Please refer to The O'Donoghue Society website - http://www.odonoghue.co.uk - for a discussion of the results and interpretations of the project. 

The O’Donoghue Society DNA Project Privacy Statement

In order to comply with the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), the DPA (Data Protection Act) [pre GDPR enforcement] and the PECR (Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations), we wish to make the following statement.

As Administrators of The O’Donoghue Society DNA Project, in addition to abiding by the Privacy Policy that Family Tree posts, we wish to assure you that we give you, as a member of this Project, our priority in protecting your privacy and the confidentiality of your personal data.

What personal data about you do we hold or have access to?

The only personal data about you that we hold or have access to is data which has been made available to us by Family Tree DNA with your consent, to the access level you have chosen, and additional data which you may have given us directly by e-mail.

What use do we make of this personal data?

The only use we make of this data is that relevant to meeting the goals of our Project.  These goals require Project Administrators to be able to review the participant’s haplotype and, at their discretion, their personal data to determine and advise the project member on potential additional testing for the participant’s and the project’s benefit.

We would not publish or share your name, e-mail address or other contact details with any other project member or other person or organization without your specific written approval, unless we were legally obliged to do so.

We will not publish or share your DNA test results except in anonymized form, limited to kit number and surname or ancestral surname.  The Results spreadsheet on our website also contains your Paternal Ancestor Name and Country of origin.

How long do we hold this personal data?

We hold this data for as long as you remain a member of our Project.  If you wish to withdraw from our Project you may do so by clicking the ‘Leave’ button on the Project Preferences link of your Account Information page.  If you are a member of the related R1b-CTS4466 Forum, any posts on that Forum can be deleted, but we cannot retrieve information that may have been previously posted in a public domain.  We would do our utmost to identify and delete any emails you have shared with us if you request us to do so.

In our administration of this Project, along with Family Tree’s commitment to you, we will comply with the requirements concerning the privacy of project members that are contained in the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation which entered into force on 25 May 2018, regardless if you reside inthe EU or elsewhere.

We endeavour to respond promptly to any queries, errors or complaints you may bring to our attention about our handling of your personal data associated with this Project.

This statement relates directly to the information contained on The O’Donoghue Society DNA Project at the Family Tree website. For those of you who are members of The O’Donoghue Society as well, additional information is available on the website at http://www.odonoghue.co.uk on the Privacy Policy at the bottom of the home page.

We may update this Statement as circumstances arise.

Elizabeth O'Donoghue/Ross, elizabethod@eircom.net , Group Administrator

Rod O’Donoghue, rod@odonoghue.co.uk , Group Administrator

Michael Donahue, mdonahue@newgrange.biz, Group Co-Administrator

Philip O'Donoghue, philip.odonoghue@ntlworld.com, Group Co-Administrator