A distant view of Hook Lighthouse, located on the rugged coastline of Ireland. The lighthouse, with its distinctive black and white stripes, stands tall against a cloudy sky, surrounded by grassy fields and a few small white buildings.

Privacy Policy

Terms And Conditions

All of the content on travelirelandtoday.com is created to the best of our knowledge and ability and is only for informational and educational purposes. Travel Ireland Today editors, writers and owners cannot be held liable for any inaccurate information or issues arising during your trip.

Visitors must do their own research and due diligence on the information provided by this website. We are not liable for any errors or mistakes displayed on this website. Therefore, we cannot be held responsible if the information becomes inaccurate over time.

If you notice any incorrect information, please leave a comment on the page so we can update it accordingly. Any reliance you place on this information is, therefore, strictly at your own discretion.

Travel Ireland Today is not liable for any losses, injuries, or damages resulting from displaying or using any information on this website.

Be aware that while navigating this website, you can click on links and visit other websites that are not under the control of travelirelandtoday.com. We only try to share relevant links; however, we cannot be held responsible for the content on these websites.

Liability

While Travel Ireland Today is a travel blog about Ireland, we are not your Ireland travel specialists. Everything on this website and our resources should not be considered professional advice. TravelIrelandToday.com and its owners, editors and writers are not liable for any losses or damages related to actions or failure to act related to the content on this website.

You should seek specific counsel from an attorney or a financial advisor or hire a specialist advisor who specializes in your subject matter for anything relating to finances, marketing, or legal issues. The information included herein is for educational and informational purposes only.

Comments

Comments are available on all of our blog posts. They are a great way for you and us to interact, and we appreciate every comment. We do not tolerate hurtful or abusive language and reserve the right to delete those we feel are inappropriate.

Copyright

All of the content (text, images, and videos) on travelirelandtoday.com has been created by Travel Ireland Today (unless otherwise stated) for the sole use of travelirelandtoday.com. Travel Ireland Today does not authorize the copying or redistributing of text, images, content, downloads, or videos without prior approval.

If we use stock images, we will credit them and inform the owner based on Common copy credits.

We also spend much time and effort illustrating our articles with our own photographs. It is really not cool to take any of the content without our permission. If you want to use any of our photography or republish our articles, please contact us.

Any breaches of this will be considered copyright infringements, and we will take the appropriate steps to ensure the issue is resolved.

Affiliates

As you read our articles, you may find links to affiliate partners. We may get paid a small commission if you purchase any products or services through these links. This costs you nothing but helps us support the costs of running this blog.

Travel Ireland Today is a direct participant with Booking.com, Getyourguides.com, Discovercars.com, Travelpayouts.com and Viator.com affiliate programs or through our sister website Talesfromthelens.com.

Links

On our website and in our posts, we include relevant links to other websites that are not affiliates. We do this to provide you with more information.

We do not intend to trick or deceive you, and any links will be of no extra cost to you. We will only promote products or services we believe in and believe are the best options.

We currently don’t accept sponsored links or guest posting.

GDPR Compliance

At Travel Ireland Today, we have updated our policies to comply with Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our new Privacy Policy and Terms of Service will take effect on May 19th, 2023. They were last updated on July 1st, 2023.

You have:

  • The right to be informed
  • The right of access
  • The right to rectification
  • The right to erasure
  • The right to restrict processing
  • The right to data portability
  • The right to object
  • Rights in relation to automated decision-making and profiling.

Privacy Policy

How Travel Ireland Today Uses Your Data

We collect information to improve our site. Continue reading below to see what information we collect. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page. This policy was last modified on 08/03/2025.

Travel Ireland Today will never share personal information with third parties. The information we collect is solely used to analyze the performance of our website, TravelIrelandToday.com. We do this through cookies. By using our website, you agree to us anonymously using your information to improve our website.

If you choose to join our mailing list, you will receive newsletters, which you can opt out of at any time by following the link in the email or by emailing us. We use Kit (previously known as ConvertKit) to automate email outreach and Google Analytics 4 and Microsoft Clarity to analyze website data. If you give us your name, it will only be used to personalize the newsletters.

All of our affiliates are GDPR compliant.

What information do we collect?

We collect information that tells us how people use our website.

Information provided voluntarily:

From time to time, we collect contact information from our readers. We can only get your contact information if you give it to us through a form on our website, such as subscribing to the newsletter, leaving a comment, emailing us, buying a product, etc.

