Fine Gael is committed to protecting your privacy online. Visitors can use most of the features of this website without being personally identified. We closely monitor the site’s activity in order to provide a better service to the online user. We keep aggregated site statistics (such as the number of visitors to the site) to monitor the website’s performance. 

We do not disclose information that may identify individuals, companies or candidates, unless we have your permission to do so. 

Where you contact Fine Gael, we will keep a record of your personal details and comments/enquiry until your enquiry has been satisfactorily resolved.

• Fine Gael will only share your details and views with others in order to resolve your enquiry.
• Fine Gael does not collect any unique information about you (such as your name, email address, etc.) except when you knowingly choose to provide such information as in the case of Fine Gael forms, such as those found in the ‘Get Involved’ section of our website.
• Fine Gael may contact members of the public, using details provided through our forms in order to keep them informed about matters which are of interest to them.
• Fine Gael reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy. Please check the terms of the Policy from time to time to be aware of such changes.

If you have any questions in relation to this Policy, please contact the Party office at privacy@finegael.ie.

Opt-in and Opt-out:

Fine Gael operates a strict “opt-in” policy for individuals. That means we will not send you any information unless you have requested to receive e-mail/text/social media message updates from us.

If you (whether an individual or corporate supporter) wish to be removed from our direct marketing list and do not wish to receive any further information from us (opt-out) you can inform us of this by clicking on the Unsubscribe link at the bottom of each e-mail communication you receive from us. Once this information is received we will immediately remove you from our direct marketing database.

Donations

In line with Revenue regulations and the Electoral Act, records of donations and donors are retained for six years plus the current year. Full details regarding Political Donations can be found by visiting the Standards in Public Office Commission’s (SIPO) website here: Donations | Guidelines & Information | SIPO.ie.

Security of Data

Fine Gael takes seriously its security obligations in respect of your personal data under the Irish Data Protection legislation in order to prevent unauthorised access to, or alteration or destruction of personal data in our possession.

Right of Access

Where you have provided us with your personal data you have a right to be given a copy of your personal data in accordance with your rights under the Data Protection Act 2018, subject to certain exceptions.  To request a copy of your personal data please download our Subject Access Request Form for completion before sending it to: The Data Protection Officer, Fine Gael HQ, 51 Upper Mount Street, Dublin 2 or by email to dataprotection@finegael.com. Please note the following important requirements:

We reserve the right not to process an access request that is not accompanied by adequate proof of identification and we do not accept access requests via telephone or text message.

Right of Rectification or Erasure

If we hold incorrect information about you which was originally submitted by you through this Site, you have the right to have the data amended. You also have the right, with certain exemptions, to have any information you have sent to us via this Site erased.

To request your right to rectification and/or erasure please send your request in writing to:

The Data Protection Officer, Fine Gael HQ, 51 Upper Mount Street, Dublin 2.

This request must be accompanied by:

• Proof of your name and address; and
• A description of the specific personal data you wish to have rectified.

If you request erasure of your personal data all your data will be erased subject to the following important notice:

• We are not required to rectify or erase your data where to do so would prevent you from meeting your contractual obligations to us or where we are required to process (including retaining) your personal data for a lawful purpose in accordance with the Data Protection legislation.

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Supervisory Authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint to the Data Protection Commission under Article 13.2 of the GDPR. The Data Protection Commission can be contacted on 01 7650100 / 1800 437 737 – www.dataprotection.ie

Fine Gael trusts that you appreciate that we respect and value your right to privacy, and that our honesty and integrity shall mean that you will continue to trust us with your personal data, knowing that we will not use it for any inappropriate purpose.