Privacy Policy

1. Data controller

The data controller is Videoparliament Ireland Limited, a small company registered in Ireland, with registered office at 4 Sean Bhóthar, Latt, Co. Cavan.

Contact: [email protected]

2. Scope of data collected

VideoParliament.ie does not require registration, login or the provision of personal data. We do not collect names, email addresses or any other identifying information from users.

Data collected automatically during use of the platform is limited to:

• IP address (anonymised by Google Analytics)
• Browser and device information (user agent)
• Usage data (pages visited, time on site)

3. Cookies

The platform uses the following types of cookies:

Essential (technical) cookies

These ensure the proper functioning of the website. They do not require user consent.

Analytics cookies — Google Analytics

Used to collect anonymous visitor statistics. They help us understand how users interact with the platform. Provider: Google LLC.

• _ga, _ga_* — analytics session identifier, expires after 2 years

Advertising cookies — Google AdSense

Used to display ads tailored to user interests. Provider: Google LLC.

• Google Ads cookies may track user activity across websites for ad personalisation

More information about Google cookies: policies.google.com/technologies/cookies

4. Managing cookies

On your first visit, we display a cookie consent banner. You can accept or reject optional (analytics and advertising) cookies.

You can also manage cookies in your browser settings:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies
• Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Edge: Settings → Privacy → Cookies

Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of the platform.

5. Third-party services

The platform uses the following third-party services that may process user data:

• Google Analytics (Google LLC) — website traffic analytics. Google Privacy Policy
• Google AdSense (Google LLC) — advertising. Google Privacy Policy

6. Your rights (GDPR)

Under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), you have the right to:

• Access your data
• Rectify your data
• Erase your data (“right to be forgotten”)
• Restrict processing
• Data portability
• Object to processing
• Lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission (An Coimisiún um Chosaint Sonraí)

As no registration or login is required, the platform does not process data that directly identifies users. For any queries, please contact: [email protected]

7. Disclaimer

VideoParliament is an independent information tool. The platform does NOT represent any state institution, government, the Dáil (Dáil Éireann), the Seanad (Seanad Éireann), or any other government body. Materials presented are sourced from publicly available broadcasts and official services: oireachtas.ie, europarl.europa.eu.

8. Mobile and desktop applications

The VideoParliament applications — the mobile app for Android and the desktop app for Microsoft Windows — are extensions of the VideoParliament.ie platform. Both apps follow the same privacy-first design described below.

Data stored locally

The applications store the following data on the user's device only:

• List of followed politicians (identifier, display name, party, type)
• User preferences (notification settings, language, dark/light mode where applicable)
• Engagement statistics (desktop app only): counts of clips watched and parties followed, used solely to render local statistics in the application's "Engagement" view

On Android the data is stored under the application's private storage. On Windows the data is stored under %APPDATA%\ie.videoparliament.desktop\. This data is not transmitted to our servers and remains solely on the user's device. Uninstalling the application, or using the in-app "Remove all data" option (desktop), permanently deletes this data.

Server communication

The applications connect to the VideoParliament.ie API solely to retrieve publicly available data:

• List of politicians and their profiles
• Speech recordings (titles, dates, links to video materials)
• Optional remote banners (informational notices — /api/app-banners.json)

During server communication, the device's IP address is processed — this is necessary for the network connection.

Application permissions

• Internet — to retrieve data from the platform
• Notifications — to inform about new speeches by followed politicians (optional, requires user consent on Android; uses native Windows toast / MSIX StartupTask on desktop)
• File system access (desktop only) — limited to the user-chosen save location for downloading individual MP4 recordings, and to the application's own data folder under %APPDATA%
• Auto-start (desktop only, optional) — the user may enable launching the application with Windows; this can be disabled at any time in the application's Settings

User account

The applications do not require registration, login or the provision of any personal data.

Third-party services in the applications

Video materials are displayed via YouTube (Google LLC). Video playback is subject to Google's Privacy Policy. The desktop application is distributed through Microsoft Store and benefits from automatic updates delivered by the Store; this update channel is provided by Microsoft Corporation.

9. Changes to this privacy policy

The operator reserves the right to amend this policy. The current version is always available at /privacy.

Last updated: 10 March 2026.