Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 2026

Munster Economic Review ("we", "us", "our"), located at 42 South Mall, Cork, T12 RD39, Ireland, is the data controller for the personal data collected through this website and our subscription and advisory services. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679, "GDPR") and the Irish Data Protection Act 2018.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information you provide directly

• Contact details: name, email address, telephone number and organisation when you complete a form, request a quote, or subscribe to our briefings.
• Correspondence: messages and attachments you send us by email or through the website.
• Contract and billing data: invoicing and payment details where you purchase reports, custom research, or advisory services.

1.2 Information collected automatically

• Technical data: IP address, browser type and version, device type, operating system, and pages visited.
• Usage data: interactions with our emails and website, such as opened briefings and downloaded reports.

1.3 Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies as described in our Cookies Policy. Non-essential cookies are only set with your prior consent, which you can withdraw at any time using the cookie preferences tool on this website.

2. How We Use Your Information

We process your personal data for the following purposes and on the following legal bases:

Purpose	Categories of data	Legal basis
Responding to enquiries and providing quotes	Contact details, correspondence	Steps taken at your request prior to entering a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR)
Delivering subscriptions, briefings and purchased reports	Contact details, billing data	Performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR)
Sending marketing communications about our research and events	Contact details, usage data	Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR); legitimate interests for existing customers under Irish ePrivacy rules
Improving our website, content and services; analytics	Technical and usage data	Consent for non-essential cookies (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR)
Complying with legal, accounting and tax obligations	Contract and billing data	Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR)
Protecting our website and preventing misuse	Technical data	Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)

3. Marketing Communications

We will only send you marketing emails where you have opted in or, where permitted, in relation to similar services you have previously purchased. Every marketing email contains an unsubscribe link, and you may also withdraw consent at any time by emailing [email protected]. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

4. Data Sharing and Transfers

We do not sell your personal data. We share it only with:

• Service providers (processors): email delivery, web hosting, analytics, and payment processing providers, bound by data processing agreements under Article 28 GDPR.
• Professional advisers: accountants, auditors and legal counsel, where reasonably necessary.
• Authorities: where disclosure is required by law, court order, or to protect our legal rights.

Where data is transferred outside the European Economic Area, we ensure an adequate level of protection through adequacy decisions or Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission, together with appropriate supplementary safeguards.

5. International Transfers

Some of our processors may be located outside the EEA, including in the United States. Transfers are made only to countries recognised by the European Commission as providing adequate protection, or under safeguards such as the EU–US Data Privacy Framework or Standard Contractual Clauses. You may request further details of these safeguards by contacting us.

6. Data Retention

• Enquiry correspondence: retained for up to 24 months after the enquiry is closed.
• Customer contract and billing records: retained for 6 years to comply with Irish tax and accounting law.
• Marketing subscriber data: retained until you unsubscribe or consent lapses after 24 months of inactivity.
• Analytics data: retained for a maximum of 26 months.

After these periods, data is securely deleted or anonymised.

7. Your Rights Under GDPR

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access – obtain confirmation that we process your data and a copy of it.
• Rectification – have inaccurate or incomplete data corrected.
• Erasure – request deletion of your data where there is no overriding legal basis to retain it.
• Restriction – request that we restrict processing in certain circumstances.
• Portability – receive your data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format, or have it transmitted to another controller.
• Objection – object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing.
• Withdraw consent – withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected] or write to Munster Economic Review, 42 South Mall, Cork, T12 RD39, Ireland. We will respond within one month of receiving your request. This period may be extended by a further two months where necessary, and we will inform you of any extension.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), 21 Fitzwilliam Square South, Dublin 2, D02 RD28, Ireland, if you believe our processing of your data infringes data protection law.

8. Data Security

We apply appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data, including encryption in transit (TLS), access controls on a need-to-know basis, secure password policies, staff confidentiality obligations, and regular review of our security practices. While no system can guarantee absolute security, we continuously monitor and improve our safeguards.

9. Children's Privacy

Our services are directed at businesses and professionals. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

10. Automated Decision-Making and Profiling

We do not carry out automated decision-making, including profiling, that produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, services, or legal requirements. The revised version will be published on this page with an updated "last updated" date. Where changes are significant, we will notify subscribers by email where we hold a valid contact address.