Privacy Policy
Last Updated: 22 June 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how Yiwine Xoxobo ("we", "us", "our"), operating the website at yiwine-xoxobo.info, collects, processes, stores, and protects personal data relating to visitors and users of this website. This policy is issued in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council (the General Data Protection Regulation, "GDPR"), the Data Protection Act 2018 (Ireland), and all applicable Irish and European Union data protection legislation. Our registered address is 12 Lower Newcastle, Galway, H91 F2N1, Ireland.
1. Identity and Contact Details of the Data Controller
The data controller for personal data collected through this website is Yiwine Xoxobo, 12 Lower Newcastle, Galway, H91 F2N1, Ireland. You may contact us regarding data protection matters by email at [email protected] or by telephone at +353 91 521 893. As a website operated for informational and editorial purposes, we do not currently have a designated Data Protection Officer; however, all data protection enquiries are handled directly by the site operator and will be treated with the same care and urgency as any other formal correspondence.
2. What Personal Data We Collect
We collect personal data only when you actively provide it to us. The categories of personal data we may collect include: your name, as provided through the contact form on this website; your email address, provided voluntarily when you contact us; the content of any message or enquiry you submit; your selected subject or topic category from the contact form; and technical data collected automatically when you visit the website, including your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring URL, pages visited, and the date and time of your visit. We do not collect sensitive personal data as defined under Article 9 of the GDPR, including data relating to health, ethnicity, religious beliefs, or financial account details. We do not collect data from children under the age of 16 without verifiable parental consent.
3. Legal Basis for Processing
We process personal data on the following legal bases as set out in Article 6 of the GDPR. Contact form submissions are processed on the basis of your consent, given by completing and submitting the form and confirming acceptance of this Privacy Policy. Technical data collected automatically through website analytics (where you have consented via our cookie consent mechanism) is processed on the basis of consent under Article 6(1)(a). Where we are legally required to retain certain information, processing is carried out on the basis of compliance with a legal obligation under Article 6(1)(c). We do not process personal data on the basis of legitimate interests in a way that overrides your fundamental rights and freedoms.
4. How We Use Your Personal Data
Personal data submitted through the contact form is used solely to respond to your enquiry and to facilitate communication between you and the blog. We do not use your contact information for marketing, promotional, or third-party commercial purposes. Technical and analytical data (where consented to) is used to understand how visitors interact with the website, to identify technical issues, and to improve the quality and relevance of content. We do not use your data to create automated profiles, to make automated decisions with legal or significant effects, or to engage in any form of behavioural targeting or advertising profiling.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
This website uses cookies. Strictly necessary cookies are placed automatically and do not require consent as they are essential to the operation of the website. Optional cookies, including analytics cookies, are only placed with your prior, freely given, specific, and informed consent via our cookie consent mechanism. You may withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the "Cookie preferences" link visible on every page of this website. For full details of the cookies we use, their purposes, and their retention periods, please refer to our Cookie Policy at cookies.html.
6. Data Sharing and Third Parties
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to any third parties. We do not share your personal data with advertisers, data brokers, or marketing organisations. Where we use third-party service providers to operate the website (such as web hosting providers), those providers may process technical data as data processors on our behalf, and are bound by appropriate data processing agreements. Any analytics services used on this website operate only where you have provided cookie consent. We may disclose personal data if required to do so by law, by a court order, or by a competent supervisory authority, including the Data Protection Commission of Ireland.
7. International Data Transfers
Where personal data is transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure that such transfers are made only to countries or organisations that provide an adequate level of data protection as recognised by the European Commission, or under appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses adopted pursuant to Article 46 of the GDPR. We take reasonable steps to ensure that any third-party service providers we engage apply equivalent protections to personal data transferred internationally.
8. Data Retention
Personal data submitted through the contact form is retained only for as long as is necessary to respond to and resolve your enquiry, and is not retained indefinitely without purpose. Technical and analytical data is retained in accordance with the retention settings of the analytics tools used and does not typically exceed 26 months. Where we are legally required to retain records for longer periods, we comply with those requirements. You may request deletion of your personal data at any time by contacting us at [email protected], subject to our legal obligations to retain certain records.
9. Your Rights Under GDPR
As a data subject under the GDPR, you have the following rights: the right to access personal data we hold about you (Article 15); the right to rectification of inaccurate data (Article 16); the right to erasure of your data in certain circumstances (Article 17); the right to restriction of processing in certain circumstances (Article 18); the right to data portability in certain circumstances (Article 20); the right to object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes (Article 21); and the right to withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent, without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond to all legitimate requests within one month of receipt, as required by Article 12 of the GDPR.
10. Right to Lodge a Complaint
If you believe that we have processed your personal data in a manner that does not comply with applicable data protection law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission (DPC), the supervisory authority for data protection matters in Ireland. The DPC can be contacted at Data Protection Commission, 21 Fitzwilliam Square South, Dublin 2, D02 RD28, Ireland, or at www.dataprotection.ie. We would, however, appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns directly before you approach the DPC, and we encourage you to contact us in the first instance.
11. Security of Personal Data
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure, or access, in accordance with Article 32 of the GDPR. These measures include the use of HTTPS encryption for all data transmitted through the website. However, no transmission of data over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure, and we cannot warrant the absolute security of information transmitted to us electronically. You transmit personal data to us at your own risk, and we encourage you not to include sensitive personal data in contact form submissions.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or the operation of the website. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of the website following the posting of changes constitutes your acknowledgement of those changes. Material changes will be communicated more prominently where practicable. This policy was last updated on 22 June 2026.