Terms of use

Welcome to The Sunday Business Post's Web Site ("Site"). Please review the following basic rules ("Terms of Use") that govern your use of and/or purchase of products through our Site as they constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Post Publications Limited. Please note that your Use of our Site constitutes your acceptance of these Terms of Use and your agreement to be bound by them.

General

In these Terms of Use, references to 'The Sunday Business Post', 'we', 'us' and 'our' are references to Post Publications Limited. We may from time to time change these Terms of Use. Your continued Use of the Site following any such change constitutes your agreement to follow and be bound by the rules as changed. We may change, move or delete portions of, or may add to, our Site from time to time.

Site Contents

Unless expressly stated otherwise, all materials images, illustrations, designs, icons, photographs, music, video clips, audio material, text, trademarks or logos made available through this Site (collectively, the "Content") are protected by copyrights, trademarks and/or other intellectual property rights owned, controlled or licensed to The Sunday Business Post and/or its subsidiaries, affiliates and advertisers. In consideration of and subject to your compliance with this Agreement, you are granted a limited non-exclusive and personal license strictly for your own non-commercial and private use to bookmark, refer to or point to any page within the Site, and to download the Content (with the exception of music) to a single personal computer and to print a single copy of the content.

No right, title or interest in any downloaded materials or software is transferred to you as a result of, any such downloading or copying and Post Publications Ltd reserves all rights in respect of the Content for itself, its subsidiaries, affiliates and advertisers. You must not alter or delete any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notices in or on any of the Content. You must not reproduce, publish, transmit, distribute, display or otherwise provide access to (including framing or linking to any Content or the Site), modify, create derivative works from, sell or participate in any sale of, or exploit in any way, in whole or in part, any of the Content, the Site, or any related software for any commercial purpose whatsoever. If you wish to use any of the Content for any commercial purpose (including any framing or linking to any Content or the Site) you must obtain the express prior written permission of the The Sunday Business Post or obtain an appropriate licence from Newspaper Licensing Ireland Limited (www.newspaperlicensing.ie ).

User comments, feedback, and other submissions

While we welcome your comments and feedback regarding our Site, our products and our services, we do not want to receive and do not accept confidential or proprietary ideas, suggestions, materials or other information. Accordingly, please note that all comments, feedback, postcards, ideas, suggestions, materials, information, and other submissions disclosed, submitted or offered to The Sunday Business Post on or by this Site or otherwise (collectively, "Comments") shall be and remain property of The Sunday Business Post. Any such disclosure, submission or offer of any Comments shall constitute an assignment to The Sunday Business Post of all worldwide rights, titles and interests in all copyrights and other intellectual properties in the Comments. Thus, The Sunday Business Post will own exclusively all such rights, titles and interests in, and shall not be limited in any way in its use, commercial or otherwise, of any Comments. The Sunday Business Post is and shall be under no obligation (1) to maintain any Comments in confidence; (2) to pay to user any compensation for any Comments; or (3) to respond to any user Comments.

You agree that no Comments submitted by you to The Sunday Business Post through the Site or otherwise will violate any right of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy or other personal or proprietary right(s). You further agree that no Comments submitted by you to the Site will be or contain libellous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material. You are and shall remain solely responsible for the content of any Comments you make.

You agree that The Sunday Business Post may use and/or disclose information about your demographics and use of the Site in any manner that does not reveal your identity, unless you have agreed for The Sunday Business Post to reveal your identity to a third party.

Products

Prices quoted on our web site are based on the IP address used to access the subscription process. The Sunday Business Post reserves the right to refuse delivery if appropriate delivery charges are not made.

Links to other web sites and services

To the extent that this Site contains links to outside services and resources, the availability and content of which The Sunday Business Post does not control, any concerns regarding any such service or resource, or any link thereto, should be directed to the particular outside service or resource.

Disclaimer

Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, this site, all contents of the site, and all products and services offered in connection with the site are provided on an "as is" basis, and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Sunday Business Post disclaims all warranties of any kind in connection therewith, either express or implied, including without limitation implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In addition, the Sunday Business Post does not warrant that your use of this site, or the operation or function of this site, any component thereof, or any services offered in connection therewith, will be uninterrupted or error free; that defects therewith will be corrected; or that this site or its server are free of viruses or other harmful elements. Although the Sunday Business Post endeavours to provide current, accurate and reliable information on this site, it does not warrant or make any representations regarding the accuracy, reliability or any use of information on this site. You acknowledge, by your use of the site, that your use of the site is at your sole risk, that you assume full responsibility for all costs associated with all necessary servicing or repairs of any equipment you use in connection with your use of our site, and that the Sunday Business Post shall not be liable for any damages of any kind related to your use of or inability to use this site, including without limitation, direct, indirect, special, compensatory or consequential damages, lost profits and/or loss of or damage to property, even if the Sunday Business Post has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold The Sunday Business Post harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, costs and expenses, including fees, arising from or related to your use of the Site.

