Privacy Notice

The Parishes of Mount Merrion, Kilmacud, and Clonskeagh comprise the Trinity of Faith Parish Partnership in the Dublin Diocese, and are the data controllers in each case. This means they decide how your personal data is processed and for what purposes.

Each parish above complies with its obligations under the GDPR by keeping personal data up to date, by storing and destroying it securely, by not collecting or retaining excessive amounts of data, by protecting personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorised access and disclosure, and by ensuring that appropriate technical measures are in place to protect personal data.

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

• To administer records held by us on members of the congregation
• To fundraise and promote the interests of the parish
• To manage our employees and volunteers
• To maintain our own accounts and records, including the processing of donations and tax back applications
• To inform you of news, events, activities and services running at the parishes above
• To share your contact details with diocesan offices so they can keep you informed about diocesan news, events, activities and services that may be of interest to you

We keep data in accordance with the guidance set out in the guide Administrative Regulations and Guidelines for Parishes for Parish Priests of the Archdiocese of Dublin.

Specifically, we retain donation declarations and associated paperwork for up to 6 years after the calendar year to which they relate, and parish registers permanently, including baptisms, marriages, confirmations and, in some instances, burials.

Unless subject to an exemption under the GDPR, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

• The right to request a copy of your personal data held about you by each above-mentioned parish
• The right to request that each above-mentioned parish corrects any personal data if it is found to be inaccurate or out of date
• The right to request that your personal data is erased where it is no longer necessary for each above-mentioned parish to retain such data
• The right to withdraw your consent at any time
• The right to request that the data controller provide you with your personal data and, where possible, to transmit that data directly to another data controller, known as the right to data portability, where applicable
• The right, where there is a dispute in relation to the accuracy or processing of your personal data, to request that a restriction is placed on further processing
• The right to object to the processing of personal data, where applicable
• The right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission