Mary McCauley Proofreading Privacy Statement

Privacy Statement

I’m Mary McCauley, a registered sole trader trading as Mary McCauley Proofreading. I provide editing, proofreading and training services. I run the Mary McCauley Proofreading website and the Letters from an Irish Editor blog. My office is based in Co Wexford, Ireland. My email address is info@marymccauleyproofreading.com.

I respect the privacy of my clients, blog subscribers and users of my website. This Privacy Statement explains my policy on the collection and use of the information I gather from clients and users of this website and blog. I will keep all personal information you provide me in accordance with my obligations under current Data Protection legislation.

Collecting information from you

I collect and hold your information so that I can:

reply to your emails
provide you with a quotation for my services
deliver my services to you as you have requested
contact you after the delivery of those services about such things as GDPR consent, feedback on my service, or a request for a reference
send you my blog posts if you have subscribed to my blog
answer your comments on my blog post
see how visitors use my website and blog
maintain my business accounts records under my Revenue (Ireland’s tax authority) obligations.

Information I collect and hold

I collect and hold your:

first name and surname
email address
postal address
some basic information about your project so that I can provide you with an accurate quotation and deliver the requested service to you
telephone number (if provided).

Collection and storage methods

I collect or hold your information through:

my Letters from an Irish Editor blog subscription sign-up using MailChimp’s services
email using Google’s Gmail services
the cloud-storage service Dropbox.

You should read the privacy policies of the above service providers (Weebly, MailChimp, Google Gmail and Dropbox) to ensure that you are happy with their contents.

Sharing your information

I never share your information with a third party unless:

you ask me to in writing
you give me your written consent in advance
I am required to do so by law, e.g. as part of a Revenue audit of my business.

Accessing, deleting or correcting your information

You have the right to know what information about you I collect and use and to request a copy of it. You also have the right to delete or correct this information. To do so, please email me at info@marymccauleyproofreading.com and write GDPR Access Request, GDPR Deletion Request or GDPR Correction Request in the subject line as appropriate.

Cookies

A cookie is a small piece of data that may be stored on your computer or mobile device. It allows a website to ‘remember’ your actions or preferences over a length of time. I use cookies to run my website and as part of my website analytics, through the services of the following suppliers:

Weebly
Google Analytics

For further information, please see my Cookie Statement.

Keeping your information secure

It would be unwise of me to give detailed information in this publicly available Privacy Statement on the measures I take to keep your data secure. However, I can tell you that I take my security responsibilities seriously and that I use the most appropriate physical and technical measures to ensure your information is stored securely. I review these measures regularly.

In the event of a security or privacy breach and your information is at risk, I will notify you by email as soon as possible after I have discovered the breach, but no longer than the maximum of 72 hours required under Data Protection legislation.

Ensuring your information is accurate, complete and up-to-date

I do not hold more information on you than is necessary for the purpose for which I collect it. I try to ensure that this information is accurate, complete and up-to-date. If you wish to update or add to the information I hold, please email me at info@marymccauleyproofreading.com. In turn I may contact you by email if I believe that the information I hold on you is not accurate.

Length of time I hold your data

I am legally required by Revenue to hold your information for six years in case it is required for a tax audit.

However, because I regularly work with repeat clients, I don't automatically delete your information in case I need it to work on one of your future projects. If you would like me to delete your information, please email me at info@marymccauleyproofreading.com and write GDPR Deletion Request in the subject line.

Links to other websites

This website contains links to other websites. It is important you realise that when you click on one of these links, you are entering a separate website to this one. I recommend that you read the privacy statements of these linked websites because their privacy policies may differ from mine.

Changes to this Privacy Statement

This Privacy Statement was last updated on 17 May 2018. I reserve the right to amend this Privacy Statement from time to time, and these changes will be included in this online Privacy Statement. Please check regularly for updates to this Privacy Statement.

Contact me

If you have any questions or concerns about how I collect or hold your information, please email me at info@marymccauleyproofreading.com.

Thank you for reading to the end!