The Policing Authority is committed to protecting the rights and privacy of all individuals in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, 2016/679 (GDPR) as given further effect in Part 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018.
The Policing Authority's Data Protection Policy sets out how the Policing Authority secures and manages personal data in accordance with the Principles of GDPR. For further information, please read the Policing Authority's Data Protection Policy (pdf).
Data protection queries should be forwarded to dpo@policingauthority.ie
Website Privacy Statement
This privacy statement explains how the Policing Authority collects and uses information about you, based on your visits to this website. You also have a right to obtain information about you kept by the Policing Authority. This is explained is our Data Protection Policy referenced above.
How we collect and use personal information
The Policing Authority does not collect any personal information about you on this website, apart from the information which you volunteer by sending us an email or completing our online feedback form. Your personal information, submitted in this way, will be collected, used and stored to respond to your request or otherwise address the subject matter of your email. It may also be used to compile statistics. Your personal information will not be used for any other purpose and will not be released to any third party. Your personal information will be kept by the Authority for as long as is necessary to deal with the issue at hand.
For further information, please read the Policing Authority's Data Protection Policy (pdf) or email dpo@policingauthority.ie
The Policing Authority website also uses cookies for functionality, statistical and analytics purposes. For further information on cookies used on our website, please visit our Cookies page.
Under the Data Protection Act 2018 you are entitled to apply to have your personal data updated and you may inform us at any time of any changes in your personal data. As an individual whose personal data is processed by the Authority, you have the following rights:
- The right to be informed, which is what this privacy statement is for;
- The right to access the personal data we hold about you, subject to lawful restrictions;
- The right to object to direct marketing;
- The right to object to processing carried out on the basis of legitimate interests;
- The right to erasure (in some circumstances);
- The right of data portability;
- The right to have your personal data rectified if it is inaccurate;
- The right to have your personal data restricted or blocked from processing.
To request information on what personal data we hold on you or to request to have your personal data updated, amended or removed from our database, please email DPO@policingauthority.ie or write to:
The Data Protection Officer,
The Policing Authority,
4th floor,
90 North King Street,
Dublin 7, D07 N7CV.
Following receipt, your application will be considered and a response will issue to you in this regard within the applicable statutory timeframe.
If you are not happy with the way we have handled cookies or your personal data, and are unable to resolve the issue with us personally, you can complain to the Data Protection Commission at https://www.dataprotection.ie.
