Terms and Conditions

1. Introduction

Welcome to Irish Funeral Notices (“we,” “us,” or “our”). These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern your use of our website located at www.irish-funeral-notices.ie (the “Website”), including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through the Website.

By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree with these Terms, you must not use our Website.

2. Definitions

  • “Website” or “Service”: Refers to the Irish Funeral Notices online platform, including all pages within the domain.
  • “User” or “You”: Refers to anyone who accesses or uses our Website, whether or not they create an account. This includes individuals who post death notices, funeral directors, and visitors who view notices or post condolences.
  • “Content”: Refers to any information, text, graphics, photos, or other materials uploaded, downloaded, or appearing on the Website, including death notices, condolences, and any other user-generated submissions.

3. Eligibility & Verification

Age Requirement: You must be at least 18 years of age to post death notices. If you are under 18, you may only view content and post condolences (subject to these Terms), but you may not post death notices or hold yourself out as a funeral director.

Funeral Director Verification: To post death notices as a funeral director, you must provide us with accurate and truthful information proving you are a licensed/verified funeral director. We reserve the right to request additional proof at any time.

If we discover you are falsely claiming to be a funeral director or misrepresenting your qualifications, we may suspend or terminate your account, remove your content, and take other measures to protect our users.

4. Use of the Service

Posting Death Notices: Only verified funeral directors or authorized persons (age 18 or older) may post death notices. All death notices must be accurate, respectful, and comply with all applicable laws.

Posting Condolences: Both logged-in and non-logged-in users may post condolences. All condolences must be respectful, appropriate, and not contain any obscene, harassing, or illegal content.

Public Access to Notices: All death notices posted on the Website are publicly available to anyone who visits the Website, regardless of login status.

Advertisements & Affiliations: Our Website may display advertisements or affiliate links for products or services. Users are not charged to view or post death notices or condolences, but we may offer affiliate or third-party services for purchase (e.g., memorial items, flowers) through our Website.

5. User-Generated Content

Ownership of Your Content: You retain ownership of any Content you submit, post, or display through the Website.

License Grant to Irish Funeral Notices: By submitting Content to the Website, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, sub-licensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, modify, distribute, display, and otherwise exploit the Content in connection with the operation of our Website or the promotion thereof.

This license ends when you remove your Content from our Website or deactivate your account, except to the extent we have used, copied, or distributed it prior to its removal.

Prohibited Content: You agree not to post any Content that is:

  • Unlawful
  • Defamatory
  • Harassing
  • Obscene
  • Hateful
  • Violating the rights of any third party (including privacy, publicity, or intellectual property).

Moderation & Removal: We reserve the right (but do not assume the obligation) to review, monitor, moderate, remove, or modify any Content at our sole discretion for compliance with these Terms, without notice or liability to you.

6. Privacy & Data Protection

Privacy Policy: Our collection and use of personal data in connection with your access to and use of the Website is described in our Privacy Policy. Please review it carefully.

Data Retention & GDPR Compliance: We store personal information in compliance with applicable data protection regulations, including the GDPR. For more details, consult our Privacy Policy.

7. Intellectual Property Rights

Website Materials: The Website (excluding user-generated Content) and all intellectual property rights therein, such as trademarks, logos, text, design, and software, are owned by or licensed to Irish Funeral Notices. Users are granted a limited, revocable, non-exclusive license to access and use the Website for personal, non-commercial purposes only.

Restrictions: You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, or lease any part of the Website that is not your own user-generated Content.

Third-Party Content: We do not claim ownership of any third-party materials posted on our Website. If you believe your intellectual property rights have been infringed, please contact us immediately.

8. Disclaimers

Accuracy of Information: We strive to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the death notices posted on our Website. However, we do not independently verify each notice. We are not liable for inaccuracies or omissions in user-posted Content.

No Warranties: The Website is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. We do not warrant that the Website will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free.

9. Limitation of Liability

Indirect Damages: To the fullest extent permitted by law, we shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of profits, data, or goodwill, arising out of or in connection with your use of the Website.

Total Liability: In no event shall our total liability to you for all claims arising under or relating to these Terms exceed the amount, if any, that you have paid to us in connection with your use of the Website in the twelve (12) months prior to the event giving rise to the claim.

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Irish Funeral Notices, its owners, affiliates, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including legal fees) arising out of or in connection with:

  • Your use of the Website, including the posting of any Content.
  • Your violation of these Terms or any applicable law.
  • Your misrepresentation about being a licensed funeral director.

11. Termination

Termination by Us: We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Website at any time, for any reason, including for violation of these Terms.

Termination by You: You may cease using our Website at any time. If you have created an account, you may request deactivation or deletion of your account.

12. Changes to the Terms

Right to Update: We may revise or update these Terms from time to time. We will post any changes on this page and indicate the date the Terms were last revised.

User Notification & Acceptance: If changes are material, we may provide additional notice (e.g., a banner on the Website). Your continued use of the Website after any changes signifies your acceptance of the revised Terms.

13. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution

Governing Law: These Terms and any dispute arising out of or in connection with them are governed by the laws of Ireland.

Jurisdiction: You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Irish courts for any disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms.

14. Contact Information

If you have questions, concerns, or wish to report any misuse of the Website, please contact us at:

15. Miscellaneous

Severability: If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

Entire Agreement: These Terms, along with any policies linked or referred to herein, constitute the entire agreement between you and Irish Funeral Notices regarding your use of the Website.

Waiver: Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be deemed a waiver of such right or provision.