PRIVACY POLICY

Introduction:

  1. Aid to the Church in Need is an international Catholic charity that supports the Church worldwide – particularly where it experiences suffering and persecution.

  2. ACN Ireland is committed to conducting its business following all applicable Data Protection laws and regulations and in line with the highest standards of ethical conduct.

  3. We collect personal data from you and keep a record of the data to enable us to comply with our statutory obligations.

  4. You have rights concerning how ACN Ireland handles your personal information (Personal Data).

Aid to the Church in Need respects your privacy. Aid to the Church in Need is concentrated on protecting your privacy in accordance with the GDPR. Personal information (Personal Data) collected on this site is gathered through your acceptance of the Terms and Conditions of this site and your interactions with Aid to the Church in Need, which are offered in accordance with Data Protection Legislation.

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Personal Data

Definition of Personal Data according to Article 4 of the GDPR here

Holding Personal Data

Personal information we collect about you (when applicable to your interactions with ACN) can include:

  1. Personal details: name, postal address, phone numbers and email addresses;

  2. Bank details: Name, Sort Code and account number;

  3. Communications: The communications you exchange with us by email, written letters, or calls to our office;

  4. Previous Donations: Details of any donations you have made to ACN Ireland in the past;

  5. Website: Information we collect through your use of our website, such as IP address;

Processing Personal Data

Personal information (Personal Data) collected from benefactors is used for the following purposes:

  1. to enable your donation(s) to reach your chosen charity/charities;

  2. to manage your donations requests or calls to action;

  3. to fundraise and promote ACN's work in both financial and non-financial ways;

  4. to communicate with you and manage our relationship with you;

  5. to personalise and improve your experience when engaging with ACN Ireland;

  6. to inform you about our news and ways you may be able to help ACN Ireland;

  7. to maintain and improve our own accounts, records and organisational processes, to fulfil our administrative purposes and protect our charitable interests;

Grounds to process Personal Data

ACN Ireland processes personal data in line with the following principles:

  1. Where we must fulfil a contract with you;

  2. With your prior consent;

  3. when it is in our legitimate interest;

  4. Under Article 6 of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), our lawful basis for processing and holding personal information is 'legitimate interest' as it is necessary for Charities Trust to use this information in order to provide you with our services.

  5. As a religious organisation that recruits new benefactors in a very personal way, ACN (Ireland) has chosen to adopt Legitimate Interest as our approach to GDPR legislation. However, the rights of the benefactor are paramount, and ACN (Ireland) sets out in this document policies and procedures that allow benefactors to change their contact preferences or stop hearing from us entirely.

Personal Data Storage Duration

Your information will be kept in accordance with our Retention and Disposal of Records policy and or as required by law. We will endeavour to keep Personal Data for as long as necessary and delete data when it is no longer so.

Your Rights

Under the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you and to have any inaccuracies corrected. You have rights in respect of the personal data you provided to ACN Ireland, including:

  1. Right to be informed

  2. Right of access

  3. Right to rectification

  4. Right to erasure

  5. Right to restrict processing

  6. Right to data portability

  7. Right to object

ACN Ireland's Contact Information

You can change your preferences in how you engage with ACN and what communications you receive from us at any time. We welcome any questions, comments and requests concerning this privacy notice.

Address your questions, comments or requests to:

Data Protection Officer,

Aid to the Church in Need,

151 St. Mobhi Road,

Glasnevin,

Dublin 9.

Tel: 01 837 7516

Email: info@acnireland.org