Privacy Notice

The Private Security Authority (PSA) is committed to protecting the rights and privacy of all individuals in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, 2016/679 (GDPR) as given further effect in Part 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018.

The PSA’s Data Protection Policy sets out how the PSA secures and manages personal data in accordance with the Principles of GDPR. It can be viewed by clicking on the following links – PSA Data Protection Policy and PSA Data Retention Policy. The Policy also explains how you can request access to your personal data.

The General Data Protection Regulations provides the public with a right to receive a copy of information the PSA holds about you. You can apply in writing, or for your convenience, you can complete a Subject Access Request (SAR) form. You will also need to provide proof of your identity. Your request will be processed within 30 calendar days upon receipt of a fully completed form and proof of identity. Click here for a copy of the SAR form.

The PSA has a dedicated Data Protection Officer who can be contacted at [email protected].  All Data Protection queries should be forwarded to this email address.

This privacy statement explains how the The Private Security Authority (PSA) collects and uses information about you, based on your visits to this website. You also have a right to obtain personal data about you kept by PSA. This is explained in our Data Protection Policy referenced above.

The Private Security Authority does not collect any personal data about you on this website, apart from the personal data which you volunteer by sending us an email.

Your personal data, submitted in this way, will be processed in order to respond to your request or otherwise address the subject matter of your mail. It may also be used to compile statistics.

Your personal data will not be used for any other purpose and will not be released to any third party.

In compliance with the ePrivacy Regulations (S.I. 336/2011), we ensure that all data collection, use, and storage practices on this website respect your privacy rights and adhere to legal standards. This includes how cookies and other tracking technologies are handled on our website.

As a user of this site, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: If any information we have is inaccurate, you can request it to be corrected.
• Right to Erasure: You may ask for your personal data to be erased under certain conditions.
• Right to Restrict Processing: You can request limited use of your personal data.
• Right to Object: You may object to specific uses of your data, including direct marketing.
• Right to Data Portability: Where feasible, you can request a transfer of your data to another organization or directly to you.

The Law Enforcement Directive, or ‘LED’, is a piece of EU legislation, parallel to the GDPR, which also has effect from May 2018. As suggested by its name, the LED deals with the processing of personal data by data controllers for ‘law enforcement purposes’ – which falls outside of the scope of the GDPR.

The LED is a Directive rather than a Regulation, and this requires transposition into Irish domestic law to take effect. This transposition is achieved through the Data Protection Act 2018 (‘the Act’), primarily through ‘Part 5 – Processing of Personal Data for Law Enforcement Purposes’.

The PSA is a ‘competent authority’ for the purposes of LED and processing is done for ‘law enforcement purposes’ by the PSA’s  Compliance & Inspectorate Division.

The Private Security Appeal Board is appointed by the Government to consider appeals against decisions of the Private Security Authority. The Appeal Board is independent of the Private Security Authority.

Only where an appeal has been lodged, will the PSA will share data with the Private Security Appeal Board.  Information on making an appeal can be found here.

The Private Security Authority maintains a presence on third-party social media channels, including X (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn, and Facebook, to engage with the public and share updates.

Please note that any interactions or personal data shared via these platforms are subject to the privacy policies of the respective social media providers and are not governed by the PSA’s privacy notice.

We encourage users to review the privacy policies of these platforms to understand how their data may be processed when engaging with PSA content on these channels.