Subject access request to an organisation (Ireland)

When to use this document

• ·You want to see what personal data a company in Ireland holds about you.
• ·Your GP is retiring and you want a copy of your medical records.
• ·Your former employer will not tell you what it kept on file about you.
• ·You want to make a data access request in writing and keep a record of it.

What you fill in

The details the document asks for.

• ·Sender
• ·Sender's address
• ·Town and county (e.g. Ennis, Co. Clare; or Dublin 8)
• ·Sender's Eircode
• ·Date
• ·Data controller
• ·Controller's postal address (from its privacy notice)
• ·Account number
• ·Information requested
• ·Period the data covers
• ·Email

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