What is data protection?
Data Protection is the safeguarding, by data controllers, of the personal information received from individuals. It is governed by The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. All organisations storing or processing personal data must comply with the GDPR and Data Protection Legislation. Offaly County Council is committed to a policy of protecting the rights and privacy of individuals in accordance with Data Protection legislation and in line with the Council’s Data Protection Policy.
Offaly County Council’s Data Protection Policy is available here:
Data Protection Policy Offaly County Council June 2023
Your Rights under GDPR / Data Protection
You have the right to request access to personal data held about you, obtain confirmation as to whether data concerning you exists, be informed of the content and source of data and check its accuracy. In addition, if the data held by us is found to be inaccurate you have the right to change, remove, block, or object to the use of, personal data held by the Council. In certain circumstances blocking access to data may delay or remove access to a service where the data is required by law or for essential purposes related to delivery of a service to you. Please note that to help protect your privacy, we take steps to verify your identity before granting access to personal data. To exercise these rights use you should take the following steps:
Data Subject Access Requests
You can request all information held about you by Offaly County Council by completing a Data Subject Access Request form via the following link:
Offaly County Council Data Subject Access Request form.docx
Offaly County Council CCTV Policy
CCTV Policy Offaly County Council June 2023
Contact the Data Protection Officer
If you wish to contact the Data Protection Officer you may do so at:
Data Protection Officer, Offaly County Council, Áras an Chontae, Charleville Road, Tullamore, County Offaly, R35 F893
E-mail:dpo@offalycoco.ie
Telephone: 057 9346800
Right of Complaint to the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from Offaly County Council, you can contact the Data Protection Commissioner who may investigate the matter for you:
Data Protection Commission, Canal House Station Road, Portarlington, Co Laois R32 AP23
Email: info@dataprotection.ie
Lo Call: 1800 437 737
Data Privacy Statement Offaly County Council
Please access our Data Privacy Statement here