The small print
Privacy Policy
The short version: we collect very little, we don’t sell any of it, and you can ask us to delete it whenever you like. The long version follows, because the law and good manners both require it.
Who we are
The V Spot Network (thevspotnews.com) is published by Vinny and Co Consulting Limited, trading as V Spot Media, a company registered in Ireland under company number 640630, with its business address at Unit 3D, Navo, Tawlaght, Fenit, Co. Kerry, V92 KA46.
We are the data controller for the personal data described below. For anything privacy related, contact vinny@thevspotnews.com.
What we collect, and why
Newsletter sign-up
What: your email address. Why: to send you the newsletter you asked for: one welcome email, then essays, episodes and the occasional GIF. Legal basis: your consent (GDPR Article 6(1)(a)). Withdraw it at any time by replying “unsubscribe” to any email from us, using an unsubscribe link where one is provided, or by contacting us.
Book a Call
What: name, email, company, the topic you select and the brief you write. Why: to reply to your enquiry about consulting, sponsorship, speaking or other commercial work. Legal basis: steps taken at your request before entering into a contract (Article 6(1)(b)), and our legitimate interest in responding to business enquiries (Article 6(1)(f)).
Be a Guest
What: name, email, company, the show you’re pitching, your pitch and any links you share. Why: to assess and respond to guest pitches for our shows. Legal basis: our legitimate interest in producing our programmes and replying to people who contact us (Article 6(1)(f)).
Site hosting
What: our host records standard technical information when you visit, such as IP address, browser type and the pages requested. Why: to deliver the site, keep it secure and diagnose faults. Legal basis: our legitimate interest in running a secure, working website (Article 6(1)(f)).
We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling. We do not sell it, rent it or trade it.
Cookies and similar technologies
At the time of writing, this site sets no cookies of its own and runs no analytics or advertising trackers.
Our fonts are hosted on our own servers, so loading a page does not send your IP address to a font provider.
Embedded video
Some pages embed video from YouTube (Google) using its privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com). YouTube does not set cookies until you press play. Once you do, Google processes data under its own privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Who processes data for us
| Provider | What they do | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Netlify, Inc. | Website hosting and form submissions | United States |
| Resend, Inc. | Sending the welcome email and newsletters | United States (sent from EU infrastructure, stored in the US) |
| Microsoft (Microsoft 365) | Our email inbox, where enquiries arrive and are answered | EU and United States |
| Google (YouTube) | Embedded video, only when you press play | United States |
International transfers
Some of these providers are based outside the European Economic Area. Where personal data is transferred to the United States, each of these providers relies on the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses in its data processing agreement and participates in the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
How long we keep it
| Data | Retention |
|---|---|
| Newsletter email address | Until you unsubscribe, then removed within 30 days |
| Book a Call and Be a Guest submissions | 24 months from our last contact, unless they lead to a contract, in which case we keep records as required by Irish tax and company law |
| Hosting logs | Kept by Netlify under its own retention policy |
Your rights
Under the GDPR you have the right to:
- access the personal data we hold about you
- have inaccurate data corrected
- have your data erased
- restrict or object to our processing
- receive your data in a portable format
- withdraw consent at any time, without affecting processing already carried out
To exercise any of these rights, email vinny@thevspotnews.com. We will reply within one month.
If you’re unhappy with how we’ve handled your data, you can complain to the Data Protection Commission, Ireland’s supervisory authority: https://www.dataprotection.ie. You can also complain to the supervisory authority where you live or work. We’d appreciate the chance to put it right first.
Children
The V Spot is written for industry professionals and is not directed at anyone under 16.
Changes
If we change how we handle personal data, we will update this page and the date at the top. Significant changes will be flagged to subscribers by email.
Last updated 1 October 2026
