upon, the recipients of the data, and how long it will be retained.
Mailing List And MailerLite
Our mailing list is managed using MailerLite. When you subscribe, the information you provide is transferred to and processed by MailerLite on our behalf so that we can maintain our subscriber list and send emails.
MailerLite acts as a data processor for customer mailing-list information and incorporates a Data Processing Addendum into its terms. (MailerLite)
Subscription is voluntary. Where double opt-in is enabled, MailerLite will send you an email asking you to confirm your subscription. You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any mailing.
We do not add people to the Howth Free Press mailing list merely because they contact us or purchase a book, unless they have separately agreed to receive those communications.
Payhip And Website Services
This website is hosted using Payhip. Payhip may process technical information needed to provide, secure and operate the website. Where purchases or payments are made through Payhip, Payhip and the relevant payment provider may process the information required to complete the transaction.
Payment card information is handled by the relevant payment provider. Howth Free Press does not receive or store your complete payment card details.
Payhip publishes its own privacy policy and states that its services support GDPR requirements.
Some books may be purchased through external retailers, including Amazon. When you follow a link to an external retailer, that retailer processes your information under its own privacy policy and terms. Howth Free Press does not control the retailer’s collection or use of your information.
Contact Forms And Publishing Proposals
When you use our contact form, we use the information supplied to respond to your message.
When you submit a publishing proposal, we may use the information provided to consider the project and communicate with you about it. Please do not include unnecessary sensitive personal information in a proposal or general message.
Submitting a proposal does not create a confidential, contractual or publishing relationship unless this is subsequently agreed in writing.
Sharing Your Information
We do not sell your personal information.
We may share information with service providers where this is necessary to operate the website, maintain the mailing list, process payments, fulfil orders, provide professional services, or comply with legal obligations. These providers may include Payhip, MailerLite, payment processors, delivery providers, website and email service providers, accountants, legal advisers and relevant public authorities.
Service providers are permitted to use the information only for the services they provide or as otherwise required by law.
International Transfers
Some service providers may process personal information outside Ireland or the European Economic Area. Where this occurs, we rely on safeguards recognised under applicable data protection law, such as an adequacy decision, standard contractual clauses, or another lawful transfer mechanism.
How Long We Keep Information
We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
Mailing-list information is normally retained until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete it, although a limited suppression record may be retained to ensure that you are not added again inadvertently.
Contact-form messages and publishing proposals are retained for as long as needed to respond, evaluate the communication, maintain an appropriate record, or deal with any resulting matter.
Order, payment and accounting records may be retained for the period required under applicable tax, accounting and legal requirements.
Cookies And Similar Technologies
Payhip and services used through this website may use cookies or similar technologies to operate the website, maintain security, remember preferences, process transactions and understand how the website is used.
Some cookies are necessary for the website to function. Other cookies should be used only where permitted by applicable law and, where required, with your consent.
Your browser may allow you to block or delete cookies. Doing so may affect the operation of parts of the website.
Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to request access to your personal information, correct inaccurate information, request deletion, restrict processing, object to processing, receive certain information in a portable format, and withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal. These rights are subject to certain legal conditions and exemptions.
The Irish Data Protection Commission explains that individuals have rights concerning access, correction, erasure, restriction, objection, portability and the withdrawal of consent.
To exercise a right, contact us at howthfreepress@gmail.com. We may need to ask for information to confirm your identity before acting on a request.
You also have the right to make a complaint to the Irish Data Protection Commission if you believe your personal information has been processed unlawfully.
Security
We take reasonable organisational and technical measures to protect personal information against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, alteration or disclosure. However, no website, email service or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Data protection principles require personal information to be handled with appropriate security and confidentiality.
Children’s Information
This website and our mailing list are not directed specifically at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children without an appropriate lawful basis or any consent required by law.
External Links
The website may contain links to Amazon, media organisations, event pages, social platforms and other external websites. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies. Howth Free Press is not responsible for the content, security or privacy practices of external websites.
Changes To This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when our website, services, suppliers or legal obligations change. The revised version will be published on this page with an updated date.
Contact Us
For questions, requests or concerns concerning this Privacy Policy or your personal information, contact:
Howth Free Press
Howth, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Email: howthfreepress@gmail.com