Information automatically collected:

Whenever Users interact with our Website, we automatically gather non-personal identification information. This information helps us monitor and improve the performance of our website. It includes details about you and the device used to access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, we record your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages viewed, and the dates/times of access. We may also collect information regarding your actions on the Website, such as clicked links. It is important to note that your information is anonymized and only viewed aggregately.

Cookies

TravelIrelandToday.com uses cookies to enhance your experience and optimize our website for the future. Unfortunately, the cookies we use are not the delicious type. They are small files that let us recognize if you have been on our site before and how you use our website. We do not share any of this information with third parties and never will. Your privacy is very important to us.

Ultimately, we want you to have the best experience on our blog. Cookies allow us to track which blog posts are popular and which are not, helping us create better information for you and others. We do not use cookies to follow you with stalking ads. We don’t want to and don’t have the marketing budget.

As internet users ourselves, we regularly delete cookies, and we recommend that you do the same by accessing your browser’s settings.

What do we do with the information we collect?

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, in particular for the following reasons:

  • Operate & maintain the website;
  • We may use the information to improve our services;
  • To send you newsletters after you subscribe or links to content you downloaded, such as packing lists, itineraries, digital purchases, etc.
  • To respond to your comments or inquiries;
  • To track and measure statistics/advertising on the Website;

We promise to collect only the personal data we need, periodically review the data we hold, and delete anything we don’t need. 

Third-Party Use Of Personal Information

Your explicit authorization allows us to share your information with third parties. Furthermore, the Website employs third-party service providers to handle its operations. The personal information used by each of these service providers is subject to their individual privacy policies.

At present, the following third-party service providers are utilized by this Website:

Website Analytics

Google Analytics 4

Google Analytics 4 tracks website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the website. The information collected by Google Analytics 4 generates reports and provides insights about website traffic, user demographics, and user behavior. This information is utilized to improve our blog content and user experience.

We only use aggregated and anonymized data for analytical purposes, including benchmarking, trend analysis, and performance measurement. This data does not identify individuals and is used solely for statistical analysis and enhancing our blog.

You can find their privacy policy here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Microsoft Clarity

Microsoft Clarity is a user behavior analytics tool designed to help website owners and developers understand how users interact with their websites. It provides insights into visitor behavior by tracking various metrics and offering visualizations such as heatmaps, session recordings, and detailed reports.

We use this tool for statistical purposes to provide a better user experience.

Emails

Any information stored on our mailing list is solely used to distribute Travel Ireland Today posts and newsletters. We do not share personal information with third parties.

We have Kit installed on our website. We use this tool to send newsletters to which you subscribe and the content you choose to download or purchase. Any marketing emails sent will be using the Kit platforms; the only exception to this will be replying to emails sent to us through our contact page. You can find Kit’s privacy policy here: https://kit.com/privacy

Managing Your Email Preferences

You have full control over email communications sent to you by Travel Ireland Today. If you wish for us to review, amend or delete any information we use to contact you via Kit, you can do so here. You can also directly change your preferences or unsubscribe by clicking on the link at the bottom of our automated emails & newsletters.

Comment Section

We use a WordPress tool for the comment sections on our blog posts. If you would like us to delete any comments you have made, please contact us here.

Contact Forms

We use a contact form to allow you to contact us. Feel free to send us feedback by viewing the page here. Any information we receive through our contact form is strictly confidential unless otherwise stated. If you would like us to review, amend, or delete any correspondence made through our contact page, please contact us here. We use the tool WPForms to create contact forms, and their privacy policy can be found here: http://wpforms.com/privacy–policy/.

Website Security

HTTPS

We have installed an SSL certificate on our website through our server provider, Lyrical, to ensure that all of our web pages are compliant with HTTPS protocols.

All-In-One WordPress Security

We use a tool called All In One WordPress Security to ensure our website stays safe, healthy and free from spam, hackers and malicious content. The tool is created by Tips and Tricks HQ, and their privacy policy can be found here: https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/privacy-policy.

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance

The Website does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally identifiable information about a child under 16 in its database, please contact us immediately here.

Advertising

travelirelandtoday.com uses Grow by Mediavine to manage all third-party advertising on the Website. Grow by Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies.

Grow by Mediavine may collect certain information about your browsing activities to provide targeted advertisements. Please review Grow’s privacy policy to understand how they handle your information: https://www.mediavine.com/legal-and-privacy-center/

Contacting Us

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us by visiting our contact page

Last updated: March 8th 2025