Compliance Ireland is a leading expert in Data Protection & Privacy issues.

Our services in this area cover consulting, data protection audits and training.

We have established a dedicated website on Data Protection & Privacy issues for the Irish market at www.privacy.ie. On this website we provide numerous Data Protection Resources, Our Papers and Compliance Documents. Our archive of Newsletters and Hot Topics provide another useful resource. Developing comprehensive and practical data protection policies, procedures and training are hallmarks of Compliance Ireland

Since 2004 we have worked for firms on data protection and data privacy such as the following:

• financial institutions
  • banks
  • investment managers
  • funds management & administration companies
  • mortgage and insurance brokers
  • insurance companies
  • credit unions
• professional regulatory bodies
• mobile telephone companies
• 3rd party telecoms and subscription service companies
• universities
• government utilities /agencies
• law firms
• accountants
• auctioneers and estate agents
• manufacturers 

Examples of specific work carried out include:

• audits and inspections:
  • carrying out data protection audits / health-checks
  • managing audits/inspections by the Data Protection Commissioner
    • on a number of occasions our work was instrumental in clients not being ‘named and shamed’ in the Commissioner’s case studies and possible regulatory sanctions
• documentation
  • reviewing and writing:
    • data protection policies, procedures, process maps and manuals
    • terms of business/contracts to ensure appropriate consents of customers are captured during the ‘customer take-on’ process
    • service level agreements/contracts between data controllers and their data processors and other disclosees
•  advising/consulting
  • section 4 - data protection access requests
  • section 7 - statutory duty of care
  • section 11 - transfers of personal data outside of the EEA
  • permitted use of personal data for secondary purposes
  • requirements of direct marketing companies
  • processing of personal data via electronic channels under S.I.535 of 2003
  • data protection issues under the Consumer Protection Code (Financial Regulator)
  • data protection issues under the Code of Practice for Property Services Providers (Auctioneers and Estate Agents) (National Property Services Regulatory Authority)
  • data protection issues under anti-money laundering law and guidance notes
  • use of personal data retrieved from publicly available registers
  • data retention policy and procedures
  • and more!

Data Protection Training - see http://www.privacy.ie/training.html

Consulting - see also http://www.privacy.ie/consulting.html

Visit - www.privacy.ie