The Local Government Management Agency (“LGMA”) understands that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used and shared online. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this Website, Local Government Management Agency - LGMA (“Our Site”) and below. We do not collect personal data about you unless you contact us (see section 6, below). Any personal data We do collect will only be used as permitted by law.

Please read this Privacy Notice carefully and ensure that you understand it.

1. Definitions and Interpretation

In this Policy, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

"personal data"	means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data. In this case, it means personal data that you give to Us via Our Site. This definition shall, where applicable, incorporate the definitions provided in the EU Regulation 2016/679 – the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”); and
"We/Us/Our"	means Local Government Management Agency (“LGMA”) whose registered address is Local Government House, 35-39 Ushers Quay, Dublin 8, D08 XKP7

2. Information About Us
   1. Our Site is operated by the LGMA, a body established by statutory instrument to provide services to Local Authorities
   2. Our Data Protection Officer can be contacted by email at dataprotection@lgma.ie or by telephone on 01 6332200, or by post to 35-39 Ushers Quay, Dublin 8, D08XKP7
   3. We are regulated by the Data Protection Commission
3. What Does This Policy Cover?

   This Privacy Notice applies only to your use of Our Site. Our Site may contain links to other Websites. Please note that We have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other Websites and We advise you to check the privacy notices / policies of any such Websites before providing any data to them.

4. Your Rights
   1. As a data subject, you have the following rights under the GDPR, which this Policy and Our use of personal data have been designed to uphold:
      
      
      1. The right to be informed about Our collection and use of personal data.
      
      
      2. The right of access to the personal data.
      
      
      3. The right to rectification if any personal data We hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete (please contact Us using the details in section 6).
      
      
      4. The right to be forgotten – i.e., the right to ask Us to delete any personal data We hold about you.
      
      
      5. The right to restrict (i.e., prevent) the processing of your personal data.
      
      
      6. The right to data portability (obtaining a copy of your personal data to re-use with another service or organisation).
      
      
      7. The right to object to Us using your personal data for particular purposes; and
      
      
      8. Rights with respect to automated decision making and profiling.
      
      
   2. If you have any cause for complaint about Our use of your personal data, please contact Us using the details provided in section 9 and We will do Our best to solve the problem for you. If We are unable to help, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the:

      Data Protection Commission 21 Fitzwilliam Square South, Dublin 2 D02RD2