GS1 Ireland is bound by the provisions of the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003, which set out a number of principles concerning the protection of any personal information that we may collect from individuals.

This document sets out how we will collect, use and disclose any PERSONAL information and your rights to access and correct that information. We recommend that you read this carefully and retain it for future reference.

Your personal information
Personal Information held by GS1 Ireland may include your name, current and previous addresses, telephone/mobile phone number, email address, company bank account and occupation.

Your rights
While you are not obliged to provide personal information to GS1 Ireland, without this information we may not be able to provide you with an appropriate level of service and/or issue you with a licence to use GS1 Numbers.

You may request access to personal information we hold about you and ask us to correct it if you believe it is incorrect or out of date. GS1 Ireland’s nominated data controller is our Membership Services Manager, Karen Murphy.

Use of your personal information
GS1 Ireland takes all reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information we collect, use and disclose is accurate, complete and up-to-date. While GS1 Ireland will not sell your personal information to third party organisations, from time to time we make details about your usage of GS1 Numbers available to other parties including but not limited to other GS1 offices.

Your personal information may be used in order to:
• provide our services to you and to manage and administer those services and your account;
• maintain and develop our business systems and infrastructure;
• gain an understanding of your needs in order for us to provide you with a better service;
• research and develop our services; and
• inform you of industry news and developments

We may also use your personal information to promote and market other products and services provided, which we consider may be of interest to you. If you do not wish us to contact you in this regard please tick the appropriate box on the membership application form or contact us directly on +353 1 208 0660 and speak to our Membership Services Advisor.

We may disclose your personal information to organisations outside GS1 Ireland. The organisations to which we may disclose information include:
• our related companies
• our professional advisers, including our lawyers, accountants and auditors;
• service providers, contractors and agents who manage the services we provide to you;
• your authorised representatives or legal advisers;
• government and regulatory authorities and other organisations, as required or authorised by law;
• We may also disclose your name and company contact details to persons enquiring as to who has been allocated a particular GS1 Global Company Prefix.

How to contact us
If you have any questions in relation to privacy, please contact us on + 353 1 208 0660 between 9.00 am and 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, or write to us at GS1 Ireland, Second Floor, The Merrion Centre, Nutley Lane, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.

This Privacy Policy Statement is current as at September 2011. We may change or update the Policy from time to time.