Privacy Statement

The Minister for Health and Children has set up a National Committee on Folic Acid Food Fortification and has requested the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) to act as the Secretariat to the Committee. The FSAI therefore manage this website.

This Privacy Statement applies to all personal data collected via this website, www.folicacid.ie. By using the website, you accept the practices described in this Statement. We may update our Privacy Statement from time to time to take account of changing requirements such as changes in technology or legislation.

In addition, we recommend that you review the Privacy Statement of any website accessed through the folic acid website as these sites may be subject to different privacy practices. We cannot take responsibility for these websites or for the information made available thereon.

- Data Protection
- Collection of Personal Information
- Cookies
- Right of Access
- Right of Rectification or Erasure
- Contact

 Data Protection

The FSAI fully respects your right to privacy, and will not collect any personal information on this website without your clear permission. Any personal information volunteered will be treated with the highest standards of security and confidentiality, strictly in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 1988 & 2003 (Amendment).

We have numerous internal procedures in place to keep the information we have on users as safe and secure as we possibly can. We cannot, however, guarantee the privacy or confidentiality of any information passing over the internet via non-secured email.

Collection of Personal Information

The FSAI will only ask for personal information that is relevant in order to answer a specific query or process a specific task (e.g. your name, company name, address, email etc). This gathering of information is consistent with our offline work practices. We do not forward information about you to any third party, unless required by Law. Personal information will only be used for the purpose in which it is collected.

As you browse this website, we will monitor what pages you visit in order to give us aggregate statistics about visitors to our site and their preferences. No information is collected that could be used by us to identify individual users on the website.

Cookies

A cookie is a small data file that a website places on your hard drive for future use. Cookies can record your preferences when visiting a particular site and can help identify user trends for statistical analysis of our site. This can enable us, over time, to provide a better experience on our site by improving content, modifying navigation and generally making our site more user-friendly.

Without cookies, a web server has no memory of anything about a user's previous visits. It is important to note that accepting cookies used on our site does not give us access to any personal information.

Most browsers automatically accept cookies by default, but you can usually refuse cookies or selectively accept certain cookies by adjusting the preferences in your browser. The location of the cookies depends on the browser. Internet Explorer stores each cookie as a separate file under a Windows sub-directory. Netscape stores all cookies in a single cookies.txt file. Opera stores them in a single cookies.dat file.

You can find information on how to adjust your cookie preferences for popular browsers at the following websites (these links will open in a new window):

•  Microsoft Internet Explorer: http://www.microsoft.com/info/cookies.htm

Right of Access

Under the Data Protection Act, 1988 & 2003 (Amendment), you have the right to receive a copy of your personal data held by us. A Subject Access Request should be made in writing, by letter or email, signed and accompanied by a copy of a current identification document (e.g. passport, driving license) and addressed to Dr John O'Brien, Chief Executive, Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Abbey Court, Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1 or jobrien@fsai.ie. We will take all reasonable steps to confirm your identity before issuing any information.

Right of Rectification or Erasure

Under the Data Protection Act, 1988 & 2003 (Amendment), you have the right to have your personal data corrected, if inaccurate, or erased, if there is not a legitimate reason for retaining the data. A Request for Rectification or Erasure should be made in writing, by letter or email, signed and accompanied by a copy of a current identification document (e.g. passport, driving license) to Dr John O'Brien, Chief Executive, Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Abbey Court , Lower Abbey Street , Dublin 1 or jobrien@fsai.ie. We will take all reasonable steps to confirm your identity before changing or erasing any information. There is no charge for such a request.

Contact Details

Should you wish to obtain further information on matters relating to the processing of personal data on our website, please contact us.