LAW
The core Irish data protection law is comprised in the Data
Protection Act 1988 ("1988 Act") as
amended by the Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003
("2003 Act") (together the Data
Protection Acts ("DPA")). The 2003 Act
implemented the EU Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC). In
addition to the DPA, the European Communities (Electronic
Communications Networks and Services) (Privacy and Electronic
Communications) Regulations 2011 ("ePrivacy
Regulations") set out data protection rules in
relation to direct marketing and electronic networks and services,
including location data and cookies.
DEFINITION OF PERSONAL DATA
Personal data is defined as data relating to a living individual
who is or can be identified from the data or from the data in
conjunction with other information that is in, or is likely to come
into, the possession of the Data Controller.
