St. Patrick’s Church, Corduff, Dublin 15
St. Patrick’s Church, Corduff, Dublin 15 (‘St. Patrick’s’) is a member of the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin which is a registered charity – RCN: 200016166.
St. Patrick’s respects your right to privacy and actively seeks to preserve the privacy rights of those who share information with him and the diocesan offices acting on his behalf. Any personal information you provide to the Archbishop will be treated with the highest standards of security and confidentiality, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2018 and the Data Protection Act 2018.
This Privacy Statement explains how St. Patrick’s processes information, in particular the personal data that he receives from you. Please read the following carefully to understand his views and practices regarding your personal data and how he treats it.
Baptism Registers
Within the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin, The Archbishop is the sole controller of the personal data and special category data contained in the Baptism Registers held in Parishes of the Archdiocese with respect to storage and retention of data, standard and special annotation of data and alteration of data. The Archbishop, along with the Parish Priest/Administrator/Moderator assigned to the Parish which holds the Baptism Register, are each a joint controller of the personal data and special category data with respect to collecting and recording of data in the Baptism Register.
What information does the St. Patrick’s collect about you?
We receive personal data about you in various ways including directly from the individual and sometimes from a family member, other diocese, schools, the Archdiocese, CCTV and webcams. The personal data that is collected may include;
- Information relating to the sacraments of Baptism, Holy Communion, Confirmation, Marriage and Ordinations;
- Information relating to financial donations (requirements of the Charities Acts and also to assist parishes claim tax back on donations);
- Safeguarding information as required by the National Safeguarding Office and the Garda Vetting Bureau;
- CCTV recordings and photographs;
- Special category data which reveals your religious beliefs may also be collected and processed.
This list is not exhaustive.
Processing of personal information
St. Patrick’s collects and processes information about you in a number of ways including face to face meetings, email, phone conversations, from other parishes and via forms sent by the diocesan offices.
St. Patrick’s must have a lawful basis for processing your information. This will vary according to the circumstances of how and why he has your information but typical examples include:
- The activities are within his legitimate interests in advancing and maintaining the Roman Catholic religion, in providing information about the activities of the Diocese or any Diocesan Parish, and to raise charitable funds;
- You have given consent to process your information which can be withdrawn at any time by contacting St. Patrick’s using the details below;
- Carrying out necessary steps in relation to a contract to which you are party to or prior to you entering a contract;
- The processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation;
- The processing is necessary for carrying out a task in the public interest;
- The processing of data is necessary to protect your vital interest.
If we process any Special Categories of Personal Data, we must have a further lawful basis for the processing. This may include:
- Where you have given explicit consent;
- Where the processing is necessary to protect the vital interest or someone else’s vital interests;
- You have made the information public;
- Where the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims; or
- Where the processing is necessary for carrying out the Archdiocese’s employment and social security obligations.
This list is not exhaustive.
Baptism Registers held in Parishes of the Archdiocese
Where personal data and special category data is processed in the Baptism Registers held in Parishes of the Archdiocese, the Archbishop relies on the legitimate interests in preserving the information contained in Baptism Registers because such registers consist of a record of the administration of certain sacraments in the Roman Catholic Church. It is essential that the Archbishop maintains a record of certain sacraments which may only be administered once in the Roman Catholic Church. As personal data contained in the Baptism Registers is special category personal data, the Archbishop must have an additional lawful basis for processing. The Archbishop relies on processing carried out in the course of his legitimate activities with appropriate safeguards and the processing relates solely to members or former members of the Roman Catholic Church, and personal data is not disclosed outside the Roman Catholic Church without the consent of the member/former member concerned.
What does the Archbishop use your information for?
We use your information for a range of different purposes including;
- To facilitate the reception of the Sacraments of Baptism, Holy Communion, Marriage and Ordinations;
- To general pastoral and spiritual care;
- To provide information you request from the Archdiocese;
- To process various application forms;
- For Tax on Donations requests;
- Communicating with you about diocesan events
- Dealing with complaints and enquiries
- To administer, support, improve and develop the administration of the Diocese’s work and operations and to keep the Diocese’s accounts and records up to date;
- For auditing and statistical purposes;
- As authorised or required by any law applicable to us or arising from your interaction with us;
- To process job applications;
- Technical details in connection with visits to this website may be logged on the Archdiocesan server;
- CCTV recordings for security purposes and to help create a safer environment for our staff, members of the faithful, clergy, volunteers and visitors.
