NRH Website Privacy Policy
In general, the National Rehabilitation Hospital website does not collect, store, use or disclose personally identifying information except in very specific instances, such as, for example, when you subscribe to our newsletter updates, use our contact form, or have had multiple previous communications with an NRH representative.
Whenever we collect such information, you will have a choice regarding whether to provide it, how it will be used, and to whom it will be disclosed, mindful of statutory and legal obligations on our part.
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If you have any questions about National Rehabilitation Hospital’s privacy policy, or about the collection of personally identifiable information or information generally, please contact foi@nrh.ie
You may also use the above contact information if you think any information about you is inaccurate, incomplete, or if you want to change the sort of information about you that National Rehabilitation Hospital may have collected.
You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commissioner if you are unhappy with how we are processing your Data.
Information we may collect from you
We only collect Data about you on the Site which you volunteer when you email us or by using our online Contact Us or other forms; or if you report a problem with our Site. When you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence. We also collect Data automatically when you navigate through our Site, as explained in our Cookie Policy.
We may collect and process the following data about you:
· your name;
· your phone number;
· your email address;
· your address;
· information that you provide by filling in forms on our Site;
· the time and date of your visit;
· your IP address;
· your browser type; and
· your referring URL
Use of of your data
We may use your Data where necessary for our legitimate business interests, including:
· improve the content of our Site and the services we offer
· ensure the Site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer
· compile statistical data on the use of our Site
· notify you about changes to our service
We make no attempt to identify individual visitors or to associate the technical details we collect with any individual unless required to disclose such information by law. We may use your Data to comply with any legal obligations.
We will store your Personal Data only for as long as necessary for the purposes of providing access to our Site and related services to you; as required by law.
Disclosure of your information
We will not disclose your Data to third parties unless you have consented to this disclosure or unless the third party is required to fulfil a request you have made or contract that you have entered into. Where appropriate, Data may also be processed by our service providers in which case we will take steps to ensure that the processing complies with applicable data protection and confidentiality laws. We will also disclose your Data if we believe in good faith that we are required to disclose it in order to comply with any applicable law, a summons, a search warrant, a court or regulatory order or other statutory or legal requirement.
Links to other sites
Our Site may, from time to time, contain links to and from other websites. If you follow a link to any of those websites, please note that those websites have their own privacy policies and we do not accept any responsibility or liability for those policies. Please check those policies before you submit any Data to those websites.
Your rights
You may request access to, rectification, erasure or restriction of your Data, or object to the processing of your Data or Data portability at any time. We will respond to your request in writing as soon as practicable and in any event within one month of receipt of your request. We may request proof of identification to verify your request. All requests should be addressed to foi@nrh.ie
Security and where we store your personal data
We are committed to protecting the security of your Data. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your Data from unauthorised access and use. We cannot guarantee the complete security of our database, nor can we guarantee that information you supply will not be intercepted while being transmitted to us over the Internet. We have implemented strict internal guidelines to ensure that your privacy is safeguarded at every level of our organisation. We will continue to update policies and implement additional security features as new technologies become available.
Although we will do our best to protect your Data, we cannot guarantee the security of your Data transmitted to our Site. Any transmission of Data is at your own risk. Once we receive your Data, we will use appropriate security measures to seek to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure.
Changes to this Privacy Statement
We reserve the right to change this Privacy Statement from time to time at our sole discretion. If we make any changes, we will post those changes here and update the “Last Updated” date at the bottom of this Privacy Statement. Your continued use of this Site after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check this Statement periodically for updates.
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NRH Health Information Privacy Notice
Privacy and Data Protection Practices relating to your Healthcare Information
The National Rehabilitation Hospital is committed to ensuring the privacy and confidentiality of your personal information. The NRH must comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the Data Protection Acts 1988 to 2018, and any related or subsequent data protection and privacy legislation and amendments, as well as European Union Law including Regulation 2016/679, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and any subsequent implementing legislation and amendments, collectively referred to in this Privacy Policy as “Data Protection Legislation”.
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This notice describes how the personal data we collect from you may be used and how you can access it. It outlines who this information may be shared with and how long it will be retained.
The purpose of this Privacy Notice is to clearly communicate to you how the NRH handles your personal information. It will give you a better and more complete understanding of the type of personal information that the NRH holds about you, and the way in which the privacy of that information is managed.
Download the notice here or read online: NRH Health Information Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice does not cover the privacy practices of your Consultant if you see him or her in a private capacity, such as a medical-legal arrangement.
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Patient Information Booklet about Privacy and Data Protection Practices at the NRH
Read or download a copy of the NRH Patient Information Booklet here: Privacy and Data Protection Practices relating to your Healthcare Information
Changed Legal Structure of the NRH from a Trust to a Company Limited by Guarantee (NRH CLG) – 30 September 2024
For more information about the transfer of patient data, read or download the following: Letter to Patients relating to Transfer of Patient Data