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Data Protection

Data protection is the legal and practical responsibility to keep personal information safe and use it only for the purposes you collected it for. In Ireland, data protection law is enforced by the Data Protection Commission (DPC), which can investigate complaints and take regulatory action. For small businesses, the basics are usually straightforward: do not collect data you do not need, keep it secure, and be transparent about how you use it.

Real-world example

A Dublin childcare provider stores parents' contact details and medical information for children in a password-protected system, limits who can access it, and keeps its privacy information up to date.

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