{"id":5,"date":"2014-04-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-29T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mrcc.ie\/home\/welcome-to-mayo-rape-crisis-centre\/"},"modified":"2023-04-06T10:56:15","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T09:56:15","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mrcc.ie\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Mayo Rape Crisis Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#fdf8e8″ scene_position=”center” top_padding=”5%” bottom_padding=”10%” constrain_group_9=”yes” constrain_group_10=”yes” text_color=”light” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” advanced_gradient_angle=”125″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_t_to_right_b” enable_shape_divider=”true” shape_divider_color=”#FDF8E8″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” shape_divider_height=”120px” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”waves_opacity_alt” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column left_padding_desktop=”3vw” constrain_group_101=”yes” right_padding_desktop=”3vw” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”5\/12″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” gradient_type=”default” column_padding_type=”advanced”][vc_custom_heading text=”We are here to” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]\n

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You, Your Data, Your Rights<\/strong><\/p>\n

Your name, age and your life story is personal to you. It`s your data. You have rights over your data. We are committed to keeping you data safe at all times. We respect your right to privacy and your right to make informed choices about how we collect, hold or use your personal data. You have a right to know what we collect and what we do with it. You can ask to see your personal data which we hold. You can check your personal data is accurate and if it is not, we must correct it. You can withdraw your consent at any time for us collecting your personal data. You can ask us to delete your personal data. Contact our Data Collection Officer: Loretta McDonagh on 094 9025657<\/p>\n

“Through Love,\u00a0all pain will turn to medicine”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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