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Privacy Policy

The Catherine Connolly For President Campaign (the “Campaign”) is committed to best practice in safeguarding the Personal Data you provide on this website or in a supporter form.

This policy covers data received through these channels only.

Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.

The following Data Protection Information Notice (‘Notice’) is being provided to you to inform you of how the Personal Data provided by you will be collected, used, by whom and for what purposes. If you are unclear on any aspect of this Notice, or want any further information, please contact the Campaign’s Data Protection Officer.

Who is the data controller?

The Catherine Connolly For President campaign is the Data Controller.

 How do I contact the Data Protection Officer for the Campaign?

You can contact the Campaign’s Data Protection Officer as follows:

admin@connollyforpresident.ie

What is the purpose of, and legal basis for, the processing my Personal Data?

The purpose of processing your Personal Data depends on the reason you have provided it to the Campaign.

This website facilitates:

• sign-ups as a supporter of the Campaign;

• the making of a donation; and

• purchasing items from the Campaign shop.

Personal Data which you have provided may include your Name, Address, Contact details, Date of Birth, Bank account or credit card details.

The Campaign collects this information and maintains it on an electronic database. The Campaign may also use your contact information to communicate with you.

The processing of your Personal Data can reveal your political opinions such as your membership or affiliation, which is regarded as Special category Personal Data under the GDPR.

The Campaign is permitted to process your Personal Data and Special Category Personal Data under the GDPR and under the Irish Data Protection Acts 1988 to 2018. When this processing is done, it is done so on the basis that the processing is necessary to enable the Campaign pursue its legitimate interest of maintaining your support in the course of its electoral activities. When you submit Personal Data to the Campaign that may reveal your political opinions (for example, through contact with Campaign volunteers), the Campaign will only process this information on the basis that the processing is necessary to enable the Campaign to carry out its electoral activities.

Processing can also be for the performance of our contract with you where you make a donation or make a purchase from our online shop.

When processing Special category Personal Data to donate or to volunteer or to submit a political view or political opinion it is done so on the basis of your explicit consent which we request at the time you provide your Personal Data.

Direct marketing: In addition, the campaign may communicate with you about certain events and fundraising events via email and/or text message if you have consented to this. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. If you wish to exercise this right, please send us an email to Admin@connollyforpresident.ie  with a header that says “Unsubscribe” or use the “Unsubscribe” button in any such email.

It may take a few days for such opt-out requests to become effective.

 Will anyone else receive a copy of my Personal Data?

Your Personal Data can be accessed by the staff of the Campaign, and may be provided to volunteers as appropriate. This will be done in accordance with this Notice only.

The Campaign uses external providers for sending out membership forms and mailing; for sending out emails; for sending text messages, and for payment processing. All of these providers are Data Processors on behalf of the Campaign and contracts are in place with them to ensure they treat your Personal Data securely and in compliance with the GDPR.

 Will anyone else have access to my Personal Data?

Your Personal Data will be stored electronically on the Campaign supporter database. During maintenance of the database, IT support and Database Support providers may have access to the Personal Data in the database. Such providers are Data Processors and contracts are in place with them to ensure they treat your Personal Data securely and in compliance with the GDPR.

Will my Personal Data be transferred outside of the European Economic Area?

Your Personal Data may be sent outside of the European Economic Area (‘EEA’) as a result of the Campaign’s use of certain software (e.g. Google), the providers of which store and process some of its data in servers outside of the EEA, including Australia and the USA. Such transfers are on the basis of safeguard measures such as standard contractual clauses under Article 46.2 of the GDPR or an adequacy decision by the European Commission under Article 45 of the GDPR.

 How long will my Personal Data be stored for?

We will only keep your Personal Data for as long as is necessary for the purpose for which it is collected and for a reasonable period of time thereafter.

Personal Data obtained through the supporter form will be retained for the period of the 2025 presidential election, and a reasonable period thereafter.

Personal Data obtained for donation purposes may be retained for 5 years after the transaction as details may be required after this time in order to comply with certain legal obligations to which the Campaign is subject to for example, the Standards in Public Office and to demonstrate proof of payment.

How can I obtain a copy of the Personal Data held by the Campaign?

You have the right to request a copy of all of your Personal Data and can do so by contacting the Data Protection Officer.

The Campaign will respond to your request within one month of receipt. That period may be extended by two further months where necessary, taking into account the complexity and number of requests. We will inform you of any such extension within one month of receipt of your request. We may request proof of identification to verify your request. We have the right to refuse your request where there is a basis to do so in law, or if it is manifestly unfounded or excessive, or to the extent necessary for important objectives of public interest.

 What other rights do I have?

You have the right to request access to, rectification, or erasure of your Personal Data, or restriction of processing or object to processing of your Personal Data, as well as the right to data portability. In each case, these rights are subject to restrictions as laid down by law.
To exercise these rights or to obtain further information, please contact the Data Protection Officer.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commissioner, please see www.dataprotection.ie

Changes

We may update this Notice from time to time; we will publish the updated version on this website.

Last Updated

31st  August 2025

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