Data Protection is the safeguarding of the privacy rights of individuals in relation to the processing of personal data, in both paper and electronic format. EU General Data Protection Regulation, or ‘GDPR’, lays down strict rules about the way in which personal data and sensitive personal data are collected, accessed, used and disclosed. GDPR also permits individuals to access their personal data on request, and confers on individuals the right to have their personal data amended if found to be incorrect, or erased upon request.
This document outlines the Acorn Insurance policy to help ensure that we comply with GDPR.
Enquiries about this Data Protection Policy should be made to Data Protection Officer, Acorn Insurance, NZI Plaza, St Augustine Street, Galway, Ireland or to dataprotection@acorninsurance.ie
Collecting information about you.
We collect and use information to provide the following:
We shall perform our responsibilities under GDPR in accordance with the following Data Protection principles:
We shall, in a transparent manner, obtain and process personal data fairly and in accordance with statutory and other legal obligations.
We shall keep personal data for purposes that are specific, legitimate and clearly stated. Personal data will only be processed in a manner compatible with these purposes.
We shall ensure that we limit the amount of data processed for our purposes to that which is adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary.
We adopt procedures that ensure high levels of data accuracy, completeness and that personal data is up-to- date.
We have a retention policy for personal data.
We shall take appropriate security measures against unauthorised access to, or alteration, disclosure or destruction of personal data and against its accidental loss or destruction.
We adopt procedures to ensure that data subjects can exercise their rights under Article 15 GDPR to access their data.
Overall responsibility for ensuring compliance with GDPR rests with Acorn Insurance. However our responsibility varies depending upon whether we are acting as either a Data Controller or a Data Processor. All employees, agents and contractors of Acorn Insurance who separately collect, control or process the content and use of personal data are individually responsible for compliance with the Data Protection Legislation.
The Data Protection Officer co-ordinates the provision of support, assistance, advice and training throughout Acorn Insurance to ensure that Acorn Insurance, its agents and contractors are in a position to comply with the legislation.
Acorn Insurance is firmly committed to ensuring personal privacy and compliance with Data Protection Legislation, including the provision of best practice guidelines and procedures in relation to all aspects of Data Protection.
This Data Protection Policy is supplemented (and may be amended) by specific policies and procedures adopted by Acorn Insurance.
Please refer to our Privacy Statement, ‘Right of Access’ section for procedures and guidelines on accessing your personal data.
This Data Protection Policy will be reviewed regularly in light of any legislative or other relevant developments
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