Miscellaneous

This Site is controlled and operated by Post Publications Limited from its offices in Pembroke Street Lower, Dublin, Ireland. These Terms of Use shall and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with them are governed by Irish law. The courts of Ireland have non-exclusive jurisdiction to hear, settle or determine any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms of Use and by using this Site you shall be deemed to have submitted to the jurisdiction of the Irish Courts for that purpose.

The failure of either party to enforce at any time or for any period of time any of the provisions of these Terms of Use shall not be construed as a waiver of such provision or the right of the party to enforce each and every such provision. If the whole or any part of a provision of these Terms of Use is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable under the law of any jurisdiction, that will not affect the legality, validity or enforceability under the law of that jurisdiction of the remainder of the provision in question or any other provision of these Terms of Use and the legality, validity or enforceability under the law of any other jurisdiction of that or any other provision of these Terms of Use.

Access

We reserve the right at all times to terminate or restrict your access to the Site, if in our sole discretion you fail to comply with any term or provision of these Terms of Use or we consider, in our sole discretion, that your Use of the Site to be immoral or illegal. Any such termination or restriction shall be without prejudice to any obligations imposed on you under these Terms of Use (including, without limitation, any restrictions on your use of any Content) which shall continue to bind you without limit in time.
Please be advised that purchased content is limited to three individual devices, including computers, smartphones and tablet PCs. Logging in to purchased content on any device counts as one of the three allowable devices. Once the limit of three devices has been reached, a user may authorise an additional device for access to their purchased content by contacting the Help Desk ([email protected]).

Paid Subscription Service

Post Publications reserves the right to restrict access to content within our website, iOS app and Android app. Access to restricted content can be determined as a paid subscription based service. You must register, set up an account and pay a subscription to gain access to the entirety of this content (paid subscription service). The subscription fees are set by and can be subject to change at any time at the discretion of Post Publications Ltd. A paid subscription service is personal to you and may not be transferred or assigned to any other person or corporate body. When purchasing a paid subscription service through our website, iOS app or Android app you agree to pay all fees, charges and applicable taxes that are required. To purchase a paid subscription service you must provide an accepted valid payment card and by providing such information, you thereby authorise Post Publications Ltd to charge all fees and applicable taxes through that payment method when they are deemed due. Any queries regarding billing must be raised with Post Publications within 30 days of the query occurring. If we are unable to process payment for your paid subscription service fees when due Post Publications reserves the right to suspend your access without notice. All paid subscription services are calendar based. All services will continue as per the term advertised and Post Publications Ltd will charge the advertised rate to your payment method unless and until you cancel your subscription or it is terminated by Post Publications Ltd. Unless you notify us before the end of your subscription period that you no longer wish to continue (see Cancelling a Paid Subscription Service), your subscription will renew using the same payment card that you previously used.

Cancelling a Paid Subscription Service

Subscriptions purchased through our mobile responsive website can be cancelled by phone during business hours (Monday to Friday 9:30a.m. until 5:30p.m. Irish time) on (+353) 1 602 6000 or email [email protected] for a free call back. Subscriptions purchased through the iTunes or Google Play can be cancelled at any time, within your device’s subscription area. Where you cancel your subscription prior to its expiry date, your subscription access will remain until the date of expiration. You will not be refunded for any unused period of time but no further payments will occur.

Your Rights Under The Consumer Rights Directive

You have the right to cancel your subscription contract within 14 days of your initial purchase without giving a reason. The cancellation period will expire 14 days from commencement (receipt of payment) of the subscription. To exercise this right, you must inform us in writing of your wish to cancel by an unequivocal statement through post to: Post Publications Ltd., Hambleden House, 19/26 Pembroke Street Lower, Dublin, D02 WV96 or by email stating the full name and email used to subscribe to [email protected] We must receive the instruction to cancel before the 14 day period has expired. Outside of this 14 day period the initial payment is non-refundable.

Trial subscriptions and initial offers

Where we provide a trial subscription or initial offer, we will through the subscription process detail the pricing of the subscription after the offer period ends. After the trial or offer period shown, your subscription will renew automatically at the full subscription price unless you cancel your subscription beforehand. To cancel your subscription please call us by phone during business hours (Monday to Friday 9:30a.m. until 5:30p.m. Irish time) on (+353) 1 602 6000 or email [email protected] for a free call back.

This offers are not available to existing subscribers or subscribers that have recently cancelled. We reserve the right to cancel subscriptions immediately and without refund, any subscriber we believe have availed of these offers outside of the terms we have set.

Our Details

Post Publications Limited,

Hambleden House,

19/26 Pembroke Street Lower,

Dublin,

D02 WV96

VAT number is IE6546264J

(+353) 1 602 6000

[email protected]

Privacy Policy

The following discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices of Post Publications Ltd (PPL) for all websites and web applications which link to this policy and are published by Post Publications Ltd (PPL). Please read this agreement carefully before accessing or using our services. By accessing or using our services, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions below. PPL may modify this agreement at any time, and such modifications shall be effective immediately upon posting of the modified agreement.

If you wish to amend any of the personal information that we hold about you, or update your marketing preferences, you can do so at any time through your account if you have an active subscription with us. All of our newsletter and offer communications have an unsubscribe link which will cease all communications from that list. You can also unsubscribe from the newsletter by emailing [email protected]

If your data is held from a historical service we provided and within the retention period set out later in this agreement you can request this through our Data Access Request form or by emailing [email protected].

If you do not accept that we process your data in the manner detailed in this policy, please do not submit any personal data to us.

Age Restriction

All services provided by PPL, on all websites and web applications which link to this policy, are only open to persons over 18 years of age. Please do not submit any data or request any services which require the submission of data if you are under 18 years of age.

The Controller of your Data

PPL is considered a data controller in the Republic of Ireland for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data. PPL will deal with the Irish Office of the Data Protection Commissioner as the Lead Supervisory Authority for regulating all data protection matters within the organisation. At PPL, we guarantee that all the data you send to us is processed fairly and lawfully, and with due skill and care. We will also guarantee you that the data you submit is solely used in accordance with the purposes as set out in this policy.

Information we collect and why we collect it

Submitted by you:

PPL collects and uses your personal information to perform the functions / services you have requested. We will collect personal data. Here we detail the information we may collect about you when you request a service from us and why we collect it. Not all fields are mandatory or required for some services (for example signing up for our email newsletter would only require your email address):

Email address

First Name

Surname

Payment card information

Password for our services

Phone number

The industry you work in

The level at which you work within your industry

We require this personal information so our services work as you would expect; for example, delivering a newsletter to you alerting you of our content, providing access to our digital content, notifying you of changes to our services and dealing with customer services queries.

IP address

We use and store your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our website. Your IP address may also be used to help identify you and to gather broad demographic information.

Cookies

Cookies is a text file that is stored on your computer's hard drive relating to your viewing history of a website. If you return to that website, it can present tailored selections to you created upon the stored information about your last visit. You can normally adjust the settings of your browser to avoid the acceptance of cookies. Cookies will not harm your system.

We use site tracking software to monitor traffic patterns and site usage to help us develop and improve the digital services we provide to you.

Security: These cookies allow us to ensure the security of your account as well as limit the amount of logins you are required to make should you request this feature.

Analytics: In order to monitor how our sites are performing, we collect data about page visits. This information is completely anonymous — we cannot determine who it came from. When we use this data, we look at numbers of visitors overall rather than individual visits.

Analytics information is used in reports and to improve our services.

For example, we track:

Article views
Popular times
Length of visit
Where visitors came from
Technical data about devices or browsers used to access the site

We use Google to provide our analytics data. You can read more about how Google Analytics treats your data at: Google: Safeguarding your data. You can also read Google’s full privacy policy.

Disclosure of your personal information

We work with other companies who help us run our business (“Service Providers”). We are required to send information securely to our Service Providers, who are defined as Data Processors, to perform the services you require as well as perform legal functions and audits. We do not disclose your information to any third parties for the purposes of marketing or any other function other than necessary to perform our services, legal obligations and audits.

Each Service Provider only has access to the information required to perform their services to PPL. Please note that some may not be applicable for the service(s) that you requested from us.

Audit Bureau of Circulations Ltd (digital circulation audits)

Mailchimp (newsletter and sign up)

Cloudflare (DNS management and traffic proxying)

Square1.io (site and apps maintenance)

Linode (server hosting)

Amazon S3 (media storage and email delivery)

Sentry.io (application error tracking)

Fabric.io (mobile app stats and crash reporting)

Stripe (payment processing and subscription management)

Transfer of data outside of the EU

Here we set out the two Service Providers that PPL employs to provide services to you that may securely transfer data outside of the EU from selected data we provide which we also list below:

Stripe

Email address

Payment card information

Stripe have certified to the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework. For more information click here.

Mailchimp

Email address

Mailchimp have certified to the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework. For more information click here.

The length of time we retain your personal information

We retain your personal information for as long as you continue to receive digital services from us. This allows you to continue accessing our content, products and services.

If you cease receiving a service from PPL we will retain your personal data for a total of 24 months for legal and audit reasons. After this period we will either automatically delete the data completely or make the database entry completely anonymous, only retaining non-personal information such as the service type.

It is sometimes necessary for us to keep your personal information for longer periods of time, for example:

If there is a statutory requirement to retain it.

If we require the information for legal reasons or there is a legitimate business need for us to retain it.

To ensure we do not contact you if you have asked us not to.

Changes to this Privacy Statement

Where a change is made to this Privacy Policy it will be set out on all websites and web applications which link to this policy to ensure that you are aware of what information we collect and how we will use it. If we plan to use Personal Data in a way that is inconsistent from that stated in this Privacy Policy, we will inform you in advance by email, and it will be your decision as to whether or not you are happy that we continue to store and process your information.

This privacy policy is effective from 22/05/18.

More information

Post Publications Limited are registered in Ireland under company number 148865.

Post Publications Limited,
Hambleden House,
19/26 Pembroke Street Lower,
Dublin 2.
D02 WV96

Telephone: +353-1-6026000

Email: [email protected]