In short
- Lomivu Media Limited, based in Cork, Ireland, is responsible for your data. Write to [email protected] with any questions.
- You can read Lomivu without an account. We don’t sell personal data, and we don’t show ads based on your browsing.
- Analytics only runs if you accept analytics cookies, and you can change that at any time.
- Our fonts are served from our own server, so reading an article doesn’t send your IP address to Google.
On this page
Who we are
Lomivu (lomivu.com) is published by Lomivu Media Limited, a company registered in the Republic of Ireland under number 783171, with its registered office at Bldg 1000, Units 1201 & 1202, City Gate, Mahon, Cork. We are the controller for the personal data described in this policy. You can reach us about anything in it at [email protected].
What we collect and why
- What
- IP address, browser and device details, the page requested and the time, in our server logs and in the records of our security plugin, Wordfence
- Why
- To deliver the page, keep the site secure and fix errors
Legal basisLegitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)
- What
- The same technical data, processed by Cloudflare, which sits in front of our server
- Why
- Faster delivery and protection against attacks and abusive bots
Legal basisLegitimate interests
- What
- The words you search for. They are part of the page address, so they end up in the server logs like any other page request
- Why
- To show you results
Legal basisLegitimate interests
- What
- Your email address, your name if you give it, and the content of your message
- Why
- To reply, and to keep a record of corrections we make
Legal basisLegitimate interests
- What
- We record nothing about you. The shop you visit may set its own cookies to credit the referral
- Why
- Affiliate commissions fund the site
Legal basisThe shop’s own policy applies
We don’t ask for, and don’t want, special categories of data such as health information. We don’t make decisions about you by automated means.
Cookies
We use a small number of necessary cookies and, only with your consent, analytics cookies. The full list, with how long each one lasts, is in our Cookie policy. You can change your choice at any time with the Cookie settings link at the bottom of every page, or right here.
Who we share data with
- Our hosting providerRuns the server the site lives on and stores its logs.
- Cloudflare, Inc.USADelivers the site and protects it against attacks and abusive bots.Cloudflare privacy policy
- Defiant, Inc. (Wordfence)USAMakes the security plugin we run on our server. When the plugin blocks an attack, details of the attack, including the IP address, are shared with the Wordfence security network so other sites can block it too.Wordfence privacy policy
- Google Ireland LimitedIrelandGoogle Analytics, only if you accept analytics cookies. Google Search Console shows us how the site appears in Google Search and sets no cookies on your device.Google privacy policy
- Our email providerHandles the messages you send to [email protected].
These companies act as our processors or as independent controllers under their own terms. We don’t sell or rent personal data to anyone. We may disclose data if the law requires it.
Transfers outside the European Economic Area
Cloudflare, Defiant (Wordfence) and Google may process data in the United States and other countries. Where that happens, the transfer is covered by the EU–US Data Privacy Framework or by the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses in each company’s data processing terms.
How long we keep it
- 14 daysServer logsIncluding the pages and search terms requested. Deleted automatically.
- 30 daysSecurity recordsBlocked requests, kept by Wordfence on our server.
- 14 monthsAnalytics dataKept in Google Analytics, then deleted automatically.
- 6 monthsYour cookie choiceAfter that we ask again.
- As neededEmailsUntil your message is dealt with. Correction requests are kept with the article’s history.
Cloudflare keeps its own logs for the periods set out in its privacy policy.
Your rights
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights over your personal data. Write to [email protected] with “Legal” in the subject line and we will reply within one month.
You also have the right to complain to a data protection authority. Ours is the Data Protection Commission in Ireland (dataprotection.ie), but you can also contact the authority in the country where you live.
Children
Lomivu is written for adults and isn’t directed at children under 16. We don’t knowingly collect data from them.
Changes to this policy
If we change how we use data, we will update this page and the date at the top. We will flag significant changes on the site before they take effect.