Data Protection Act 2018
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Communication with data subjects by political parties, candidates for and holders of certain elective political offices | ||
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39. (1) A specified person may, in the course of that person’s electoral activities in the State, use the personal data of a data subject for the purpose of communicating in writing (including by way of newsletter or circular) with the data subject. | ||
(2) Communicating in accordance with subsection (1) shall, for the purposes of Article 6(1)(e), be considered to be the performance of a task carried out in the public interest. | ||
(3) In this section, “specified person” means— | ||
(a) a political party, | ||
(b) a member of either House of the Oireachtas, the European Parliament or a local authority, or | ||
(c) a candidate for election to the office of President of Ireland or for membership of either House of the Oireachtas, the European Parliament or a local authority. | ||
(4) In this section and in sections 48 , 58 and 59 , “electoral activities” includes the dissemination of information, including information as to a person’s activities and policies, that might reasonably be of interest to electors. |