The Archbishop does not use automatic decision making software and does not engage in profiling.
Who do we share your information with?
The information you give us is used by St. Patrick’s only in accordance with the purpose for which you provided the information. This information will only be retained for as long as required for the purpose for which it was gathered.
St. Patrick’s may share your information with government bodies for tax relief purposes or law enforcement agencies for the prevention and detection of crime.
Information will only be made available to third parties who assist the Archdiocese with our work. St. Patrick’s may share information with service providers but only when an appropriate Service Provider Agreement/contract is in place outlining exactly what they are permitted to do. Any data processed in the course of such services is processed in compliance with the GDPR.
Where permitted by law, St. Patrick’s reserves the right to release personal data without your consent and/or without consulting you, including when we believe that this is appropriate to comply with his legal obligations.
Where does the St. Patrick’s store your information?
We may store your information in hard copy or in electronic format, in storage facilities owned and are operated by the Archdiocese, or that are owned and operated by approved service providers.
How long does the Archdiocese and St. Patrick’s retain your information?
We retains your personal information for as long as necessary with regard to the purposes for which it was collected or lawfully further processed, or for so long as may be necessary in light of our legal obligations. All information held is in accordance with the diocesan retention policy to ensure its compliance with GDPR.
In relation to the Baptism Registers held in the Parishes of the Archdiocese, personal data and special category data are retained in perpetuity, in order to achieve the purpose of correctly administering certain sacraments that may only be undertaken once in a person’s lifetime.
How does the Archdiocese and St. Patrick’s keep your information safe and accurate?
We are committed to ensuring your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure the Archdiocese and St Patrick’s have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure your information. These security measures are continuously adapted in line with technological developments.
We seek to ensure that he keeps your personal data accurate and up to date. However, you are responsible for informing St. Patrick’s of any changes to your personal data and other information.
Baptism Registers are annotated upon administration of the Sacraments of Confirmation, Marriage or Holy Orders to an individual. Where an individual receives any of these sacraments, a note will be made in the Baptism Register entry for that individual. Annotations are necessary as it ensures the sacraments of Confirmation, Marriage or Ordination may only be undertaken once during a person’s lifetime.
No personally identifiable information is collected on this website from visitors, staff, clergy and volunteers that browse the website for information on our activities.
Unfortunately the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although St. Patrick’s does their best to protect your personal data, any transmission via our website is ultimately at your own risk. Once we have received your information we will use strict procedures and security features to try and prevent unauthorised access to, or unlawful processing or disclosure of, such data.
On written request St. Patrick’s will inform you about the data stored about you in the Parish. Requests for access, rectification, erasure or blocking of personal data will be processed on the basis of applicable legal provisions. Please contact the Parish Office.
What are your rights?
You have many rights under Irish Data Protection legislation with regard to the processing of your data.
Right of Access – You have the right to access information St. Patrick’s holds on you.
Right of Correction – you have the right to have any inaccurate or incomplete data rectified by St. Patrick’s.
Right of Erasure – In certain circumstances you can request the erasure of the data St. Patrick’s holds on you i.e. the right to be forgotten.
Right to Restriction of Processing – Where certain conditions apply, you have the right to restrict processing of your personal data.
Right of Portability – Subject to certain circumstances, you have the right to have any data St. Patrick’s holds on you transferred to another organisation where it is held in electronic form.
Right to Object – You have the right to object to certain types of data processing.
The Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Data Protection Commission.
Review
This Privacy Statement explains the privacy policy of St. Patrick’s Church, Corduff, Dublin 15. We reserve the right to review and amend this Statement at any time without notice and you should check this page regularly to view the most up to date Privacy Statement.
Further Information and Contact Details
Further information on your data privacy rights is available on the website of the Data Protection Commissioner www.dataprotection.ie
Dated: 10th October 2025