McDonnell Farms BioGas Limited is committed to protecting your privacy rights under the Data Protection Acts 1988-2018 (as amended) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (the ‘Acts’).

We would like to inform you why we collect and process personal data and your rights relating to the collection and processing of personal data. Processing is any operation which is performed on personal data.

WHO WE ARE AND HOW TO CONTACT US?

McDonnell Farms BioGas Limited is the Data Controller for the purpose of the Acts.

If you have any questions about this privacy notice or would like to exercise any of your rights, please contact us at info@greengas.ie. Here is our full contact information:

Name of legal entity: McDonnell Farms BioGas Limited

Postal address: Greengas AD Plant, Dunmoylan, Shanagolden, Co. Limerick, V94 57T2

Telephone number: Office: 069 60 404

Email: info@greengas.ie

You have the right to make a complaint the Irish Data Protection Commission (“DPC”), (www.dataprotection.ie). We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with any concerns before you approach the DPC and so please contact us in the first instance.

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

Personal information, or personal data, means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. It applies to personal data that we process in connection with your relationship with us as a customer, supplier, partner, investor, visitor to our website or prospective employee.

We may collect, store, use and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which can be broken down as follows:

  • Contact and identity data including first name, last name, email address, telephone number and business name.
  • Recruitment data including contact data and communication data, CV and job application data.
  • Financial data including contact and identity data and payment related information or bank account details.
  • Technical data and usage data includes internet protocol (IP) address, login data, operating system and platform, browser plug-in types and versions, browser type and version, and other technology on the devices that you use to access this website, how you use our website and services. For information on our use of cookies please see our Cookie Policy.
  • Profile Data including your survey responses, feedback and preferences.
  • Communications data including your communication preferences when you correspond with us, phone calls, texts, email correspondence, chat history and hard copy correspondence.

HOW IS YOUR PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED?

Our website collects personal data that is specifically and voluntarily provided by you. This might include contact details like your name, email address, phone number or address.

Should you contact us by email or other means and provide information about yourself, that personal data will also be collected, used and disclosed in connection with the matter in question, and you should have a reasonable expectation as to that.

As you interact with our website, we will automatically collect technical data about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns. We collect this personal data by using cookies, server logs and other similar technologies. Please see our Cookie Policy for further details.

Where you or your organisation have business dealings with us, that may mean that we may collect, use and disclose your personal data, including payment data (e.g. if you are a landowner at a renewable energy project we develop, build or manage).

We also collect, use and disclose personal data about people with whom we interact from publicly available sources and commercial / governmental databases.

HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We process personal data for use in our business dealings, for legal compliance, security or insurance purposes, or in connection with our financial processes and controls. Most commonly, we will use your personal data when:

  • necessary for the performance of a contact or pre-contractual measure; or
  • necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject; or
  • necessary for the pursuit of our legitimate interests which justify the processing.

Generally, we do not rely on consent as a legal basis for processing your personal data. However, where consent is relied upon, you have the right to withdraw consent at any time by contacting us. Once we have received notification that you have withdrawn your consent, we will no longer process your data for the purpose or purposes you originally agreed to, unless we have another legitimate basis for doing so.

In developing renewable energy projects, it is necessary for us to consult with members of the local community and keep them informed. For these purposes we may undertake postal and other media campaigns using publicly available sources to obtain addresses of local residents. Therefore, you may hear from us via this route, however, you are always free to instruct us to cease contacting you. If you wish to be removed from any such campaign, please let us know by contacting us.

YOUR RIGHTS

The Acts afford you certain rights. You may, at any time, request to verify, access, rectify, delete, transfer and object to the use of your data, as well as request the limitation of such use of your data. Some of these rights may be subject to certain conditions. Please contact us to assert any of
these rights.

HOW LONG WE KEEP PERSONAL DATA

We keep your personal data for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which it is processed and in accordance with the retention periods imposed by the applicable law.

SHARING OF PERSONAL DATA

We sometimes need to share personal data we process with other organisations. Where this is necessary, we comply with all aspects of the Acts. We may share personal data with employees, consultants, suppliers and service providers, business associates, other professional advisers and law enforcement bodies.

INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS

It may sometimes be necessary to transfer personal data overseas. When transfers are needed, personal data may be transferred outside the European Economic Area. Any transfers made will comply with the Acts.

KEEPING YOUR DATA SECURE

We have implemented technical and organisational measures to ensure your personal data is protected, however, absolute security cannot be guaranteed.

THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

Our website may contain links to third party websites. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy settings, and these are not endorsed by us. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for these third party websites. Please undertake the appropriate due diligence before submitting any personal data to these websites.

CHANGES TO THIS NOTICE

We may change this notice by updating this page to reflect changes in the law or our privacy practices. However, we will not use your personal data in any new ways without your consent.

This privacy notice was last updated in September 2024.