PRIVACY STATEMENT FOR THE LITTLE BABY BUNDLE EVALUATION

The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) has commissioned RSM to undertake an evaluation of the Little Baby Bundle pilot scheme. The aim of this evaluation is to provide independent evidence to inform policy and delivery decisions for a national roll-out, including an assessment of the effectiveness and efficiency of the pilot processes. As part of this evaluation, RSM will be gathering information through online surveys with parents that received a Baby Bundle.

The Irish Government is the data controller for the research. The information collected during the project will be included in a report published on the Irish Government website and possibly in other publications by RSM and the Irish Government.

Your participation in this evaluation is completely voluntary. However, your views and experiences are important to help inform future policies.

The contact for this research at RSM is Rachel Iredale, Consulting Director

E-mail address: Rachel.Iredale@rsmireland.ie

Telephone number: (01) 496 5388

This Data Privacy Notice is provided to fulfil our obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), effective since 25 May 2018, which requires greater accountability and transparency from organisations regarding your personal information, and which gives you greater control over how we use it.

Personal data is defined under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as “any information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified by reference to an identifier”. FMI, who are delivering the Baby Bundles on behalf of the Irish Government, have passed the email addresses of Baby Bundle recipients to RSM for the purposes of emailing a link to an online survey. RSM are coordinating the survey on behalf of the Irish Government. The survey does not capture your email address or IP address.

FMI will collect personal data (name and contact details) related to expectant parents who have registered to receive a Baby Bundle as part of the pilot scheme.

The personal data that FMI shares with RSM for this evaluation are the contact names, email addresses and phone numbers of individuals who have registered to receive a Baby Bundle.

Your data will be used to:

• Contact you: RSM will use your personal data to contact you, as part of the Baby Bundle Evaluation. This may involve an online survey, telephone interview or an invitation to participate in a focus group
• Generate findings: RSM will remove any personal data (identifiable information) from your responses. Your personal data (including any contact information) will not be included in any report. All findings will be anonymised by RSM to create statistical evaluation findings for DCEDIY
• RSM will process your personal data in accordance with this Privacy Notice.

To process this personal data, our legal reason for collecting or processing this data is: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Article 6 (1) (a); Consent - you have freely given your consent – it will be clear to you what you are consenting to and how you can withdraw your consent.

You have the right to withdraw your consent, at any time, by contacting Rachel Iredale, at Rachel.Iredale@rsmireland.ie or (01) 496 5388.

You may not be able to participate in the evaluation of the Little Baby Bundle Pilot Scheme.

Your personal data will be held during the contract period, any data not already removed will be removed after the contract period is up.

We will not use your data for any automated decision making or profiling.

Personal Data will not be transferred outside of the European Economic Area or the UK unless necessary measures have been taken to ensure that the transfer complies with the applicable data protection law. These measures may include transferring the relevant data to a recipient in a country that the European Commission has decided provides adequate protection for personal data or to a recipient that has executed EU Model Clauses (SCC’s) clauses adopted or approved by the European Commission and or ICO (UK).

The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth privacy notice explains how we deal with your information. It also explains how you can ask to view, change, or remove your information from our records.

For further information on how RSM processes your personal information, please view the RSM Privacy Policy

For further information on DCEDIY’s Data Protection Policy, please see DCEDIY Data Protection.

Data protection is a fundamental right set out in Article 8 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, which states:

• Everyone has the right to the protection of personal data concerning him or her.
• Such data must be processed fairly for specified purposes and on the basis of the consent of the person concerned, or some other legitimate basis laid down by law. Everyone has the right of access to data which has been collected concerning him or her, and the right to have it rectified.
• Compliance with these rules shall be subject to control by an independent authority.

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) is the national independent authority responsible for upholding the fundamental right of individuals in the EU to have their personal data protected. The DPC is the Irish supervisory authority for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

RSM’s Data Protection Officer (DPO) is Paddy O’Connell.

Telephone: (01) 496 5388

Email: dpo@rsmireland.ie

If you’re unhappy with the way RSM have handled your personal data and want to make a complaint, please write to our Data Protection Officer. You can contact our Data Protection Officer using the details above.

If you believe that your personal data has been misused or mishandled, you may make a complaint to the Data Commission Office, who is an independent regulator. You may also contact them to seek independent advice about data protection, privacy and data sharing. The contact details for the Data Commission Office are as follows:

Phone: 1800 437 737 or (01) 765 0100

Email:info@dataprotection.ie

Website: dataprotection.ie

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